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Skidmore

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15. I tend to view all religions,

Sat Dec 21, 2019, 02:14 PM

Dec 2019

orthodox or not, as mechanisms for accumulating and marshalling power. They are particularly pernicious when successfully usurping the power of the state. History is rife with egregious tyranny of religious power structures.

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Evangelicals are NOT Christian, they ar"e something else [View all] Drahthaardogs Dec 2019 OP

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