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ehrnst

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7. Indeed, there's that. Personally it doesn't matter to me the religious beliefs of pols.
Sun Dec 1, 2019, 03:24 PM
Dec 2019

Honesty about it is far more important.

Pandering is the opposite of that.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
"Scripture?" The Valley Below Dec 2019 #1
Sounds a lot like pandering from Bernie the atheist. comradebillyboy Dec 2019 #2
He has disavowed being an atheist. TwilightZone Dec 2019 #4
Indeed, there's that. Personally it doesn't matter to me the religious beliefs of pols. ehrnst Dec 2019 #7
Kinda like how The Bible is Hillary's favorite book of all time LiberalLovinLug Dec 2019 #5
False Dilemma and a False Equivalence ehrnst Dec 2019 #6
Oh come on. Politicians from all stripes, Trump being the most bizarre example, speak to churches LiberalLovinLug Dec 2019 #8
Yep, still a false equivalence and a false dilemma. ehrnst Dec 2019 #14
Hillary Clinton was raised as a Methodist and has been one all her life.... George II Dec 2019 #10
A bigger question: LiberalLovinLug Dec 2019 #11
I agree - I actually thought you were supporting him being there. I think it's a blunder.... George II Dec 2019 #12
No such luck George LiberalLovinLug Dec 2019 #13
I find that standards applied to some politicians are not applied to others. ehrnst Dec 2019 #15
I was wrong in misquoting Hillary LiberalLovinLug Dec 2019 #16
Your characterization of her quote made it clear you thought she was pandering... ehrnst Dec 2019 #18
I remember that one time where the members of an historically black church ignored Bernie... NurseJackie Dec 2019 #17
What an odd statement. Skidmore Dec 2019 #3
"It is will be easier to thread a rich man through the head of a needle than to get him into Blue_true Dec 2019 #19
Umm... Quackers Dec 2019 #9
To have been a fly on the wall in that church when he made that analogy. Blue_true Dec 2019 #20
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