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Post by Eλευθερί on Jun 21, 2019 2:25:09 GMT
"I don't like it when religious leaders preach partisan politics" Well then you must REALLY hate American politics then. Ted Cruz pretty much billed himself as "God's Chosen candidate" during the GOP primaries. And then he ended up losing to a reality TV buffoon with bad hair. So much for that. geode should take a look at Marco Rubio's twitter posts. He posts a Bible quote every day. Today he posted the Lord's prayer.
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Post by geode on Jun 21, 2019 10:09:33 GMT
"I don't like it when religious leaders preach partisan politics" Well then you must REALLY hate American politics then. Ted Cruz pretty much billed himself as "God's Chosen candidate" during the GOP primaries. And then he ended up losing to a reality TV buffoon with bad hair. So much for that. geode should take a look at Marco Rubio's twitter posts. He posts a Bible quote every day. Today he posted the Lord's prayer. I am far less bothered by somebody posting religion from their own Twitter account than a prayer at an official event, where in theory it is being uttered on behalf of all 20,000 people present.
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Post by Eλευθερί on Jun 21, 2019 23:14:12 GMT
geode should take a look at Marco Rubio's twitter posts. He posts a Bible quote every day. Today he posted the Lord's prayer. I am far less bothered by somebody posting religion from their own Twitter account than a prayer at an official event, where in theory it is being uttered on behalf of all 20,000 people present. Like Trump, Rubio uses his twitter account in his official capacity as a US elected official. A federal judge recently ruled that Trump cannot block people on his twitter account because that would violate the First Amendment. (And, for those who do not know about US law, the First Amendment is also the part of the Constitution that protects freedom of religious practice and separation of church and state.)
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Post by progressiveelement on Jun 21, 2019 23:24:52 GMT
Was she praying on behalf of a church? If so it could be in trouble. Otherwise people can pray about anything on their own time. It’s odd behavior except to highlight the very narrow demographics of people who support that moron. How is he a moron? He's a politician.
That automatically makes him a cheat and a liar, and when he's not kissing babies, he's stealing their lollipops.
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Post by CrepedCrusader on Jun 22, 2019 0:37:12 GMT
Didn't you hear? Jesus handpicked an infantile, megalomaniacal, greedy, dishonest adulterer who rawdogs porn stars to lead "good Christians" to victory. Millions of Evangelicals couldn't be wrong, could they?
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Post by politicidal on Jun 22, 2019 0:58:05 GMT
Trump better watch where he puts it, Cohen ain't around no more.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2019 9:16:24 GMT
I'm a Christian, a true follower of the teachings of Jesus Christ.
I can tell you the God I serve wouldn't align Himself with Donald Trump.
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Post by geode on Jun 22, 2019 15:54:23 GMT
I am far less bothered by somebody posting religion from their own Twitter account than a prayer at an official event, where in theory it is being uttered on behalf of all 20,000 people present. Like Trump, Rubio uses his twitter account in his official capacity as a US elected official. A federal judge recently ruled that Trump cannot block people on his twitter account because that would violate the First Amendment. (And, for those who do not know about US law, the First Amendment is also the part of the Constitution that protects freedom of religious practice and separation of church and state.) ...at an official event, where in theory it is being uttered on behalf of all 20,000 people present.
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Post by CoolJGS☺ on Jun 22, 2019 15:56:29 GMT
Like Trump, Rubio uses his twitter account in his official capacity as a US elected official. A federal judge recently ruled that Trump cannot block people on his twitter account because that would violate the First Amendment. (And, for those who do not know about US law, the First Amendment is also the part of the Constitution that protects freedom of religious practice and separation of church and state.) ...at an official event, where in theory it is being uttered on behalf of all 20,000 people present. It's all voluntary
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Post by amyghost on Jun 22, 2019 16:13:46 GMT
Didn't you hear? Jesus handpicked an infantile, megalomaniacal, greedy, dishonest adulterer who rawdogs porn stars to lead "good Christians" to victory. Millions of Evangelicals couldn't be wrong, could they? The Lord...ah...moves in mysterious ways, mainly by getting Trump to reveal his 'wonder' such as it is.
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Post by Eλευθερί on Jun 22, 2019 18:17:19 GMT
Like Trump, Rubio uses his twitter account in his official capacity as a US elected official. A federal judge recently ruled that Trump cannot block people on his twitter account because that would violate the First Amendment. (And, for those who do not know about US law, the First Amendment is also the part of the Constitution that protects freedom of religious practice and separation of church and state.) ...at an official event, where in theory it is being uttered on behalf of all 20,000 people present. I'm assuming that the official event you are talking about is a campaign rally. A candidate at a campaign rally is supposed to be acting as an individual citizen seeking elected office. The candidate cannot, for example, use government funds to pay for the campaign rally. They have to use separate funds raised on their own as a candidate. So the campaign rally is not an official government event, even if it is an "official" campaign event.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2019 22:59:33 GMT
For some people, prayer is a weapon to use against others. This seems to fall into that category. And to me, that seems entirely appropriate for a Trump rally.
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Post by geode on Jun 23, 2019 16:24:03 GMT
...at an official event, where in theory it is being uttered on behalf of all 20,000 people present. I'm assuming that the official event you are talking about is a campaign rally. A candidate at a campaign rally is supposed to be acting as an individual citizen seeking elected office. The candidate cannot, for example, use government funds to pay for the campaign rally. They have to use separate funds raised on their own as a candidate. So the campaign rally is not an official government event, even if it is an "official" campaign event. Yes, it was an official campaign rally. I never said it was an official "government" event.
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