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KamaAina

(78,249 posts) Tue Apr 14, 2015, 06:49 PM Apr 2015

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Gomer: “Christians Are the Only Group in America” That It’s Okay to “Abuse and Misuse”

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2015/04/13/rep-louie-gohmert-christians-are-the-only-group-in-america-that-its-okay-to-abuse-and-misuse/

I would never go so far as to say atheists are the most hated people in America. While we rank lowest in certain polls regarding our electability, keep in mind that there are only a handful of options in the first place. Expand that list and our stock goes up considerably.

But I think it’s safe to say Christians are nowhere near the top of the list when it comes to Most Persecuted Groups in the Country....

(Pilgrims) came to avoid persecution for being Christians… and that was at the core of so many of the debates, making sure that people could have different denominational beliefs…

… Look where we are today. Now it is, really, Christians are the only group in America that it is politically correct to abuse and misuse.

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Gomer: “Christians Are the Only Group in America” That It’s Okay to “Abuse and Misuse” (Original Post) KamaAina Apr 2015 OP

. hrmjustin Apr 2015 #1

It's hard to believe... Salviati Apr 2015 #2

Ahh Louie, you just mad you cant own black people anymore NoJusticeNoPeace Apr 2015 #3

I disagree guillaumeb Apr 2015 #4

92% of the Congress identifies as Christian. Who is left to pick on them? NightWatcher Apr 2015 #5

he says that like it's a bad thing.... mike_c Apr 2015 #6

To sum up: if Gomer can't go all Salem witch trial on your a** Johonny Apr 2015 #7

Maybe, like the Pilgrims, the "persecuted" Christians will have to move on to another land . . . Journeyman Apr 2015 #8

The Pilgrims came here SwankyXomb Apr 2015 #9

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

1. .

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Tue Apr 14, 2015, 06:50 PM

Apr 2015

Salviati

(6,009 posts)

2. It's hard to believe...

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Tue Apr 14, 2015, 06:51 PM

Apr 2015

... but he somehow manages to be dumber than he looks.

NoJusticeNoPeace

(5,018 posts)

3. Ahh Louie, you just mad you cant own black people anymore

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Tue Apr 14, 2015, 06:51 PM

Apr 2015

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)

4. I disagree

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Tue Apr 14, 2015, 06:52 PM

Apr 2015

Pilgrims came not to avoid persecution, but to set up their own theocracy where they could do the persecuting.

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)

5. 92% of the Congress identifies as Christian. Who is left to pick on them?

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Tue Apr 14, 2015, 06:53 PM

Apr 2015

83% of Americans identify themselves as such as well.

mike_c

(36,281 posts)

6. he says that like it's a bad thing....

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Tue Apr 14, 2015, 06:58 PM

Apr 2015

Oh Louie, yer killin' me!

Johonny

(20,918 posts)

7. To sum up: if Gomer can't go all Salem witch trial on your a**

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Tue Apr 14, 2015, 06:59 PM

Apr 2015

then you are oppressing him...

Journeyman

(15,042 posts)

8. Maybe, like the Pilgrims, the "persecuted" Christians will have to move on to another land . . .

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Tue Apr 14, 2015, 07:00 PM

Apr 2015

Let's take up a collection for a boat for them. They can either move on, or learn to live with others same as the rest of us had had to do.

SwankyXomb

(2,030 posts)

9. The Pilgrims came here

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Tue Apr 14, 2015, 07:11 PM

Apr 2015

because they got run out of England and Holland for trying to establish a theocracy with themselves at the top.

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