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PatSeg

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17. And that has been going on forever

Reply to twodogsbarking (Reply #7)

Thu Sep 18, 2025, 01:48 PM

Sep 18

Even the devil can cite Scripture for his own purpose. You can find a bible verse to justify almost any misdeed or crime and republicans have that down to a science. Too many people tend to interpret the bible to serve their own bias.

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His own words... [View all] surfered Sep 18 OP

And the tyrant demands everyone to mourn for the troll dalton99a Sep 18 #1

He was a disgusting piece of shit Walleye Sep 18 #2

+1. Nothing but ignorance, bigotry and hatred dalton99a Sep 18 #3

But an executive order Codifer Sep 18 #19

Yes, his disgusting racist. misogynist views are now supported within the entire Republican party. Doodley Sep 18 #4

Especially Moses Mike n/t ReRe Sep 19 #36

In spades RVN VET71 Sep 19 #41

Thankyou very much for not posting his name! marble falls Sep 18 #5

Due to the ugliness of your post...... essaynnc Sep 18 #6

And Kimmel said nothing disparaging of him. He just said the Administration was using the assassination.. surfered Sep 18 #9

I think the Bible has been re-interpreted to suit those of particular times. twodogsbarking Sep 18 #7

And that has been going on forever PatSeg Sep 18 #17

Well it hasn't been going on forvever but for thousands of years. twodogsbarking Sep 18 #20

Yeah, a couple thousand years rather PatSeg Sep 18 #29

In C. S. Lewis's "Screwtape Proposes a Toast", the hypocrisy of many who call themselves religious is called out. dedl67 Sep 19 #42

From now I will refer to him as kimbutgar Sep 18 #8

"To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason Ping Tung Sep 18 #10

This! progressoid Sep 18 #22

Yes!!! ReRe Sep 19 #37

Such A Lovely Human Being Mr.Bee Sep 18 #11

The number of homicides by gun in the US was the lowest this century for the 8 years of Obama. patphil Sep 18 #12

So Christian, one commandment, love one another. Blue Full Moon Sep 18 #13

My favorite is brain capacity...college dropout vs. ivy law school JT45242 Sep 18 #14

FWIW there is a shitload of Trump fascists with Ivy League degrees - Trump judges, Vance, etc. dalton99a Sep 18 #15

And you can bet none of these quotes will be cited dflprincess Sep 18 #16

Like Trump, Kirk was revered by his followers because he said exactly what they were thinking and wanted to hear. sop Sep 18 #18

Take out the garbage, America. calimary Sep 18 #21

He justified his own shooting death. Is the why they don't want us to quote him? Martin68 Sep 18 #23

He was a terrible person. MontanaMama Sep 18 #24

Uh oh - now you've done it . . . NBachers Sep 18 #25

The Fox News Facebook page is one Kirk story after another. Starbucks is the newest one underpants Sep 18 #26

What a sweetheart he was! Omnipresent Sep 18 #27

And, he was so happy spilling Cha Sep 18 #28

Kirk did not deserve to die; he deserved to be rejected by every decent human being, then forgotten. Martin Eden Sep 18 #30

Shunned and shamed.... surfered Sep 18 #31

And while this shitshow goes on, speak the truth about his "career" Martin Eden Sep 18 #32

Yes he did. The Grand Illuminist Sep 19 #39

I'm worried his murder will provide the excuse for heavily armed nutjobs Martin Eden Sep 19 #40

The Civil Rights of 1968? boonecreek Sep 18 #33

Guy was a creep. Joinfortmill Sep 18 #34

just another guy who could not handle a changing world Skittles Sep 18 #35

Why, it's a wonder he graduated HS ReRe Sep 19 #38

This is the MAGA prophet Blue Owl Sep 19 #43