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Walleye

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25. No wonder there are so many screwed up adults

Reply to Maraya1969 (Reply #24)

Tue Nov 17, 2020, 12:19 AM

Nov 2020

I grew up in the Methodist Church in the 50s and in Sunday school we sang “Jesus loves the little children of the world. Red and yellow black and white they are precious in his sight. “ Of course they didn’t always practice what they preach. But at least they taught it to us.

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A lot of people consider being KT2000 Nov 2020 #1

For some people, religion is an excuse wnylib Nov 2020 #22

If going to church makes you Christian, then standing in the garage makes you a car? SharonAnn Nov 2020 #27

They can spew all the hate so long as they "repent" five minutes before they die. LakeArenal Nov 2020 #2

white power baby jeebus followers are fucking dogshit Celerity Nov 2020 #3

Add: My mom married a 90yo man at 12 1/2, God raped her to get me. The old guy sexed her at 14 1/2. TheBlackAdder Nov 2020 #44

Christianity is no bargain. stopbush Nov 2020 #4

Sounds like the kind of comment wnylib Nov 2020 #17

Hardly. I grew up evangelical. I'm now a free thinker. GulfCoast66 Nov 2020 #39

You said that "Many of us despite (sic) wnylib Nov 2020 #40

Hold up there. summer_in_TX Nov 2020 #33

Jesus elevating women: stopbush Nov 2020 #38

Plenty to disagree with and dislike. summer_in_TX Nov 2020 #42

Yes, once the Caananite woman debased herself and groveled at the feet of the stopbush Nov 2020 #43

Love your neighbor as yourself? Must be a lot of self-loathing in their church Walleye Nov 2020 #5

My pastor brother and sil taught their children that they are born sinful and Maraya1969 Nov 2020 #24

No wonder there are so many screwed up adults Walleye Nov 2020 #25

Must be those Old Testament types Blue Owl Nov 2020 #6

The meaning of that word has become almost completely subjective. LuvNewcastle Nov 2020 #7

Good old St. Francis of Assisi HariSeldon Nov 2020 #15

Calling yourself a Christian - or even thinking you are - does not make it so. TomSlick Nov 2020 #8

No true Scotsman Major Nikon Nov 2020 #19

The "No True Scotsman" fallacy is inapplicable. TomSlick Nov 2020 #30

You keep throwing up your own standard of what it means to be a Christian Major Nikon Nov 2020 #36

I refer to them as lower case christians. Golden Raisin Nov 2020 #9

Christian Exceptioalism Sucha NastyWoman Nov 2020 #13

I believe we'd be horrified because... DEbluedude Nov 2020 #14

Christians don't behave any better than non-Christians, as a rule. Mariana Nov 2020 #10

Arguably worse Major Nikon Nov 2020 #23

Scowls T Ruth Phairy Nov 2020 #11

McChristians also feel a NEED to be persecuted since the tradition suggests it. Newest Reality Nov 2020 #12

Spin won't save. Marcuse Nov 2020 #16

There is zero evidence to convict them of Christianity. onecaliberal Nov 2020 #18

Some of those "Christians" are the meanest people you will ever meet. Maraya1969 Nov 2020 #20

It's part of a tradition that goes back at least to Irenaeus, 2nd Century. malchickiwick Nov 2020 #21

ha take away their tax exemptions and see how much it actually means to them bringthePaine Nov 2020 #26

Magical thinking can make anyone what they want to be. jalan48 Nov 2020 #28

Republicans Are A Disease DanieRains Nov 2020 #29

It's the same for that pos In-N-Out Burger. The owners maxed out to trump rockfordfile Nov 2020 #31

Pseudo-Christians. There are parts of this country where Progressive Jones Nov 2020 #32

You can say you are anything IsItJustMe Nov 2020 #34

Are you surprised? Caliman73 Nov 2020 #35

Like anything else IsItJustMe Nov 2020 #45

That is what being an "American Evangelical Christian" (right wing version) is these days Bettie Nov 2020 #37

Fake Christians. roamer65 Nov 2020 #41

No need for the scare quotes Silent3 Nov 2020 #46

True Proud liberal 80 Nov 2020 #47