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Tanuki

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24. Yes. We all know that is in the bible, and that they and many other "people of the book"

Reply to chaplain_M (Reply #23)

Wed Aug 30, 2017, 08:46 PM

Aug 2017

do a lot of cherry-picking. For all their many faults, the people in the OP nonetheless do not "defend slavery," as you claim, any more than they "defend" an adulteress being stoned to death, even though you will find that decreed in the book you cite.

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Conservative Religious Leaders Release "Nashville Statement" Affirming Anti-LGBT Stance [View all] Initech Aug 2017 OP

They are all foolish and hopeless. Freedomofspeech Aug 2017 #1

So tired of these stupid assholes. They get their sexual kicks by bashing LGBT. n/t RKP5637 Aug 2017 #2

Yeah I really hate these hatemongers. Initech Aug 2017 #4

'Christians', my ass. spanone Aug 2017 #3

Jesus wept. TomSlick Aug 2017 #5

Hey Christians, Seen Any Good Movies Lately ? Grassy Knoll Aug 2017 #6

They need to leave "Nashville" out of their ignorant bigotry. Tanuki Aug 2017 #7

Amen... Docreed2003 Aug 2017 #27

Should list their names Best_man23 Aug 2017 #8

You can see the entire statement and list of signatories Tanuki Aug 2017 #9

Calling these monsters batshit crazy is an understatement! Initech Aug 2017 #12

Much like we're doing with the Nazis and Charlottesville? Initech Aug 2017 #11

They can take their "Nashville Statement", their true identity bs, and the rest of their Solly Mack Aug 2017 #10

Republican Jesus is a hate group. sarcasmo Aug 2017 #13

By the way, these groups also defend slavery. eom chaplain_M Aug 2017 #14

I haven't seen that. Reference, please? Tanuki Aug 2017 #15

The reason there's a SOUTHERN Baptist Convention is... chaplain_M Aug 2017 #16

I am well aware of that terrible history, but even they have long ago Tanuki Aug 2017 #17

There's this part, from a book they claim is inerrant chaplain_M Aug 2017 #23

Yes. We all know that is in the bible, and that they and many other "people of the book" Tanuki Aug 2017 #24

There's a funny thing about human rights - HughBeaumont Aug 2017 #18

Religious Slime-Balls MineralMan Aug 2017 #19

If he existed, he'd likely be subject to a travel ban by the 'murican Taliban. HughBeaumont Aug 2017 #25

The unfiltered hate in this country is getting to be too much. Initech Aug 2017 #30

"marriage is between one man and one woman" workinclasszero Aug 2017 #20

+10000 Tanuki Aug 2017 #21

"Biblical" marriage includes polygamy, too. eom chaplain_M Aug 2017 #22

They really should rewrite that Mariana Aug 2017 #28

This is why they persecute gay folks IMO workinclasszero Aug 2017 #31

Rec for this madokie Aug 2017 #26

What a god to make so many people he didn't want or love. haveahart Aug 2017 #29