If the Democrats win, it is imperative that they strengthen the separation of church and state or we are just going to keep seeing this show every four years.
@MidnightRider
If they win, they need to fortify a lot of things. Let's hope they win down the ballot. She needs congress to back her up, before the US experiment is just a memory.
@CinnamonGirlE far more likely that Congress will be GOP. This country loves to create its own gridlock while the rich people laugh their asses off.
@MidnightRider @CinnamonGirlE There's public polling but each campaign has internal polling too.
Back in the 2022 "red wave" election the Republicans dumped dozens of Republican-favorable polls into the public pool in the final weeks of the election. They're doing it again this time. Why? Because they're losing. It's voter suppression.
A Trump campaign internal poll leaked. It's bad news for Trump.
So don't lose heart and definitely don't trust the lying public poll numbers.
@danielbsmith @MidnightRider
I never trust polls. They can say whatever anybody wants. I am heartened to see the large amount of voters coming out early. So 🤞
@CinnamonGirlE @MidnightRider On the point of blaming religion though, I think the situation is a bit more complex. Whenever religion, and by this I specifically mean Christianity, becomes dominant in a society to the point of influencing government affairs, it becomes corrupt. Or rather, corrupt people who want power abuse it. That's what we're seeing again.
Separation of church and state is important but a better solution is for authentic christianity to root out the corruption.
@danielbsmith @MidnightRider
I wish they would. The anger I feel when I see churches supporting him 🔥
As someone who grew up in church and can understand the good they can do; it's beyond disappointing to see what they chose instead.
@danielbsmith Imagine how all the Christians would feel Daniel if Islam became the primary religion of this country and they asked one of you to use a prayer mat. I’m guessing you wouldn’t like that. Well now you know how the rest of us don’t you? I like you, Daniel and I respect your right to believe as you wish but the rest of your organization does not reciprocate with that notion. You can’t say religion isn’t taking over when they want to put the commandments in public school
@MidnightRider All I'm saying is that what you see as christianity in practice right now is largely corrupt.
@danielbsmith So like a pope who plays wack a mole with child molesting priests. Organized religion is bullshit, I’m 65 and for that entire timeframe on this earth religion has been used to enslave people. The exact opposite of why Jesus said he died for people to have free will. Human beings suck and religion is just another construct to make an oxen yoke out of.
@MidnightRider @danielbsmith you have a a right to be angry HMR. But not all humans suck. There’s some good ones right here, like you & Daniel.
@WellWellWell3 And back at you too Bob. But you have to admit finding the good humans is akin to that diamond mine down south where every now and then somebody finds a one carat shiner.
@MidnightRider agreed. Good humans are rare. I myself have spent a lot of my younger days as a scoundrel, looking for that right one to set me straight. Now that I’m old I have found that all I can do is try to be a good one. It’s a daily challenge. Have a great day! Shine on!
@WellWellWell3 Back at you Bob, I hope something interesting and cool happens for you today.
@MidnightRider @danielbsmith It’s not really the religion, it’s the people. Religion is simply what they are wielding. What infuriates me is that there is inherent value in any spiritual practice that instills meaning into the life of the practitioner. These magas are modern Pharisees, selling spurious scrolls in front of her temple. It’s the essence of evil. Freedom of religion was literally the first right, that’s what the USA was founded
on. The disrespect is myriad leveled. Hard to bear.
@WellWellWell3 All tax free, don’t forget. I used to joke with my friends on the river that I was going to start the church of the wayward drunken sailor. Each week I would proselytize off of my swim platform while people in kayaks grabbed the bank. I said it as a joke, turns out it was a beautiful business plan.
@MidnightRider I’ll be at that service!
@WellWellWell3 I would’ve donated 50% to the children’s hospitals, I’m sure that’s more than Billy Graham’s kid is doing.
@CinnamonGirlE @MidnightRider According to Evangelicals for Harris, Kamala is Baptist. I can see it in her but she doesn't talk about it directly in public. She shows it in her actions.
If you haven't seen any of their ads maybe take a look regardless of your religious beliefs. They clearly show Trump as the lying hypocrite that he is. He will not get as many evangelical votes as last time. In a perfect world he would get zero.
@danielbsmith @MidnightRider
Actions. It is always actions that matter.
@CinnamonGirlE it’s such a simple truth. It’s hard to understand why humans trip on it so many times like the corner of a bedframe.
@MidnightRider
Not sure myself. But I have it down pat. Even though I mess up here and there.
@danielbsmith Buddy they interview these cult members daily, they don’t care if he’s imperfect as long as he advances their causes. Again, his flippant remark about being able to kill on fifth avenue and have eggs the next day was sadly true, we are seeing it in real time. For God’s sake, everybody on this board knows that if he was Don the guy who picks up your trash every week, he would be in prison now.
@danielbsmith The most extreme form of Christianity is ruining the world, which is quite ironic given that they say they love the prince of peace. Sorry Daniel, I believe speaking in tongues is no more relevant than a hypnotist on a stage who takes your pocket watch.