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20. "If retcons can work for TV, why not for TV-made religion, right?"

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Thu Oct 25, 2012, 11:36 AM

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Billy Graham Faces Backlash Over Mormon 'Cult' Removal [View all] highplainsdem Oct 2012 OP

Well if you live by the 'sword of the lord'... barnabas63 Oct 2012 #1

I thought his son had pretty much taken over? lalalu Oct 2012 #2

Not sure. Franklin has his own cash cow, err, ministry known as Samaritan's Purse yellowcanine Oct 2012 #17

cash cow lalalu Oct 2012 #29

Samaritan's Purse AspenRose Oct 2012 #34

Right. Corrected it. Heh. "Shepherds Purse" is the name of a weed in the yellowcanine Oct 2012 #39

Keep fighting each other, morons. randome Oct 2012 #3

+1 sarcasmo Oct 2012 #71

Since the person in NC won't support Billy Graham anymore, then he should vote for JRLeft Oct 2012 #4

If they were supporting BG, they wouldn't vote for O anyway. Fundie/fetus/right to choose/Obama. nc4bo Oct 2012 #74

The Rev. Samuel Wyn The CCC Oct 2012 #5

No they're not nichomachus Oct 2012 #28

All religions are a cult - here's the definition Hestia Oct 2012 #40

The de-facto (rational) definition of a cult is dumbledork Oct 2012 #41

If that was the definition (and sorry, it's not) then Mormonism would not be a cult. Moonwalk Oct 2012 #47

a cult is azureblue Oct 2012 #60

linguistically related to the definition of "a terrorist". libdem4life Oct 2012 #64

My opinion is that Rmoney is the GOP nominee not because of but in spite of his religion. dumbledork Oct 2012 #62

I agree with Hestia and the dictionary definition. Manifestor_of_Light Oct 2012 #78

Wrong. cordelia Oct 2012 #38

Do not denigrate a good people by using an old racist term psychopomp Oct 2012 #75

Regardless of the irony of all of this..... Swede Atlanta Oct 2012 #6

As an Atheist Shadowflash Oct 2012 #36

There's a great synopsis of Mormonism (and some other systems of money collection) at dumbledork Oct 2012 #42

I could not agree more amuse bouche Oct 2012 #49

LDS is definitely neither Christian nor an Abrahamic religion obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #48

Moslems also believe that at the end of times, it is Christ that will return and lead the Moslems happyslug Oct 2012 #81

When all of these right-wing Bainbridge Bear Oct 2012 #7

demons heaven05 Oct 2012 #8

This is because all of them have discovered that they are Mormons of the "Chrstian" sub-type. nt patrice Oct 2012 #21

Bigotry and greed. strongermessage Oct 2012 #9

Check The Bible november3rd Oct 2012 #10

Christians are called upon to CURSE the Mormons? Berlum Oct 2012 #22

But so typical. GoneOffShore Oct 2012 #32

According to Saul, the Terrorist of Tarsus. Check this out dumbledork Oct 2012 #43

It has nothing to do with Paul and HIS unchristian ministry obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #51

Here's a rational response to that: dumbledork Oct 2012 #63

I've said many a time TlalocW Oct 2012 #11

Meh ... GeorgeGist Oct 2012 #12

" pilgrimage to Billy Graham's mountaintop" progressoid Oct 2012 #13

I love the biblical undertones. MatthewStLouis Oct 2012 #30

They will all be fighting amongst themselves if given enough time. hamsterjill Oct 2012 #14

Well said. strongermessage Oct 2012 #18

Oh, yeah! hamsterjill Oct 2012 #24

What happens to all of those tracts Londoncalling Oct 2012 #15

Well, the Mormons are baptizing dead people into their faith toby jo Oct 2012 #44

I am not a fan of Mormonism but ..... yellowcanine Oct 2012 #16

Republican so-called 'christians' are all going to lose their souls and roast in HELL for eternity Berlum Oct 2012 #19

That is a fact. oldbanjo Oct 2012 #46

"If retcons can work for TV, why not for TV-made religion, right?" ck4829 Oct 2012 #20

lol Solly Mack Oct 2012 #23

BGEA is just a name now PatrynXX Oct 2012 #25

Religious Endorsements hamsterjill Oct 2012 #26

Franklin really is making a mess of things Adenoid_Hynkel Oct 2012 #27

Good! Let us Prey! Raster Oct 2012 #45

Please tell me Z_California Oct 2012 #31

Religions playing politics? Tax them! ellie50 Oct 2012 #33

Oh yeah baby libodem Oct 2012 #54

I hope it really does backfire in a big way because Frank Shaeffer is extremely concerned about them cui bono Oct 2012 #35

Money before belief. Party before nation. Javaman Oct 2012 #37

Methodist are not Evangelicals. Lone_Star_Dem Oct 2012 #50

Methodists ARE Evangelicals obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #53

You're right on that. Lone_Star_Dem Oct 2012 #56

No problem! obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #57

Methodists baptize babies ButterflyBlood Oct 2012 #65

The Methodist Church considers itself Evangelical obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #76

Pedobaptism versus Credobaptism isn't a dividing line for fundamentalism, plenty of LeftyMom Oct 2012 #79

Ahhh so nice to see the Christian hate groups fighting amongst themselves blazeKing Oct 2012 #52

Backlash as he should eringer Oct 2012 #55

Racism trumps religious animosity. The Stranger Oct 2012 #58

religious fanatics rso Oct 2012 #59

Gee Billy, if you were wrong about something as strong as classifying Mormonism as a cult... bluesbassman Oct 2012 #61

1) getting caught on the Nixon Tapes showing his anti-Semitic side! Joe Bacon Oct 2012 #72

Spam deleted by NRaleighLiberal (MIR Team) TheNaimSadik Oct 2012 #66

Theologically Mormonism teaches the existence of a multitude of Gods of which the God of the Bible Douglas Carpenter Oct 2012 #67

My 92 yr old minister father makes some roody Oct 2012 #69

Anyone into Graham was already roody Oct 2012 #68

One cult leader in trouble for endorsing another cult leader. sarcasmo Oct 2012 #70

Spam deleted by NRaleighLiberal (MIR Team) TheNaimSadik Oct 2012 #73

Told someone about BG endorsing Mitt and they freaked. They'd been taught LDS = cult. freshwest Oct 2012 #77

Sort of like Papa Bush convincing everyone Saddam Hussein was the next Hitler yurbud Oct 2012 #80