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I just learned within an hour of writing these very words that my previous fundamentalist church and its elders failed to protect young girls and despite bright warning lights chose not to act. There are many victims in this story. Denton Bible Church...
by Dem
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on Fri Feb 23, 2024 at 06:56 AM PST
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Kelly Johnson, the wife of the newly elected speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, runs a Christian counseling business affiliated with some very homophobic beliefs. According to HuffPost , Kelly ...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Tue Oct 31, 2023 at 03:50 PM PDT
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As some may recall, I became a fundamentalist as an undergraduate. In 2005, as I began graduate school in mathematics I began to rethink my worldview. I saw my fundamentalism as inextricably tied to being a republican. So, when I began recognizing the...
by Dem
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on Thu Oct 26, 2023 at 11:09 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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I am working my way up past the anger about SCOTUS. I am ready to channel the rage and get mobilized, organized into collective action. That’s where I am now after two days of sound and fury signifying nothing. We need an action plan that has strategic...
by theAngrySwamy
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on Sun Jun 26, 2022 at 06:29 PM PDT
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Over and over I tried to prove my love to you. Over and over What more can I do? Over and over My friends say I'm a fool. But over and over I'll be a fool for you. 'Cause you got personality Walk, with personality Talk, with personality Smile, with...
by Arthur Ruger
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on Tue Mar 22, 2022 at 04:04 PM PDT
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O Holy Fright Relaxing with a cup of coffee on Christmas morning, I began to read the Cape Cod Times. Flipping through, I was shocked when I came face to face with Hobby Lobby's full-page Christmas advertisement. It was stunning, and, after some...
by mamasana
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on Wed Dec 29, 2021 at 01:20 PM PST
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I was born in 1948 and grew up during the Cold War, when the United States and Russia were mortal enemies. I recall Soviet Premier Khrushchev saying, "We will bury you!" And during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, the world teetered on the brink of...
by ArtD48
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on Sun Dec 19, 2021 at 02:24 PM PST
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The verdict has been handed down: Acquitted on all charges. The response, for the most part, is what we would expect. To the ammosexual, this was a resounding shot across the bow to all those who oppose them. To others, it was a gross miscarriage of...
by Benthovens5th
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on Sun Nov 21, 2021 at 11:07 PM PST
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It was a bracing moment for all those who worry about the radicalism of Evangelicals and their embolden threats against those with whom they disagree. We call it “the Insurrection.” That moment when radicals stormed the Capitol Building and delivered a...
by Benthovens5th
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on Wed Nov 10, 2021 at 10:40 PM PST
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Some thoughts on the morning after….
The Democrats have long been accused of being the “party of special interests” (though I haven’t heard much of that lately), because of all the groups ...
by Dan K
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on Wed Nov 03, 2021 at 09:04 AM PDT
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www.huffpost.com/… I’m sharing this story because I think she makes some points worth listening to. I am not urging individual Kos readers to go out and take up this cross. I will not be doing that myself, not even with my brother and his wife. I don’t...
by senorjoel
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on Thu Aug 19, 2021 at 03:18 PM PDT
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Scott Lively is at it again. And no, this is NOT snark. You read the headline right. According to Lively Trump lost because he endorsed� queer theory. Never mind the ...
by CameronProf
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on Sat Jan 30, 2021 at 01:54 PM PST
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Fundamentalist Intolerance (Daylight Atheism – 1/25/21) By James A. Haught Across America, right-wing politicians pass “religious freedom” laws that have a single purpose: to let narrow-minded believers discriminate against gays — an intolerance that...
by JamesAHaught
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on Thu Jan 28, 2021 at 05:33 PM PST
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On this date in 2018, as well as 2019, “Crazy/Stupid Republican of the Day” profiled North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest, who was first elected to office back in 2012 by a little less than seven thousand votes. Forest is a political legacy,...
by republicinsanity
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on Mon Feb 10, 2020 at 10:55 AM PST
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Welcome to what is the 806th original profile here at “Crazy/Stupid Republican of the Day” profile, where we’ll be discussing Mark Harris, a pastor who unsuccessfully ran for U.S. Senate in 2014, and in 2016, missed out on his shot to upset Congressman...
by republicinsanity
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on Thu Dec 12, 2019 at 05:06 AM PST
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On this day in both 2014, in 2015, 2016, and in 2017, “Crazy/Stupid Republican of the Day” posted profiles of Steve Scheffler, a member of the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition and the 2016 Republican National Committee who is one of the key driving...
by republicinsanity
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on Sat Nov 23, 2019 at 05:39 AM PST
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‘Trump’s Pastor’ is Not Even A Christian In a previous article, I said President Donald Trump usually picks the least qualified person for the job. His cabinet is full of zealots, ideologues and ignoramuses, who know nothing about the departments...
by motik70
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on Sun Nov 10, 2019 at 10:15 AM PST
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Adam Fannin of Stedfast Baptist Church is no fan of the comedian Sarah Silverman. He claims that she is a: 'God-hating whore of Zionism' and that he hopes that 'God breaks her teeth out and she dies' In a video the fun loving fundy states : "You know...
by BFSkinner
130 comments
on Sat Aug 10, 2019 at 06:07 PM PDT
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It was on this date one year ago that “Crazy/Stupid Republican of the Day” first profiled Texas State Senator Konni Burton, a Fundamentalist who was propped up and into office in the 2014 elections by over a million dollars of campaign donations and...
by republicinsanity
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on Wed Jan 16, 2019 at 04:32 AM PST
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