embarrrassing and disgusting fascination with enemy of God Ayn Rand.<\/a>\u00a0 The spectacle of watching Catholics twist themselves into pretzels trying to pretend she was \u201cAristotle\u201d to Paul Ryan\u2019s \u201cSt. Thomas\u201d was one of the most appalling and ridiculous farces of the 2012 election.<\/p>\nRefresher:<\/p>\n
\u201cI swear, by my life and my love of it, that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.\u201d \u2013 Anti-Christian, Satanic Pride. \u00a0Also a typical quote from Ayn Rand.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe Son of Man came not be be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.\u201d Christian<\/p>\n
Yet another example of the mind-bogglingly 180 degrees off the beam lack of discernment with which the Thing That used to be Conservatism routinely infects \u201cconservative\u201d Christians.<\/p>\n
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