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MineralMan

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10. Unfortunately, yes. The SBC has a full complement of

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #7)

Fri Apr 5, 2019, 03:56 PM

Apr 2019

right-wing fundamentalist churches that are members. Since there is no real central authority in the SBC, it has not real power to keep the nutcases at bay.

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"Let's count Christian ministers who've advocated death for gays" [View all] MineralMan Apr 2019 OP

the bible says adulterers should be put to death yet there those 2 are still flying around msongs Apr 2019 #1

Here's a link to another example: MineralMan Apr 2019 #2

Kill the gays, save the zygotes, because, you know, life is precious. EarnestPutz Apr 2019 #3

Well, they needn't worry about meeting any gods. MineralMan Apr 2019 #4

You're right of course. The meeting is strictly hypothetical... EarnestPutz Apr 2019 #12

Something something "not real Christians" something something"intolerance is a human characteristic" trotsky Apr 2019 #5

Christians label themselves. MineralMan Apr 2019 #6

There are those Christians... uriel1972 Apr 2019 #11

I notice the label 'Baptist' associated to many of those names. sinkingfeeling Apr 2019 #7

Unfortunately, yes. The SBC has a full complement of MineralMan Apr 2019 #10

The hatred some have for LGBT people is insane gtar100 Apr 2019 #8

What's the point of having one or more gods otherwise? Major Nikon Apr 2019 #9