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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 22, 2023 at 10:09 am
(September 21, 2023 at 7:51 pm)ShinyCrystals Wrote:
(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.

I see. Well, as long as mankind has existed, or for a very long time, religion has been used as a means of power, so the fact that at least republicans do that kind of thing and try to incorporate religion with US politics is not too surprising.

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RE: Two things I want to talk about, politics wise - by awty - September 21, 2023 at 7:22 pm
RE: Two things I want to talk about, politics wise - by Thumpalumpacus - September 22, 2023 at 10:09 am
RE: Two things I want to talk about, politics wise - by awty - September 22, 2023 at 12:49 pm
RE: Two things I want to talk about, politics wise - by awty - September 22, 2023 at 12:53 pm
RE: Two things I want to talk about, politics wise - by awty - September 22, 2023 at 1:05 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 awty - September 22, 2023 at 1:24 pm
RE: Two things I want to talk about, politics wise - by awty - September 22, 2023 at 1:30 pm
RE: Two things I want to talk about, politics wise - by awty - September 22, 2023 at 2:53 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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