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lambchopp59

(2,809 posts)
Mon Aug 22, 2022, 11:35 AM Aug 2022

Leave it to our ex president Carter to say [View all]

With more concision and eloquence I can muster about this:


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Half the so called Xtians in this country walk right past Jesus's "brethren" starving on the street to go "drink duh little grape juice and eat duh little cracker" in thousand dollar suits, Gucci bags and pumps.
Often the fall into homelessness starts simply falling through the cracks, or by banishment from religious pretentiousness, like in my case, RayGun Era.
No, I didn't drink or "do dwugs". I made solid 3.6 in school. But I got outed as gay in my redneck hometown and "run off" by the same ilk it nauseates me to realize they're cranking up the Nazi shit again.
I've yet to ever have even one single POSITIVE experience from the churchy ilk in over half a century now, other than singing gig in a gay men's chorus.
So before playing the "probably ruined his/her life with drugs" attitude, which may be true now...
It's the excesses and the locked doors at "God's houses" all over the country, the jonesed up extravagances so many parishioners believe they divinely deserve, and token donations only to "help" organizations that only pennies ever reach their intent, while the reality of that person walked past briskly as not to smell the balance of excess is trying to just get through another insanely miserable day.
Otherwise, "Xtians" when anyone is sleeping on that church's doorstep, you've failed the test, you've bamboozled yourself, cloaked yourself in fears, and created an embarrassment to the world that giving a dollar to some homeless person does not come close to a solution.
TFG, like a stopped clock, tangented onto the right idea for the wrong reason, of course, about the homelessness issue. It's everyone's responsibility and it's long past time minimal shelter, voluntary rehab, outreach services (real soup ktchens, not preachy shit) were revived by these jet set church bastards who purport their "goodness and mercy".
And of course Fox News ilk like Tucker have some boogersome karma coming.
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I remember a line from an old Cheech and Chong routine... Wounded Bear Aug 2022 #1
I've known very few who walked the walk n talked the talk.. Deuxcents Aug 2022 #2
Seems like there used to be more Christians like him. Them days are gone Walleye Aug 2022 #4
They're not all gone. Elessar Zappa Aug 2022 #10
That's excellent. I know there are good people left, but are overshadowed by the mob Walleye Aug 2022 #18
Without a doubt! BlueJac Aug 2022 #3
President Carter is correct LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2022 #5
"Give Jesus the boot"? iscooterliberally Aug 2022 #6
"The boot"??2? Grokenstein Aug 2022 #7
More likely a thorny crown and all that goes with it. gordianot Aug 2022 #8
Carter is the only politician who behaved the way I expected. He had his flubs, but somehow I knew allegorical oracle Aug 2022 #9
Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter practice their faith. calimary Aug 2022 #13
Yup markbark Aug 2022 #19
Same here. What a different world it might have been. Evolve Dammit Aug 2022 #22
Yup. moondust Aug 2022 #11
And you're not "pro-life" when you insist on forced birth calimary Aug 2022 #14
Am sure I'll catch heck, I luerve CARTER. I can date the onset of Fundie takeover: 1969 UTUSN Aug 2022 #12
Thanks for your memories, and for your analysis of how we strayed even back to the 1970s. erronis Aug 2022 #16
Thanks to erronis and calimary for taking my post the way I intended it. UTUSN Aug 2022 #20
And Jimmy Carter's name will shine LONG after calimary Aug 2022 #17
Thanks to erronis and calimary for taking my post the way I intended it. UTUSN Aug 2022 #21
Indeed. The only place Christ has Roc2020 Aug 2022 #15
Given the boot? Richard D Aug 2022 #23
The fact that he was mostly able to contain the "lust in his heart" has been rewarded Backseat Driver Aug 2022 #24
Get woke. Get woke to it all. lambchopp59 Aug 2022 #25
ya know, i'm a recovered catholic and the daughter of an alcoholic. mopinko Aug 2022 #26
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