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13. This is "co-belligerence", where radtrad Catholics and fundamentalist Protestants...

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sat Jun 18, 2022, 05:49 PM

Jun 2022

...make common cause even when they otherwise hate each other. (For example, Catholics have been extremely underrepresented in the leadership of most religious right groups, so they eventually created their own, especially when it came to the abortion issue). The "abnormal lifestyle choice" nonsense is extremely close to radtrad Catholic language. Their favorite thought-terminating cliché is "intrinsically disordered lifestyle". It is a constant mantra on EWTN, (Ir)-Relevant Radio, etc. Now it's finding its way into the GOP platform.

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"Homosexuality is an abnormal lifestyle choice." written into Texas GOP platform. [View all] RandySF Jun 2022 OP

Christofascism is an abnormal lifestyle choice. roamer65 Jun 2022 #1

💯 underpants Jun 2022 #2

It's not a choice. Any more than being left-handed, which could also be considered abnormal, panader0 Jun 2022 #3

I was never given a choice. roamer65 Jun 2022 #5

exactamundo. panader0 Jun 2022 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author Higherarky Jun 2022 #10

Are they planning on making sure it's not available in Texas in the internets? underpants Jun 2022 #4

Their platform should just say "we want to govern all your personal life and choices." GoodRaisin Jun 2022 #7

They're not going to stop there, y'all. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2022 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author WarGamer Jun 2022 #9

You win the thread. roamer65 Jun 2022 #25

We're regressing to that tired old argument. milestogo Jun 2022 #11

This particular culture war issue reminds me of this ... PSPS Jun 2022 #12

This is "co-belligerence", where radtrad Catholics and fundamentalist Protestants... keep_left Jun 2022 #13

hmm mercuryblues Jun 2022 #14

Those are some nasty bastards. Fuck'em. walkingman Jun 2022 #15

Who is surprised by this? LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 #16

I just tried choosing to be gay. aocommunalpunch Jun 2022 #17

Sounds like a similar problem as to when I try to choose to be str8. roamer65 Jun 2022 #24

They banned the Log Cabin Reeps from their convention. ananda Jun 2022 #18

But then Log Cabin Reeps maxrandb Jun 2022 #21

Now force them to outlaw divorce, something Jesus actually mentioned. phylny Jun 2022 #19

Being an idiot fascist fuckface apparently is too vercetti2021 Jun 2022 #20

No surprise Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2022 #22

It's like gays in Nazi Germany trying to be friendly with Nazis. roamer65 Jun 2022 #26

The same thing could be said about Republicanism... jmowreader Jun 2022 #23

These dickheads are never going to stop with this shit. NCLefty Jun 2022 #27