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11/15 how do Freepers like the Left Behind books?
\_ What a "Left Behind" book? --!freeper
\_ Bunch of religious-oriented action/adventure type novels
apparently written around the apocalypse. Lots of hype in
the press around it recently. I read some excerpts, and the
writing quality is pretty abominable (as opposed to most other
action/adventure type novels). I think it's mainly a case of
targeting content at a certain demographic group, i.e. giving
the plebes what they want to read. -John
\_ I'm a Christian. I'm one of the ones who gives money to
the Church (from an earlier topic). I do not like the
"Left Behind" books: that kind of apocalypse story
doesn't interest me and I agree the writing quality
stinks. The movie version's got Kirk Cameron, so it's
gotta be good, right?
\_ conservative != christian necessarily.
It's a political ruse used by the left.
\_ bullshit. The reason the two have been lumped together is
that the vocal, annoying christian minority, the kind that
loves the left behind books, is overwhemlingly republican.
Add to that the fact that the current repblican leadership is
practically wallowing in it's fundieism and it becomes hard NOT
to link the two. -aspo
\_ A implies B does not mean B implies A. Did you graduate?
From Cal? I already knew they'd let any idiot in but do they
let any idiot graduate?
\_ Well said.
\_ Not really. Not even if you're grinding the same axe.
\_ Neither Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, Howard Stern, Dr. Laura,
nor Larry Elder, are Bible believing Christians. Is banning
partial birth abortion so evil?
\_ Look, I'm not saying if you are conservative you have to
be a christian, raving or otherwise. I'm saying the reason
many people equate the two are because of the actions of
a very vocal and strong compenent of the republican party,
the party most people associate with conservative values.
Don't blame "the left" for this misconception, blame those
that have wrapped fundementalist christian agendas into
the republican party line. -aspo
\_ "most associated" by who exactly? the leftist agenda
driven pseudo mainstream press? yeah thought so. Just
how much acid, pot, and whatever does it take to get to
where you are now? just curious.
\_ the term partial birth abortion is pretty inventive,
go read http://csua.org/u/599 . yes i realize
i have no hope of influencing the poster of the
above. - danh
\_ if partial birth abortions are so rare and so necessary
than would you object to a ban on PBAs except in cases
where it is medically necessary?
\_ so you're just the secularly righteous type?
\_ True atheist (not the nutty religion hating type) and true
conservative here. We exist. Thanks for noticing. -!op |
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