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quinnox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 06:29 PM Original message |
Does President Obama believe in the rapture stuff? |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 06:32 PM Response to Original message |
1. The Rapture thing is not mainstream - it's a fringe evangelical belief. |
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quinnox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 06:34 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I see, thanks |
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Cherchez la Femme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 07:24 PM Response to Reply #1 |
20. I wouldn't call it fringe |
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Avant Guardian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
3. The bible says nothing about christians being raptured |
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quinnox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 06:36 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Jews raptured? |
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Avant Guardian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 06:43 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Yeah, it says 144k Jews will convert to christianity then float up into outer space, or whatever |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 07:08 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. lol. where in the bible does it say anything like this? |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 07:37 PM Response to Reply #14 |
27. I think that's a Jehovah's Witness belief |
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Avant Guardian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:43 PM Response to Reply #27 |
36. The 'rapture' part is a theory that comes from the 7th day adventists |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 11:02 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. ah, thanks. I get the two confused |
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Avant Guardian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:40 PM Response to Reply #14 |
35. I went to a parochial school for 8 years |
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regnaD kciN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 01:22 AM Response to Reply #6 |
41. Actually, it says nothing of the sort... |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 01:34 AM Response to Reply #41 |
43. great post. thanks n/t |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 06:38 PM Response to Original message |
5. rapture is a literalist/fundamentalist and pentecostal belief. |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
7. he said "left behind" in his radio address today |
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Autumn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 07:07 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. I think not |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 07:30 PM Response to Reply #7 |
23. LOLOLOL n/t |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
8. Here are two wikipedia articles to kind of fill in the background. |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
9. Interesting |
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quinnox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 07:05 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. always so touchy about Obama |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 07:12 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Always the stupid questions about Obama |
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quinnox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 07:17 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Preparing for the end of the world? WTF are you serious? |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 07:20 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. " I only wanted to know if he was aboard as a Christian on the belief in the rapture." |
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quinnox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 07:35 PM Response to Reply #19 |
26. reading your responses in this thread |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 07:38 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Let's |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 12:14 AM Response to Reply #28 |
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sylvi (169 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 09:05 PM Response to Reply #19 |
34. The Rapture is not a lunatic fringe concept in Christianity |
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regnaD kciN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 01:26 AM Response to Reply #34 |
42. Actually, it is... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 07:28 PM Response to Reply #16 |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 07:32 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. "Those stupids with all their stupid questions!" |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 07:57 PM Response to Reply #11 |
32. Why does any President's religion matter? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 07:11 PM Response to Reply #9 |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
10. He belonged to a UCC church (as I do) before he resigned. |
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Very_Boring_Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 07:07 PM Response to Original message |
12. I grew up catholic and can't remember even hearing the term "rapture" until after I left high school |
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Cherchez la Femme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 07:34 PM Response to Reply #12 |
25. Let's put it this way: It's not in the bible |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 07:17 PM Response to Original message |
17. I seriously doubt it. I think, despite appearances, he is probably |
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mentalsolstice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
29. Great! Another thread to broadbrush all Christians as being crazy |
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quinnox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 07:49 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Nope, I don't think all Christians are crazy |
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mentalsolstice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 08:44 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. My FiL was raised Mormon... |
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Arkana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
31. No, because not all Christians are idiots. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 11:03 PM Response to Original message |
38. i bet he doesn't. nt |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 12:16 AM Response to Original message |
40. (facepalm x facepalm) |
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