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woodsprite

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85. To those people, I try to leave the gift of niggling doubt in their brain.
Sun Jul 14, 2019, 11:59 PM
Jul 2019

I say something like "Whatever.... You go ahead and believe what you want and I'll do the same. We'll see who's right in the end."

The MAGA hat cuts circulation to the brain. guillaumeb Jul 2019 #1
Yeah maybe that's it. Still In Wisconsin Jul 2019 #2
Trump encourages his followers to be open and proud bigots. eom guillaumeb Jul 2019 #24
Maybe that's why it's a snap on and not a professionally fitted one. Initech Jul 2019 #13
And made in China. eom guillaumeb Jul 2019 #23
FAKE Christians...Tell your family that.... ProudMNDemocrat Jul 2019 #3
I've tried that before. trev Jul 2019 #27
To be fair, that almost never works. Mariana Jul 2019 #28
Yeah, that was my point. trev Jul 2019 #30
To those people, I try to leave the gift of niggling doubt in their brain. woodsprite Jul 2019 #85
Agree. It is very important to tell people they are being fake Christians when they behave this way. gulliver Jul 2019 #75
I did that with my sister, she no longer speaks to me... ProudMNDemocrat Jul 2019 #91
Someone needs to find a concise tweet to show Baitball Blogger Jul 2019 #4
Spread it around and see if they are still proud of themselves. DFW Jul 2019 #5
I like this suggestion pandr32 Jul 2019 #7
This. Our targets are those who are appalled and Hortensis Jul 2019 #56
Useful post. mahina Jul 2019 #65
Indirect murder via prayer is breaking a commandment. They are going all in. nt UniteFightBack Jul 2019 #6
Yes, it is. Mariana Jul 2019 #11
They prayed for Gawd to take Barack Obama, too. GoCubsGo Jul 2019 #8
The whole time President Obama was in office Mariana Jul 2019 #9
Wisconsin Synod Lutherans? Bettie Jul 2019 #10
They are members of a non-denominational bible church. Still In Wisconsin Jul 2019 #63
It's weird. They adore the guy Bettie Jul 2019 #73
'who is literally everything their holy book tells them is bad. ' Celerity Jul 2019 #81
I'm so glad that I tend not to believe in this Bettie Jul 2019 #82
show it to xians, lolol Celerity Jul 2019 #86
You spelled Christstain wrong. gibraltar72 Jul 2019 #12
I see what you did there bdjhawk Jul 2019 #97
I'm sure that Jesus would just love that. Initech Jul 2019 #14
They are not Christians. They just belong to a cheesus club cutroot Jul 2019 #15
The person they worship is not Jesus, pazzyanne Jul 2019 #31
"True followers of Christ do not follow false gods like tRump." Different Drummer Jul 2019 #51
Yes it is, and they are not following God's law are they. pazzyanne Jul 2019 #60
Not at all. n/t Different Drummer Jul 2019 #64
"What would Jesus do?" dawg day Jul 2019 #16
Disgusting and ghoulish Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2019 #17
And people wonder why there is a "war against Christianity" ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #18
Oh but you forget that tRump has made it safe to say "Merry Christmas" again! pazzyanne Jul 2019 #32
Yeah, as long as you claim to be Christian you're safe ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #44
Mazal tov, and you soon be free of your fear, ProudLib72! pazzyanne Jul 2019 #61
Oh, I get THAT... I'm a Jew, and my wife converted from Christianity so she is too! Still In Wisconsin Jul 2019 #67
I converted sixteen years ago through a conservative shul ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #83
Because it was dangerous before, to say Merry Christmas! nt. Mariana Jul 2019 #55
I've never heard it expressed better. Different Drummer Jul 2019 #49
Badger? lame54 Jul 2019 #19
Yes I am a Badger! n/t Still In Wisconsin Jul 2019 #66
But is Ruth? lame54 Jul 2019 #70
That should be corrected by the OP. CTyankee Jul 2019 #96
Be too bad if RBG put up her Prayer Shield and deflected the power of rurallib Jul 2019 #20
American right-wing "Christians" are the cruelest, most heartless bastards on the planet. mwb970 Jul 2019 #21
Wow. PatrickforO Jul 2019 #22
Nothing about that is Christian. TNNurse Jul 2019 #25
Tell them that's a prayer that Satan will like since they seem to be on his side now, praying for TeamPooka Jul 2019 #26
followers of the Anti-Christ bigbadR Jul 2019 #29
My vision of the perfect rapture is the opposite bdjhawk Jul 2019 #39
MY thoughts as well bluestarone Jul 2019 #62
NEVER forget them and bluestarone Jul 2019 #33
That hasno more to do with Christianity. Ms. Toad Jul 2019 #34
Well, at lest they are not doing anything that may succeed. StTimofEdenRoc Jul 2019 #35
Obviously they've never tangled with karma. tavernier Jul 2019 #36
Karma Liberalhammer Jul 2019 #37
Stay away from these people. Yeehah Jul 2019 #38
Tell your in-laws they're too late - the Rapture is tomorrow FakeNoose Jul 2019 #40
Mass Psychosis, not Christianity Martin Eden Jul 2019 #41
They may feel the spiritual need to cleanse the country for Jesus lunasun Jul 2019 #79
They are hastening the End Times Martin Eden Jul 2019 #80
New Christians are not about god Buckeyeblue Jul 2019 #42
Well, since she's a Jew it doesn't count COLGATE4 Jul 2019 #43
Ha, I'm a Jew too, THAT's why none of their prayers about me have worked! Still In Wisconsin Jul 2019 #68
Real Christians don't pray for others to die. roamer65 Jul 2019 #45
May I suggest contacting as many media sources as you can think of with this email? Maru Kitteh Jul 2019 #46
The wife of a first cousin of my mom's has expressed similar views on Zuckerbergbook. Different Drummer Jul 2019 #47
Sure. Give us a Dem prez and a Dem senate, then there will be other prayers. nt JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2019 #48
I have seen wishes for the Dotard's demise treestar Jul 2019 #50
I'll happily admit to offering up the fervent hope that cholesterol does it's job and rids us Maru Kitteh Jul 2019 #52
He seems to live a charmed life! treestar Jul 2019 #92
Comedian/theologian Stephen Colbert said this: The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2019 #53
+1 Stephen nailed that. treestar Jul 2019 #93
These RW email chains are occult, hidden, and spread Hortensis Jul 2019 #54
Instead of writing "Christians" meaning people who are not Christians Everyman Jackal Jul 2019 #57
That's a good idea. Also even the DEVIL can quote scripture. underthematrix Jul 2019 #58
color me stunned that people who support concentration camps also want RBG to die Takket Jul 2019 #59
They are worshipping the wrong god DBoon Jul 2019 #69
They adore a cruel and vengeful God Dirty Socialist Jul 2019 #71
I've pretty much ostracized almost all the Trump supporters in my life. backscatter712 Jul 2019 #72
I agree. These are the type we fought in WWII nini Jul 2019 #90
So much for right to life. KentuckyWoman Jul 2019 #74
Pretty sure these prayer humpers are zero for a NoMoreRepugs Jul 2019 #76
It's simple... ConnorMarc Jul 2019 #77
I'll admit Sogo Jul 2019 #78
Your in laws are assholes Gothmog Jul 2019 #84
well, I pray to Dog that #fatdonnie dies in front of his magats telling lies demtenjeep Jul 2019 #87
Perhaps these delusional idiots should give good old voodoo a shot? Zambero Jul 2019 #88
They're supporting nazis nini Jul 2019 #89
That is so nuts. And so awful. nt leftyladyfrommo Jul 2019 #94
psst ... GeorgeGist Jul 2019 #95
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