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13. My bad. The response to what the Southern Christians got wrong.

Wed Jan 2, 2019, 04:19 PM

Jan 2019

I'm 500% in opposition to their misguided (and wrong) opinions.

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Half the South Thinks the U.S. Was Founded as an "Explicitly Christian" Nation [View all] NeoGreen Jan 2019 OP

42% of White Evangelicals polled agree Act_of_Reparation Jan 2019 #1

They've been taught that since they were children. Mariana Jan 2019 #4

Many people seem to have little knowledge of their own history. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #15

history qazplm135 Jan 2019 #2

+1 violetpastille Jan 2019 #6

Preacher said it, so it must be true. Mariana Jan 2019 #3

And the South also believed their brand of Christianity endorsed slavery. no_hypocrisy Jan 2019 #5

Wrong in what way? Act_of_Reparation Jan 2019 #7

1. The Bible endorsed slavery. no_hypocrisy Jan 2019 #8

The US was not founded as a Christian nation. Act_of_Reparation Jan 2019 #11

My bad. The response to what the Southern Christians got wrong. no_hypocrisy Jan 2019 #13

The Bible does endorse slavery. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #16

If it is your contention the Bible is largely incompatible with modern norms... Act_of_Reparation Jan 2019 #17

We are not. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #19

Wow. Mariana Jan 2019 #12

Sad. sinkingfeeling Jan 2019 #9

That's why we need to properly fund 2naSalit Jan 2019 #10

The South worries about important things in school. Pope George Ringo II Jan 2019 #14