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Respecting Christian family and friends
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RE: Respecting Christian family and friends
Most people I know do not act that way to begin with. Shit changes. And most people I've seen who want to preserve a supposed 'old' way of life are merely looking at a false ideal through rose-colored glasses - they want to preserve their own ideal. Take the Christian right and the 50's, for instance. They vaunt those years because to them, they were awesome (white, middle or upper class men). They were shit for everyone else.

Fundies talk about old-time religion without understanding that religion has changed with the time and environment. Traditions evolve. No one's culture stands in a vacuum. You hear someone say they want to preserve it whole-cloth, you tell them they're a fucking idiot.
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Respecting Christian family and friends - by watchamadoodle - December 11, 2014 at 11:48 am
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by dyresand - December 11, 2014 at 11:59 am
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by Minimalist - December 11, 2014 at 12:05 pm
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by Tonus - December 11, 2014 at 12:22 pm
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by Elskidor - December 11, 2014 at 12:07 pm
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by robvalue - December 11, 2014 at 12:10 pm
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by Tombochan - December 11, 2014 at 1:06 pm
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by vorlon13 - December 11, 2014 at 1:08 pm
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by robvalue - December 11, 2014 at 1:10 pm
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by vorlon13 - December 11, 2014 at 2:41 pm
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by robvalue - December 11, 2014 at 3:11 pm
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by robvalue - December 11, 2014 at 3:27 pm
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by robvalue - December 11, 2014 at 3:33 pm
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by thesummerqueen - December 11, 2014 at 3:36 pm
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by robvalue - December 11, 2014 at 3:42 pm
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by Tonus - December 11, 2014 at 3:50 pm
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by thesummerqueen - December 11, 2014 at 10:12 pm
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by Whateverist - December 11, 2014 at 10:16 pm
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by Minimalist - December 11, 2014 at 10:26 pm
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by watchamadoodle - December 11, 2014 at 11:04 pm
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by Brakeman - December 14, 2014 at 11:52 am
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by watchamadoodle - December 14, 2014 at 10:04 pm
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by Brakeman - December 14, 2014 at 11:29 pm
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by Alex K - December 15, 2014 at 9:24 am
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by thesummerqueen - December 11, 2014 at 11:06 pm
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by watchamadoodle - December 11, 2014 at 11:22 pm
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by thesummerqueen - December 11, 2014 at 11:24 pm
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by Minimalist - December 12, 2014 at 12:11 am
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by watchamadoodle - December 12, 2014 at 10:54 am
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by thesummerqueen - December 12, 2014 at 10:58 am
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by thesummerqueen - December 13, 2014 at 10:07 pm
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by Spooky - December 13, 2014 at 8:15 pm
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by watchamadoodle - December 14, 2014 at 10:20 am
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by Drich - December 15, 2014 at 12:44 am
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by dyresand - December 15, 2014 at 12:46 am
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by Drich - December 15, 2014 at 9:49 am
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by watchamadoodle - December 15, 2014 at 11:57 am
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by Drich - December 15, 2014 at 10:11 pm
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by watchamadoodle - December 16, 2014 at 10:47 am
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by Drich - December 17, 2014 at 12:17 am
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by Drich - December 14, 2014 at 3:12 am
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by Whateverist - December 14, 2014 at 10:10 am
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by Drich - December 15, 2014 at 12:42 am
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by dyresand - December 15, 2014 at 12:43 am
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by Whateverist - December 15, 2014 at 3:10 am
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by ManMachine - December 14, 2014 at 5:25 am
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by robvalue - December 14, 2014 at 10:49 am
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by Minimalist - December 14, 2014 at 10:25 pm
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by dyresand - December 14, 2014 at 10:35 pm
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by vorlon13 - December 14, 2014 at 11:48 pm
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by robvalue - December 15, 2014 at 9:40 am
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by thesummerqueen - December 16, 2014 at 11:07 am
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by dyresand - December 16, 2014 at 11:44 am
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by vorlon13 - December 17, 2014 at 12:15 am
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by watchamadoodle - December 16, 2014 at 10:19 pm
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by dyresand - December 16, 2014 at 11:15 pm
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by watchamadoodle - December 16, 2014 at 11:53 pm
RE: Respecting Christian family and friends - by thesummerqueen - December 16, 2014 at 11:52 pm

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