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Sun Oct-30-11 08:45 AM
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| 93. Vatican supports and police chiefs have avoiding litigation as their #2 priority. |
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As long as protesters don't break windows or fuck in the street or do drugs openly, avoiding litigation will trump the usual minor legal concerns.
Brits also lack America's army of Limbaugh-listening brain damaged loons. There's no pool of would be provocateurs.
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| -Occupy London could be protected by Christian ring of prayer |
dipsydoodle |
Oct-29-11 03:09 PM |
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Recommend |
xchrom |
Oct-29-11 03:14 PM |
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Boston police threw Veterans for Peace to the ground and cuffed them. Let's see what the bobbies do. |
Fire Walk With Me |
Oct-29-11 03:32 PM |
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bobbies? |
dipsydoodle |
Oct-29-11 03:50 PM |
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Obviously, their Christians are different than our fundies are, too |
adigal |
Oct-30-11 09:53 AM |
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Rec to the C! |
Taverner |
Oct-29-11 04:00 PM |
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Good for you. |
No Elephants |
Oct-30-11 04:22 AM |
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Pray in one hand and shit in the other, and see which hand gets filled first. n/t |
Meeker Morgan |
Oct-30-11 08:33 AM |
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No need to mock. Just survive and make this a better place. |
Taverner |
Oct-30-11 08:41 PM |
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Can you send us some of those Christians? |
Marazinia |
Oct-29-11 04:47 PM |
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You're an atheist because Christians don't do what you'd like? |
Critters2 |
Oct-29-11 04:50 PM |
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Watch out! That wagging finger is about fall off. nt |
valerief |
Oct-29-11 04:57 PM |
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Your wagging finger or Critters2's wagging finger? |
No Elephants |
Oct-30-11 01:35 AM |
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Just call me Stumpy! nt |
valerief |
Oct-30-11 12:53 PM |
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Your bias is showing. |
Darth_Kitten |
Oct-30-11 10:41 AM |
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True |
Marazinia |
Oct-29-11 05:13 PM |
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Broad brush much? |
emilyg |
Oct-29-11 05:58 PM |
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The Bible is full of those "broad brush" statements. |
Tutankhamun |
Oct-29-11 09:07 PM |
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Don't bother, Emily. Online atheists are full of tons of excuses and code words.. |
Kurmudgeon |
Oct-30-11 12:23 AM |
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Don't dis The Flying Spaghetti Monster! |
Enthusiast |
Oct-30-11 03:45 AM |
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Ramen! nt |
LiberalEsto |
Oct-30-11 07:18 AM |
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Not all Christians interpret those statements literally. |
No Elephants |
Oct-30-11 12:55 AM |
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That very reasoning |
Remember Me |
Oct-29-11 09:36 PM |
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I know what you mean. I don't attend church anymore. I am sure some that I would |
No Elephants |
Oct-30-11 01:27 AM |
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I think you've put your finger on it. |
No Elephants |
Oct-30-11 12:42 AM |
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It was a little more complicated than that |
Marazinia |
Oct-30-11 01:38 PM |
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We are not lacking in that type of Christian. It's just that the fundies get more attention. |
totodeinhere |
Oct-29-11 08:12 PM |
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+1 |
No Elephants |
Oct-30-11 01:25 AM |
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Good Muslims? |
Enthusiast |
Oct-30-11 03:47 AM |
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Oh, there are plenty of them here |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Oct-29-11 10:21 PM |
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There are Christians like that in the US. Organizations full of them, in fact. They tend |
No Elephants |
Oct-30-11 12:34 AM |
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I would love to see Jesus run for office ... |
liberalpress |
Oct-30-11 07:27 AM |
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I would love to see Jesus hit up politics |
Axle_techie |
Oct-30-11 08:24 AM |
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Just the same... |
BiggJawn |
Oct-29-11 05:29 PM |
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tear gas? |
dipsydoodle |
Oct-29-11 05:32 PM |
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It's just a way to make the thugs look worse if they attack |
Marazinia |
Oct-29-11 05:32 PM |
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for god sake. can't you just APPRECIATE THAT PEOPLE ARE |
roguevalley |
Oct-29-11 06:25 PM |
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Thank You. n/t |
PotatoChip |
Oct-29-11 10:41 PM |
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Yes, Thank you. n/t |
blue_roses_lib |
Oct-29-11 11:08 PM |
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What people? |
BiggJawn |
Oct-29-11 11:45 PM |
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and you are saying what you are saying because you are so |
roguevalley |
Oct-30-11 01:05 AM |
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"Full of hate..." |
BiggJawn |
Oct-30-11 09:12 AM |
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Read the very first sentence of the OP again. Did you think "them" in removing "them" |
No Elephants |
Oct-30-11 02:25 AM |
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:facepalm: |
Shining Jack |
Oct-30-11 01:23 PM |
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Of course not |
WolverineDG |
Oct-30-11 11:14 AM |
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One of my friends (a UCC minister) is a chaplain at Occupy Toronto. |
lightningandsnow |
Oct-29-11 05:32 PM |
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Good to know |
Marazinia |
Oct-29-11 05:35 PM |
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Some Christians in the US do love their neighbors. Statements like yours |
No Elephants |
Oct-30-11 01:31 AM |
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UCC is the gateway drug to Christianity |
JBoy |
Oct-29-11 10:59 PM |
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I am agnostic, but I love Sojourners and |
tomg |
Oct-30-11 03:13 AM |
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Wallis and his group oppose equal rights for GLBT people. |
Bluenorthwest |
Oct-30-11 09:37 AM |
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Actually, thanks for the |
tomg |
Oct-30-11 11:04 AM |
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my friend worked with dorothy day |
newspeak |
Oct-30-11 02:04 PM |
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I love liberal Christians! |
Enthusiast |
Oct-30-11 03:51 AM |
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I don't. |
Meeker Morgan |
Oct-30-11 08:35 AM |
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You know, I see things differently. |
Enthusiast |
Oct-30-11 10:04 AM |
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But.... |
DemOhio |
Oct-30-11 01:54 PM |
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The United Methodist Church - |
polmaven |
Oct-30-11 08:08 AM |
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I wish I could kick and recommend this more than once. |
Uncle Joe |
Oct-29-11 05:37 PM |
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K/R |
Jack Rabbit |
Oct-29-11 05:49 PM |
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THAT, my friends |
dddem |
Oct-29-11 05:50 PM |
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True Christians |
Marazinia |
Oct-29-11 06:05 PM |
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Personally, And I mean this with all due respect, |
dddem |
Oct-29-11 07:44 PM |
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I thought you were going to say that it matters how you behave toward others. |
No Elephants |
Oct-30-11 04:26 AM |
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That's a given! |
dddem |
Nov-02-11 06:47 AM |
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Yup, ddem. |
Demoiselle |
Oct-29-11 06:39 PM |
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my GAWD |
unionworks |
Oct-29-11 08:39 PM |
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I'd rather not get into the things I remember |
dddem |
Oct-29-11 09:31 PM |
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Naaa |
unionworks |
Oct-30-11 12:11 PM |
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Very respectfully, |
No Elephants |
Oct-30-11 01:42 AM |
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The socialist in their mist . . . |
paulrfrank |
Oct-29-11 07:09 PM |
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The Bible they like to thump already tells us "What Jesus Would Do" |
66 dmhlt |
Oct-29-11 08:07 PM |
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Jesus organized all prayer circles. |
No Elephants |
Oct-30-11 01:39 AM |
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False...Jesus in fact forbade public prayer and said only hypocrites do that |
Bluenorthwest |
Oct-30-11 09:49 AM |
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They aren't anything like many Christians in the US |
Tsiyu |
Oct-29-11 07:27 PM |
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They're here. |
No Elephants |
Oct-30-11 02:10 AM |
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perhaps sometimes prayer does work |
Douglas Carpenter |
Oct-29-11 08:00 PM |
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There is no evidence that a deity is responding to magical incantations. |
Tutankhamun |
Oct-29-11 09:28 PM |
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if you really believe that - then why so defensive? |
Douglas Carpenter |
Oct-29-11 10:35 PM |
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The fact that I defend a point of view doesn't mean |
Tutankhamun |
Oct-29-11 11:19 PM |
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When no one has attacked, is it still called being defensive? |
No Elephants |
Oct-30-11 04:12 AM |
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One study was totally blind, though |
No Elephants |
Oct-30-11 03:38 AM |
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There was no study that made that conclusion. |
cleanhippie |
Oct-30-11 09:09 AM |
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Perhaps not a deity |
LiberalEsto |
Oct-30-11 07:24 AM |
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Some Christians are good people, unlike many of the right wing fundies we have on this side of the |
totodeinhere |
Oct-29-11 08:09 PM |
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some Christians |
3dogs |
Oct-29-11 08:29 PM |
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Then you have a lot in common with Ghandi, except he said "Christ." |
No Elephants |
Oct-30-11 04:02 AM |
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Oh, I'm guessing there may be some right wing fundies on that side of the pond, too. |
No Elephants |
Oct-30-11 04:00 AM |
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You're right, there are |
LeftishBrit |
Oct-30-11 02:32 PM |
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don't try to lay no boogie woogie |
unionworks |
Oct-29-11 08:34 PM |
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Elvis? I thought his only Grammies were for his gospel albums? |
No Elephants |
Oct-30-11 04:16 AM |
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long john baldry |
unionworks |
Oct-30-11 07:08 AM |
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I was at school with John |
dipsydoodle |
Oct-30-11 07:31 AM |
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my old hat |
unionworks |
Oct-30-11 10:29 AM |
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Now there's Christianity I could get behind. |
nolabear |
Oct-29-11 08:51 PM |
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I've read the Bible. There is little, if anything, in the words attributed to Jesus |
No Elephants |
Oct-30-11 04:39 AM |
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Now THAT is what I call real Christians! nt |
Sarah Ibarruri |
Oct-29-11 09:01 PM |
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Woot woot - good on you..... |
Smilo |
Oct-29-11 10:26 PM |
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Uh oh. (Pride goeth before the fall.) |
No Elephants |
Oct-30-11 04:18 AM |
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The church's reaction to the protesters has lacked humanity |
Turborama |
Oct-29-11 10:47 PM |
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IMO, American Christians should be doing the same here. |
dotymed |
Oct-29-11 11:30 PM |
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I agree. Some of it is starting to happen in other spots as well. |
avaistheone1 |
Oct-30-11 01:42 AM |
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It would be wise to try to get official interdenominational groups |
JDPriestly |
Oct-30-11 01:21 AM |
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Great idea. |
avaistheone1 |
Oct-30-11 02:14 AM |
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OWS has a multi faith Service today at 3:30...... |
Bluenorthwest |
Oct-30-11 10:20 AM |
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k&r n/t |
RainDog |
Oct-30-11 02:07 AM |
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Well! that is different. Thanks! |
earcandle |
Oct-30-11 03:10 AM |
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Clerics to meet St Paul's Cathedral protesters |
dipsydoodle |
Oct-30-11 04:15 AM |
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What does Justin Bieber have to do with Occupy London? |
No Elephants |
Oct-30-11 04:51 AM |
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I had to look that up |
dipsydoodle |
Oct-30-11 06:00 AM |
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I hope everyone can work this out. Sounds as though they all want to. |
No Elephants |
Oct-30-11 04:56 AM |
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And now the Vatican is supporting the movement |
Mosaic |
Oct-30-11 06:07 AM |
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These are REAL christians as opposed to the fake kind we usually here about in America |
jimlup |
Oct-30-11 08:13 AM |
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Vatican supports and police chiefs have avoiding litigation as their #2 priority. |
vets74 |
Oct-30-11 08:45 AM |
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k&r |
LeftishBrit |
Oct-30-11 08:52 AM |
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While great news that more support is on the way, I think its the bodies, not the prayers |
cleanhippie |
Oct-30-11 09:55 AM |
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"Whosoever is not against us is for us." Mark 9:40 |
sulphurdunn |
Oct-30-11 10:27 AM |
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wish we had these type of Christians in Fresno, CA |
annm4peace |
Oct-30-11 11:06 AM |
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Chrtistians |
lsewpershad |
Oct-30-11 01:28 PM |
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Wall Street video |
BeechersFault |
Nov-02-11 07:38 AM |
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