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Hypocrisy Among American Fundamentalists

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01-26-2016 3:01 AM 		Reply to: Message 1 by GDR
01-25-2016 2:23 PM

There's a dozen or so definitions of evangelical which sort of neutralises its use. Fundamental seems now to be associated with extreme violent beliefs so, with some exceptions, that's probably not much use either.
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Maybe ultra-conservative is closer? Or total bloody nutters?
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Whatever, they are, they don't seem to have the same understanding of Christ's message as I do. Not only are they right wing republicans, they seem to see Jesus as an open carry member of the NRA.
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01-27-2016 4:36 PM 		Reply to: Message 28 by NoNukes
01-27-2016 4:20 PM

Re: The Bias in Our Votes
no nukes writes:
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It is not as though one candidate is the anti-Christ.
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Are you sure?
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