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radical noodle

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2. We should not lump all evangelicals together
Sat Dec 21, 2019, 01:18 PM
Dec 2019

Granted, a great many of them have fallen off the cliff into crazy-hood, but not all.

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Could we say, 'too many Evangelicals' are not Christian? empedocles Dec 2019 #1
No. They have bastardized the Christian faith Drahthaardogs Dec 2019 #24
Check out sojo.net I've always taken pride... LAS14 Dec 2019 #27
Exactly! smirkymonkey Dec 2019 #51
Fuck that. Over 85% of evangelicals voted Trump Drahthaardogs Dec 2019 #62
What? I was agreeing with you? smirkymonkey Dec 2019 #66
Sorry, i thought your reply was to the defender Drahthaardogs Dec 2019 #69
Good advice. Thanks. See my reply #27. nt LAS14 Dec 2019 #28
I have a question. Mariana Dec 2019 #35
We should not lump all evangelicals together radical noodle Dec 2019 #2
No, let us lump them altogether. Polly Hennessey Dec 2019 #3
I've always taken pride .... LAS14 Dec 2019 #29
Not when it comes to voluntary associations jberryhill Dec 2019 #53
+1000 smirkymonkey Dec 2019 #54
They don't worship God, or Jesus, or even Mary. Archae Dec 2019 #4
Kick dalton99a Dec 2019 #5
I think we have to distinguish between the churches and the people in them. milestogo Dec 2019 #6
And who is going to make the final determination Mariana Dec 2019 #20
Oh, they're Christians. For sure. stopbush Dec 2019 #7
+1. This bigoted bullshit has long since gotten old. Mariana Dec 2019 #17
Yep. The knee jerk acceptance that being a Christian is somehow something GOOD, stopbush Dec 2019 #19
"Christians" are not Christians anymore, just like repubs are not conservative or patriotic anymore. NightWatcher Dec 2019 #8
As a recovering Evangelical gibraltar72 Dec 2019 #9
Francis is the head of a global power structure Codeine Dec 2019 #10
Not sure all evangelicals, yet those who have allowed themselves with elmalhombrein wh RestoreAmerica2020 Dec 2019 #11
Especially those shanti Dec 2019 #12
K&R ck4829 Dec 2019 #13
I don't think you get to make that call. Mariana Dec 2019 #14
Its not even the same book Drahthaardogs Dec 2019 #25
People who worship Trump, who are filled with hatred, who discriminate against minorities and other smirkymonkey Dec 2019 #26
If they aren't Christians, what are they, exactly? Mariana Dec 2019 #36
They are hypocritical, hate-filled, false-Christians. smirkymonkey Dec 2019 #37
You've already told me they aren't Christians. Mariana Dec 2019 #38
Why are you defending these people? smirkymonkey Dec 2019 #41
Why are you protecting Christianity? FreeState Dec 2019 #50
Um, where are you getting the idea that I am defending Christianity? smirkymonkey Dec 2019 #60
Please point to where I've defended them. I have done no such thing. Mariana Dec 2019 #57
What? smirkymonkey Dec 2019 #63
A cult who made up their own rules to justify their disgusting beliefs Drahthaardogs Dec 2019 #48
I tend to view all religions, Skidmore Dec 2019 #15
I bet they weren't even born in Scotland. DavidDvorkin Dec 2019 #16
*SNORT* hatrack Dec 2019 #45
How's this different from what hatemongers Hortensis Dec 2019 #18
Religion is poison. roamer65 Dec 2019 #21
Nah, they're all christians. Even bad christians. Iggo Dec 2019 #22
I don't think the leadership and big money grabbers represent well pwb Dec 2019 #23
sorry they are Christains edhopper Dec 2019 #30
Wrong. The oldest Christisn Church are the Coptics Drahthaardogs Dec 2019 #32
But evangelicals - liberal, conservative, black, Muslim, Hortensis Dec 2019 #43
Jesus was a Jew. The Sanhedrin were a corrupt religious sect Drahthaardogs Dec 2019 #46
Describing the holy, revered high court of ancient Judaism and Hortensis Dec 2019 #67
Of for Fucks sake....the Pharisees and Sanhedrin of the Gospels Drahthaardogs Dec 2019 #79
You've already identified yourself. nt Hortensis Dec 2019 #80
Throughout History edhopper Dec 2019 #58
Roman rite is technically the oldest Drahthaardogs Dec 2019 #70
That has nothing to do with the fact that Evangelicals act edhopper Dec 2019 #73
Lol...No. They. Dont. Drahthaardogs Dec 2019 #74
Torquemada edhopper Dec 2019 #75
Fuck...Popes are NOT evangelicals Drahthaardogs Dec 2019 #76
It seems I haven't explained this well edhopper Dec 2019 #77
Many Christians and/or Evangelicals say that Dems can't be Christian Funtatlaguy Dec 2019 #34
Because they are Southern Baptist/Born Again nutjobs Drahthaardogs Dec 2019 #42
"No True Scotsman" RandySF Dec 2019 #31
Stop this RandySF Dec 2019 #33
Jerry Falwell is no Christain Drahthaardogs Dec 2019 #40
"Orthodox teaching" is a pretty meaningless statement... Bradical79 Dec 2019 #52
If there's an antichrist, then they're it. Crunchy Frog Dec 2019 #39
They're as Christian as Catholics, or any other Christian group -nt Bradical79 Dec 2019 #44
As a Jew, can we not compare Evangelicals to the Sanhedrin or Pharisees? OliverQ Dec 2019 #47
The Sanhedrin were corrupt leaders more concerned Drahthaardogs Dec 2019 #49
No they weren't. OliverQ Dec 2019 #56
In the New Testament, they were corrupt, held a sham, trial Drahthaardogs Dec 2019 #59
The New Testament gets some things wrong about Pharisees. OliverQ Dec 2019 #61
Its anti corrupt religious leaders Drahthaardogs Dec 2019 #64
"Evangelicals are NOT Christian" handmade34 Dec 2019 #55
Sounds just like edhopper Dec 2019 #78
Um. Actually yes they are. Inconvenient that you Maru Kitteh Dec 2019 #65
Do they follow the teachings of Christ? smirkymonkey Dec 2019 #71
Dominionists. Very, very scary. OregonBlue Dec 2019 #68
Evangelicals will have major issues when they get to the pearly gates ... Maribelle Dec 2019 #72
Evangelicals in many other parts of the world tend to be more "Christian"... regnaD kciN Dec 2019 #81
I don't respect anyone who worships gods so pathetic as to require humans defend them. hunter Dec 2019 #82
Plus plus plus plus plus. Iggo Dec 2019 #83
I am not competent to say who is or is not a Christian. MineralMan Dec 2019 #84
They are dominionist. Hotler Dec 2019 #85
I need some popcorn fescuerescue Dec 2019 #86
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