Way back in 1964 Barry Goldwater tried to warn us about the Jesusfuckers’s trying to take over the spineless GOP and now they’ve succeeded — and with their 40 year plan written by the Heritage Foundation and the judges that they’ve nominated and installed — the country is on the verge of becoming a dictatorship run by a theocratic ass-kissing oligarchy!
They weren't actually a party of science back 60+ years ago, just had the appearance of being more rational than Dems and the left. Now they can't even pretend, except to make up science.
The Republicans I am aware of have been narcissistic liars since 1960, when Nixon tried to get elected the first time. I voted for his opponent in 1972, the first year I was eligible to vote. Since Eisenhower, there has not been a good Republican president, and as long as they are attached to the evangelical crowd, there won't be either.
Not a Republican to be found, which isn't exactly shocking. Republicans pander to the preachers while viewing human decency as 'woke' and a character flaw.
OT: The red sash wearing Catholic RWNJ group showed up to protest against freedom of religion at the TST Satanic Revival in Baltimore yesterday. They banged drums and chanted for a few hours across the street.
I'm surprised it wasn't bells. Catholics 𝘥𝘰 love to remind everyone that they're in the neighborhood by clanging their churchbells, as if we'd somehow forget they were there without the racket every hour on the hour. Maybe they couldn't find any that were small enough to carry but big enough to be a nuisance?
"clanging their churchbells" Wait until Muslim minarets start popping up in many hoods in the United States. Calling to prayer five times a over loud speakers. With the US being big on religious freedom (RUPLA) Islam can win any argument preventing them from doing so. 😟
Having grown up across the street from a sizeable Catholic church, and having traveled to the Middle-East several times, I can honestly say I'd far rather listen to the Muslim call to prayer than Catholics and their damned churchbells. For one, Muslims (at least in the places I've been that had minarets and calls to prayer; YMMV) generally put some actual effort into making their calls aurally pleasing, whereas most Catholic churches I've encountered settle for a cacophany of clanging with no consideration to the musical quality of the noise. For another, the Muslims only do it five times a day; Catholic churches sound their bells 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳- and even more often when there's a wedding, a funeral, or a holiday service on the day's agenda. Makes it very damned difficult to sleep in on weekends. I'd rather hear 𝘯𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, of course, but if it came down to a choice between one religion's noise pollution and another's, the Catholics would 𝘯𝘰𝘵 win that contest. At least the Muslim call to prayer doesn't share any DNA with the ringer in my 𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬.
But that's really neither here nor there, considering that a Muslim call to prayer are not a thing one is likely to hear outside the 𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘺 small number of Muslim-majority communities in this country. I do not see that changing within my lifetime, nor that of anyone currently drawing breath.
"currently drawing breath" Agreed, nothing will change anytime soon or until the day comes when the United States hits rock bottom and splits apart. Personally don't approve or apologize for any of religions that use controlling fear and superstitions.
IMO with any organized and politically active religions in the United States all lead to a sad outcome. In most cases there is almost nothing that can stop them from doing what they want. They know how to play the freedom of religion cards. From discrimination to persecution. Its all about big money and unlimited power.
At this time religions in the U.S. have the upper hand. ♠️♣️
I was woken up one Sunday morning while on a university course by church bells. Found out it wasn't even bells, just a recording of bells. That's not very traditional.😄
I actually know about this particular group. They drove about an hour to protest yesterday. A few years ago they drove 90 minutes to my town to protest a local school district policy that treated trans kids like human beings. In fact, they came from a different state.
Back in the 1960's there seemed to be hypocrisy between the clergy and the members. Then in the 1980's I saw the lengths that the Catholic Church would go to in denying any responsibility or liability for sexual abuse - I then understood why some friends chose suicide or drug overdose. Then seeing the hardline of the clergy to doctrine while the members support birth control, often abortion, LGBTQ rights, etc. It's like the "Church" exists in the 1300's where they had full absolute control but so many of the members and former members have moved on.
The people who would break down the barriers between church and state always seem to operate under the assumption it will be their tribe calling the shots for everyone else. They should imagine the tribe they hate most having control over their lives because that would definitely be someone's reality. If the preachers ever acquired the power they seem to think they’re entitled to, they would be killing one another almost immediately over doctrinal errors.
After so many posts like this, it's hard to know if there's anything new to say, other than I'm pleased to see two new members of the Congressional Freethought Caucus. It's always good news.
What would really be good news is to learn of a Republican joining the ranks of the CFC. Sadly, I don't expect that anytime soon.
The more I see of the White House as defiled by Cheetolini, the more I'm convinced we need to just let (beg?) the Brits burn the fucking thing down again and build a new one.
If we could get those numbers up to 10% of the House, I feel like that might be the critical tipping point. 10% would be enough influence to meaningfully affect any legislation passing through Congress, if and when they voted as a bloc.
Very brave of them, considering they will probably be among the first to be executed once the Christian fascist regime begins asserting its totalitarian agenda.
It might be necessary to get 4 or 5 Repubs to join the caucus simultaneously so they can provide cover to each other. I wonder if the Freethought Caucus members do any solicitation.
I really doubt that "Republicans" (pretend GOP) even know what Freethought means. They would have to use a dictionary and they reject any expert evidence or intelligent inquiry. They are the mindless leading the mindless.
I don't know. I suspect that a few at least Republican politicians are atheists but simply realise that if they ever admit it, they'd be out of office, and on Fox News – and not in a good way.
Why do we even need a “caucus” for this? I know the answer, but it’s still depressing. In looking at the state of the country, can we also replace every democrat who doesn’t agree with this necessity?
STILL not a single (R). Not even an Independent. I guess reason is not their forte.
It's kind of hard to impose theocracy while keeping church and state separate.
Way back in 1964 Barry Goldwater tried to warn us about the Jesusfuckers’s trying to take over the spineless GOP and now they’ve succeeded — and with their 40 year plan written by the Heritage Foundation and the judges that they’ve nominated and installed — the country is on the verge of becoming a dictatorship run by a theocratic ass-kissing oligarchy!
I liked his messages back then but using nukes on Hanoi was likely a step too far for the adults.
Yeah, the Nukes on Hanoi was pretty extreme.
And, I suspect, on Trump's card.
The current Republican party would consider Barry Goldwater a woke liberal RINO. He'd get tossed out on his butt in the blink of an eye.
Yes, we are living in the aftermath. Whatever stage of grief this is.
It's clear to me that congressional Republicans and Republicans in general have given up any notions of free thought or reason.
It’s “1984” to them and they are happy about it.
Their thoughts are too full of treason for reason to have any space to reside.
I can remember a time when the GOP was the party of science! What a complete disgrace.
Funny, I don't remember that.
They weren't actually a party of science back 60+ years ago, just had the appearance of being more rational than Dems and the left. Now they can't even pretend, except to make up science.
The Republicans I am aware of have been narcissistic liars since 1960, when Nixon tried to get elected the first time. I voted for his opponent in 1972, the first year I was eligible to vote. Since Eisenhower, there has not been a good Republican president, and as long as they are attached to the evangelical crowd, there won't be either.
I counted 22 with an r in their name.
Railroad crossing, watch out for the cars. Can you say that without any R's?
T-H-A-T 😜
Sure. If you're Elmer Fudd.
The Rs like Elmer Fudd. They think it's a documentary about how a Democrat hunts...
How about the 35 R's (Rep). 😉
Not a Republican to be found, which isn't exactly shocking. Republicans pander to the preachers while viewing human decency as 'woke' and a character flaw.
This is why the “both sides” people can shut right up forever. Whiny little bitches. I’m just cynical now.
OT: The red sash wearing Catholic RWNJ group showed up to protest against freedom of religion at the TST Satanic Revival in Baltimore yesterday. They banged drums and chanted for a few hours across the street.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Society_for_the_Defense_of_Tradition,_Family_and_Property
I'm surprised it wasn't bells. Catholics 𝘥𝘰 love to remind everyone that they're in the neighborhood by clanging their churchbells, as if we'd somehow forget they were there without the racket every hour on the hour. Maybe they couldn't find any that were small enough to carry but big enough to be a nuisance?
"clanging their churchbells" Wait until Muslim minarets start popping up in many hoods in the United States. Calling to prayer five times a over loud speakers. With the US being big on religious freedom (RUPLA) Islam can win any argument preventing them from doing so. 😟
Allahu Akbar?
Having grown up across the street from a sizeable Catholic church, and having traveled to the Middle-East several times, I can honestly say I'd far rather listen to the Muslim call to prayer than Catholics and their damned churchbells. For one, Muslims (at least in the places I've been that had minarets and calls to prayer; YMMV) generally put some actual effort into making their calls aurally pleasing, whereas most Catholic churches I've encountered settle for a cacophany of clanging with no consideration to the musical quality of the noise. For another, the Muslims only do it five times a day; Catholic churches sound their bells 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳- and even more often when there's a wedding, a funeral, or a holiday service on the day's agenda. Makes it very damned difficult to sleep in on weekends. I'd rather hear 𝘯𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, of course, but if it came down to a choice between one religion's noise pollution and another's, the Catholics would 𝘯𝘰𝘵 win that contest. At least the Muslim call to prayer doesn't share any DNA with the ringer in my 𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬.
But that's really neither here nor there, considering that a Muslim call to prayer are not a thing one is likely to hear outside the 𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘺 small number of Muslim-majority communities in this country. I do not see that changing within my lifetime, nor that of anyone currently drawing breath.
"currently drawing breath" Agreed, nothing will change anytime soon or until the day comes when the United States hits rock bottom and splits apart. Personally don't approve or apologize for any of religions that use controlling fear and superstitions.
IMO with any organized and politically active religions in the United States all lead to a sad outcome. In most cases there is almost nothing that can stop them from doing what they want. They know how to play the freedom of religion cards. From discrimination to persecution. Its all about big money and unlimited power.
At this time religions in the U.S. have the upper hand. ♠️♣️
Thanks
I was woken up one Sunday morning while on a university course by church bells. Found out it wasn't even bells, just a recording of bells. That's not very traditional.😄
Society For People Who Have Too Much Time On their Hands
Ticking away with their sanity.
It's no paradise theater and certainly not the best of times when right-wing Catholic nutcases are involved.
I actually know about this particular group. They drove about an hour to protest yesterday. A few years ago they drove 90 minutes to my town to protest a local school district policy that treated trans kids like human beings. In fact, they came from a different state.
They seriously have too much time on their hands.
"Catholic RWNJ" Another scarry cult infesting the United States. 😱
Thanks
Their most prominent sign was “Satan has NO rights”
Well, neither does Jesus.
Back in the 1960's there seemed to be hypocrisy between the clergy and the members. Then in the 1980's I saw the lengths that the Catholic Church would go to in denying any responsibility or liability for sexual abuse - I then understood why some friends chose suicide or drug overdose. Then seeing the hardline of the clergy to doctrine while the members support birth control, often abortion, LGBTQ rights, etc. It's like the "Church" exists in the 1300's where they had full absolute control but so many of the members and former members have moved on.
Great comment. I couldn’t have said it better myself. Jesus fuckers lol
𝑇𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟, 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑠𝑛’𝑡 𝑎𝑛 “𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑠𝑡 𝑐𝑙𝑢𝑏” 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠, 𝑎𝑠 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑠 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑔𝑔𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑑.
...
𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒’𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑛𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑏𝑒 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠.
So why is it all Democrats and no Republicans?
𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑎 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑝 𝑜𝑓 𝑙𝑎𝑤𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑑𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 ... 𝑘𝑒𝑒𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐ℎ𝑢𝑟𝑐ℎ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒, 𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑛𝑜𝑛-𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒.
Oh yeah. The Republicans want to combine church and state, which is inherently discriminatory against non-religious people.
The people who would break down the barriers between church and state always seem to operate under the assumption it will be their tribe calling the shots for everyone else. They should imagine the tribe they hate most having control over their lives because that would definitely be someone's reality. If the preachers ever acquired the power they seem to think they’re entitled to, they would be killing one another almost immediately over doctrinal errors.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/9278c6c5c80e410ec3ee3afe138c2701440ce67b2d5c6b1dc7f764b242d27cf8.jpg
I want a miniature version for my desk. Simply the most inspired work of statuary in the whole of modern history!
After so many posts like this, it's hard to know if there's anything new to say, other than I'm pleased to see two new members of the Congressional Freethought Caucus. It's always good news.
What would really be good news is to learn of a Republican joining the ranks of the CFC. Sadly, I don't expect that anytime soon.
They'd have to rediscover 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 before they could make their way to 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦thought.
💯🤣
Maybe next century.
There'd be nothing wrong about there being an atheist club in Congress.
Except that it would scare the shit out of the Republicans! 😈
Sounds like a feature, not a bug!
Ya THINK?!? 🤣🤣🤣
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/8cbb59c04608a162880f5937fd405912b395479a169cefa89cce2149567cc615.jpg
The more I see of the White House as defiled by Cheetolini, the more I'm convinced we need to just let (beg?) the Brits burn the fucking thing down again and build a new one.
Kings are pretty gaudy.
If we could get those numbers up to 10% of the House, I feel like that might be the critical tipping point. 10% would be enough influence to meaningfully affect any legislation passing through Congress, if and when they voted as a bloc.
Very brave of them, considering they will probably be among the first to be executed once the Christian fascist regime begins asserting its totalitarian agenda.
It might be necessary to get 4 or 5 Repubs to join the caucus simultaneously so they can provide cover to each other. I wonder if the Freethought Caucus members do any solicitation.
More good news from the side of science and reason.
If this shift continues, we will hopefully see more freethought members.
https://ibb.co/m5z81LzX
I really doubt that "Republicans" (pretend GOP) even know what Freethought means. They would have to use a dictionary and they reject any expert evidence or intelligent inquiry. They are the mindless leading the mindless.
I don't know. I suspect that a few at least Republican politicians are atheists but simply realise that if they ever admit it, they'd be out of office, and on Fox News – and not in a good way.
OT: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXx7iwvsTcp/?igsh=aHN5bzFmcGp2Y3c3
Why do we even need a “caucus” for this? I know the answer, but it’s still depressing. In looking at the state of the country, can we also replace every democrat who doesn’t agree with this necessity?
It’s now or never, my love can’t wait