All the evidence points to yes, Trump is racist, but can we really be sure? Let’s spend the next three years discussing.
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The USA does need a spiritual healing - but not from you: you have been touch by The Morning Star - and this is what awaits you: https://t.co/SUi7HZ8dit
— TheMajor (@TheMajorsViews) January 19, 2018
From the previous thread:
re: #231 petesh
Lovely! With a mind like yours, surely you can score a highly-paid gig as a political consultant.
LOL. I can’t politically consult my way out of a wet paper bag.
re: #2 Anymouse 🌹
From the previous thread:
LOL. I can’t politically consult my way out of a wet paper bag.
It’s simple: Tell them exactly what they want to hear. If they bomb, write a tell-all book about their incompetency. If they don’t, congratulations, you just got a promotion. Rinse and repeat.
him being right is a sign nothing is real
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) January 19, 2018
Hey @LindseyGrahamSC …is this the flag your state flies? pic.twitter.com/p5N2yHDU1G
— TheMajor (@TheMajorsViews) January 19, 2018
Mia Love and Tim Scott call him out but those other folks … what could be the difference here?
Samantha Bee has it exactly right. Quit with the euphemisms (“racially-charged”) and use the word that actually represents Mr. Trump’s position on the issues: racist.
I sometimes wonder if Pulitzer Prizes should be extended to comedians, since they actually do the investigative work that many news outlets don’t.
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re: #7 Anymouse 🌹
Mia Love and Tim Scott call him out but those other folks … what could be the difference here?
Samantha Bee has it exactly right. Quit with the euphemisms (“racially-charged”) and use the word that actually represents Mr. Trump’s position on the issues: racist.
I sometimes wonder if Pulitzer Prizes should be extended to comedians, since they actually do the investigative work that many news outlets don’t.
As she pointed out in her video, no investigative work needed. Trump has been publically known since the late 70s. Since he has run for president just about everything he says and does is racist. All you have to do is look, listen and deduct a bit and you come up with…the racist is a racist.
The more we learn about the Fusion GPS testimony, the more it becomes OBVIOUS why the GOP wanted to keep it hidden from the public. The Trump campaign’s dysfunctional, cynical, stupid connections to Russian interests are becoming very clear now.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 19, 2018
re: #7 Anymouse 🌹
No, while Trump is certainly a racist he’s more than that. He’s a full blown white supremacist just like his senior aide and speech writer Stephen Miller.
Racist is used too much and has lost its power. Let’s start using the accurate term from now on.
re: #8 Amory Blaine
Don’t worry, I’m sure Trumps FDA will kill this pretty quick.
re: #9 ObserverArt
As she pointed out in her video, no investigative work needed. Trump has been publically known since the late 70s. Since he has run for president just about everything he says and does is racist. All you have to do is look, listen and deduct a bit and you come up with…the racist is a racist.
It’s amazing how our local media avoids that, along with FOX News Channel.
When you only have conservative-leaning sources for news, that sort of thing does not get reported.
I wish Tim Steyer would by our local newspaper.
re: #11 Skip Intro
No, while Trump is certainly a racist he’s more than that. He’s a full blown white supremacist just like his senior aide and speech writer Stephen Miller.
Racist is used too much and has lost its power. Let’s start using the accurate term from now on.
I’m fine with “Nazi-curious.”
And deport Sebastian Gorka on an outstanding warrant in Hungary.
Every actual journalist at the NYT should be furious. Your management wants to undermine your work in order to comfort the violent, predatory agenda of people already in power, at the direct expense of your credibility.
— Anil Dash (@anildash) January 18, 2018
This. A thousand times this. And they still insist they did the right thing. https://t.co/5UavBJwqch
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 19, 2018
So the Supreme Court has placed an order to block the redistricting of North Carolina. I have a bad feeling about this. Every judge who came through the Federalist Society is a racist; let’s hope that Kennedy will stand up for truth and justice.
re: #15 Charles Johnson
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re: #16 Hecuba’s daughter
So the Supreme Court has placed an order to block the redistricting of North Carolina. I have a bad feeling about this. Every judge who came through the Federalist Society is a racist; let’s hope that Kennedy will stand up for truth and justice.
Makes me all the more furious at how the Garland appointment was stolen.
Twitter needs to do something about the fact that right wing Trump cultists are weaponizing their service to harm Trump’s critics, by doxxing and threatening and getting people suspended unjustly. It’s getting ridiculous. @TwitterSafety
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 19, 2018
re: #17 HappyWarrior
Advocates in favor of sexual harassment in the workplace? What in the name of fuck?
He’s mocking the thinking of the Times editorial board.
re: #16 Hecuba’s daughter
So the Supreme Court has placed an order to block the redistricting of North Carolina. I have a bad feeling about this. Every judge who came through the Federalist Society is a racist; let’s hope that Kennedy will stand up for truth and justice.
The best hope is that the NC case will be decided by the Wisconsin and Maryland cases which the Supreme Court has accepted and heard oral arguments. I think that seems likely that they didn’t need a third case mucking up the works. It might allow NC to delay redistricting until after 2018 which is bad, the appellate court ordered a change this month.
re: #20 ObserverArt
He’s mocking the thinking of the Times editorial board.
That’s good. I had a hot reply in flight involving heads, asses, Magical Balance Fairy, and there may have been a Red Foreman reference coming by the time I finished.
So Manchan is voting yes on this. Gaaaa… won’t make a difference but..
re: #21 HappyWarrior
Ohhhh okay.
It is tough to tell sometimes. Such a fine line between absurdity and reality these days.
Alternative facts…fake news…believe me…don’t believe them.
Trump wants you to think the Russian issue is going away. It’s not. It’s looking worse every day.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 19, 2018
re: #25 ObserverArt
It is tough to tell sometimes. Such a fine line between absurdity and reality these days.
Alternative facts…fake news…believe me…don’t believe them.
Yeah gotcha. I mean it’s yeah an absurd new reality l.
re: #24 Dave In Austin
So Manchan is voting yes on this. Gaaaa… won’t make a difference but..
Not surprised. Would prefer a united front but Manchin’s been better then I thought he’d be.
Bannon didn’t distance himself from initial description of Trump Tower meeting as “unpatriotic” in House Intel Cmte interview - https://t.co/PQXvDKjM4O w/ @tarapalmeri
— Ben Siegel (@benyc) January 19, 2018
So, this news story hit my news feed.
All those videos not quite calling for armed response against liberals now have an explaination
As horrifying as this story is, there are blithering idiots in the comments who, get this, BLAME THE CLINTONS.
California house of horrors parents face life in prison on torture, abuse charges https://t.co/1lCJknJmmt
— Fox News (@FoxNews) January 18, 2018
re: #30 Stephen T.
So, this news story hit my news feed.
All those videos not quite calling for armed response against liberals now have an explaination
If true, I’d love to see LaPierre sweat bullets
Hannity opens show warning Mueller: “I have a message tonight for the special counsel Robert Mueller. Your witch-hunt is now over. Time to close the doors.”
— Angelo Carusone (@GoAngelo) January 19, 2018
Mueller to Hannity: “Bitch please.” https://t.co/Pfr8oc0nZG
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) January 19, 2018
HOLY SHIT
Now, Tucker Carlson’s guest, Republican Congressman Scott Perry from PA, just said ISIS did the Vegas shooting pic.twitter.com/JfSciElOdf— Andrew Lawrence (@ndrew_lawrence) January 19, 2018
These motherfuckers are out of their god damn minds https://t.co/2FGm0oqJ3I
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) January 19, 2018
re: #31 The Vicious Babushka
As horrifying as this story is, there are blithering idiots in the comments who, get this, BLAME THE CLINTONS.
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How the hell do they figure that? I mean damn I despise Trump but that’s the last thing I’d think of here. Truly awful story. Poor kids.
This country is in such deep shit, with a feckless media that keeps pandering to extremists to generate clicks, and a malignant right wing media that relentlessly exploits this terrible situation.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 19, 2018
re: #31 The Vicious Babushka
This is why California has to do extreme vetting of all Texans who want to move here.
re: #33 Kragar
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FOX NEWS HQ, Late Friday Afternoon:
[Knock at HANNITY’S dressing room door.]
HANNITY: Enter!
[MESSENGER enters. He places an envelope in HANNITY’S hand. HANNITY looks up, confused.]
HANNITY: What is this?
MESSENGER: You have been served. Have a nice day.
[MESSENGER exits. HANNITY, shaking slightly, tears open the envelope and begins reading aloud.]
MUELLER [Voiceover]: “Dear Mr. Hannity: Thanks for the laughs from your show. There’s only one reason you could possibly want my investigation shut down. I’m going to find out why… and you’re going to tell me. Merry belated Christmas, jackass.”
re: #33 Kragar
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Sorry Sean, Mueller’s dealt with the Gambinos. He’s not going to bow to threats from Trump’s biggest suck up.
re: #35 HappyWarrior
How the hell do they figure that? I mean damn I despise Trump but that’s the last thing I’d think of here. Truly awful story. Poor kids.
Simple. California -> Ebil Libruls -> CLINTONS. I didn’t even have to get to six degrees.
re: #41 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
Simple. California -> Ebil Libruls -> CLINTONS. I didn’t even have to get to six degrees.
Ah. Of course.
re: #41 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
Simple. California -> Ebil Libruls -> CLINTONS. I didn’t even have to get to six degrees.
Except these are home schoolin’, bible banging Christians.
re: #23 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
That’s good. I had a hot reply in flight involving heads, asses, Magical Balance Fairy, and there may have been a Red Foreman reference coming by the time I finished.
Any time is a good time for Red:
re: #43 Skip Intro
Except these are home schoolin’, bible banging Christians.
They are conveniently ignoring that fact. Fake News, don’t ya know.
Is the skiing better in the Sahara Desert? Sierra looks like she’s having fun.
Skiing the Sahara @dragonalliance pic.twitter.com/9rxPOXLWtH
— Sierra Quitiquit (@SierraQuitiquit) January 18, 2018
JFC on a barbed wire tightrope over Mt. Doom, juggling hand grenades.
Somebody tell Tucker that the 2 largest employers in the US are Walmart and McDonald’s.
.@TuckerCarlson on @DHSgov banning 3 countries from applying for US work visas: “There’s no economic justification for the current waves of immigrants coming. None. We don’t have a massive need for low-wage labor…How does it help America?” #TheStory pic.twitter.com/aD1pVgkfAd
— Fox News (@FoxNews) January 19, 2018
re: #48 The Vicious Babushka
JFC on a barbed wire tightrope over Mt. Doom, juggling hand grenades.
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BUTBUTBUT THERE ARE MILLIONS OF HARD-WORKING MURIKANS WHO NEED JERBS!!!!
So of course, the wingnut multitudes will keep on sticking their heads up their asses, until they wind up kissing Reality’s foot when it shoves its way up in there.
re: #15 Charles Johnson
And this is acceptable - how, exactly? As the US Navy would say: “Not on my watch”!
— TheMajor (@TheMajorsViews) January 19, 2018
re: #1 The Major
Hey Franky! Why are you so silent about Trump getting it on with Stormy? You sure condemned Bill Clinton when he was caught! Isn’t that inconsistent Mr. Big Pulpit Pimp?
— josephebacon 🌹 (@josephebacon) January 19, 2018
Mark Steyn, a name I remember getting praised here in the not so distant past was on Tucker and defended white supremacists as st least being US citizens. First off wtf, second dude you’re fucking Canadian.
re: #51 Joe Bacon 🌹
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Shit Anthony Weiner even. I have no problem with forgiveness. I don’t care about Stormy and Trump. That he paid her off to prevent her from talking about them tho.
re: #48 The Vicious Babushka
JFC on a barbed wire tightrope over Mt. Doom, juggling hand grenades.
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Tucker is an out of touch elitist dimwit.
Tucker is under the impression that immigrants are all the same in their educational backgrounds. Shit you’d think he know better given who owns FNC but Rupert is white.
re: #43 Skip Intro
Except these are home schoolin’, bible banging Christians.
Who renewed their wedding vows 3 times in 5 years with Elvis in Las Vegas.
Dude was an engineer with Northrop Grumman
Evil & weird walks amongst us.
re: #39 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
FOX NEWS HQ, Late Friday Afternoon:
[Knock at HANNITY’S dressing room door.]
HANNITY: Enter!
[MESSENGER enters. He places an envelope in HANNITY’S hand. HANNITY looks up, confused.]
HANNITY: What is this?
MESSENGER: You have been served. Have a nice day.[MESSENGER exits. HANNITY, shaking slightly, tears open the envelope and begins reading aloud.]
MUELLER [Voiceover]: “Dear Mr. Hannity: Thanks for the laughs from your show. There’s only one reason you could possibly want my investigation shut down. I’m going to find out why… and you’re going to tell me. Merry belated Christmas, jackass.”
Easiest prediction in the world is that there are emails from Hannity to the Russians offering to do anything he can to help them.
re: #52 HappyWarrior
Mark Steyn, a name I remember getting praised here in the not so distant past was on Tucker and defended white supremacists as st least being US citizens. First off wtf, second dude you’re fucking Canadian.
It’s been 10 years since Mark Steyn was praised for anything at LGF, and there have been many posts since then criticizing him.
re: #56 Stanley Sea
Who renewed their wedding vows 3 times in 5 years with Elvis in Las Vegas.
Dude was an engineer with Northrop Grumman
Evil & weird walks amongst us.
And they probably used Dobson’s books that direct parents to beat their children into total submission…
re: #57 scottslemmons
Easiest prediction in the world is that there are emails from Hannity to the Russians offering to do anything he can to help them.
From your lips to God’s ears. As if you read my mind.
re: #59 Joe Bacon 🌹
And they probably used Dobson’s books that direct parents to beat their children into total submission…
I have two of those books in my nightstand, gathering dust. Sorry, fishfolk, I guess I didn’t turn out to be the parent you expected.
re: #58 Charles Johnson
It’s been 10 years since Mark Steyn was praised for anything at LGF, and there have been many posts since then criticizing him.
Oh I got him messed up with another Mark. Thanks Charles. There was a Mark that DF loved to praise. Thought it was this tool.
Apropos of nothing at all, just to brighten the world a little, I’d like to mention that our Prime Minister is pregnant.
re: #63 Grunthos the Flatulent
Apropos of nothing at all, just to brighten the world a little, I’d just like to mention that our Prime Minister is pregnant.
Congratulations to her and all, I’m just jealous that you have a lady Prime Minister. I would much rather have a lady President right now.
re: #63 Grunthos the Flatulent
Apropos of nothing at all, just to brighten the world a little, I’d just like to mention that our Prime Minister is pregnant.
Congrats to New Zealand.
Sorry, I was off writing my state senator. What’d I miss in the continuing Dumpster fire that is the present administration?
re: #60 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
From your lips to God’s ears. As if you read my mind.
What I’m hoping from this whole thing is that it sends as many Republican politicians, strategists, and pundits to prison. I don’t think the conspiracy stopped with Trump and his campaign. It was all over the GOP map. You could probably find Russia contacts with every Republican Congressman, their staffs, a lot of Republican-leaning media types, and maybe even state level politicians. I don’t think it’ll actually be possible to do this kind of house-cleaning, but it’s probably one of the few ways we have to save the country.
Have a Nice day all 🐈🐰🐾🌹 pic.twitter.com/WN0ciXrk1b
— nieuwemarlean (@nieuwemarlean) January 18, 2018
re: #56 Stanley Sea
Who renewed their wedding vows 3 times in 5 years with Elvis in Las Vegas.
Dude was an engineer with Northrop Grumman
Evil & weird walks amongst us.
Really? Even with the Captain Kangaroo haircut?
Notable sections from testimony:
* Simpson: Most people around Trump were connected in some way to Russian organized crime
* Simpson, when asked if the Russian mafia was integrated with the Russian government, responds that it’s integrated with the American government pic.twitter.com/MMqNJSAE0r— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) January 19, 2018
OK so with the Government shut down Trump is going to Mar-A-Lardo having a one year celebration, and he’s charging $100K for a couple to attend.
And for the bargain of $250K you get to have a picture taken with His Lardass.
I could hear Lawrence just seething as he reported this on MSNBC…
re: #71 Charles Johnson
“Integrated with the American Government”? pic.twitter.com/X7ZFUehhr7
— TheMajor (@TheMajorsViews) January 19, 2018
Wow. So much for Pope Francis’s reputation as a decent man: Pope shocks Chile by accusing sex abuse victims of slander https://t.co/6dnYJpc09d
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 19, 2018
Seriously, if the Govt shut down occurs, he’s going to party at mar-a-fuckshow?
oooh wee.
re: #75 Stanley Sea
Seriously, if the Govt shut down occurs, he’s going to party at mar-a-fuckshow?
oooh wee.
Too bad the SS won’t be shut down.
Just because it’s trending on Twitter doesn’t mean it will happen in meatspace, you indolent twat…
— TheMajor (@TheMajorsViews) January 19, 2018
re: #74 Charles Johnson
As most atheists did, we never bought the line “the new Pope is more liberal and will shine much-needed light on the Catholic Church.”
The Pope’s job is to “defend the faith.” That means those bringing accusations of sexual assault against the Church be “lyin’ bitches.”
While the Church gets the most attention, Protestant churches in the USA are just as bad.
re: #80 Anymouse 🌹
As most atheists did, we never bought the line “the new Pope is more liberal and will shine much-needed light on the Catholic Church.”
The Pope’s job is to “defend the faith.” That means those bringing accusations of sexual assault against the Church be “lyin’ bitches.”
While the Church gets the most attention, Protestant churches in the USA are just as bad.
The thing is, most Catholics and religious observers assumed that Francis would be a bit different as a Jesuit and a Latin American. All that does is change his biases, it doesn’t eliminate them entirely.
Mark Steyn Bashes Immigrants: At Least ‘White Supremacists are American Citizens’ https://t.co/BIpJBPgRYk (VIDEO) pic.twitter.com/oqUpgacyHf
— Mediaite (@Mediaite) January 19, 2018
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 19, 2018
re: #83 Charles Johnson
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From a Canadian immigrant no less. Wtf is wrong with him?
re: #79 The Major
#ReleaseTheMemo is trending number 4!
— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) January 19, 2018
You get that when you get enough Russian Botnets pushing the same bullshit story https://t.co/Zsv1RBCojc
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) January 19, 2018
re: #82 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
The thing is, most Catholics and religious observers assumed that Francis would be a bit different as a Jesuit and a Latin American. All that does is change his biases, it doesn’t eliminate them entirely.
Correct. Can’t help but to be disappointed even though I’ve never been a true practicing Catholic but it is the faith my parents were reared in and I’d be lying if I said some aspects of Catholic teachings don’t impact me.
re: #86 HappyWarrior
Correct. Can’t help but to be disappointed even though I’ve never been a true practicing Catholic but it is the faith my parents were reared in and I’d be lying if I said some aspects of Catholic teachings don’t impact me.
Well, it’s just like me and Evangelical Protestantism. It’s a major part of my life - hell, you know I’m still active in a slightly less nutty branch of the church - but you know damn well how much I am disappointed and pissed off by some of the stupid shit the self-appointed evangelical mouthpieces say.
re: #83 Charles Johnson
So what’s the excuse for treating non-white citizens like shit then?
Like, holy fuck. I’m never going to get past just how dehumanizing the language toward immigrants can be. They’re literally not people to most Fox talking heads and GOP voters.
re: #87 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
Well, it’s just like me and Evangelical Protestantism. It’s a major part of my life - hell, you know I’m still active in a slightly less nutty branch of the church - but you know damn well how much I am disappointed and pissed off by some of the stupid shit the self-appointed evangelical mouthpieces say.
Right. I mean I remain staunchly pro choice, lgbt, etc but I was baptized Catholic and the Catholic teachings imparted to my folks through theirs and in Dad’s case the Catholic school system definitely impact my philosophy. This is disappointing. I know Francis wasn’t going to change the church but the handling of the child abuse remains a profound disappointment especially as they continue to oppose lgbt parents as unfit.
re: #88 Citizen K
So what’s the excuse for treating non-white citizens like shit then?
Like, holy fuck. I’m never going to get past just how dehumanizing the language toward immigrants can be. They’re literally not people to most Fox talking heads and GOP voters.
Easy. They don’t think non whites are worthy of protection under the law.
And like clockwork, we have another stupid right wing fake controversy being pushed into Twitter’s trending lists by the usual creeps. pic.twitter.com/vk8OFFrEbF
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 19, 2018
And Judge Janine Pirro of Fox News takes the stage. “Welcome to Mar-a-Lago. A magnificent place. It sure ain’t no shithole!” pic.twitter.com/z0HBLDtsLk
— alexandra clough (@acloughpbp) January 19, 2018
re: #86 HappyWarrior
Correct. Can’t help but to be disappointed even though I’ve never been a true practicing Catholic but it is the faith my parents were reared in and I’d be lying if I said some aspects of Catholic teachings don’t impact me.
I still have a seething hatred for Bruce Ritter of Covenant House…
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Fine. You asked for it. You get it. #ReleaseTheMemo pic.twitter.com/YcsiXgwmHp
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) January 19, 2018
re: #86 HappyWarrior
re: #87 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
Reading the stories of others who have escaped indoctrination by their various churches and those positions (gays are evil, &c) makes me glad I was never subjected to that which has no evidence.
It also informs me of just how hard it is to escape lifetime indoctrination and immersion by an entire culture that pushes the same. I didn’t have to worry about being thrown out of my home and cut off from my family if I announced I didn’t believe in something asserted without evidence (though all my Methodist cousins but one did).
re: #32 HappyWarrior
If true, I’d love to see LaPierre sweat bullets
Only if they are American made .223!
re: #97 Anymouse 🌹
Reading the stories of others who have escaped indoctrination by their various churches and those positions (gays are evil, &c) makes me glad I was never subjected to that which has no evidence.
It also informs me of just how hard it is to escape lifetime indoctrination and immersion by an entire culture that pushes the same. I didn’t have to worry about being thrown out of my home and cut off from my family if I announced I didn’t believe in something asserted without evidence (though all my Methodist cousins but one did).
As I posted before the Religious Right infected all of my family and turned them into monsters that I cannot handle. The only way to cope with it was to get the hell out of Pennsylvania!
They paid $100k for this.
Classic American food. Yes I woofed it down. #trumpinpalmbeach #maralago #trumpettes pic.twitter.com/v362TxKe8q
— alexandra clough (@acloughpbp) January 18, 2018
re: #96 Kragar
LOL - Office Space! Yer killing me!
(True story: When I was at Sears Credit as a Software QA specialist, my manager’s manager used to call the project list the “Total Project Summary” (TPS) - and he went as far as ordered as Red Swingline stapler….)
re: #101 Skip Intro
They paid $100k for this.
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Ferchrissakes, at $100k I could buy a whole goddamn restaurant and eat that whenever I wanted.
re: #99 Joe Bacon 🌹
As I posted before the Religious Right infected all of my family and turned them into monsters that I cannot handle. The only way to cope with it was to get the hell out of Pennsylvania!
The United Methodist Church is not normally associated with “the religious right.” They nevertheless feel the same way as just about every other Christian church vis. atheists: We are to be shunned.
A lot is said about JWs and Seventh Day Adventists about shunning, but the reality is nearly every Christian church does it.
I am not welcome in any of my cousin’s homes but one because I am an atheist and no other reason.
It’s sad in a way that their religious faith is more important than their family (and they lost their damn minds when my sister was married), but that’s their problem.
re: #101 Skip Intro
They paid $100k for this.
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And remember when you pay $250,000 You and Your Spouse get to take a picture with His Ass-Holeyness!
.@GOP @realDonaldTrump @SenateGOP @HouseGOP #Trumpettes are in the #TwilightZone pic.twitter.com/3Fu8z1TuLW
— Cathy Battle (@hippie2u) January 8, 2018
re: #105 Anymouse 🌹
Raised Methodist here but somehow missed the “must shun atheists” bit. Weird, I guess.
None of the Christian members of my family (the Methodists) will even acknowledge my sister’s loss last Saturday except one.
As Christopher Hitchens noted: Religion poisons everything.
Pope Francis is no different; he just has a better press corps.
Its all right here… pic.twitter.com/x8vLaZbHYQ
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) January 19, 2018
re: #108 klys (maker of Silmarils)
Raised Methodist here but somehow missed the “must shun atheists” bit. Weird, I guess.
You won’t find it in the canon of the UMC. You find it in the actions of Methodists when they find they have a non-believer in their midst.
re: #111 Anymouse 🌹
You won’t find it in the canon of the UMC. You find it in the actions of Methodists when they find they have a non-believer in their midst.
Just like any other cult. Once you leave you’re shunned.
I bought an entire cake cuz Thursday pic.twitter.com/eE3JcdX5q2
— wook〰goddess (@DR0girl) January 19, 2018
— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) January 19, 2018
Why yes, I do consider myself a proud member of the 76%…
Gallup survey finds Canadian approval of US leadership plunged from 60% under Obama in 2016 to 20% under Trump in 2017, a record low.
It’s now 20% approve, 76% disapprove. Pew’s slightly different survey, released in June, found a Canadian decline from 83% to 22%.— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) January 18, 2018
re: #109 Anymouse 🌹
None of the Christian members of my family (the Methodists) will even acknowledge my sister’s loss last Saturday except one.
As Christopher Hitchens noted: Religion poisons everything.
Pope Francis is no different; he just has a better press corps.
You have Christian friends here who do.
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re: #112 Joe Bacon 🌹
Just like any other cult. Once you leave you’re shunned.
The local Mennonites here will still talk to me (and take my money of course) because they still think they have a shot at my conversion to their faith.
I expect that will eventually change.
re: #86 HappyWarrior
Correct. Can’t help but to be disappointed even though I’ve never been a true practicing Catholic but it is the faith my parents were reared in and I’d be lying if I said some aspects of Catholic teachings don’t impact me.
Someone can be better than others and still have many weaknesses and blind spots. I’ve never said that he was perfect just a hell of a lot better than Bennie (heck, I don’t even hold that the Incarnation was “perfect” in that sense. See how he had to be taught by the Cananite woman for an example). He still upholds as dogma doctrines that I certainly don’t believe.
If I complain about puritopians getting in the way of some progress here, does that mean I should do just that in this realm too? Now I realize that those who hate religion will always believe that the only progress in to get rid of it but I don’t accept that. I’ll take what I can get to movie the world more forwards that backwards just as I do politically here.
Well, they are here in spirit. Photo cutouts of the president and First Lady in the grand ballroom. #trumpinpalmbeach #maralago #trumpettes pic.twitter.com/LGX50qagUF
— alexandra clough (@acloughpbp) January 19, 2018
re: #106 Joe Bacon 🌹
And remember when you pay $250,000 You and Your Spouse get to take a picture with His Ass-Holeyness!
Tonight only! Only $50k to have your picture taken in front of this cardboard cutout.
re: #111 Anymouse 🌹
You won’t find it in the canon of the UMC. You find it in the actions of Methodists when they find they have a non-believer in their midst.
We know some very different Methodists.
re: #117 William Lewis
Someone can be better than others and still have many weaknesses and blind spots. I’ve never said that he was perfect just a hell of a lot better than Bennie (heck, I don’t even hold that the Incarnation was “perfect” in that sense. See how he had to be taught by the Cananite woman for an example). He still upholds as dogma doctrines that I certainly don’t believe.
If I complain about puritopians getting in the way of some progress here, does that mean I should do just that in this realm too? Now I realize that those who hate religion will always believe that the only progress in to get rid of it but I don’t accept that. I’ll take what I can get to movie the world more forwards that backwards just as I do politically here.
Certainly. And even though I’m not religious. I agree very much with you. I just find myself disappointed in Francis here. Don’t read that as an attack on faith itself but disappointment in men.
re: #105 Anymouse 🌹
The United Methodist Church is not normally associated with “the religious right.” They nevertheless feel the same way as just about every other Christian church vis. atheists: We are to be shunned.
A lot is said about JWs and Seventh Day Adventists about shunning, but the reality is nearly every Christian church does it.
I am not welcome in any of my cousin’s homes but one because I am an atheist and no other reason.
It’s sad in a way that their religious faith is more important than their family (and they lost their damn minds when my sister was married), but that’s their problem.
Come on down to your local Episcopalian church. Several of our bishops are openly atheists (see Jack Spong for example. ) and lots are good & queer folk as well.
There’s good and bad in all faiths and lack of faith. Let me make that point here.
re: #115 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
You have Christian friends here who do.
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I need to hit the rack. Try to preserve the Republic whilst I’m gone… .
re: #108 klys (maker of Silmarils)
Raised Methodist here but somehow missed the “must shun atheists” bit. Weird, I guess.
I don’t know, I was raised Episcopalian, and we didn’t get that memo either. I have to say that, even though I left it long ago, the Episcopal church is about as close to a YMMV faith as I know of. No Catholic guilt, no Baptist hellfire, no evangelical end times. Also no bullshit about how the “wine” in the Bible was really grape juice. OTOH, listening to an Episcopal congregation try to sing hymns is like listening to a hundred gerbils rustling sawdust.
re: #109 Anymouse 🌹
None of the Christian members of my family (the Methodists) will even acknowledge my sister’s loss last Saturday except one.
As Christopher Hitchens noted: Religion poisons everything.
Pope Francis is no different; he just has a better press corps.
Hitchens was too busy hating to notice he was as good a poisoner as any religious person. But considering it’s fundamentalism far more than religion per se that is doing the poisoning, perhaps that’s not especially surprising?
re: #121 William Lewis
Come on down to your local Episcopalian church. Several of our bishops are openly atheists (see Jack Spong for example. ) and lots are good & queer folk as well.
I had to leave my home town of Ambridge PA when Right Wing Episcopals financed by Richard Mellon Scaife came to town. They openly worked to split the church pushing the Religious Right agenda. They were really obnoxious.
re: #118 Skip Intro
PLEASE note that Alexandra Clough is doing the work. She’s a reporter with the Palm Beach Post. Not a sycophant
Let it be remembered that MLK was an ordained minister. There’s a lot of legit gripes with religion to be had but religion like ideology is ruined not by Gods or non Gods but men and women. I choose not to believe but if religion guides people like William and other believing Lizards to do good, I can’t get in their way. I just wish and I know they do respect my agnosticism not as an attack on their faith but another perspective in understanding this world of ours.
re: #124 whitebeach
I don’t know, I was raised Episcopalian, and we didn’t get that memo either. I have to say that, even though I left it long ago, the Episcopal church is about as close to a YMMV faith as I know of. No Catholic guilt, no Baptist hellfire, no evangelical end times. Also no bullshit about how the “wine” in the Bible was really grape juice. OTOH, listening to an Episcopal congregation try to sing hymns is like listening to a hundred gerbils rustling sawdust.
Some are better singers than others :) Grace in Madison WI has a good choir, an exquisite organ and a very talented organist. The music there is a revelation in and of itself. I loved it when they used a Haydn mass setting as the service music one week.
Now the little church I’m at now? Not that good at all but a bit better than gerbils :LOL:
re: #31 The Vicious Babushka
As horrifying as this story is, there are blithering idiots in the comments who, get this, BLAME THE CLINTONS.
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Not to make light of this awful story but that guys haircut is creepy as fuck.
I can’t imagine what will happen to those kids. I doubt they have any social skills or abilities. These parents deserve the harshest punishment possible.
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