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Spitfire of ATJ

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11. Eventually, the Church will have to go back to selling love and not hate or nobody will buy it.

Reply to HarveyDarkey (Original post)

Thu Sep 5, 2013, 03:07 AM

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A Pastor Asks A Politician Why He Supports Gay Marriage. It Seems He Wasn't Prepared For His Reply [View all] HarveyDarkey Sep 2013 OP

That was brilliant, haba. joshcryer Sep 2013 #1

Wow! Why don't we have politicians who speak with such clarity? Even... TreasonousBastard Sep 2013 #2

It was a good answer but ohheckyeah Sep 2013 #3

Maybe you misheard him? He said he couldn't agree that homosexuality was unnatural. cui bono Sep 2013 #14

His answer went plenty far lakercub Sep 2013 #18

You're probably right. ohheckyeah Sep 2013 #33

Well, that was just perfect! Scootaloo Sep 2013 #4

That was refreshing. nt Change has come Sep 2013 #5

Part of the OP video reminded me of an old Obama speech he gave while still a senator Tx4obama Sep 2013 #6

I think that's Kevin Rudd, Australian Labor Party Prime Minister CreekDog Sep 2013 #7

That's exactly who it is HarveyDarkey Sep 2013 #9

And having Abbott as PM will be a return to the dark ages. n/t SwissTony Sep 2013 #13

K&R! This was priceless! Rhiannon12866 Sep 2013 #8

What a great and thoughtful blue14u Sep 2013 #10

Eventually, the Church will have to go back to selling love and not hate or nobody will buy it. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2013 #11

We'll be better off when everyone leaves religion. JRLeft Sep 2013 #23

Speaking as a proud atheist, I concur.... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2013 #24

Let's hope that happens here. Though atheism is growing in the country at a rapid pace. JRLeft Sep 2013 #25

A lot of people are questioning everything with the advent of the Web.... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2013 #32

Kick, kick, kick!!! Heidi Sep 2013 #12

Rec. Demo_Chris Sep 2013 #15

Wish our politicians were so forthicoming and steadfast. cui bono Sep 2013 #16

THANK YOU Skittles Sep 2013 #17

It was in the rewrite segment on The Last Word last night. TexasTowelie Sep 2013 #19

Michael Higgins did a pretty good job last year Snake Plissken Sep 2013 #21

i love this guy!!! noiretextatique Sep 2013 #34

We've all heard about the Anti-Christ, well I think it's safe to say Kevin Rudd is the Anti-Bagger Snake Plissken Sep 2013 #20

That was an epic reply from Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in Cha Sep 2013 #22

That pastor looks remarkably like Mike Huckabee. LuvNewcastle Sep 2013 #26

Great response Gothmog Sep 2013 #27

Beautiful. woo me with science Sep 2013 #28

K&R. This deserves to be seen far and wide. bullwinkle428 Sep 2013 #29

that pastor looked like he was about to cry pretty early on in the response yurbud Sep 2013 #30

Kevin Rudd (the politician responding) is a born-again Christian Jim Lane Sep 2013 #31