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leftyladyfrommo

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9. My neighbor bought into the whole evangelical thing.

Reply to usonian (Reply #7)

Wed Jul 5, 2023, 08:43 PM

Jul 2023

She couldn't read or write but she wasn't dumb. Just dyslexic.

She told me that she wants to go to heaven and she's willing to believe anything to get there.

The evangelicals and pentecostals I have worked with weren't terrible people. But they weren't great thinkers. There is something in those religions that teaches that a bible believing Baptist that believes ridiculous things just proves that they are true believers. It makes no sense.

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I wonder if Trump's own Dark Side will bring him down. [View all] leftyladyfrommo Jul 2023 OP

It's a matter of time. no_hypocrisy Jul 2023 #1

He has more than a "Dark Side" pandr32 Jul 2023 #2

He is really mentally ill. I mean that seriously. And he's leftyladyfrommo Jul 2023 #3

He lives in his own twilight zone Blue Owl Jul 2023 #4

There used to be White House staffers that were in charge of his tweets FakeNoose Jul 2023 #5

It is his strength. Chainfire Jul 2023 #6

He's current figurehead of a cult. Cults never end well. usonian Jul 2023 #7

Yes 👍 kimbutgar Jul 2023 #8

My neighbor bought into the whole evangelical thing. leftyladyfrommo Jul 2023 #9

I'd say that most spiritual writings are metaphorical usonian Jul 2023 #10