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NeoGreen

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7. Trump is merely a symptom...

Reply to Prez (Reply #4)

Thu Oct 17, 2019, 01:27 PM

Oct 2019

...the decision of evangelicals to become actively engaged in politics, as an organization, in the early 80's is where the blame lies.

Any so called 'good christians' are culpable in this, they share equal blame for the religious corruption of our politics.

The religious corruption of our secular, godless, Constitution.

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Americans becoming less Christian as over a quarter follow no religion [View all] left-of-center2012 Oct 2019 OP

Apparently, an increasing number of Americans are having an adversion to... NeoGreen Oct 2019 #1

Good. smirkymonkey Oct 2019 #2

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Part and parcel Major Nikon Oct 2019 #5

That may be true, but the particular issue of the waning of Christian affiliation The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2019 #9

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Trump is responsible Prez Oct 2019 #4

Trump is merely a symptom... NeoGreen Oct 2019 #7

Trend started long before Trump. Voltaire2 Oct 2019 #14

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This trend started long before the 2016 election. Mariana Oct 2019 #18

Ironically, that fact is able to do what no Christian ever could Downtown Hound Oct 2019 #10

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That's great news. 3Hotdogs Oct 2019 #13

Join us -- come over to the neutral gray side. nt eppur_se_muova Oct 2019 #16