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onager

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32. I'm drowning in a sea of Real Xians right now...
Fri Mar 27, 2015, 07:14 PM
Mar 2015

From memory, a few recent newspaper stories from here in Upstate SC. One of the most Xian places on Earth, a veritable Disney World of that old-time religion...

1. This Jesus-besotted state just recently lost its first-place position...for number of women killed by domestic violence. Most often, shot or beaten to death by the men they live with. The state legislature is trying to pass a law banning DV offenders from owning guns for 5 years after their criminal convictions. Good luck with that, guns are more sacred than the 10 Commandments here.

2. Teen girl recently survived a horrible car wreck, just barely and after hours of emergency treatment. Victim and family called it a "miracle from Gawd." The same crash killed her sister and 2 of her cousins. No miracle for them, I guess. And no thanks to the medical professionals who treated her. Jebus done it all!

3. Former president of Bob Jones Univ. apologized for saying gays should be stoned to death. No, REALLY stoned. With rocks. Hey, it was a long time ago and he's REALLY sorry. So everything is OK now.

4. No correlation found between the religiosity of an area and even basic human manners and decency. But I guess we already knew that. Yesterday a local meth-head couple got arrested after someone saw the woman "defecating in a bank parking lot." I'm hoping her lawyer defends that as a political statement about Too Big To Fail financial institutions.

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So....here is the REALLY scary part Stuckinthebush Mar 2015 #1
I thought these people were the scum of the earth. PassingFair Mar 2015 #2
That is the take I have on comments like this too. Curmudgeoness Mar 2015 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author Pacifist Patriot Mar 2015 #7
He also implies that atheists deserve it Mariana Mar 2015 #8
Yes he does. trotsky Mar 2015 #9
...and he seems to have a glint in his eye Stuckinthebush Mar 2015 #10
I definitely got the sense Mariana Mar 2015 #13
that he was getting aroused. AlbertCat Mar 2015 #19
I posted this story in another group not far from here yesterday, mr blur Mar 2015 #3
Ack...I just noticed! I'm gonna leave it up here though, so peeps who don't go there can experience. PassingFair Mar 2015 #4
Oh he's just a "Poe." trotsky Mar 2015 #5
He's also the one.. haikugal Mar 2015 #11
"They'll pluck your ducks"....no I can never forget that! PassingFair Mar 2015 #12
And the really crazy part... greendog Mar 2015 #14
That's a really good point. beam me up scottie Mar 2015 #15
Okay. LiberalAndProud Mar 2015 #16
Here's a good piece on this bullshit: PeaceNikki Mar 2015 #17
What an excellent response! beam me up scottie Mar 2015 #18
who can they call on for help? AlbertCat Mar 2015 #20
Well, to be fair... beam me up scottie Mar 2015 #21
Jesus would never let something like this happen Mariana Mar 2015 #22
Maybe those victims weren't Real™ christians. beam me up scottie Mar 2015 #23
I'll take a shot at it in three steps. LiberalAndProud Mar 2015 #24
That is AMAZING! beam me up scottie Mar 2015 #26
Also, Daniel was meant to be lion food, but he wasn't. LiberalAndProud Mar 2015 #31
But... Mariana Mar 2015 #27
Uh huh. But not me. Not ever. LiberalAndProud Mar 2015 #29
Wasn't that just God trying to make a point? beam me up scottie Mar 2015 #30
No wonder so many religious people freak right out Mariana Mar 2015 #25
She'd say they were attacking her. beam me up scottie Mar 2015 #28
I'm drowning in a sea of Real Xians right now... onager Mar 2015 #32
Oh darling onager, you have my deepest sympathies. beam me up scottie Mar 2015 #33
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