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Are_grits_groceries

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Sun May 13, 2012, 05:11 AM May 2012

Watching MHP smack down Joe Watkins every time he tried to claim the Bible bans homosexuality [View all]

was a thing of beauty. Every time the good Reverend tried to say certain proclamations were made, she said,'Nope. Not true.'
He finally had to fall back on that reliable hater Paul. She gave him the skank eye for that. (IMHO Paul needed another trip on the road to Damascus,)
She also smacked him down when he said that Jesus backed the Old Testament Levitical views.
Guess what Joe? There is a New Testament because of Jesus, and it's not a rerun of the first one.

If you don't believe, fine. However, fighting these religious ideas with different interpretations is necessary in a country as religious as this one. It is a crucial front in many battles that those like MHP are equipped and willing to fight.

Colbert King wrote a great column in the WaPo about how the Bible has been used to deny many people their rights:
'Equality Is Bigger Than The President'
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/equality-is-bigger-than-the-president/2012/05/11/gIQAyjjNIU_story.html?wprss=rss_colbert-king






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Nice. Nt xchrom May 2012 #1
She's a smart lady... I wouldn't go up against her on my best day. glowing May 2012 #2
Don't know if Joe Are_grits_groceries May 2012 #3
That is an excellent opinion piece. Thanks for posting it. Tennessee Gal May 2012 #4
Funny things happy when your illiterate followers learn how to read. harmonicon May 2012 #5
The Bible was oncer used to justify slavery Gman May 2012 #6
MHP rocks that subject and has for a long time.... Bluenorthwest May 2012 #7
Biblical arceologists and scholars know that the bible is created from a patchwork geckosfeet May 2012 #8
But that is the problem SoutherDem May 2012 #16
The names of Paul, Matthew, John, et al, were appropriated by those who felt geckosfeet May 2012 #18
I agree SoutherDem May 2012 #20
Well,,, I can't really recall,,, geckosfeet May 2012 #22
You'll have to excuse me but who is MHP nonoxy9 May 2012 #9
Thanks for the info! Are_grits_groceries May 2012 #11
Professor Melissa Harris Perry on MSNBC. Ilsa May 2012 #12
Thanks Ilsa. Know the name, didn't get the initials. nonoxy9 May 2012 #21
Christianity and the New Testament are here because of Paul eallen May 2012 #10
Thanks for the info. Are_grits_groceries May 2012 #14
This was just recently posted by a friend on facebook.... madmom May 2012 #15
I never thought he was an Apostle. Are_grits_groceries May 2012 #17
He (Paul) was a biblical author. Perhaps only a scribe. Someone who knew how to read and write. geckosfeet May 2012 #19
R#15 & K for, thanks for this thread. n/t UTUSN May 2012 #13
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