Anti-gay church ordered to pay $10.9 million in damages


	Anti-gay church ordered to pay $10.9 million in damages

BobbyDelray

11-1-2007 1:21 PM

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church, damages, anti-gau, marine lance cp, matthew snyder, fag propaganda

BobbyDelray says:

Makes me wonder who is going to Hell?

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11-3-2007 1:52 PM

n2teaching

are many similar postings; I am trying to pop them all to pull them together for a study in ethics.

11-12-2007 11:00 AM

pinkpaws

Thats awful. Just another thing to add to my list of "Whats wrong with religion"

11-12-2007 11:08 AM

caissie_tab

On its own. I believe there is nothing wrong with religion. Its people, or a group of people that make it something its not. This is not a church. Its a hate group, nothing more.

11-27-2007 9:27 PM

myneurotica

Screw you,Phelps! Long live America!!!

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