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Warpy

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11. I've been rereading books I read years ago

Reply to MomInTheCrowd (Original post)

Sun Oct 13, 2024, 05:18 PM

Oct 2024

and one character in one of the books said there is a Fifth Horseman of the Apocalypse: organized religion.

I think the author had a point. Destruction always arrives with god on its side.

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The real, real threat... [View all] MomInTheCrowd Oct 2024 OP

There's more of us than there is of them. n/t Dennis Donovan Oct 2024 #1

And we must be willing to take to the streets to protect MomInTheCrowd Oct 2024 #3

Yes, if... Cirsium Oct 2024 #4

They said the same thing in 1933 Germany. It didn't turn out well..... AZ8theist Oct 2024 #7

Yes. Christian Nationalism is corrupting principles we treasure as a nation. . . pat_k Oct 2024 #2

Yup! They are on a crusade. And Democrats are the evil enemy. KPN Oct 2024 #5

Hmmm... "intertwines charismatic faith with extreme politics..." GiqueCee Oct 2024 #6

Yeah, that ship has sailed. OldBaldy1701E Oct 2024 #8

I hate to agree with you... MomInTheCrowd Oct 2024 #10

We should be doing this at every opportunity. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Oct 2024 #12

Niver trusted Figarosmom Oct 2024 #9

I've been rereading books I read years ago Warpy Oct 2024 #11

Religion is authoritarian malaise Oct 2024 #13