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Aerows

(39,961 posts)
56. I'm on your side
Wed Aug 8, 2012, 07:38 PM
Aug 2012

My dear, and the day they try to take your marriage away, is the day I stand up and say that it is bullshit.

There was a day when.... Wounded Bear Aug 2012 #1
I can't read the OP's sign ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2012 #3
It says... physioex Aug 2012 #5
No there wasn't... Jeff In Milwaukee Aug 2012 #6
I am a black Sista, married to a white man living in the south Heather MC Aug 2012 #12
The "good old days" kind of sucked... Jeff In Milwaukee Aug 2012 #14
I have 2 nieces who are both married to black husbands. RebelOne Aug 2012 #20
You should be Aerows Aug 2012 #36
I can tell you this Heather MC Aug 2012 #40
I'm on your side Aerows Aug 2012 #56
Prayfully that day will never come but then again Heather MC Aug 2012 #58
And that is exactly why I don't understand why so many black pastors are not only opposed to but yellowcanine Aug 2012 #54
You allow them to invalidate one marriage Aerows Aug 2012 #57
This does my former fundy's heart good. Bertha Venation Aug 2012 #2
+++ 1,000,000 +++ n/t RKP5637 Aug 2012 #26
But no prostitutes, poor people, or hairy unkempt radicals 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #4
From an atheist perspective.... physioex Aug 2012 #9
whether you believe in god or not.... cbdo2007 Aug 2012 #11
Athiests arent against the Bible... physioex Aug 2012 #13
Atheists are not against the Bible, as a work of philosophy. jeff47 Aug 2012 #18
Exactly, it's the warped interpretation that is the problem, and RKP5637 Aug 2012 #27
Sorry, but the warped interpretation of the Bible is the interpretation that white washes stopbush Aug 2012 #42
Interesting, thanks!!! n/t RKP5637 Aug 2012 #45
Let's be fair atreides1 Aug 2012 #55
interpretation? heaven05 Aug 2012 #46
Yep, they've been using it as a tool for eons. And then on top of that you RKP5637 Aug 2012 #49
I'm "against the bible" like I'm "against the Prose Edda" Scootaloo Aug 2012 #31
Perhaps it gives a sense of continuity? No different from taking ones cues from Darwin, really. MADem Aug 2012 #32
If everyone isn't welcome, then it's not a church nichomachus Aug 2012 #7
Perhaps, but we would also see some really sexist stuff too. ZombieHorde Aug 2012 #8
He was....His fan club? Not so much (nt) Jeff In Milwaukee Aug 2012 #15
1 Corinthians 11:3 ZombieHorde Aug 2012 #16
That's Paul, I believe wryter2000 Aug 2012 #24
From what I understood, not one word of the Bible was written by Jesus--it's just other people MADem Aug 2012 #33
Paul was a raving misogynist. Aerows Aug 2012 #37
Paul even says it's him speaking, not God. nt nanabugg Aug 2012 #44
I hate to rain on this parade . . . Bertha Venation Aug 2012 #10
Good catch....EOM physioex Aug 2012 #17
That's my church's policy/philosophy wryter2000 Aug 2012 #25
It's in a suburb of Vancouver. The United Church JBoy Aug 2012 #28
Bravo! BlueNAlabama Aug 2012 #19
that's the christianity i was taught, but that was a long time ago. spanone Aug 2012 #21
Same here, but a long long time ago. Looking back the church I went RKP5637 Aug 2012 #29
Any paying customer is welcome. deaniac21 Aug 2012 #22
nice. part man all 86 Aug 2012 #23
if churches believed what jesus believed, they'd be synagogues. unblock Aug 2012 #30
+1 Johonny Aug 2012 #38
Love thy neighbor spotlight Aug 2012 #34
Hi, Spotlight Bertha Venation Aug 2012 #35
Another that tends to completely evade American Christians... Raster Aug 2012 #43
My local church has a simple "Everyone is Welcome" sign, Nye Bevan Aug 2012 #39
Unfortunately, when it comes to many flavors of Christianaity... Raster Aug 2012 #41
Well said! "HATE is a profit center. n/t RKP5637 Aug 2012 #50
Thank you. Most Christian ministers know that "love they neighbor" is not prophetible. Raster Aug 2012 #52
Excellent! 99Forever Aug 2012 #47
If the people who go to those churches... VPStoltz Aug 2012 #48
Yep & any charitable donations should be done anonymously. raouldukelives Aug 2012 #51
Very true. Christ did not say "build me a grandiose temple to my glory," nor... Raster Aug 2012 #53
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