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Knut Robert Knutsen
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Posted: 24 October 2008 at 4:19pm | IP Logged | 1  

"if God does "choose" Obama... was she working against God's will to run against Obama.. or..."

In biblical mythology (Old Testament, but a part of Christian teachings as well) ALL leaders, including the leaders of the enemies of the faithful or those leaders that persecute or murder the faithful are given their positions by GOD.

So, God put Bush in charge, if McCain/ Palin wins it's because God chose them. A lot of Christians prefer not to think of the "mythological fact" that the bad guys also get put in place by God (apparently to test the faithful or to punish them for God knows what reason.)

So all American presidents are put in power by God. But technically so was Hitler, Stalin, Mao and Pol Pot. And George III. And because they are put in place by God, all their subjects are supposed to obey them.  It is apparently a sticking point in the whole "US founded as Christian Nation" theory that overthrowing a god-anointed king for a (shudder) republic is an impious act. Some apologetics have apparently devised an exception, but I'm not sure how it was worded.

Fun.

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Andrew Hess
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Posted: 24 October 2008 at 4:21pm | IP Logged | 2  

Al Cook said: "Transubstantiation = ritual cannibalism."

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mmmmmmm...body of Christ...
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Al Cook
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Posted: 24 October 2008 at 4:23pm | IP Logged | 3  
To paraphrase a Scrabble foe of mine once: OK, I wish I'd been drinking milk
when I'd read that so it could have shot out my nose.
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Mike O'Brien
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Posted: 24 October 2008 at 4:35pm | IP Logged | 4  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eW5X1eaozxQ

"Joe Biden is now my homeboy"
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Jodi Moisan
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Posted: 24 October 2008 at 4:47pm | IP Logged | 5  

Welfare cheats and creepy hair styles

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/10/earlyshow/main4005 519.shtml

I bet they support McCain/Palin

Edited to add: could that kid reporter be any cuter!!!!!

 



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Scott Richards
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"Actually, the people on welfare have one step up in that they can get free job training that people not on welfare can't get. "

As I pointed out in my original post, not if the "job training" they get is only for jobs that they're only eligible for as long as they're on welfare, because the "welfare workers" are cheaper and more convenient for the employers.

You misunderstood my comment.  I'm not talking about their employers training them while they work.  I'm talking about them taking classes on their own during non-work times, something their employer has no say in.   It's just like any other person who works a full time job and goes to school to better themselves on their own time.
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Scott Richards
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Posted: 24 October 2008 at 5:15pm | IP Logged | 7  
Just $10 More?  Talk about taking advantage of your followers.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/10/obama-mon ey.html


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Mike O'Brien
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http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/24/voting.problems/index .html?eref=rss_topstories

Sigh...
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Kevin Hagerman
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Posted: 24 October 2008 at 5:52pm | IP Logged | 9  
Imagine if all the registered voters showed up.  We need to work on this.
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Tom French
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 "When in doubt do like a Roman/Make a cross on your abdomen/Two, four, six, eight/Time to transubstantiate!"

"Ave Maria (Gee, it's good to see ya!)
Gettin' ecstatican, sorta dramatican
Doin' the Vatican Rag!"
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Michael Roberts
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I guess I'm not the only one that wondered why Jesus tasted so bland.
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That topic is completely tasteless
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