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wcmagumba

(6,617 posts)
Fri May 15, 2026, 02:46 PM Yesterday

The White House sponsoring a mega "Christian" prayer event on the National Mall violates my rights...

I'm a non-believer and truly believe my rights are being violated. We weren't founded as a religious state. Those saying we were are wrong and lying...Eff this stuff...Let's go ahead and make the Pope our President (oh, that's right, these "Christians" don't like him either..

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The White House sponsoring a mega "Christian" prayer event on the National Mall violates my rights... (Original Post) wcmagumba Yesterday OP
I am a believer and this violates my rights obamanut2012 Yesterday #1
Praying reminds me of a dog barking at the moon. Poor critter doesn't realize sound doesn't travel in space. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Yesterday #2
FFRF is organizing a counter protest--details here: spooky3 Yesterday #3
👇 Beachnutt 23 hrs ago #4
You're absolutely right. Chapter and verse. The only problem? hedda_foil 23 hrs ago #5
It's literally a slap in the face to the Constitution that they are doing this. Initech 23 hrs ago #6
Are They Going To Bring In Deep State Witch 23 hrs ago #7
If they'll be praying to hasten his demise then I'm all in. OGBuzz 22 hrs ago #8
I'd love it if a sudden thunderstorm hit right after they started. wnylib 22 hrs ago #9
So true... charliea 22 hrs ago #13
taxpayer money to support delusions Skittles 22 hrs ago #10
Yeah, like Trump is some sort of Christian. Of course the folks that turn up won't really be Christian either. patphil 22 hrs ago #11
Welcome to the circus. Your front row seats are in, well, the front row. twodogsbarking 22 hrs ago #12
It's all for show BeneteauBum 21 hrs ago #14
This message was self-deleted by its author bmichaelh 21 hrs ago #15

RedWhiteBlueIsRacist

(2,232 posts)
2. Praying reminds me of a dog barking at the moon. Poor critter doesn't realize sound doesn't travel in space.
Fri May 15, 2026, 03:06 PM
Yesterday

You'd think humans would know better.

Beachnutt

(8,944 posts)
4. 👇
Fri May 15, 2026, 03:14 PM
23 hrs ago

Article 11 of the 1797 Treaty of Tripoli is a famous historical clause declaring that the United States government is "in no sense founded on the Christian religion." Negotiated by American diplomat Joel Barlow and signed by President John Adams, it was intended to reassure Muslim nations that the US was a secular state, not a Christian crusader power.

The Treaty of Tripoli, signed in 1797, was a peace and friendship agreement between the U.S. and Tripoli (now Libya) designed to protect American shipping from Barbary pirate attacks. It is best known for Article 11, which stated that the U.S. was not founded on the Christian religion, aiming to assure Tripoli that the U.S. was a secular state.

hedda_foil

(17,012 posts)
5. You're absolutely right. Chapter and verse. The only problem?
Fri May 15, 2026, 03:51 PM
23 hrs ago

The felon and his gang would have no trouble ignoring, terminating or physically tearing up and urinating on that or any other treaty and SCOTUS would rubber stamp his action.

Initech

(109,240 posts)
6. It's literally a slap in the face to the Constitution that they are doing this.
Fri May 15, 2026, 03:56 PM
23 hrs ago

Fuck the MAGA Taliban. Our government is not your church. Rot in hell for this horrible administration.

wnylib

(26,439 posts)
9. I'd love it if a sudden thunderstorm hit right after they started.
Fri May 15, 2026, 04:44 PM
22 hrs ago

We could tell them it was God's wrath at their hypocrisy.

charliea

(352 posts)
13. So true...
Fri May 15, 2026, 05:02 PM
22 hrs ago

Since it would be just like when Christianists claim that some natural disaster, usually hurricanes, were the result of homosexuality or abortion rights. We might say that their God wanted to wash out their mouths, like the righteous mom She is!
Disclaimer: Whatever religion they are professing it's not one I adhere to.

patphil

(9,217 posts)
11. Yeah, like Trump is some sort of Christian. Of course the folks that turn up won't really be Christian either.
Fri May 15, 2026, 04:56 PM
22 hrs ago

Trump wants votes, so he pretends to pray. It's a "sucker born every minute" moment.

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