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Rob H.

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11. Just wait 'til the election gets even closer

Reply to mr blur (Original post)

Thu Feb 23, 2012, 12:09 PM

Feb 2012

You'll get to see all kinds of instances of candidates shifting into turbo-pander mode to try to prove they're more pious than their opponents.

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As a foreigner, I find it astonishing that religion plays such a large part [View all] mr blur Feb 2012 OP

Over half of the population squicked Feb 2012 #1

Yep, talk about wedge issues and ignore the important stuff. jakeXT Feb 2012 #2

Except for many of us, those "wedge issues" involve our bodily integrity, and a sickening iris27 Feb 2012 #21

Apparently they do. MrModerate Feb 2012 #3

As an American, I find it astonishing as well. CanonRay Feb 2012 #4

+1 kickysnana Feb 2012 #5

You've had to be some kind of Christian in the US for a long time, however Silent3 Feb 2012 #7

That's right. Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2012 #14

Exploiting is exactly the right word, imo cbayer Feb 2012 #15

So, would that make you a "nutter" over here? nt humblebum Feb 2012 #6

Santorum's level of religious rhetoric... Silent3 Feb 2012 #8

Most of them simply misunderstand the term GOD dickthegrouch Feb 2012 #9

IDS is Christian Prophet 451 Feb 2012 #10

+1 LeftishBrit Feb 2012 #16

I didn't know that Prophet 451 Feb 2012 #20

I wrote a song about IDS's views at around that time: LeftishBrit Feb 2012 #18

Pretty good n/t Prophet 451 Feb 2012 #19

Just wait 'til the election gets even closer Rob H. Feb 2012 #11

We have a lot of ignorant people in this country snooper2 Feb 2012 #12

Good point. GB and Europe have far more atheists than US Brettongarcia Feb 2012 #13

'no politician would campaign on a religious platform' LeftishBrit Feb 2012 #17

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