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el_bryanto

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7. I have heard this argument as well
Thu May 9, 2013, 10:44 AM
May 2013

Often in conjection with the theory that the world is ending soon anyway.

Bryant

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‘God won’t allow us to ruin our planet,’ marmar May 2013 #1
I hope JustAnotherGen May 2013 #2
Oh I got my theory nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #8
kicking for Sheldon.. One of the greats. . . . . .. .n/t annabanana May 2013 #3
Remember right wing Christian TV preacher Jerry Falwell? cynzke May 2013 #4
That is exactly the mentality Gore spoke against in his book 'Earth in the Balance.' freshwest May 2013 #18
James Watt, a Fundy, said to drill, dig, and despoil because jesus in coming back and it byeya May 2013 #5
Yeah, 30 years ago he was predicting that. Ilsa May 2013 #10
I think that there are a lot of people who would have liked to help Watt hold his breath! byeya May 2013 #15
This reminds me of judgments that God gave to man. One was the judgment given to Adam. He had DhhD May 2013 #6
I have heard this argument as well el_bryanto May 2013 #7
The Earth will survive! SCVDem May 2013 #9
He's the kind of Senator the USA needs to see Sunday mornings on the tee vee. Octafish May 2013 #11
God allowed or caused the Holocaust, famine, plagues, disease and Carrot Top. Arugula Latte May 2013 #12
Carrot Top was the game breaker for me. Nicely noted. byeya May 2013 #16
If a Senator truly believes in such an active and involved god, hughee99 May 2013 #13
An edition of The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers quoted God as saying: freshwest May 2013 #19
When I was younger, my grandfather used to tell me hughee99 May 2013 #20
Sounds good. I remember some older ranch neighbors who were against insecticides, etc. They said: freshwest May 2013 #21
because God Loves the petroleum industry. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #14
He is the "magic" in the "magic of the marketplace". Selah! byeya May 2013 #17
Guess it would have been to much to hope he would have said... SidDithers May 2013 #22
The elegance & wisdom of this speech is certainly on the same level as our founding fathers. pacalo May 2013 #23
Whitehouse for the White House. Iwillnevergiveup May 2013 #26
I agree -- you can't get better than this brilliant man. pacalo May 2013 #28
takes balls to try to forecast god will or won't do dembotoz May 2013 #24
It happens every day all around the world in churches. nm rhett o rick May 2013 #30
"God" helps those who help themselves. Those who claim to speak for "God".. Cha May 2013 #25
So much for keeping religion and governemt appart. Rex May 2013 #27
How can someone who is so fucking stupid get elected? RainDog May 2013 #29
At the core of all conservative teabagger republican ideology is the lack of randr May 2013 #31
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