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SamKnause

(14,826 posts)
17. Maybe the churches in this country should be paying taxes to support
Tue Jun 23, 2020, 08:34 AM
Jun 2020

police who protect their property.

I am sick of anyone who mentions god or jesus getting a free pass.

They have infiltrated our government ignoring Separation of Church and State.

If they want to be political they should pay taxes like the rest of us.

Their anti science and free loading has gone on long enough.

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So unfortunate. Zoonart Jun 2020 #1
Hmmmm. Nevilledog Jun 2020 #32
For the mostly racist who want an excuse to deflect this will matter for those who know this is .... uponit7771 Jun 2020 #2
Deflection is Trump's biggest weapon. We can not give him the fuel. hlthe2b Jun 2020 #4
They will make up fuel. Their deflections need to be pointed out only not verified with concern uponit7771 Jun 2020 #6
We need to be smarter. Your defending those who deflect from the actual issues is damaging. hlthe2b Jun 2020 #7
The deflection ***ALWAYS*** is a relative few people doing something relatively stupid ... uponit7771 Jun 2020 #10
How can someone who fought against the US Army be sinkingfeeling Jun 2020 #3
indeed... Global use of the "Veteran's Memorial Preservation Act" --including against Confederate hlthe2b Jun 2020 #5
Andrew Jackson didn't fight against the u.s. army unblock Jun 2020 #8
I know. sinkingfeeling Jun 2020 #22
And this is somehow worse than the brutality by cops on black people or the SammyWinstonJack Jun 2020 #9
! Voltaire2 Jun 2020 #11
No, but that's not the point. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #12
THIS n/t malaise Jun 2020 #13
+1000 Newest Reality Jun 2020 #16
I assume you are referencing Trump's tweet, rather than the responses to it... hlthe2b Jun 2020 #29
People were arrested. We'll find out. No point in Hortensis Jun 2020 #14
This message was self-deleted by its author morillon Jun 2020 #15
Maybe the churches in this country should be paying taxes to support SamKnause Jun 2020 #17
So are you saying all non profit organizations should stay out of politics? ripcord Jun 2020 #21
he/she didn't say that onethatcares Jun 2020 #24
It is amazing how many people don't understand the regulations on this ripcord Jun 2020 #34
Not a damned debate about religion. But about not giving the RW ammo to defuse the true issues hlthe2b Jun 2020 #26
"Undermine." WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #18
... hlthe2b Jun 2020 #27
I generally don't give a shit about how the right wing might twist things. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #30
What's Shaun King have against stained glass windows? I don't get it. jcmaine72 Jun 2020 #19
In order... Newest Reality Jun 2020 #20
Respectfully, but that just silly GulfCoast66 Jun 2020 #25
It is very unfortunate but it is also unfortunate to sew division (predominately white protesters). doc03 Jun 2020 #23
Nonsense. There are infiltrators from white nationalist and far RW camps... hlthe2b Jun 2020 #28
Is there any concrete evidence or just internet rumors? There is the women that set fire to Wendy's doc03 Jun 2020 #31
Does murder of sheriff deputies assigned to George Floyd protests count hlthe2b Jun 2020 #33
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