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Pat Kahnke is a former pastor and an evangelical but who has never voted for Donald Trump for president and has been putting out many videos in a systematic way that explain why it is so bad and dangerous for the Christian community to vote for the...
by Dem
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on Sun May 05, 2024 at 06:59 AM PDT
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Niemöller’s urgent message to Americans – speak out against the evils of Trump and the MAGA movement The striking parallels between Germany in the 1930s and the United States today keep piling up. In January a movement called Faithful America began to mobilize Christians in opposition to presidential candidate Donald Trump. These American Catholics...
by Alan Austin
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on Tue Mar 26, 2024 at 04:38 AM PDT
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Sometime around 250 CE, in what was then the Roman province of Bithynia (modern day Turkey) a daughter was born to Greek parents who were innkeepers in a city called Drepanum. (Or so it is widely ...
by A Pagan in Arizona
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on Tue Feb 27, 2024 at 01:00 PM PST
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For many Americans who consider themselves Christian, it seems impossible to square the behavior of Donald Trump with any form of the religion they hold dear. It’s not just that Trump has little ...
by Mark Sumner
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on Mon Jan 15, 2024 at 06:00 AM PST
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Two Christian parents in Michigan have decided that their anti-trans bigotry is more important than their child’s mental health or wellbeing. From The Friendly Atheist Substack: Dan and Jennifer Mead have a transgender son. The child didn’t feel...
by CyberMindGrrl
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on Sat Dec 23, 2023 at 09:11 AM PST
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When a story appears in the media talking about the views of Christians, it’s almost certain to be focused on conservative evangelical Christians who support Donald Trump. More often than not, that story will involve banning books, denying services, or...
by Mark Sumner
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on Mon Dec 18, 2023 at 11:13 AM PST
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The nip in the air reminds us that, once again, that special time of year approaches, when the baby Jesus flies his sleigh around the world to give out chocolate eggs to the good boys and girls (and by “good” I mean, of course, Christian boys and...
by hellman
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on Tue Nov 14, 2023 at 07:45 AM PST
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One of the key reasons Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana finally lined up the Republican votes to become House speaker after other nominees failed was because everyone in the conference thinks he's "a nice guy," as NPR reporter Eric McDaniel noted several...
by Kerry Eleveld
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on Fri Oct 27, 2023 at 06:35 AM PDT
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From yesterday (August 28, 2023), but I only heard about it now: Reuters: First Ugandan Charged with ‘Aggravated Homosexuality’ Punishable by Death According to a charge sheet seen by Reuters, the defendant was charged on Aug. 18 with aggravated...
by m1i9k8t3j
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on Tue Aug 29, 2023 at 09:17 PM PDT
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The Right holds up Mike Pence as a Christian. I guess we’ll find out for sure on Judgement Day, but for now is it a sin to question whether Pence really is a man of God, or if he’s another example of the phony moral superiority the Right likes to crow...
by RickElia
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on Fri Aug 18, 2023 at 07:35 AM PDT
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The Protestant Reformation began with Martin Luther proposing a debate on such matters as the Catholic Church selling indulgences (get out of Hell cards) for cash. Luther founded his resulting ...
by Mokurai
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on Sun Jul 09, 2023 at 08:59 AM PDT
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Those who know me personally might be baffled as to why I’m posting a cartoon about the rights of LGBTQ folks, when neither I nor anyone in my immediate family are in that category. To find your answer, do a search for a poem called “First They Came”....
by Perlinator
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on Sun Jul 02, 2023 at 06:09 PM PDT
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As a teenager, despite dire warnings from my parents and church, I was a musician who loved secular rock and roll music. I also loved Christian rock. I was a minor when I lucked into a job as a venue roadie for major concert tours. Imagine my joy mixed...
by SteveDavis
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on Sun Jun 11, 2023 at 05:52 AM PDT
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THE REVOLT OF THE CHRISTIAN HOME-SCHOOLERS They were taught that public schools are evil. Then a Virginia couple defied their families and enrolled their kids. In today’s Washington Post: https://wapo.st/45ztY3U (gift link, no paywall) Great long form...
by Al Dorado
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on Tue May 30, 2023 at 04:00 PM PDT
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A nation with a fearful population is easily lead to the 2nd Amendment solution advocated by the GOP: A gun in every hand and two in the pot. (Reuters) -A gunman shot and killed eight people and wounded at least seven others at a busy mall north of...
by Kenneth DeBacker
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on Sat May 06, 2023 at 11:26 PM PDT
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Hundreds of conservative Christian activists and a handful of local far-right extremists, led by the right-wing Christian group United Revival, marched through Santa Monica on Saturday. At its peak, the crowd size was estimated to be around 650 people....
by VPSReports
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on Sun Feb 19, 2023 at 09:02 AM PST
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The designations “atheist” and “believer” should not be relevant to this forum. It is a policy forum, and the framing of issues should be purely secular. The association of religious and political practices has a long history in America. Temperance was...
by bkbalke
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on Sun Feb 19, 2023 at 05:50 AM PST
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I’ve never been more ashamed of the community here than over the last few days. One troll diary posts about how much she hates religion, and we are all at each other’s throats. Shame on all of us. Our tribal nature has been exploited here. We are...
by blueMN
315 comments
on Fri Feb 17, 2023 at 03:39 PM PST
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UPDATE: Friday, Feb 17, 2023 · 8:20:53 PM +00:00 · Liberal in a Red State UPDATE: I have seen several comments that the accusations of “faith shaming” in VetWife’s diary were not intended to imply that it was Atheists who were the ones “faith shaming”...
by Liberal in a Red State
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on Fri Feb 17, 2023 at 10:36 AM PST
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A Christian school in a low-income neighborhood in Kansas City has, for nearly a decade, quietly supported its LGBTQ students and staff by offering K-8 students tuition-free private education with “inclusive theology.” Last winter, according to...
by Rebekah Sager
124 comments
on Mon Feb 06, 2023 at 01:52 PM PST
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