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skepticscott

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11. Don't be silly

Reply to cbayer (Original post)

Sun Feb 26, 2012, 02:19 PM

Feb 2012

Fundamentalist Christians are just a tiny fringe minority, with no chance to impact this country's laws or policies in any meaningful way. "Progressive" and "liberal" "people of faith" are speaking out in a great wave of opposition to people like Santorum (who aren't "real" Christians, anyway), so we have nothing to worry about. Anyone who keeps harping on the harms done and the dangers posed by fundamentalist Christianity in this this country is just a hate monger and an anti-Real Christian bigot.

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Santorum sickened by JFK's 1960 religion speech [View all] cbayer Feb 2012 OP

wish a dramamine would help him- Bluerthanblue Feb 2012 #1

There is something terribly wrong with him and it becomes more apparent with each passing day. cbayer Feb 2012 #7

Unfortunately, Paul Simon had it right in "The Boxer": "A man hears what he wants to hear. . . Journeyman Feb 2012 #2

Ain't that the truth! cbayer Feb 2012 #6

That Santorum is perverted. dmr Feb 2012 #3

I was six and I remember it. cbayer Feb 2012 #5

Well, we must respect his deeply held religious beliefs though, right? cleanhippie Feb 2012 #4

As I said on another thread... LeftishBrit Feb 2012 #8

Yeah, the whole throwing up thing really seems immature. cbayer Feb 2012 #9

Wow.. what a great speech!! Yooperman Feb 2012 #10

I agree. The speech was really profound at the time and continues to send an important cbayer Feb 2012 #12

Don't be silly skepticscott Feb 2012 #11

The tea party is a tiny fringe minority. Do you think A Simple Game Feb 2012 #23

Just to let you know skepticscott Feb 2012 #27

If Santorum is nominated, it will probably be the best thing that happens humblebum Feb 2012 #13

While I think you are right, I never thought Bush could be elected, so cbayer Feb 2012 #14

Personally, I don't think the GOP will nominate him. What is looking increasingly humblebum Feb 2012 #15

2012 is too close to his brother jeff47 Feb 2012 #16

I hope you are right, but the current crop makes Jeb look pretty good by comparison. cbayer Feb 2012 #17

His name is certainly being thrown around, and if Romney loses Michigan humblebum Feb 2012 #18

Main problem: He'd lose. Badly. jeff47 Feb 2012 #20

I don't think the Republicans really want to win this one. Goblinmonger Feb 2012 #19

I remember the speech and the family (MA, Irish Catholic) discussion around it. pinto Feb 2012 #21

Great recollections, pinto. cbayer Feb 2012 #22

LOL. I couldn't tell you how many baked fish sticks I've eaten over the years... pinto Feb 2012 #24

Fish sticks is one of the reasons that I have a distaste for fish in general. cbayer Feb 2012 #25

double post cbayer Feb 2012 #26

This is from a 1984 speech by President Reagan moobu2 Feb 2012 #28

Kennedy believes in an America "Where no public official ... accepts instructions ... from the Pope" Brettongarcia Feb 2012 #29