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zeemike

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9. Now you understand why Jesus had to die.

Reply to We People (Reply #8)

Sun Jun 2, 2013, 12:31 AM

Jun 2013

To make the world safe for predatory capitalism...it really pissed them off when he ran the money changers out of the temple...something had to be done.

The Christians of today would have been the Pharisees in 33 AD. and we know what he thought of them.

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Jesus Christ Files Lawsuit Against GOP For Slander [View all] DainBramaged Jun 2013 OP

IT'S ABOUT TIME! IrishAyes Jun 2013 #1

Where has Jesus been all this time?? kentuck Jun 2013 #2

If you're not looking IrishAyes Jun 2013 #4

Hey, maybe you should save your Ire for the right wing hypocrites who cause these things We People Jun 2013 #8

Now you understand why Jesus had to die. zeemike Jun 2013 #9

this arely staircase Jun 2013 #10

Now there's a beautiful soul. I love that man. IrishAyes Jun 2013 #21

Amen n/t We People Jun 2013 #13

I'm prone to spread that ire around w/o regard to political or theological pews IrishAyes Jun 2013 #16

I wish!!! calimary Jun 2013 #3

like hello Jesus did say pay the taxman PatrynXX Jun 2013 #5

Speaking of new books IrishAyes Jun 2013 #20

I bet he's got a great law firm. I'd like to be on that Dream Team! Shrike47 Jun 2013 #6

Praise to God he finally got around to it! hrmjustin Jun 2013 #7

It would be fun to get a bunch of people in a bunch of cities LeftInTX Jun 2013 #11

Christian groups should reenact the Sermon on the Mount. CJCRANE Jun 2013 #14

You might be on to something there. IrishAyes Jun 2013 #17

I think some of these "Christians" are more about something else LeftInTX Jun 2013 #22

It will only work if the people playing Jesus look like Jesus of the bible YeahSureRight Jun 2013 #15

I'm not terribly fond of pictures that portray Jesus as Eurocentric Caucasian IrishAyes Jun 2013 #18

Whats scary... Mr. X Jun 2013 #12

Satire is wasted on fundies IrishAyes Jun 2013 #19

Love it! Grateful for Hope Jun 2013 #23

For Boehner Boy and the House Republicans DainBramaged Jun 2013 #24