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RE: Did jeebus tell the bible belt to come up with giving daughters balls??
March 24, 2014 at 7:53 am
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I'm pretty sure everyone here knows exactly how creepy religion can be, why in the world did you think it was worthwhile to reinforce our knowledge of exactly how creepy religion can be with that picture? I am genuinely curious.
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RE: Did jeebus tell the bible belt to come up with giving daughters balls??
March 24, 2014 at 12:45 pm
(March 24, 2014 at 7:53 am)futilethewinds Wrote: I'm pretty sure everyone here knows exactly how creepy religion can be, why in the world did you think it was worthwhile to reinforce our knowledge of exactly how creepy religion can be with that picture? I am genuinely curious.
I post it because it is so easy to give unwarranted empathy to the positions held by the theists on this board and among our real life contacts.
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RE: Did jeebus tell the bible belt to come up with giving daughters balls??
March 24, 2014 at 12:57 pm
(March 22, 2014 at 10:09 am)Esquilax Wrote: I just... I can't even fathom the thought process that would lead to someone doing this.
Crazy is as crazy does.
On the other hand, this concept seems to offer up the possibility that some Christian guy will be overheard casually telling another that
"[he's] playing with [his] daughter's balls" before catching himself.
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