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RE: Right-wing writer kills himself after marriage equality passes
May 22, 2013 at 8:59 am
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That is probably the shittiest reason to kill yourself I have heard of.
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RE: Right-wing writer kills himself after marriage equality passes
May 22, 2013 at 9:01 am
Probably wasn't the reason.
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RE: Right-wing writer kills himself after marriage equality passes
May 22, 2013 at 9:02 am
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Maybe, but there definitely are those in this country who would do well for the rest of us to follow his example.
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RE: Right-wing writer kills himself after marriage equality passes
May 22, 2013 at 9:03 am
Probably not...could be, though. Humans are weird like that.
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RE: Right-wing writer kills himself after marriage equality passes
May 22, 2013 at 10:02 am
News stories generally end up in History and Politics, unless religious in nature, then they're in the appropriate religious sub-forum.
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RE: Right-wing writer kills himself after marriage equality passes
May 22, 2013 at 10:44 am
Quote:A far-right writer and activist shot himself dead in front of the altar of Paris’s famed Notre Dame Cathedral on Tuesday, shortly after calling for “spectacular” action to protect France’s identity.
He got the "spectacular" part right, I'll give him that much.
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RE: Right-wing writer kills himself after marriage equality passes
May 22, 2013 at 10:58 am
What happened to that "peace of god that passeth all understanding" mentioned in Philippians ????
This god-sucker just offed himself. Was he not a True Christian? Cause clearly TRUE CHRISTIANS get the TRUE peace, right??
Don't bother with the bull shit explanations. One less fucking imbecile on the planet is fine by me.
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RE: Right-wing writer kills himself after marriage equality passes
May 22, 2013 at 11:46 am
At least he didn't shoot anyone else. That alone makes him French and not American.