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Demit

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61. You don't trust your children to keep their faith. That is so sad.

Sat Mar 22, 2014, 03:56 PM

Mar 2014

It's sad that your religion is so shaky you think it won't withstand being tested. It's sad that you are afraid that public schools will be the only thing that shapes your children's thinking, that it will negate your influence as a parent. Again, as if it's an either/or. As if there can't be two sources that shape what a child learns.

It's sad that you don't WANT your children to find their own way. It's sad that you think you can control them so that they won't. Do you even have children?

This is what I find so sad about organized religion. The doubt it has about its own strength, and the resulting need it has to overcontrol.

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This Gives Me Hope: Conservative book sales have suddenly plummeted. [View all] kpete Mar 2014 OP

Their books are junk, and everyone knows it. nt Ilsa Mar 2014 #1

I dont think that makes a difference. In the past the books were bought by the thousands rhett o rick Mar 2014 #11

They were bought cheap at a few bucks each, and given away as favors at rubber chicken fundraisers. MADem Mar 2014 #15

This method allowed Rupert Murdoch to give Gingwitch a lot of money for "helping" him get rhett o rick Mar 2014 #16

So many trees had to die, for nothing!!! nt MADem Mar 2014 #17

"Government Bullies" by Rand Paul.. the biggest fucking bully around. Cha Mar 2014 #25

They also did it so the book would show up on the NYT best seller list. cui bono Mar 2014 #21

Bingo. Walker's campaign will buy all his books, give them to the suckers that support him. Scuba Mar 2014 #23

I've long insisted they should be priced by the cord. eppur_se_muova Mar 2014 #41

Now that's a DUzy! nt MADem Mar 2014 #42

Good! yeoman6987 Mar 2014 #30

"They lie all the time" rock Mar 2014 #48

Heh. You sure got that right, Ilsa. closeupready Mar 2014 #56

Shit, I've sold more books than those assholes villager Mar 2014 #2

The problem is that they are targeted to an audiance Kber Mar 2014 #3

+1 Adam051188 Mar 2014 #4

There you go! Always thinking! Kber Mar 2014 #6

it would actually work better if they had megyn kelly read it with a low cut shirt on Adam051188 Mar 2014 #18

Isn't this tripe generally bulk-purchased? Cirque du So-What Mar 2014 #5

I always thought they were bulk bought until hollysmom Mar 2014 #7

yeah, i think freerepublic or some other shit did that with Palins book JI7 Mar 2014 #10

This whole thing makes me wonder... Cirque du So-What Mar 2014 #12

there were a few things that happened JI7 Mar 2014 #13

Thank you for taking one for the team yeoman6987 Mar 2014 #31

Ah! The dumbing down of the education system is finally starting to show. icymist Mar 2014 #8

the only ones i would expect them to buy from these would be Rand Paul and maybe Santorum JI7 Mar 2014 #9

That's because most righties are illiterate. But... Takket Mar 2014 #14

maybe they should try coloring books... magical thyme Mar 2014 #19

They already do that! cui bono Mar 2014 #22

"Going Rouge" was created by a DUer... magical thyme Mar 2014 #35

Really? That's funny. cui bono Mar 2014 #54

The landfills must be at capacity Tom Ripley Mar 2014 #20

"Rand Paul's latest Government Bullies".. are you fucking kidding me! Rand Paul and Cha Mar 2014 #24

My pet theory.... sendero Mar 2014 #26

IMO.... politicman Mar 2014 #27

"many people who want to back progressive ideas have no choice but to side with conservatives" ? Demit Mar 2014 #34

its not that our feeling are hurt, its that we dont want to decide between our religous beliefs and. politicman Mar 2014 #36

You are describing a pretty Manichean worldview. Demit Mar 2014 #43

please provide answers on what benefits to life we will lose for not believing in evoltuion politicman Mar 2014 #44

You are rather changing the subject. Demit Mar 2014 #46

i will answer directly for you then politicman Mar 2014 #50

I disagree Egnever Mar 2014 #60

You don't trust your children to keep their faith. That is so sad. Demit Mar 2014 #61

I agree Egnever Mar 2014 #57

Oh bullshit. When did a Democratic politician say anything against religion or "faith"? Arugula Latte Mar 2014 #58

Politicman -- If you don't believe in evolution how do you explain bacteria becoming Arugula Latte Mar 2014 #59

Guess everyone is stocked up on kindling. Eleanors38 Mar 2014 #28

How often can you write the same lies until they just get tediously repetitive? Nanjing to Seoul Mar 2014 #29

You have a way with words yeoman6987 Mar 2014 #32

And the lies stop working... sendero Mar 2014 #33

I heard that Limbaugh's children's books are current best-sellers. Paladin Mar 2014 #37

Pigman has kids books out there? Ilsa Mar 2014 #38

One about the Revolutionary War, the other about the Pilgrims. Paladin Mar 2014 #39

Another sign of hope: Drudge's meltdown. randome Mar 2014 #40

No mas pantalones!!!! MADem Mar 2014 #45

This could be bad news because nobody bought them before except these think tanks and rich donors. craigmatic Mar 2014 #47

I'm guessing that most of those books were "bought" (in bulk) SoCalDem Mar 2014 #49

Most conservatives don't read anything. That's the problem. kwassa Mar 2014 #51

At least in the recent past conservative groups would buy those books in bulk, which made the sales lostincalifornia Mar 2014 #52

Maybe the price of toilet paper finally went down. louis-t Mar 2014 #53

The RW think tanks have found better places to spend their money jmowreader Mar 2014 #55