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What kind of people continue following a church that preaches hate? ananda Aug 2013 #1
Hateful people who want to believe sufrommich Aug 2013 #3
More like stupid people obxhead Aug 2013 #67
Stupid and hateful volstork Aug 2013 #78
And severely, supremely IGNORANT ailsagirl Aug 2013 #119
Hatred may be an ingredient sometimes... TroglodyteScholar Aug 2013 #112
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2013 #126
It's fear get the red out Aug 2013 #7
I disagree.. Lithos Aug 2013 #20
You have a great point. MatthewStLouis Aug 2013 #31
Steeple jacking get the red out Aug 2013 #39
^ THIS ^ mac56 Aug 2013 #106
Does your applause refer to post #20 or #39? If it is the latter, then reply to the latter. If the Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #113
Brilliant, spot-on analysis! markpkessinger Aug 2013 #121
Not In The Cities DallasNE Aug 2013 #132
People that were taught to accept whatever JoeyT Aug 2013 #26
I agree completely get the red out Aug 2013 #40
The really annoying ones are the people who preach Right Wing crap,.... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #66
Southern Baptists FiveGoodMen Aug 2013 #51
New President johnsolaris Aug 2013 #118
millions of them... n/t jtuck004 Aug 2013 #92
Christians, in this case! atreides1 Aug 2013 #101
It begs the question: rvt1000rr Aug 2013 #120
Someone Looking For Validation Of Their Own Hate DallasNE Aug 2013 #129
People EXACTLY like the many respondents below. TheMadMonk Aug 2013 #130
People who generally hate their lives..Wives ignored by husband, children ignored by parents and busterbrown Aug 2013 #137
That holy water must be poisoned. JaneyVee Aug 2013 #2
anticipate there is truth in this dembotoz Aug 2013 #4
RAPTURE REPUBLICANS JEFF9K Aug 2013 #5
I wish Somebody would "rapture" them... truebluegreen Aug 2013 #27
I have experienced the hate in a white church. CherokeeDem Aug 2013 #6
Well said get the red out Aug 2013 #8
have you read joe bageant's books? riverbendviewgal Aug 2013 #114
I've witnessed the same at a Southern Baptist church in the Florida panhandle Zorro Aug 2013 #12
I thought I had found a church in east TN that was not racist. fasttense Aug 2013 #22
I missed the hate in your story, especially race hate hfojvt Aug 2013 #34
You are correct. Methodist churches would be the least likely to preach against racial JDPriestly Aug 2013 #42
Methodists are weak in the South happyslug Aug 2013 #115
Methodists churches are everywhere here Go Vols Aug 2013 #141
Tennessee, the only State the succeeded that did NOT have a Military Governor. happyslug Aug 2013 #142
While I am not religious.... CherokeeDem Aug 2013 #68
You beat me to it! And I do live in the south 7962 Aug 2013 #86
I feel like there are probably some churches who do it hfojvt Aug 2013 #95
Had a similar experience cilla4progress Aug 2013 #57
+1 uponit7771 Aug 2013 #73
K & R malaise Aug 2013 #9
I attend church services every week 1awake Aug 2013 #10
How does your church feel about gays? B Calm Aug 2013 #41
At my church wryter2000 Aug 2013 #46
You know what? They don't give a flying fuck about what you think. There are millions of these jtuck004 Aug 2013 #94
My parents abelenkpe Aug 2013 #11
All these churches operate tax free to play "pulpit politics".... Historic NY Aug 2013 #13
"Tales of the American Taliban" Stinky The Clown Aug 2013 #14
Tax the Churches. FSogol Aug 2013 #15
Bad idea. n/t LTX Aug 2013 #81
Why? n/t FSogol Aug 2013 #82
You would drive smaller churches out of existence LTX Aug 2013 #83
Ok, then just tax the churches that engage in politics. FSogol Aug 2013 #84
That is the most sensible solution, LTX Aug 2013 #87
these hatemongers are parasites in control of their hosts (certain churches) eShirl Aug 2013 #16
THIS IS ED AT WORK drynberg Aug 2013 #17
Here in Oklahoma redstatebluegirl Aug 2013 #18
I know this is true from my good, God fearing, Baptist inlaws in Texas. mountain grammy Aug 2013 #19
Black Couple Told They Can't Wed In Baptist Church (2012) Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #108
It always seems to be 30% of Americans who are bigoted, racist and homophobic. mountain grammy Aug 2013 #110
K&R stonecutter357 Aug 2013 #21
no suprise heaven05 Aug 2013 #23
THIS IS SOOOOO TRUE!! In North Carolina....hot seat of the Southern Baptist Convention loudsue Aug 2013 #24
FYI, the independent Baptists in NC are very progressive, though zazen Aug 2013 #58
This so-called Christianity is a cruel hoax. Stonepounder Aug 2013 #25
Very well said! maddiemom Aug 2013 #74
Have you read these parts of the New Testament? Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2013 #90
god hates fags figs: Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #107
I love people who take things out of Context, people use the bible that way all the time happyslug Aug 2013 #128
You still have not refuted a lot of the cruelty in the original quotes. Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2013 #133
I Bolded,.because you cite it. That is all happyslug Aug 2013 #140
Thank you! JNelson6563 Aug 2013 #134
You're welcome!!! Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2013 #135
Dear Julie, Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2013 #138
This nastiness AGAIN? cordelia Aug 2013 #139
"out of context". Yeah, plain words don't say what they say. Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2013 #144
Understand, folks, the white churches FAILED these people long ago. . . DinahMoeHum Aug 2013 #28
salon is being silly hfojvt Aug 2013 #48
Nitpicky. And irrelevant. DinahMoeHum Aug 2013 #52
and Salon decided to publish the hooey hfojvt Aug 2013 #62
So take your complaint to Salon and the author, OK? DinahMoeHum Aug 2013 #64
sorry, did not meant to harsh on you hfojvt Aug 2013 #100
The New Deal didn't fail the Southern Whites bigbrother05 Aug 2013 #53
The same people had problems NOLALady Aug 2013 #29
Exactly! I remember when DUers were this concerned about Rev. Wright's sermons. hughee99 Aug 2013 #61
Someone's FOS... ileus Aug 2013 #30
I've been in dozens of churches in the south, AlbertCat Aug 2013 #33
apparently not as worthless as the ONE church hfojvt Aug 2013 #38
One church she's probably never been in. ileus Aug 2013 #44
sermon on Easter @ Lutheran Church 2011 in Texas catrose Aug 2013 #102
lots of people hated Hillarycare too hfojvt Aug 2013 #105
Boom HangOnKids Aug 2013 #65
it comes from a story - one story told by one person hfojvt Aug 2013 #43
Need me to point you in the direction of some of Falwell/Robertson's affiliated churches? Blue_Tires Aug 2013 #50
Ed Schultz EXPOSES Cause Of Racism In The South AlbertCat Aug 2013 #32
+1 Blue_Tires Aug 2013 #47
+ 2 cordelia Aug 2013 #54
Openly racist Northern politicians typically lose elections meow2u3 Aug 2013 #76
Openly racist Northern politicians typically lose elections AlbertCat Aug 2013 #145
Meanwhile Coyote_Bandit Aug 2013 #35
I left my church Brainstormy Aug 2013 #36
I'm guessing racism in other places in the U.S. has much the same reason too. Lex Aug 2013 #37
There's a lot of hate in certain churches in the South, particularly LuvNewcastle Aug 2013 #45
Funny...I can find hundreds of videos on YouTube of "kittehs" but not one exposing this alleged Dreamer Tatum Aug 2013 #49
Its not all Hate; many are tired polynomial Aug 2013 #55
Can you clarify these thoughts a bit? M0rpheus Aug 2013 #77
it's a prison thing heaven05 Aug 2013 #93
The reason doesn't even matter any more. M0rpheus Aug 2013 #96
LOL heaven05 Aug 2013 #97
And right on cue... Sadly... M0rpheus Aug 2013 #98
Well, one of the causes, and some of the churches. nolabear Aug 2013 #56
this bears repeating- right here Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2013 #80
The KKK never went away, they just weren't organized until the like of Karl Rove came around Snake Plissken Aug 2013 #59
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2013 #125
Happy to say madokie Aug 2013 #60
Not only racism comes from the southern religions - they have been anti union for as long as jwirr Aug 2013 #63
On the contrary, Americans don't spend enough time on race issues. DeSwiss Aug 2013 #69
"Martin Luther King said the most segregated hour in America is at 11:00 on Sunday mornings" KamaAina Aug 2013 #70
"Martin Luther King said........ usaf-vet Aug 2013 #71
those churches should lose their tax-exempt status noiretextatique Aug 2013 #72
every church needs to lose its tax exempt status. Vashta Nerada Aug 2013 #75
Related: The rise of the nons: Why nondenominational churches are winning over mainline churches Mosby Aug 2013 #79
This is not limited to the South - not by a long shot. WestSeattle2 Aug 2013 #85
Its easier for some to bash the south instead of looking at what is happening in their own Rebellious Republican Aug 2013 #91
IMHO Racism is caused by 3 things: gopiscrap Aug 2013 #88
God guns and gays-Lee Atwater underpants Aug 2013 #89
I always liked JK Galbraith's assertion that the modern ashling Aug 2013 #99
Religious fanatacism is used worldwide felix_numinous Aug 2013 #103
Love Ed Shankapotomus Aug 2013 #104
Hatred for long haired hippies condemning the rich: Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #109
They want to preach the politics of racial hatred, segregation, and voter supression? Blue Idaho Aug 2013 #111
Amazing what followers will do. Apparently they have no inner voice... polichick Aug 2013 #116
It is the..... JimboBillyBubbaBob Aug 2013 #117
You preach politics and hate, you lose tax exempt status. End of debate. Initech Aug 2013 #122
This is not exclusive to the South Generic Brad Aug 2013 #123
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it's not the church, it's the radio. those dumbass preachers listen to team limbaugh certainot Aug 2013 #127
Pen!s envy. blkmusclmachine Aug 2013 #131
Ed Schultz is always worth watching -Just watch..... LaPera Aug 2013 #136
K & R Scurrilous Aug 2013 #143
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