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In reply to the discussion: All the presidents at the Bush funeral service together recited this core prayer. Except one. [View all]RockRaven
(14,966 posts)2. If you think Christianity is a bunch of bunk, not participating in their rituals isn't a scandal.
But Trump claims to be a Christian. Only that lie makes his not reciting a prayer anything worth noting.
Kind of like his supposed reverence for the Star Spangled Banner -- as articulated during his NFL/Kaepernick rants -- whose words he clearly does not know based on his bumble-f*cked lip movements the past few times I've seen him on TV when it is being played.
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All the presidents at the Bush funeral service together recited this core prayer. Except one. [View all]
Demovictory9
Dec 2018
OP
This isn't about forcing anyone to do anything. This is about what a FRAUD Trump is.
SunSeeker
Dec 2018
#14
If you think Christianity is a bunch of bunk, not participating in their rituals isn't a scandal.
RockRaven
Dec 2018
#2
It wouldn't be worth mentioning except for the fact that Tiny claims to be
The Velveteen Ocelot
Dec 2018
#9
He isn't just claiming to be a Christian. He is using it as a political tool.
phleshdef
Dec 2018
#12
One can expect a purported Christian, Trump, to pay at least lip service to the...
Kaleva
Dec 2018
#27
I'm tired of people complaining about the Declaration Of Independence Constitution, too...
regnaD kciN
Dec 2018
#15
Trump has said he is a great christian ... if he is he should have known this
Fullduplexxx
Dec 2018
#6
It's a thing with Catholics, Episcopalians, Lutherans, Presbyterians, Methodists et al
dalton99a
Dec 2018
#24
That is an excellent point, and a Jewish person would not be reciting this creed either.
still_one
Dec 2018
#30
In Catcher in the Rye, Holden recalls a sermon given by a funeral director
marylandblue
Dec 2018
#26
This is a disturbing story. It reminds me of the pressure put on students in public schools if they
still_one
Dec 2018
#29