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Two things I want to talk about, politics wise
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RE: Two things I want to talk about, politics wise
September 21, 2023 at 8:56 pm
(September 21, 2023 at 7:43 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: The Republicans claim to be "originalist" [i.e. supporting the "original intent" of the Framers of the Constitution] but have carved out an exception for religion in their own minds. It's not very different from Christian literalists who cherry-pick the shit out of their "inerrant" book.

Most of the Framers were secularists.  They called Thomas Paine a deist but The Age of Reason reads like slightly more hardcore Richard Dawkins, or a slightly toned down Christopher Hitchens.
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RE: Two things I want to talk about, politics wise - by LinuxGal - September 21, 2023 at 8:56 pm
RE: Two things I want to talk about, politics wise - by no one - September 22, 2023 at 12:23 am
RE: Two things I want to talk about, politics wise - by Silver - September 22, 2023 at 11:31 am
RE: Two things I want to talk about, politics wise - by Silver - September 22, 2023 at 12:59 pm
RE: Two things I want to talk about, politics wise - by Silver - September 22, 2023 at 1:12 pm
RE: Two things I want to talk about, politics wise - by Silver - September 22, 2023 at 1:26 pm
RE: Two things I want to talk about, politics wise - by no one - September 23, 2023 at 6:39 am

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