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senz

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25. This is why I'm a Christian. Because Jesus said things like

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Tue Jan 20, 2015, 05:18 PM

Jan 2015

"How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God! Indeed, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God." Mat 18:24-25

Followers of Jesus are few and far between among Republicans, while among Democrats, they're the norm. Even when they call themselves atheists.

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This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Jan 2015 #1

Excuse me, but that is "B i t c h ," not Butch. ChairmanAgnostic Jan 2015 #5

Fuck that shenmue Jan 2015 #2

GAH! sakabatou Jan 2015 #3

so, what church does this guy to, one that is a business using religion as a cover? nt msongs Jan 2015 #4

What do you expect from a man called Butch Otter? Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2015 #6

Please do not get insulted but isn't Idaho supposed to have a lot of Nazi groups up there in the jwirr Jan 2015 #7

And quite clearly in the Governor's office too. hunter Jan 2015 #11

Idaho and E. Washington have always been very conservative. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2015 #18

I hope you're wrong about E. Washington being "very conservative" AikidoSoul Jan 2015 #28

You do realize Seattle and Tacoma are in WESTERN WASHINGTON??? happyslug Jan 2015 #29

My family lives there, politically active all of them. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2015 #32

Faulty research. It's the other way around. SammyWinstonJack Jan 2015 #34

And they keep voting edhopper Jan 2015 #8

THIS is a view the the Republican mindset Ferd Berfel Jan 2015 #9

"the people won’t be able to compete with the superior, but let’s keep the message that they can" phantom power Jan 2015 #10

That is satire. Please edit or self-delete. PeaceNikki Jan 2015 #12

Ah, bummer... hunter Jan 2015 #23

They fooled me! Here's the disclaimer on their website bananas Jan 2015 #27

This site is pitiful. One has to dig to find that disclaimer. Chiyo-chichi Jan 2015 #30

There's a lot of hate in those eyes. Avalux Jan 2015 #13

Fake story Codeine Jan 2015 #14

I actually worked with it's brother Paul Otter for awhile. Paul was a total brewens Jan 2015 #15

As poster said in #12, this is satire and you need to indicate that. nt raccoon Jan 2015 #16

Remember, satire site! He might think it but he didn't actually say it. Shrike47 Jan 2015 #17

The essence of modern Republicanism in a brief paragraph. hifiguy Jan 2015 #19

Hell, somebody change the name to Obama and Fox News will be blasting it at 6:00 PM. BlueJazz Jan 2015 #20

SUB Humans should BE GRANTED rights too!!! yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author mglamb Jan 2015 #22

Has this been confirmed through any other source? Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2015 #24

This is why I'm a Christian. Because Jesus said things like senz Jan 2015 #25

Trump has been bankrupt several times. Did that make him poor? lpbk2713 Jan 2015 #26

Spoken like a true sociopath! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2015 #31

Is he a Neo-Nazi? Sure sounds like one. Enthusiast Jan 2015 #33

Another souless GOP functionary blackspade Jan 2015 #35

People who think the poor.. sendero Jan 2015 #36