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In reply to the discussion: MSNBC reporting that some Republican Senators have "resorted to prayer" to get them [View all]irisblue
(32,967 posts)60. I double checked, yep.. gop senators
plural noun: Pharisees
a member of an ancient Jewish sect, distinguished by strict observance of the traditional and written law, and commonly held to have pretensions to superior sanctity.
a self-righteous person; a hypocrite.
{subset--Rand Paul, priggish Pharisee, all around asshole, definition mine}
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MSNBC reporting that some Republican Senators have "resorted to prayer" to get them [View all]
CTyankee
Jan 2020
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They are vewy, vewy sowwy IF they did anything bad. Note the "if." It absolves all sins.
CTyankee
Jan 2020
#2
Well, that is what they "say" they are going to church for. I think they are going to pray for God
CTyankee
Jan 2020
#7
"phony" is spot on. They are not in any way Christ-like. And the get-out-of-jail free card of
Evolve Dammit
Jan 2020
#48
I think they feel they don't have enough faith if they don't get what they want.
defacto7
Jan 2020
#10
you can go through the Beatitudes one by one and see where he and his followers come out.
CTyankee
Jan 2020
#13
I posted the Bible reference for this down thread, but here it is in its entirety
azureblue
Jan 2020
#36
Assholes! Properly the same ones that offer prayers as a solution to murdered children from guns! nt
RKP5637
Jan 2020
#26
Isn't there a separation from church and state..............................
turbinetree
Jan 2020
#43
That's what the nuns used to teach us about gay folk a thousand years ago.
ReformedGOPer
Jan 2020
#57
We should look ahead and start now to print up "Forsoked* by God" pins.
Baitball Blogger
Jan 2020
#58
My highest hope is that the "some" add up to a 2/3 vote for REMOVAL. Those who vote for it will
ancianita
Jan 2020
#63