i am not against religion,i am against religious hypocrisy


	i am not against religion,i am against religious hypocrisy

doodleicious

5-10-2009 3:05 AM

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doodleicious says:

they went on" I tend to be critical when so-called Christian right-wing extremists try to impose their views on the rest of us-especially when their agenda can hardly be called "Christian"- like "Christians" trying to justify torture-or use religion to justify a war of aggression. Or when closted homosexual "Christians" fight against gay right- - see Ted Haggard and Larry Craig. True Christians recognize that Jesus was all about love and kindness, tolerance and forgiveness- not war, hate, torturee, or knee-jerk sanctimony.
More at source- they have a good point....

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5-10-2009 12:18 PM

ratilfar

Amen!

5-10-2009 7:50 PM

kenstipe

What Christians try to impose?

5-11-2009 10:44 PM

jmatts78

Yes kenstipe, what Christians try to impose...

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