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uriel1972

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13. Um...

Reply to LakeArenal (Reply #3)

Fri Jul 2, 2021, 12:25 AM

Jul 2021

Given that God created Satan and it's all part of an omnipotent, omniscient being's ineffable plan, Satan and all of us must be doing exactly what they knew we would from before they created us. In other words all the evil that we do is part of that plan. Kinda sucks.

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"I won't have Jesus Christ or God's name taken in vain." said a coworker of mine [View all] ffr Jul 2021 OP

She "won't have?" Is she some royalty we don't know about? Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #1

She has the right to request that. I belief religion is protected in the workplace. jimfields33 Jul 2021 #5

Her right to practice her religion is protected. She does not have the right to demand that others Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #6

It would depend on how it's used jimfields33 Jul 2021 #7

That's reading a lot into a little information. Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #8

Probably. I did a search and found an interesting legal explanation jimfields33 Jul 2021 #9

+1000 smirkymonkey Jul 2021 #11

2 of my Catholic friends said that the Biden thing last week was making them flying_wahini Jul 2021 #2

Always wonder how these people don't realize that sometimes Satan works using god's name in vain. LakeArenal Jul 2021 #3

Um... uriel1972 Jul 2021 #13

Yeh the omnipotent one screwed up when Eve ate a piece of fruit. LakeArenal Jul 2021 #14

ALL is in vain. dchill Jul 2021 #4

She took Jesus Christ's name in vain when she voted for Trump eom Maraya1969 Jul 2021 #10

I always took the "in vain" part... uriel1972 Jul 2021 #12

Gawd damn. Ya think so. I swear to gawd I didn't know that. LakeArenal Jul 2021 #15

Gosh darn it all to heck! uriel1972 Jul 2021 #16