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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSome Christians mad at trump...but not for racist chant
They are mad because he took the Lord's name in vain! Twice.
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article232848697.html
The controversial send her back crowd chant at President Donald Trumps North Carolina rally may have gotten all the headlines, but some Christians are grumbling over something most of the media completely ignored.
Trump cursed, and it was not just a few vulgarities. He took the Lords name in vain.
Twice.
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Some Christians mad at trump...but not for racist chant (Original Post)
Laura PourMeADrink
Jul 2019
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spanone
(135,832 posts)1. ...and who does the 'Charlotte Observer quote????
Senator Paul Hardesty of West Virginias seventh district which is coal country started by admitting he is a conservative Democrat who supports Trump and his pro-coal policies.
I am, however, appalled by the fact that you chose to use the Lords name in vain on two separate occasions, when you went off the prompter during your speech, he says in his letter.
I am, however, appalled by the fact that you chose to use the Lords name in vain on two separate occasions, when you went off the prompter during your speech, he says in his letter.
Read more here: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article232848697.html#storylink=cpy
dalton99a
(81,488 posts)6. Appalled and SHOCKED.
gopiscrap
(23,761 posts)2. fuck 'em
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,346 posts)4. ugh, no!
God damn the tv preacher man.
(Apologies to Steppenwolf).
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,693 posts)3. You can be as racist as you want as long as you don't do THAT.
However, if he's pissing them off for any reason, I guess that's a positive development.
onecaliberal
(32,861 posts)5. Republicans committ blasphemy daily.
Zambero
(8,964 posts)7. Very telling in a superficial sense
Those unholy words matter, but the bad unholy actions don't.