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soldierant

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7. Yes - it's interesting historically that

Reply to dcmfox (Original post)

Tue Oct 14, 2025, 02:01 AM

Oct 14

what the Jesuits were accused of being in the 17th century (Readers Digest version - all about "the end justifies the means" - and if you want to see what that was believed to look like, read "The Man in the Iron Mask. Conspiracy theories are so often wrong I don't really take that seriously, but if there was anything in it, the Jesuits have long since abjured it) is what "Christian Nationalists" have in fact become in the 21st century. Well, actually the 20th century - a lot of this goes back to Reagan. Sigh. I hope the human race will grow up eventually. I most certainly will not live to see it.

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Perfect [View all] dcmfox Oct 13 OP

Marked difference in morality! nt Prairie_Seagull Oct 13 #1

Good one BlueWaveNeverEnd Oct 14 #2

The Immoral Minority lame54 Oct 14 #3

And the Christian Nationalist have no morals. SamKnause Oct 14 #4

Excellent! summer_in_TX Oct 14 #5

If they can read and know the meaning of morality it just might. littlemissmartypants Oct 14 #6

Yes - it's interesting historically that soldierant Oct 14 #7