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Volaris

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38. as a fellow Catholic, here's mine...
Mon Oct 29, 2012, 10:26 PM
Oct 2012

"Being pro-choice as a matter of political position ALLOWS me to be pro-life personally as a matter of consequence, and the reverse does NOT, and while that may not really matter to YOU, it sure as hell matters to someone who doesn't want MY faith used as a template for National LAW, and becasue I respect the Right of that Person to worship as they see fit I don't want my faith used that way."

Also, we might be a majority Christian Nation, but we only get to BE that becasue we run a SECULAR GOVERNMENT that values FREEDOM (of ALL) religion. (so fuck off)

Also, lets say you get what you want, and Roe gets overturned. What Morality is there in that? Robbing banks is illegal. You don't rack up any moral credibility for comming to me and saying, "Guess what? I DIDN'T rob a bank today!!" Well, no shit you didn't, and NOT becasue you beleive theft is wrong, but becasue you know that twisting the titty of the Justice System is BAD for you. Your reason for NOT robbing banks is not Goodness, or High Moral Character, it's SELFISHNESS, Self-Preservation, and fear of prison, pure and simple. Now, if robbing banks were made LEGAL tomorrow, and you come to me next tuesday, and say, Guess what? I know robbing banks is legal now, and the reason I havent done it is becasue I beleive there is a high Moral imperative against theft of any kind for any reason", NOW you gets points from me for being a demonstrably Moral Person. In other words, its not that anyone CAN have an abortion in America that makes you somehow not noble, it's that you can (and DO) chose NOT TO that makes you more "noble" than the rest of us, at least in terms terms of Morality as YOU define and understand it.
And if SOME of us are less noble than yourself, well, them's the breaks buddy, and you are just going to have to live with it.

They usually go away after that.

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my response, "I dont wear Magic Underwear and I dont believe in hell" NightWatcher Oct 2012 #1
I know, I know, but this is not comming from the campaign nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #3
I hope they all write in Jesus' name. There's even a site that claims 1.5 mill are pledging NightWatcher Oct 2012 #6
I could support him nichomachus Oct 2012 #11
RLOL. nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #12
pleaase, please, please may all the fundies write in "christ" Raster Oct 2012 #7
NO it is not, ask the rethugs what scripture in the Bible skeewee08 Oct 2012 #2
I get their emails t times twice and three times a day nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #8
Another loud pro-birth voice Fresh_Start Oct 2012 #4
But of course nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #10
Didn't you hear? LTR Oct 2012 #14
Was this Bishop asleep for the first 8 years of the 21st century? nt cbrer Oct 2012 #5
Yup nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #9
I am a Catholic, a practicing Catholic. Light63 Oct 2012 #13
as a fellow Catholic, here's mine... Volaris Oct 2012 #38
Wow! srichardson Oct 2012 #15
Welcome to du and fundies of all stripes...are nuts. nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #17
How about voting the way pedophile supporters say? get the red out Oct 2012 #16
Of course not nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #18
No it's not a sin, but it's a shame to be so godammed stupid. Kurovski Oct 2012 #19
Just sharing from the fun emails I get nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #20
I understand. Kurovski Oct 2012 #21
One news now is not as crazee as the American Family Association nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #22
When they declared me a bastard, Downwinder Oct 2012 #23
Good think I'm an atheist, then. RoseMead Oct 2012 #24
THANK GOD I AM A SINNER Autumn Oct 2012 #25
Most Christians are poisoned by doctrine. L0oniX Oct 2012 #26
This is comming from the far fundie right nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #29
When I vote mstinamotorcity2 Oct 2012 #27
It would be a sin not to. kelliekat44 Oct 2012 #28
When God comes down to tell us directly, I'll believe it n2doc Oct 2012 #30
Now that you mention it nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #31
I belong to a Church run by the Franciscan friars. mmonk Oct 2012 #32
I take it these Friars are NOT part of the far nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #33
Yep. Our church even participated in a Gay Pride festival In Durham. mmonk Oct 2012 #37
If it is, I'll see you in Hell... Aristus Oct 2012 #34
I am leading the way nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #36
Is it a sin to vote for a Bishop in a faith that does not believe in the Holy Trinity? Motown_Johnny Oct 2012 #35
"the legal slaughter of innocent life made in the image of God" ~ How many million "Christians" Turborama Oct 2012 #39
To the credit of a Hawaii far right preacher nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #40
The real "sin" quaker bill Oct 2012 #41
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