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Atheists & Agnostics

EvolveOrConvolve

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1. Unfortunately, we see a lot of people who talk about their "personal" God

Reply to Tobin S. (Original post)

Wed May 6, 2015, 07:32 PM

May 2015

But all too often what they mean is "God is so important to me personally that I want to enact all his words in the holy babble into American law and fuck you, you worthless, immoral atheists" .

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"God isn't concerned with man's law. He is only concerned with you." [View all] Tobin S. May 2015 OP

Unfortunately, we see a lot of people who talk about their "personal" God EvolveOrConvolve May 2015 #1

Yep, that's usually what they mean. Tobin S. May 2015 #2

Such thinking just opens up the flood gates for all kinds of mingling between church and state. AlbertCat May 2015 #3

"Good Guy Jew" meme... trotsky May 2015 #4