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In reply to the discussion: Jeff Tiedrich rant: what kind of fucked-up monster puts razor-wire booby traps in a river [View all]ExWhoDoesntCare
(4,741 posts)41. You really can't get how he could call himself that?
How that man can call himself a Christian is way beyond me.
Do you know the history of the religion, and all of the people they have gleefully tortured and murdered over the course of that history? Just what do you think they were up to with the Crusades, Inquisitions, witch burnings, pogroms, the enslavement and torture of Africans (fueled by the religion declaring it acceptable because their book supports it--which it does), wiping out indigenous peoples in in the New World and Oceania for being "savages," the Holocaust--
Why would you be surprised at any of them being okay with something like this, when they have such a history? Why be surprised when they not only celebrate their demigod for beating the crap out of people over a non-violent offense, but also have a foundational belief that it's okay to torture people forever for disagreeing with them?
This is who far too many of them are. They've only been demonstrating it for centuries now.
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Jeff Tiedrich rant: what kind of fucked-up monster puts razor-wire booby traps in a river [View all]
FakeNoose
Jul 2023
OP
"and bill TX for the costs" - except it will be the taxpayers, again. Not the monsters.
erronis
Jul 2023
#21
The massive money settlement turned him into a typical right-winger. "I got mine...
FailureToCommunicate
Jul 2023
#34
This is government sanctioned terrorism, brought to you by Governor Greg Abbott.
patphil
Jul 2023
#17
May all the gods of The Universe rain hell itself down on Abbott and the fucks who installed the
LoisB
Jul 2023
#19
Can't charges be brought against Abbott - sure hope so. What an evil/hateful SOB. n/t
iluvtennis
Jul 2023
#25
So I've gotta ask: Is this the "Christian" thing to do? Subjecting innocent people to torture
calimary
Jul 2023
#28
Today's right-wing Christians have forgotten about welcoming the stranger.
Lonestarblue
Jul 2023
#29
It kills me those fat cat Bush's are roosting on their laurels down there and never feel the need to
Peregrine Took
Jul 2023
#31
We Don't Need No God Damned Saving, Except From The Evil And The Fools...
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Jul 2023
#47