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AlbertCat

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5. Watching the moral decline of our country causes me great concern.

Reply to shawn703 (Original post)

Wed May 2, 2012, 05:20 PM

May 2012

Me too! Like when the government legislates religious dogma that should have no bearing on any kind of legal status. This intrusion by religion into everyone's, religious or not, personal life via government documents and laws has got to stop now! It's turning this country into a 3rd world dystopia.

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Evangelist Graham takes out advertisement on marriage amendment [View all] shawn703 May 2012 OP

Too bad straight men and women HockeyMom May 2012 #1

They said the same damn things before interracial marriage was made into law sakabatou May 2012 #2

One more religious douche bag who needs to shut his cake hole. sarcasmo May 2012 #3

This Fella, Sir, Has Been A Turd All His Life, And Looks To Die One.... The Magistrate May 2012 #4

Yes indeed Sir. trumad May 2012 #6

Wonder if he's as concerned about income equality and a Republican party who would cut taxes for 1%- flpoljunkie May 2012 #12

Watching the moral decline of our country causes me great concern. AlbertCat May 2012 #5

Watching the moral decline of religious leaders causes me great concern Angry Dragon May 2012 #7

+1. freshwest May 2012 #8

Billy Graham seems to exist to absolve politicians of their ethical lapses byeya May 2012 #9

Loving v. Commonwealth of Virgina Iliyah May 2012 #10

"Watching the continual decline of my relevance..." kenfrequed May 2012 #11

"If gay marriage threatens your straight marriage, well, maybe you are gay." JoePhilly May 2012 #13

Lewis Black explains it... awoke_in_2003 May 2012 #16

I saw Lewis Black a couple weeks ago in Durham NC ... hilarious. JoePhilly May 2012 #23

nearly 40 years ago I had the dubious privilege of actually seeing him speak azurnoir May 2012 #14

How do these groups maintain their tax-exempt status? nobodyspecial May 2012 #15

Unfortunately....... Swede Atlanta May 2012 #17

All those straight unmarried couples and their kids will lose rights if this amendment passes. yardwork May 2012 #21

I always wonder.. neovente May 2012 #18

I thought this asshole was supposed to be the "apolitical" one. Fuck him. n/t Ian David May 2012 #19

God doesn't make mistakes Mz Pip May 2012 #20

God does make mistakes. His name is Franklin. jerseyjack May 2012 #24

I have a feeling Franklin wrote this, and kind of pushed his father NCarolinawoman May 2012 #26

Franklin had a lot of help Mz Pip May 2012 #34

Selective morality is big business. Billy is just looking out for his bottom line. Duncan Grant May 2012 #22

Dear Mr. Graham, beac May 2012 #25

He was only too happy to accept regular donations from my grandmother spiderpig May 2012 #27

Luke 20: 46-47 guitar man May 2012 #28

Thank you for this! spiderpig May 2012 #29

Yw guitar man May 2012 #31

Well I see he STILL has the ability to SPEND his congregations' donations benld74 May 2012 #30

another verse of "Just As I Am..." Blue Owl May 2012 #32

Bearing false witness blkmusclmachine May 2012 #33

I wonder how many poor people that money could feed. JoePhilly May 2012 #35