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applegrove

(118,832 posts)
Sat Jul 27, 2013, 10:20 PM Jul 2013

"RNC chairman says the Republican Party is a religion"

RNC chairman says the Republican Party is a religion

http://www.iberianet.com/forum/rnc-chairman-says-the-republican-party-is-a-religion/article_64e2a610-f52d-11e2-95a7-0019bb2963f4.html

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Talking to The Brody File on the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) yesterday, Reince Priebus assured conservative Christians of every stripe that the GOP stands for "God’s Own Party"....


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"RNC chairman says the Republican Party is a religion" (Original Post) applegrove Jul 2013 OP
Whatever happened to separation of church and state? Initech Jul 2013 #1
OMG! What a creep! hrmjustin Jul 2013 #2
As a Christian, Jamaal510 Jul 2013 #3
Pander much? Boomerproud Jul 2013 #4
The GOP stands for the right-wing perversion of Christianity. roamer65 Jul 2013 #5
The Party of Jesus Christ and Ayn Rand moondust Jul 2013 #9
And the take a cut... WCGreen Jul 2013 #12
... and religion is the opiate of the masses. lpbk2713 Jul 2013 #6
When only the powerfull leaders do well applegrove Jul 2013 #7
I think the correct term is "cult" nolabels Jul 2013 #8
Believes in kooky ideas without any evidence to back it up, misogynistic, homophobic... NuclearDem Jul 2013 #10
Reince Priebus is a pus boil olddots Jul 2013 #11
Kick Scurrilous Jul 2013 #13
Well that explains it's imperviousness to annabanana Jul 2013 #14

Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)
3. As a Christian,
Sat Jul 27, 2013, 11:05 PM
Jul 2013

let me assure everyone here that the GOP does not in any way, shape, or form, represent my religion.

roamer65

(36,747 posts)
5. The GOP stands for the right-wing perversion of Christianity.
Sat Jul 27, 2013, 11:21 PM
Jul 2013

Jesus threw the money changers off the temple steps.
American right wing Christians would let them sell it.

moondust

(20,016 posts)
9. The Party of Jesus Christ and Ayn Rand
Sun Jul 28, 2013, 01:18 AM
Jul 2013

With so much cognitive dissonance, I'm surprised it has lasted as long as it has.

applegrove

(118,832 posts)
7. When only the powerfull leaders do well
Sun Jul 28, 2013, 12:54 AM
Jul 2013

while the vast majority help protect the top people, it isn‘t religion it is a cult.

 

NuclearDem

(16,184 posts)
10. Believes in kooky ideas without any evidence to back it up, misogynistic, homophobic...
Sun Jul 28, 2013, 01:40 AM
Jul 2013

Yep, sounds like a religion to me.

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