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OldBaldy1701E

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22. Religion is the ultimate 'It wasn't me!' situation.

Reply to J_William_Ryan (Reply #20)

Mon May 11, 2026, 02:48 PM

15 hrs ago

That is why it exists in the first place.

To give people an 'out' from their behavior.

It is rather pathetic, to be honest.

But, of course, responsibility is a foreign concept these days anyway...

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'No Separation Of Church And State': Trump's Religious Liberty Commission Reveals Its Priorities [View all] BumRushDaShow 22 hrs ago OP

I cannot abide these priorities and shall seek ways to abridge them. ahnakneemoose 22 hrs ago #1

Glad I don't live there. sinkingfeeling 22 hrs ago #2

I wish I had the financial ability not to. cstanleytech 21 hrs ago #5

Why dont they just call it johnnyfins 22 hrs ago #3

So is the Supreme Court going to invalidate the 1st Amendment like they did the Civil Rights Act? ChicagoTeamster 21 hrs ago #4

They are Christian Nationalists. They expect to rum the whole country. travelingthrulife 20 hrs ago #11

H. L. Mencken nailed it... GiqueCee 21 hrs ago #6

He wasn't a perfect man, but he was 100% correct on this wolfie001 21 hrs ago #7

The devil lurks in Christ's shadow Gum Logger 19 hrs ago #16

Ah, but which church? tanyev 21 hrs ago #8

Flying Spaghetti Monster or Satan? Pinback 19 hrs ago #15

Ah, ah, ah... GiqueCee 19 hrs ago #17

One of my favorite quotes: lastlib 18 hrs ago #18

I Suggest We All Convert modrepub 20 hrs ago #9

I want the Church of the Sacred Head-Hunters....... lastlib 18 hrs ago #19

Another case of--Let's throw out the parts of the Constitution that are inconvenient for our wishes. Bayard 20 hrs ago #10

They want their own Constitution. The bible they say. travelingthrulife 20 hrs ago #12

Watch out for the Church of Satan RainCaster 19 hrs ago #13

There is no "conservative" majority in the Supreme Court Martin Eden 19 hrs ago #14

The Christo-fascist right J_William_Ryan 15 hrs ago #20

Religion is the ultimate 'It wasn't me!' situation. OldBaldy1701E 15 hrs ago #22

Liberty? Ha photokat 15 hrs ago #21

Hasn't that ship already sailed?? The amount of day light visible between the two grows dimmer every day. Marie Marie 14 hrs ago #23