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Blumancru

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36. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, put up a screenshot of the list on X and asked "Can anyone tell me why The Church of Jesus Christ
Sun Jun 7, 2026, 04:21 PM
3 hrs ago

Because the LDS Church does not follow the Nicean Creed, a foundation of Christian belief. The Mormon religion bears the same relationship to Christianity that the WWE bears to Olympic wrestling. Some of the forms, some of the terminology, but it is a different thing all together and is in no sense a Christian religion.
(Ducking quickly)

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Ruh roh... 2naSalit Yesterday #1
Faith-Melding? czarjak Yesterday #2
Projection Lithos 19 hrs ago #22
For many evangelical churches, any church that is not theirs is not christian. mwmisses4289 10 hrs ago #31
because they do not adhere to the Nicene Creed DBoon Yesterday #3
Exactly! SheltieLover Yesterday #7
Because they don't believe in the trinity, right? questionseverything Yesterday #10
It took 300 years for the majority of Christians to follow the Nicene Creed muriel_volestrangler 5 hrs ago #34
That's right Senators Lee and Curtis, Buddyzbuddy Yesterday #4
See, that's where the theocratic sh** starts hitting the fan, Sen. Lee. tanyev Yesterday #5
When the Christian churches run out of other faiths to degrade NeoTrajan Yesterday #6
Probably one reason why Romney lost in 2012 TexasBushwhacker Yesterday #8
yup Skittles 15 hrs ago #25
Hey Mike Lee, can you tell me why you supported trump? A racist, bigot, and sexist. lostincalifornia Yesterday #9
Because Mike Lee is a fascist himself and has more or less admitted to it fujiyamasan 15 hrs ago #24
Religion. Can't live without it. Shit. twodogsbarking Yesterday #11
So it seems per felon's DoD (among the erased are Atheists) pat_k Yesterday #15
Also erased are the Unitarians. What the fuck? oberle 21 hrs ago #19
Un-American (and actually Un-Christian) Christian Nationalists asserting dominion. pat_k 21 hrs ago #20
And just like that DU starts an argument about sects. Jacson6 Yesterday #12
Sects of Christianity are a reality Miguelito Loveless Yesterday #13
But there's only.... SergeStorms 23 hrs ago #17
The only benign explanation I can think of is "Christian" wouldn't fit on the same line... jmowreader Yesterday #14
"The Department of War..." MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #16
yup Skittles 15 hrs ago #27
Exactly. Mike Niendorff 13 hrs ago #28
Senators, don't expect any sympathy from me until you call the Departmant of Defense by its proper name. flashman13 22 hrs ago #18
Fuck Around and FIND OUT! You all voted for the Antichrist... Jack Valentino 20 hrs ago #21
Not so fun when YOUR faces get eaten, Senators? nt SouthBayDem 17 hrs ago #23
Mike Lee is a fascist piece of shit fujiyamasan 15 hrs ago #26
OH! Boo FUCKING Hoo!!! AZ8theist 12 hrs ago #29
A secular body, DOD, deciding which religions are legitimate. Politically correct. Norrrm 12 hrs ago #30
MAGAts fighting MAGAts? Where's the popcorn? Wonder Why 9 hrs ago #32
I honestly do not care. These people (mostly) men do not or will they ever follow the teachings of Christ. efhmc 5 hrs ago #33
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Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, put up a screenshot of the list on X and asked "Can anyone tell me why The Church of Jesus Christ Blumancru 3 hrs ago #36
That's the only designation they question? Hypocrisy. Martin68 1 hr ago #37
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