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LisaM

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63. I don't consider people like Alito Catholic.

Thu Nov 7, 2024, 12:21 PM

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He can call himself that all he wants, but he doesn't practice the basic tenet of the faith, which is helping those less fortunate - the least among us.

And yes, I am a liberal Catholic. The churches I grew up with were very progressive.

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There is a rift in the church Blue Full Moon Yesterday #39

Yeah I don't know any rw catholics XanaDUer2 Yesterday #40

The parrish my sister belongs to Lifeafter70 21 hrs ago #153

It's not simply about being Catholic... King_Klonopin 18 hrs ago #157

You described my dad until he retired Lifeafter70 18 hrs ago #158

I don't consider people like Alito Catholic. LisaM Yesterday #63

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My sister is over sixty and converted to Catholicism about ten years ago. Hope22 Yesterday #98

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My biggest problem with my situation was... Hope22 22 hrs ago #151

I will never understand. Catholic teaching of Jesus is largely liberal Norbert 12 hrs ago #163

Yes to all of this. Hope22 12 hrs ago #164

I attended Catholic high school and college but Clearheadsam Yesterday #126

The people in that church will be crying a river Hope22 6 hrs ago #166

the two concepts don't gel in my head. I know too much about being a Catholic msfiddlestix Yesterday #137

Ok XanaDUer2 Yesterday #138

Okay atreides1 Yesterday #47

God works through unlikely vessels 🤮 Blue Full Moon Yesterday #61

Joe Biden is Catholic SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #68

Yep and liberal Blue Full Moon Yesterday #73

So? SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #75

Who do you think the Heritage Foundation is? Blue Full Moon Yesterday #76

The Heritage Foundation is SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #101

To me the heratige foundation I_UndergroundPanther 22 hrs ago #148

I don't disagree SocialDemocrat61 14 hrs ago #160

It is Bettie 13 hrs ago #162

Didn't say that. Blue Full Moon Yesterday #81

Then what is your point SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #106

TY XanaDUer2 Yesterday #109

Because the catholic church has been Blue Full Moon Yesterday #110

Oh so it's a secret conspiracy SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #112

Not to secret Blue Full Moon Yesterday #113

So are all Catholics part of this conspiracy? SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #114

Actually, various fundamental xian sects have made BIG strides among Hispanic populations for a couple decades now. Attilatheblond Yesterday #92

Didn't say it was only them Blue Full Moon Yesterday #99

I didn't infer you said it was only them Attilatheblond Yesterday #131

Yep. The radtrad Catholic groups have "Google-bombed" the internet... keep_left Yesterday #127

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A time-honoured saying from British politics: anamnua Yesterday #21

I like that. Blue Full Moon Yesterday #62

those papers will NOT protect them lapfog_1 Yesterday #30

It will be interesting to see his supposed deportations XanaDUer2 Yesterday #34

to do it the right way is NJCher Yesterday #43

Unless they speak perfect, unaccented English Demobrat Yesterday #130

Didn't work for Hitler ended up being concentration camps. Blue Full Moon Yesterday #44

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Their lives will be a misery. BonnieJW Yesterday #55

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What about the White men who consistently vote Republican? Yavin4 Yesterday #33

And many white women XanaDUer2 Yesterday #35

A majority of white women Sable302b Yesterday #84

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White men are NOT the largest voting block in America. White women are. Latino's are going kelly1mm 21 hrs ago #155

Right there with you. onecaliberal Yesterday #54

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"I wonder, the Latinos who voted for him..." hadEnuf Yesterday #123

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I think Latinos, especially multi generation Latinos are having the same conversion as other ethnic groups kelly1mm 21 hrs ago #152

I went through most of my life honestly believing that Mr.Bee 21 hrs ago #154

& then my question Lemon Lyman Yesterday #2

Right? I don't know Bettie Yesterday #4

I think people were always this bad. Elessar Zappa Yesterday #10

It's said to be a machismo issue with many Latino males. The man rules the house and is the authority figure. brush Yesterday #7

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Misogyny or racism, IDK if you can state which one right-wing white men harbor the most. CrispyQ Yesterday #13

Years of brainwashing Blue Full Moon Yesterday #17

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I think it was inside them. BonnieJW Yesterday #57

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An economy for all & a solid educational system would cure a ton of our problems!! CrispyQ Yesterday #16

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People have no idea how rich the rich really are. CrispyQ Yesterday #50

The pie exercise is really good way to present the information jmbar2 Yesterday #60

Adding some figures would be good, too, so people would know which plate they're on. CrispyQ Yesterday #67

Nick Hanauer does a good TedTalk on this... jmbar2 Yesterday #69

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That would be good jmbar2 Yesterday #141

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We used to have that with FDR's New Deal FakeNoose Yesterday #94

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We cultivate the type of society we want. CrispyQ Yesterday #8

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You know, i know people who watch Bettie Yesterday #42

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It needed to be heavily regulated from the start Johnny2X2X Yesterday #103

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Important lesson mamacita75 23 hrs ago #146

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Like 2016, if pettiness was radiation... Montauk6 13 hrs ago #161