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ms liberty

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5. In the Middle Ages, these are the people who would be terrified they were bound for hell
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 11:04 AM
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When the King was excommunicated for not obeying the Pope.

Superstitious fools.

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They simply are not Christian. They just like the brand except for that pesky Jesus guy Jbraybarten Yesterday #1
All due respect angrychair Yesterday #11
in terms of Jbraybarten Yesterday #18
The same mentality that espoused slavery. Wednesdays Yesterday #2
The Bible angrychair Yesterday #14
Well, it mentions the Hebrew slaves in Egypt like it's a bad thing. Wednesdays Yesterday #19
"...buying a stairway, to heaven." Drum Yesterday #3
They also talk a lot about "forgiveness" for sins - basically a get out jail free card. * 617Blue Yesterday #4
In the Middle Ages, these are the people who would be terrified they were bound for hell ms liberty Yesterday #5
And the stinking, filthy, Atheists were right... MiHale Yesterday #6
It's true angrychair Yesterday #15
Umm, If anything, I believe Jesus preached against any concept like "vertical morality." Martin68 Yesterday #7
Jesus is their mascot but not their role model. OMGWTF Yesterday #8
So when Trump was raping little girls flvegan Yesterday #9
They have no morality, vertical or otherwise. mwmisses4289 Yesterday #10
Perceptions WmChris Yesterday #12
Most, not all Western Religion are based on authority. Some one laying down the rules for you to follow and multigraincracker Yesterday #13
Let's be clear angrychair Yesterday #16
Like I said, most but not all. Friends Churches for example, No Talking, singing or chewing gum, the Friends service has multigraincracker Yesterday #17
There are some good takeaways in this article. LisaM Yesterday #20
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