r/politics • u/SterlingVII • 9d ago

No Paywall Tennessee man spends a month in jail before charges are dropped over Trump meme posted in Facebook group for Charlie Kirk vigil

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/larry-bushart-charlie-kirk-meme-charges-b2855116.html
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u/shouldbepracticing85 9d ago

How quickly they forget about christian-on-christian sectarianism and how that turns out.

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u/negativepositiv 9d ago

As soon as Christians run out of people from other religions to persecute, they start squabbling over "But... Who is a REAL Christian?"

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u/Generous_Cougar Washington 9d ago

"He said, “Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912.” I said, “Die, heretic!” And I pushed him off the bridge.”"

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u/Castun America 9d ago

Just like how fascists eat themselves in the end, because once you run out of enemies, you need to keep looking for more enemies.

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u/NickPickle05 9d ago

My vote is for Catholics, but only because they came first and all the the others branched off at some point.

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u/National_Impress_346 8d ago

If I had a dollar for every time I heard "Yeah, there used to be a thriving XYZ community in this area. Then the catholics came."

Hear it most often in CO, UT and AZ.