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orthoclad

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22. Evangelicals love power. Trape gives them power.

Reply to Johnny2X2X (Reply #9)

Sun May 14, 2023, 01:17 PM

May 2023

They use the excuse of some OT king, a major sinner, who still did the Israelites a power favor. They say God is using him as a tool.
A tool for their temporal power. Over everyone.

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White Evangelicals, This is Why People Are Through With You [View all] sheshe2 May 2023 OP

K&R nt flying rabbit May 2023 #1

K&R MustLoveBeagles May 2023 #2

Let those fucking hypocrites have it with both barrels Blue Owl May 2023 #3

K&R! ShazzieB May 2023 #4

Thanks, She 💖 KnR Hekate May 2023 #5

Yes. They hated that the Obamas were smarter, classier and better looking than them Buckeyeblue May 2023 #6

Now more than ever. ariadne0614 May 2023 #7

I was going to point out this was a bit old, so apparently we are not quite through Arthur_Frain May 2023 #13

K&R brer cat May 2023 #8

People still don't get it Johnny2X2X May 2023 #9

Worse than that. KentuckyWoman May 2023 #10

Good point Johnny2X2X May 2023 #11

Yes JanLip May 2023 #17

And don't leave out that "the Jews killed Jesus" bullshit either... Wounded Bear May 2023 #14

Evangelicals love power. Trape gives them power. orthoclad May 2023 #22

Yep, King Cyrus Lars39 May 2023 #25

The "Holy Trinity" of magavangelicals: usonian May 2023 #12

And they'll have one of these signs out front while they preach verses from The Elders of Zion ArkansasDemocrat1 May 2023 #30

Truth Martin68 May 2023 #15

Kick. n/t Upthevibe May 2023 #16

White American Evangelicals have always been a-holes. GarColga May 2023 #18

They are the inheritors GenThePerservering May 2023 #21

Goes back further than Constantine orthoclad May 2023 #24

My mission is to oppose their mission MyMission May 2023 #19

Pavlovitz gets it. So does Signal Press lees1975 May 2023 #20

I was done with BlueMTexpat May 2023 #23

In a word, inspired. dchill May 2023 #26

My mom, 89, is an evangelical onlyadream May 2023 #27

K&R onecaliberal May 2023 #28

In the name of racism, misogyny, pedophilia, and greed. Amen. OMGWTF May 2023 #29

K&R NullTuples May 2023 #31

I love John Pavlovitz n/t TexasBushwhacker May 2023 #32

I read this when it was first published years ago and it still rings true today. japple May 2023 #33

K&R! gademocrat7 May 2023 #34

K&R BlueWaveNeverEnd May 2023 #35

Amen to that Joinfortmill May 2023 #36