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Are the far right Christians here in the U.S. just upset they're losing power
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Are the far right Christians here in the U.S. just upset they're losing power
May 27, 2016 at 12:57 pm
This is the feeling I get. They're upset that people are beginning to realize that religion is just a form of control for the greater populations. And now that people aren't buying that lie anymore it's driving them to pass these insane "Religious freedom" laws. Which are really just bigotry laws.
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RE: Are the far right Christians here in the U.S. just upset they're losing power
May 27, 2016 at 1:00 pm
I think they got lucky in the mid-term elections (lucky Democrats have a lower turnout for those) and got more power than they ought to have considering they have less support in general than Democrats. They're ramming their agenda while they have the chance, though I'm sure many of them figure that with the base they have, it will get them more votes come November.
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RE: Are the far right Christians here in the U.S. just upset they're losing power
May 27, 2016 at 1:42 pm
(May 27, 2016 at 1:00 pm)Mister Agenda Wrote: I think they got lucky in the mid-term elections (lucky Democrats have a lower turnout for those) and got more power than they ought to have considering they have less support in general than Democrats. They're ramming their agenda while they have the chance, though I'm sure many of them figure that with the base they have, it will get them more votes come November.

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RE: Are the far right Christians here in the U.S. just upset they're losing power
May 27, 2016 at 1:43 pm
In a word, "yes."  It isn't only that the younger generation dismisses their bullshit it is that they are dying out and the demographics of the country are rapidly turning against them.  Even with the influx of Hispanics it must be understood that the bulk of them are catholics and these evangelical shitheads don't consider them xtians.... except when they want to pretend that there are still plenty of xtians around!
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RE: Are the far right Christians here in the U.S. just upset they're losing power
May 27, 2016 at 2:25 pm
They're fighting a rearguard action, and they know it.

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RE: Are the far right Christians here in the U.S. just upset they're losing power
May 27, 2016 at 2:29 pm
They're upset that they're losing the culture war.
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RE: Are the far right Christians here in the U.S. just upset they're losing power
May 27, 2016 at 2:31 pm
Well yeah, I assume they would be.
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May 27, 2016 at 3:06 pm
"Just"? I wouldn't say just, but yeah, they seem butthurt.
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RE: Are the far right Christians here in the U.S. just upset they're losing power
May 27, 2016 at 3:41 pm
Their leaders actually might be afraid of losing power/money. Their base might actually believe in what they're preaching.
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RE: Are the far right Christians here in the U.S. just upset they're losing power
May 27, 2016 at 4:16 pm
GoHalos1993 Wrote:
Mister Agenda Wrote:I think they got lucky in the mid-term elections (lucky Democrats have a lower turnout for those) and got more power than they ought to have considering they have less support in general than Democrats. They're ramming their agenda while they have the chance, though I'm sure many of them figure that with the base they have, it will get them more votes come November.

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