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LGBT Civil Rights and Activism

Farmer-Rick

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4. Religion now a days is nothing more than a cudgel

Reply to yankee87 (Original post)

Wed Nov 16, 2022, 11:39 AM

Nov 2022

To beat up on minorities, women and the poor. If you are a less powerful group in society, you are attacked by a religion.

All for pleasing an imaginary super daddy in the sky? I think not.

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Franklin Graham's Extremely False Claims About the Senate's Same-Sex Marriage Protection Base [View all] yankee87 Nov 2022 OP

Does anyone know if the bill will be voted on today? apcalc Nov 2022 #1

What they do in their churches is their business, but how about we base our political philosophy Karadeniz Nov 2022 #2

Jesus' teachings mean nothing yankee87 Nov 2022 #5

Sad but true !!! Churches are not doing their job by teaching faith without works and a mysterious Karadeniz Nov 2022 #6

Kris Kristofferson said it well, I think. ShazzieB Nov 2022 #8

Yes indeed! Chi67 May 2023 #11

ive been hearing the nonsense that the rs have been spouting for years . AllaN01Bear Nov 2022 #3

Religion now a days is nothing more than a cudgel Farmer-Rick Nov 2022 #4

i guess he favors a traditional marriage cojoel Nov 2022 #7

That was Jerry Falwell, Jr. ShazzieB Nov 2022 #9

Too funny yankee87 Nov 2022 #10