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cbayer

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8. Yes, I believe that they did have a come to jesus moment.

Reply to Fumesucker (Reply #7)

Thu Dec 11, 2014, 11:01 PM

Dec 2014

I hope they are sincere in there change of vote, but I am not convinced there has been a change of heart.

Here is a big toast the the solitary councilwoman who voted for this in the first place and maintained her position.

She is a hero.

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Kennesaw council reverses course on proposed mosque [View all] cbayer Dec 2014 OP

Freedom of and from religion is alive! Thank the gods. Lint Head Dec 2014 #1

Yep. Didn't take long for them to backtrack from their bigotry. cbayer Dec 2014 #2

They got a call from a higher power........ safeinOhio Dec 2014 #5

Exacly. This was going to be one expensive lawsuit. cbayer Dec 2014 #6

So we should thank the gods they changed their minds. trotsky Dec 2014 #10

The ingrained bigotry and racism in that region is to blame. Lint Head Dec 2014 #11

So are religion and gods only part of the equation when good things happen? n/t trotsky Dec 2014 #12

The purpose of the post regards a Mosque in Kennesaw, Georgia. Lint Head Dec 2014 #13

Just a long-running issue here is all. trotsky Dec 2014 #14

That is not true. Not one poster here said that religion never plays a role in bad things. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #15

What I think is irrelevant. What history has shown is relevant. Lint Head Dec 2014 #16

Has history ever shown religion or religious beliefs to be motivating factors... trotsky Dec 2014 #17

They should be ashamed of themselves that they put up that opposition in the first place. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #3

I guessed they thought no one would notice. cbayer Dec 2014 #4

Sounds like they had a "come to Jesus" moment Fumesucker Dec 2014 #7

Yes, I believe that they did have a come to jesus moment. cbayer Dec 2014 #8

More like a 'The Lawyers came to a meeting' moment. AtheistCrusader Dec 2014 #9