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Atheists & Agnostics

Jokerman

(3,538 posts) Thu Dec 6, 2018, 08:31 AM Dec 2018

Anyone else bothered by this "Apostles' Creed" brew ha ha? [View all]

Yes, Trump is a hypocrite. Yes, his religious followers are hypocrites and fools. Yes, he behaved like a spoiled child, dragged unwillingly to a family event.

I'm all for pointing these things out but when it morphs into criticizing him for standing silently while others prayed, I actually find myself, for the first time ever, starting to sympathize with the orange idiot and that turns my stomach.

I did see one rational comment:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142217302#post8

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Anyone else bothered by this "Apostles' Creed" brew ha ha? [View all] Jokerman Dec 2018 OP

not me, and I agree with you vlyons Dec 2018 #1

It would be proper to stand quietly if he didn't claim to be the sinkingfeeling Dec 2018 #2

Exactly! mountain grammy Dec 2018 #7

Those things are not related. Mariana Dec 2018 #13

I was put in a similar spot 2 weeks ago Cartoonist Dec 2018 #3

He did what would have done. wasupaloopa Dec 2018 #4

Cool Story, Bro ! stonecutter357 Dec 2018 #5

What exactly does that mean? Jokerman Dec 2018 #10

I've not even bowed my head.. Duppers Dec 2018 #6

I was, but the torches and pitchforkes were already out. /nt LongtimeAZDem Dec 2018 #8

He is using his Evangelical backing exboyfil Dec 2018 #9

I'm with you. DavidDvorkin Dec 2018 #11

I wouldn't recite it either, so I don't blame him for not reciting it RussBLib Dec 2018 #12

A lot of Trump's Evangelical fans Mariana Dec 2018 #14

ok, not coming from an evangelism background, I didn't know that RussBLib Dec 2018 #15

Purely speaking of the legitimacy of religion defacto7 Dec 2018 #16