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Sun Jan-03-10 02:46 AM
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| 24. That a mega-church can ask for $900K and get $2.4M |
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goes a long way to explain the condition in which this nation finds itself.
The mega-churches like Warrens, and like the one here in Anchorage, Alaska, can function as political organizations and yet still have tax-exempt status says even more.
Thanks for this post. I was wondering, too.
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| -Rick Warren didn't get $900,000. He got $2.4 million |
pissedoff01 |
Jan-03-10 12:17 AM |
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There's one born every minute. nt |
tblue37 |
Jan-03-10 12:18 AM |
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Yep and it sounds a bit like a carnival act doesn't it? nt |
earth mom |
Jan-03-10 01:43 AM |
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Eveidently, more than one. |
progressoid |
Jan-03-10 02:37 AM |
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Yep. |
GoCubsGo |
Jan-03-10 09:09 AM |
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but we can't be pissed at Obama for raising this man's profile |
dsc |
Jan-03-10 12:19 AM |
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I knew that you would find a way to bring the president into this. I'm |
Tarheel_Dem |
Jan-03-10 12:35 AM |
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So are you honestly saying it didn't rub you the wrong way when |
Better Today |
Jan-03-10 01:23 AM |
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It did not. What do I care who offers a prayer? Not everyone believes as I do, |
Tarheel_Dem |
Jan-03-10 01:39 AM |
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Well aren't you the special one. |
Better Today |
Jan-03-10 01:42 AM |
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Not the only special one. I'd say you're pretty "special". (nt) |
Tarheel_Dem |
Jan-03-10 03:10 AM |
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so if he picked say a Klan chaplan that would have been OK |
dsc |
Jan-03-10 02:16 AM |
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Bigotry against gay people is significantly more acceptable for many people, |
ZombieHorde |
Jan-03-10 02:25 AM |
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Yeah, as I have often said here, some consider racism a sin but homophobia a mere faux pas, |
QC |
Jan-03-10 12:14 PM |
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that's unfortunately true |
treestar |
Jan-03-10 02:19 PM |
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Jan-03-10 02:22 AM |
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I suspect if Hillary had won and had a preacher who was as anti black |
dsc |
Jan-03-10 02:47 AM |
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+1 |
tbyg52 |
Jan-03-10 10:30 AM |
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Jan-03-10 03:07 AM |
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Jan-03-10 03:51 AM |
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Jan-03-10 04:07 AM |
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"consumes them all" |
Bill McBlueState |
Jan-03-10 07:58 AM |
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Bad news for you! We're here, we're queer |
Bluenorthwest |
Jan-03-10 08:00 AM |
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Yeah! So What If the Man's a Bigot and a Homophobe! |
Toasterlad |
Jan-03-10 09:19 AM |
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Homophobia is not "civil" |
ruggerson |
Jan-03-10 12:36 PM |
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Yes well after he offered that prayer, did he go to another country |
walldude |
Jan-03-10 12:42 PM |
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given its tax deductability he sort of did |
dsc |
Jan-03-10 02:17 AM |
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Jan-03-10 03:05 AM |
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Rick Warren gave the invocation, which set the tone for Obama's relations with LGBTs |
IndianaGreen |
Jan-03-10 02:30 AM |
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The tone was already set |
NMMNG |
Jan-03-10 02:39 PM |
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My thoughts exactly, but I have to admit to being in a real |
Better Today |
Jan-03-10 01:20 AM |
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Thanks for pointing out the ugly truth. Obama gave this charlatan a NATIONAL PLATFORM on a historic |
chimpymustgo |
Jan-03-10 07:47 AM |
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Bullshit - Warren already had a national platform |
MH1 |
Jan-03-10 08:05 AM |
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Oh, Please. |
Toasterlad |
Jan-03-10 09:24 AM |
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Obama took Warren from an evangelical celebrity to a mainstream one. |
QC |
Jan-03-10 12:13 PM |
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Agree |
treestar |
Jan-03-10 02:19 PM |
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Absolutely Warren would have raised the $ - Saddleback has been built over many years |
MH1 |
Jan-03-10 08:04 AM |
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Yeah! I Hear the KKK Had a Bake Sale to Benefit Toys for (white) Tots! |
Toasterlad |
Jan-03-10 09:27 AM |
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"Onerous tenets" like removing civil rights? |
Starry Messenger |
Jan-03-10 01:32 PM |
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Al Capone ran a very nice soup kitchen. n/t |
QC |
Jan-03-10 03:21 PM |
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agreed. When he chose Warren he raised him into the conciousness of the country |
Mari333 |
Jan-03-10 08:09 AM |
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+1. |
chimpymustgo |
Jan-03-10 09:07 AM |
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+2 |
tbyg52 |
Jan-03-10 10:34 AM |
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Actually, yes. I do. |
jmowreader |
Jan-03-10 03:13 PM |
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Ugh. |
47of74 |
Jan-03-10 12:24 AM |
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So when does this guy get indicted? |
bluestateguy |
Jan-03-10 12:26 AM |
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Jan-03-10 12:27 AM |
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it takes |
MichaelHarris |
Jan-03-10 12:33 AM |
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i'd like to see the donor list. i'd bet it's not mom & pop who sent the bucks. |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-03-10 01:22 AM |
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I bet you're right. nt |
tbyg52 |
Jan-03-10 10:36 AM |
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5 words for you... |
DAMANgoldberg |
Jan-03-10 01:50 AM |
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"Start your own damn church"? |
jgraz |
Jan-03-10 02:01 AM |
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The religious are deluded, and in other news, water is wet. |
Greyhound |
Jan-03-10 01:54 AM |
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In other news |
rufus dog |
Jan-03-10 02:19 AM |
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That a mega-church can ask for $900K and get $2.4M |
Goldstein1984 |
Jan-03-10 02:46 AM |
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And the people that gave so openly to an obvious fraud |
JoeyT |
Jan-03-10 04:05 AM |
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actually, according to this article |
hfojvt |
Jan-03-10 04:34 AM |
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Commendable? Are you fucking kidding me? |
TokenQueer |
Jan-03-10 05:46 AM |
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you said it. |
Bluebear |
Jan-03-10 12:59 PM |
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you don't think it's commendable? Why not? |
hfojvt |
Jan-03-10 01:09 PM |
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Oh yeah? I'll start my own church! With blackjack and hookers! |
Initech |
Jan-03-10 04:09 AM |
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I think Bender might be God. |
shadowknows69 |
Jan-03-10 09:37 AM |
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He literally was god in one episode. |
Initech |
Jan-03-10 12:34 PM |
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well he was farking harsh |
hfojvt |
Jan-03-10 01:11 PM |
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Kevin Smith ref? |
shadowknows69 |
Jan-03-10 02:18 PM |
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in the words of Ohio State |
hfojvt |
Jan-03-10 02:49 PM |
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Snooge to the mother F-ing Noodge. |
shadowknows69 |
Jan-03-10 03:08 PM |
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good thing |
Kltpzyxm |
Jan-03-10 07:47 AM |
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I hope this fucking bigot has to keep begging. The fact that this has happened ....... |
Stinky The Clown |
Jan-03-10 07:55 AM |
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There's a furniture store in town that's been "Going out of Business" |
rucky |
Jan-03-10 08:04 AM |
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The God I believe in isn't short of cash, mister.. -Bono n/t |
Fumesucker |
Jan-03-10 08:09 AM |
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And a number of DU'rs got to feed their obsession! |
whistler162 |
Jan-03-10 09:30 AM |
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So you're calling equal rights an "obsession"? |
ruggerson |
Jan-03-10 12:50 PM |
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Only when they want $$. nt |
tbyg52 |
Jan-03-10 01:50 PM |
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Congratulations on becoming a whore Rick. |
shadowknows69 |
Jan-03-10 09:36 AM |
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"Becoming"....? nt |
tbyg52 |
Jan-03-10 12:46 PM |
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There are milestones in any career. This puts Warren in the Oral Roberts club. |
shadowknows69 |
Jan-03-10 03:10 PM |
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Stupid. Fucking. People. nt |
Bigmack |
Jan-03-10 12:29 PM |
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Lot of money for 2010 political candidates |
Nikki Stone1 |
Jan-03-10 12:45 PM |
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I did not realize his megachurch was in Lake Forest |
KamaAina |
Jan-03-10 01:54 PM |
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.... |
NMMNG |
Jan-03-10 02:35 PM |
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*puke* |
sakabatou |
Jan-03-10 03:17 PM |
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