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muriel_volestrangler

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12. Let's take a look at the Gov's record:
Sat May 18, 2013, 08:12 AM
May 2013
Strongly Favors topic 4:
Teacher-led prayer in public schools
(-5 points on Social scale)
Supports anti-flag desecration amendment: Favors topic 4
Supports requiring schools to allow prayer: Favors topic 4
Rated 92% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-Family-Value voting record: Strongly Favors topic 4
Rated 0% by the AU, indicating opposition to church-state separation: Strongly Favors topic 4
Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer: Strongly Favors topic 4
YES on giving federal aid only to schools allowing voluntary prayer: Strongly Favors topic 4
YES on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror: Strongly Favors topic 4
YES on constitutional amendment prohibiting flag desecration: Favors topic 4
YES on protecting the Pledge of Allegiance: Favors topic 4
NO on allowing Courts to decide on "God" in Pledge of Allegiance: Favors topic 4

http://www.ontheissues.org/GA/Nathan_Deal.htm


Yeah, it's the Bible Belt. What did you expect? He's a hard-right conservative. He was (is?) a Sunday school teacher and deacon in a Baptist church. He would have had an 'inaugural prayer service' is bad weather hadn't cancelled it.

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personally i never resent finding a cheap bible in a rented room.. Phillip McCleod May 2013 #1
That's funny - but be careful Democracyinkind May 2013 #10
heh.. thx for playing along.. Phillip McCleod May 2013 #14
Having been on the road now for over a month, and having stayed in many motels, cbayer May 2013 #2
After a month on the road I hope you found some toiletries! rug May 2013 #3
We try to bathe before reaching destinations where we actually know people, lol. cbayer May 2013 #4
When one stays in a Marriott brand hotel/motel, No Vested Interest May 2013 #8
Makes sense, since the LDS own Marriott, if I recall correctly. cbayer May 2013 #13
So much for the claim okasha May 2013 #5
Silly straw man skepticscott May 2013 #6
Exception to prove the rule. Lordquinton May 2013 #7
Just to be clear, it's not the governor who's an atheist. It's the complainant. dimbear May 2013 #9
"Georgia's atheist governor" Democracyinkind May 2013 #11
Let's take a look at the Gov's record: muriel_volestrangler May 2013 #12
the gov. deal isn't an atheist.. he put the bibles *back*. \n Phillip McCleod May 2013 #15
I know. okasha May 2013 #16
not really.. 'informative' i mean. Phillip McCleod May 2013 #17
" ordered the Bibles returned"? Bad Thoughts May 2013 #18
Here's an update. rug May 2013 #19
That's cool and seems appropriate. cbayer May 2013 #20
Maybe, but I'd rather run into Sanford after a day of hiking than The God Delusion. rug May 2013 #21
I'd rather have a clean bath tub and some nice towels. cbayer May 2013 #22
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