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flying_wahini

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15. I think the best part was the next part, when he said
Thu Jan 23, 2020, 09:01 AM
Jan 2020

“ Rodgers did not specifically refer to himself as an atheist, but he said that religion can divide people.

“Religion can be a crutch, it can be something that people have to have to make themselves feel better,” Rodgers continued. “Because it’s set up binary, it’s us and them, saved and unsaved, heaven and hell, it’s enlightened and heathen, it’s holy and righteous … that makes a lot of people feel better about themselves.”

I couldn’t agree more!

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It's almost funny VMA131Marine Jan 2020 #1
I agree. lkinwi Jan 2020 #3
Religious privilege includes taking offense Voltaire2 Jan 2020 #10
Totally. That is insane. n/t ramen Jan 2020 #17
Victimization Cosmocat Jan 2020 #18
I love you Aaron. riversedge Jan 2020 #2
Olivia Munn always said that they were bad people bluedye33139 Jan 2020 #4
This says more about his family than it does about him. NT Bleacher Creature Jan 2020 #5
I like this guy more all the time. lark Jan 2020 #6
A loving god?! PJMcK Jan 2020 #7
This means one of two things Alpeduez21 Jan 2020 #13
My thinking exactly. rickyhall Jan 2020 #26
I have always thought that we created god in our own image Dream Girl Jan 2020 #33
His followers exist, so there's only one option for them FiveGoodMen Jan 2020 #45
Agreed (n/t) PJMcK Jan 2020 #46
I am now a fervent packers fan. Voltaire2 Jan 2020 #8
This kind of pile on is effective at silencing people. rainin Jan 2020 #9
Nailed it! Duppers Jan 2020 #14
Perfect defacto7 Jan 2020 #31
Sounds like me quarbis Jan 2020 #11
It's difficult to escape the Family Cult amuse bouche Jan 2020 #12
A lot of us have b.t.d.t. Duppers Jan 2020 #16
I think the best part was the next part, when he said flying_wahini Jan 2020 #15
As a life-long Vikings fan I am obligated to hate the Packers but Joe Nation Jan 2020 #19
Good on him. Got to love those "loving, compassionate" "christians" Ferrets are Cool Jan 2020 #20
Always laughed at that line by Weird Al rpannier Jan 2020 #21
It sounds like somebody went to college. CaptYossarian Jan 2020 #22
I wouldn't worry about the contracts athletes receive JonLP24 Jan 2020 #27
When Reggie Jackson asked for $3 million per year, he said it was "because I'm CaptYossarian Jan 2020 #38
Sounds like his rwnj family are the folks feuding. MontanaMama Jan 2020 #23
My thoughts exactly Mickju Jan 2020 #24
Used to think I was the only one who struggled with this issue. 0nirevets Jan 2020 #25
A-Rod is a good guy. Still In Wisconsin Jan 2020 #28
That means the baseball player to most people! :-) USALiberal Jan 2020 #32
I know but not up here! Still In Wisconsin Jan 2020 #36
I wondered the same as a child.so much didn't make sense and no one had answers that made sense Dream Girl Jan 2020 #29
It's the same as Santa, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy. CaptYossarian Jan 2020 #40
Kids dying from cancer turned me into an atheist. nt USALiberal Jan 2020 #30
To answer his qiestion defacto7 Jan 2020 #34
Imagine that...a football player that actually has a brain and questions convention. capechacon Jan 2020 #35
It'll be a damn shame when CTE sets in. CaptYossarian Jan 2020 #41
Danica Patrick has a podcast? House of Roberts Jan 2020 #37
Espn had a great interview/article on Aaron Rodgers a couple years ago TheRealNorth Jan 2020 #39
he's a bit of an outlier - so many pro athletes wear their xtianity on their sleeves KG Jan 2020 #42
I like him a lot better now. CanonRay Jan 2020 #43
god sends the best tsunamis yet his children are so ungrateful nt msongs Jan 2020 #44
Ah yes, when things get boring, there's always the Rodgers Family Feud. LisaM Jan 2020 #47
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