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tex-wyo-dem

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48. This is very true...

Sat Feb 2, 2013, 01:19 AM

Feb 2013

Every major (and minor, for that matter) world religion has fractured and splintered many ways over time. Since religion is a human creation and involves dogmatic beliefs, it's just a matter of time before this happens over and over again. It's just human nature, both for the "leader" who's ego and ambition creates the faction in an effort to gain power over people, and the "follower" who needs something to grasp onto and who's ego creates the belief that what they believe is superior to others. For both, it feeds the insatiable ego.

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Conservative Christian Facebook Posts [View all] HarveyDarkey Jan 2013 OP

Funny. nt ZombieHorde Jan 2013 #1

I like how helping the poor & needy is important to them. Auntie Bush Jan 2013 #2

Yup, cause you know that's what Jesus would do: harbor guns and screw the poor. I wonder if JackBoik Jan 2013 #11

But that makes total sense. Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #17

Matthew 13:12 He did preach wealth inequality. Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2013 #45

Christian churches donate millions to the poor. Zax2me Feb 2013 #27

Churches take millions out of the cities they are in Lordquinton Feb 2013 #33

True. October Feb 2013 #42

"Christian" is almost a meaningless term nowadays. GarColga Feb 2013 #38

I like how you used the plural. white_wolf Feb 2013 #40

What passes for christains today aren't the christain I grew up with. The Jesus I was southernyankeebelle Feb 2013 #44

This is very true... tex-wyo-dem Feb 2013 #48

I know they do...everyone knows they do. Auntie Bush Feb 2013 #46

There seems to be Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #3

I've got my expensive high powered perscriptions on Left Coast2020 Jan 2013 #5

Cool. Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #7

Well at least you can drive during the day and now you can see that you can't see any orange. Auntie Bush Feb 2013 #47

Also noted. I've dealt with these guys before and avoid them at all costs. freshwest Jan 2013 #8

Ditto. n/t Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #9

you forgot "screw the poor" undeterred Jan 2013 #4

What if we just close down these R-W religious schools that... Left Coast2020 Jan 2013 #6

Oh yeah Canuckistanian Jan 2013 #10

Way over sampled on the Jesus comment. Most of them couldn't name 3things he espoused... pkdu Jan 2013 #12

Didn't He also say Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #13

And oh, yeah, I forgot-- Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #15

Exactly!...John Chapter 5, verse 2 , right after the bit about clam linguini being an abomination.nt pkdu Jan 2013 #16

...and increase the defense budget! lastlib Feb 2013 #35

No surprise amuse bouche Jan 2013 #14

Where are the "We are being persecuted" posts? NAO Feb 2013 #18

"Helping the needy" JohnnyRingo Feb 2013 #19

Spot on! DrewFlorida Feb 2013 #20

I get them from my Christian in laws. Press "like" if Jesus is ......... mountain grammy Feb 2013 #21

I get those too, and my reply is quite succinct; riqster Feb 2013 #25

Priceless! ReRe Feb 2013 #22

Now if it was "I've got mine, so what's sooo important about poor people again?" on the other hand.. ck4829 Feb 2013 #23

Guess I'm lucky. ChazInAz Feb 2013 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author RKP5637 Feb 2013 #26

That's very....bigoted of you. Zax2me Feb 2013 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author RKP5637 Feb 2013 #32

You are right! It was an over the top comment I made. I've removed it. Thanks! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2013 #49

I'm pretty tolerant of others' religious beliefs and posts, BeeBee Feb 2013 #28

Win. PLARS1999 Feb 2013 #37

HA! MynameisBlarney Feb 2013 #29

Good one. DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav Feb 2013 #31

..don't see the anti-choice/killin babeez slice on this pie... hmmmm left coaster Feb 2013 #34

When the Nazis went to Brazil siligut Feb 2013 #36

In our town all the Republican churches left downtown for the whiter suburbs. alfredo Feb 2013 #39

Some of those are more than just Conservative Christians postings Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2013 #41

They forgot "How much do YOU love Jesus?" OnionPatch Feb 2013 #43