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cbayer

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21. I'm not jumping on you at all. I am supporting you.

Reply to Bluenorthwest (Reply #14)

Mon Oct 8, 2012, 12:16 PM

Oct 2012

And I didin't call him "amazingly tolerant". I said his remarks were surprisingly tolerant.

I am no friend of Joel Osteen and noted his bigotry in my post.

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Joel Osteen: Obama, Romney are Christian [View all] freshwest Oct 2012 OP

Surprisingly tolerant. cbayer Oct 2012 #1

Agree here AndreaCG Oct 2012 #3

Hmmm...so he's homophobic and anti-choice skepticscott Oct 2012 #13

Fuck this double speaking hypocritical bigot Osteen. Bluenorthwest Oct 2012 #2

Don't hold back, BNW! cbayer Oct 2012 #5

You called this bigoted man 'Amazingly Tolerant' and then you jump on me for Bluenorthwest Oct 2012 #14

+100000000000000 cleanhippie Oct 2012 #17

I'm not jumping on you at all. I am supporting you. cbayer Oct 2012 #21

My friend doesn't attend a megachurch. I know no one that does. I said that this is a lot of people. freshwest Oct 2012 #6

Look, Osteen is defending Romeny and attacking gay people and choice in this piece. Bluenorthwest Oct 2012 #15

We can question Romney about his religion, Prophet Joseph Smith used Prophet Muhammad's teachings Thinkingabout Oct 2012 #4

Really, what is similar between Islam and Mormonism? IDK what's the same. freshwest Oct 2012 #7

Joseph Smith himself pointed out the similarities, but Mormonism has gone one better: dimbear Oct 2012 #8

Mormons in Oakland, CA? Is this where the Prop. 8 vote came from? I'm way behind on Mormons. freshwest Oct 2012 #10

My reference is to the Mormon Temple in Oakland. Pretty thing. dimbear Oct 2012 #12

Sure seemed King was trying to push him into a corner Angry Dragon Oct 2012 #9

I thought he did a good job, wish he was still there. freshwest Oct 2012 #11

Compare Osteen on Fox: Bluenorthwest Oct 2012 #16

Doesn't that prove cbayer's claim that he is "surprisingly tolerent?" cleanhippie Oct 2012 #18

I'd be surprised if he was tolerent, that's for sure Bluenorthwest Oct 2012 #19

Perhaps "surprisingly tolerant" was a poor word choice. Maybe "conveniently tolerant" is better? cleanhippie Oct 2012 #20