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2. Not religious myself

Reply to BlueKota (Original post)

Thu Apr 16, 2026, 11:54 AM

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But why is it that the pope should stay out of politics and yet right wing televangelist hustlers get to inject themselves into politics and we should believe them.??

Of for that matter, political hustlers spouting nonsensical religious themed rhetoric should be believed????

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Without separation of Church and State get the red out Yesterday #1

I remember a Rochester Bishop warning people BlueKota Yesterday #7

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They are very hypocritical BlueKota Yesterday #3

So did the majority of the Founding Fathers. surfered Yesterday #4

Unfortunately too many people don't know enough BlueKota Yesterday #8

The founders knew that people disagree about religion and that our new nation had no chance if we lindysalsagal Yesterday #5

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Decades of preaching GOP at the pulpit. Blue Full Moon Yesterday #6

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Religion and politics use each other to gain power and wealth. Norrrm Yesterday #12

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