Zoe
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The phrase "first marriage" is used an awful lot...
Don't they know divorce is frowned upon by the Bible?
(Note: I am not against divorce in any way)
That's why they're born-again.
The phrase "first marriage" is used an awful lot...
Don't they know divorce is frowned upon by the Bible?
(Note: I am not against divorce in any way)
Do these people think God can just commandeer nuclear weapons, or what...? Like if any country launches a nuclear weapon now, it must be God's will...?
The phrase "first marriage" is used an awful lot...
Don't they know divorce is frowned upon by the Bible?
(Note: I am not against divorce in any way)
Overnight, it seemed, they discovered that even in small-town Iowa they were outnumbered, isolated and unpopular. Everyone they knew seemed to have a gay relative or friend. Mr. Odgaards daughter from his first marriage disavowed her fathers actions on Facebook, and his gay second cousin will not speak to him. Even their own Mennonite congregation put out a statement saying that while their denomination opposes gay marriage, not every congregation or Mennonite does. Mrs. Odgaard, 64, the daughter of a Mennonite minister, was devastated.
He expects that more and more Christians will, like the Odgaards, suffer persecution for their beliefs.
Reminder to evangelicals, to paraphrase the author Rachel Held Evans, gay people being allowed the same rights as you is not the same as you losing rights and is certainly not the same as you being persecuted.
There are places in this world where Christians are being brutally persecuted, and the United States is not one of those places. However, the United States is a place where a person running on a campaign of religious intolerance and discrimination stands a fairly good chance at being elected President, and his target is not Christianity. Open your eyes to the evil you support.
I noticed that too-and I think the writer threw that in there to make a subtle point.
I have a hard time understanding the whole "God is going to punish America" thing.
I mean, I'm an atheist. I don't believe in anything except reality, really. I don't care about religion, but I also don't really care what you believe in, and I won't belittle you for your beliefs.
I grew up sort of catholic, all that stuff. I don't recall a single instance of god being a vengeful being, who smites down whoever doesn't apply to his beliefs. It's so puzzling to me - why would your deity "punish" your entire country because abortions are taking place? Why is your deity so insanely dangerous and such?
Is it something to do with specific branches of christianity? It's just... weird... god's going to punish america with a nuclear weapon.....?
I have a hard time understanding the whole "God is going to punish America" thing.
I mean, I'm an atheist. I don't believe in anything except reality, really. I don't care about religion, but I also don't really care what you believe in, and I won't belittle you for your beliefs.
I grew up sort of catholic, all that stuff. I don't recall a single instance of god being a vengeful being, who smites down whoever doesn't apply to his beliefs. It's so puzzling to me - why would your deity "punish" your entire country because abortions are taking place? Why is your deity so insanely dangerous and such?
Is it something to do with specific branches of christianity? It's just... weird... god's going to punish america with a nuclear weapon.....?
For real, am I supposed to be sorry for the over-weight, Christian Baby Boomers? Hate to be harsh but this is ridiculous.Engage in discrimination and then complain that others are discriminating against you. Boo hoo.
There's Sodom and Gomorrah, but they were so morally bankrupt there wasn't a redeeming thing about them apparently.
He expects that more and more Christians will, like the Odgaards, suffer persecution for their beliefs. He regularly visits the Capitol in Des Moines to pray with and lobby legislators with the Family Leader, a conservative Iowa group.
"I have nothing against the gays, my brother is a gay." Always the perfect opener for people who are against the gays.
I just find it hilarious how it's abortion that does it, what about the countless non-believers who either don't practice religion at all or believe in something other than the super Christian God of America
At least she's actually ChristianHillary is pro-women's rights, so nah.
I think these people are nuts...
But I don't think you ever went to Sunday school, bro. The God of the bible is a wrathful motherfucker. (see Adam and Eve, see Noah, etc)
Im worried for America if we dont turn away from abortion, said Mrs. Berkheimer, who is 48. I think our country is going to be punished, with a nuclear weapon. I dont think you can mock God forever.
I'm honestly not sure how Evangelicals came to have so much political focus in the first place. I guess there's some history there that I'm not fully up on.
Clearly shin Megami tensei iv was actually prophetic since Angels nuking the entire planet under god's orders is a major part of the game's historyDo these people think God can just commandeer nuclear weapons, or what...? Like if any country launches a nuclear weapon now, it must be God's will...?
I'm honestly not sure how Evangelicals came to have so much political focus in the first place. I guess there's some history there that I'm not fully up on.
I'm honestly not sure how Evangelicals came to have so much political focus in the first place. I guess there's some history there that I'm not fully up on.
Moral Majority helped bring Reagan to prominence.
couldn't help but lol at this
From their perspective, they're convinced that abortion is Holocaust level sytematic murder egged on by Satan himself. That's a tough belief to crack.
Do these people think God can just commandeer nuclear weapons, or what...? Like if any country launches a nuclear weapon now, it must be God's will...?
Conservatives like to read the message of Sodom and Gomorrah as, "Don't be gay or God will smite you," but I prefer to read it as, "Don't rape people you're hosting as houseguests." It's really a parable about hospitality.There's Sodom and Gomorrah, but they were so morally bankrupt there wasn't a redeeming thing about them apparently.
Again literally SMTIVI talked to my dad over the weekend and he joked that evangelicals are seeing the end of the world more and more like Stephen King's The Stand mini-series with Gary Sinise.
He's not far off actually.
I'm honestly not sure how Evangelicals came to have so much political focus in the first place. I guess there's some history there that I'm not fully up on.
Even their own Mennonite congregation put out a statement saying that while their denomination opposes gay marriage, “not every congregation” or Mennonite does.
I'm honestly not sure how Evangelicals came to have so much political focus in the first place. I guess there's some history there that I'm not fully up on.
At least she's actually Christian
God is essentially complicit in the murdering of these babies.