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9. What's the point of having one or more gods otherwise?

Fri Apr 5, 2019, 04:17 PM

Apr 2019

If you can’t use your preferred deity to provide cover for your hate and self-righteousness then there’s really no excuse for being an asshole.

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"Let's count Christian ministers who've advocated death for gays" [View all] MineralMan Apr 2019 OP

Here's a link to another example: MineralMan Apr 2019 #2

Kill the gays, save the zygotes, because, you know, life is precious. EarnestPutz Apr 2019 #3

Well, they needn't worry about meeting any gods. MineralMan Apr 2019 #4

You're right of course. The meeting is strictly hypothetical... EarnestPutz Apr 2019 #12

Christians label themselves. MineralMan Apr 2019 #6

There are those Christians... uriel1972 Apr 2019 #11

I notice the label 'Baptist' associated to many of those names. sinkingfeeling Apr 2019 #7

Unfortunately, yes. The SBC has a full complement of MineralMan Apr 2019 #10

The hatred some have for LGBT people is insane gtar100 Apr 2019 #8

What's the point of having one or more gods otherwise? Major Nikon Apr 2019 #9