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Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social |
Oh my God, I didn't realize this is literally the exact story I told in ONE NATION UNDER GOD. The Fraternal Order of Eagles was instrumental in spreading these Ten Commandments monuments across America in the 1950s ... as part of a promotional tour with the Cecil B. DeMille epic.
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Tom Roma
@tomatolawyer.bsky.social
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Was one of the new Commandments: Thou canst check out any time thou likest, but thou canst never leave?
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state song thread guy
@statesongxprt.bsky.social
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This is the clearest setup for a Big Lebowski reference I've ever seen
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Buddha Ferret
@buddhaferret.bsky.social
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Jesus, seriously??
myferretsatepepethefrog.blogspot.com/2024/06/june...
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Russ Bengtson
@russbengtson.bsky.social
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this would be like schools in california having to post the rules from cobra kai
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Rotanen ♾️
@rotanen.bsky.social
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bunch of boss hogg lookin motherfuckers
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ben
@luckie-reubs.bsky.social
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Louisiana’s speed run to be an even more terrible state has been remarkably horrifying to watch.
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Joshua Sharp
@joshuasharp.bsky.social
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We're going to lose our religious freedom to a 50's road show feature.
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Shellie
@shellieh.bsky.social
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Your book is on my shelf and really an eye opener. It sits proudly by Caste.
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Kieslowskifan1
@kieslowskifan1.bsky.social
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The best thing to come out of that movie youtu.be/u1kqqMXWEFs?...
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Chris F.
@fnytv.bsky.social
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Leavingfilmstrk
@leavingfilmstrk.bsky.social
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Do they still exist? And is this a money-making scheme for them?
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GJ Walker
@gjwalk.bsky.social
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So Moses and Rameses didn't fight over Anne Baxter?
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smedley butlerian jihad
@gammarayghoul.bsky.social
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Oh my god my home has these ancient stickers on the front and side door. I had never heard of this organization…
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Agent NaN
@thaxter.bsky.social
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Is there anything more American than taking a hokey old ad campaign and insisting we erect religious monuments to it in the name of "our culture".
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Ethan Jacobs 🇺🇦
@ethanjacobs.bsky.social
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If we’re putting pretend Bible verses in schools, I vote for Ezekiel 25:17.
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Random Lyrics guy
@bwoodward49.bsky.social
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"On a dark desert highway".....
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Baja Arizona
@bajaarizona.bsky.social
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If that's the case they need to play "Desperado" whenever one is erected.
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Gautham FC
@gauthamrao.bsky.social
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The sequel to Sunset Boulevard takes a dark turn
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John Byrne
@jsulbyrne.bsky.social
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Ken Yee
@yuweiquan.bsky.social
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I have to admit, reading about all of this is making feel… anxious.
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Ocho
@ocho.bsky.social
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The church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, whose whole raison d'etre is the separation of church and state in schools, needs to make a resurgence and start pushing for equal representation here. Right next to this poster there needs to be a full size FSM poster, too. Makes just as much sense.
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David Gill
@davegill.bsky.social
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After reading this story in your book, the rate of my conversational references to Cecil B. DeMille rose by at least 100% 😂😂
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@matthewkray.bsky.social
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I'm a teacher but not in a state that requires the 10 commandments (yet). Trying to think of the best way someone could maliciously comply. Posting a Hebrew version (while provocative) wouldn't be it because it would be noncompliant...
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James Longhurst
@jameslonghurst.bsky.social
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we've still got one of those up in a public park since '65, although it's been the subject of legal challenge and the city eventually sold like a 10'x10' square chunk of the park back to the Eagles.
www.hearherelacrosse.org/stories/maur...
archives.lacrosselibrary.org/local-histor...
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Thalassocrat
@thalassocracy.net
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I hate the fuckin’ Eagles, man!
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Rachel Navarre
@rnavarre.bsky.social
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… brb going post on Facebook how this is anti-catholic and try to start some in fighting (I’m a (former) catholic from New Orleans).
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Jason
@jasondtx.bsky.social
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One of the authors of the bill was just on CNN and she made MTG look like a constitutional scholar. Naturally, she's a lawyer.
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John_Sighs
@sigh007.bsky.social
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My grandfather was an Eagle for decades; I had no idea until just now what they were about. All I had ever known about them was that they met to drink to excess.
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Christopher Rose
@khowaga.bsky.social
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Ffs doesn’t anyone remember when Texas tried this in the 2000s?
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Cindy Lou Whomst🇺🇦
@silkscreenfiend.bsky.social
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A regular reminder that these people are fundamentally atheists using the language of religion to ennoble their bigotry, and if God is real, their souls are in great peril.
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Whistling Batter
@whistlingbatter.bsky.social
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Baby Billy on the left there
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Kevin M. Kruse
@kevinmkruse.bsky.social
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Threw together a quick post from the book here:
open.substack.com/pub/kevinmkr...
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Patent Buddy
@patentbuddy.bsky.social
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Good grief!
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Dr. Earhart Sampson, PhD🌎
@earhart.bsky.social
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John C Wheeler
@barleyscotch.bsky.social
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Aw man. I've had a hard day and I hate the f**king Eagles, man!
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Virginia Sapiro
@vsapiro.bsky.social
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The Eagles? I prefer Witchy Woman.
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Rob Honeycutt
@robhon.bsky.social
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Moses... Cecil B DeMille… meh, what’s the difference?
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Darrel Plant
@darrelplant.bsky.social
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One Commandment to rule them all…
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yazikus
@yazikus.bsky.social
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Did they read your book, Kevin
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Jeff (no, the other one)
@jeff-notheotherone.bsky.social
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Worked 1 block from AL Supreme Court through the Roy Moore 10 Commandments rock’n’roll circus in ‘03. For him it seemed it was only about power: to wield unlimited power in his court & to lord it over people. But then we got this new President in ‘08 & then the Tea Party got very loud…
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Jon Pennington
@jonpennington.bsky.social
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In other words, this less about faithfulness to the words of the Bible than turning the clock back to the 1950s (i.e., before Engel v. Vitale and Brown v. Board of Education).
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OG_McDuck
@ogmcduck.bsky.social
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I only recognize the 11th Commandment. Either of them.
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Professor Furious
@professorfurious.bsky.social
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I loved their last tour.
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Cornelius J
@jcornelius.bsky.social
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TheBaroness
@thebaroness.bsky.social
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Unbelievable.
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BrassCastle MA $47/$700
@brasscastle.bsky.social
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Holy crap! It's the Biblical version of Brawndo!
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J
@arthurdeodat.bsky.social
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harold perkins cadillac
@scaggsvillan.bsky.social
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for the first time in my life i will say "DO NOT GO BIRDS"
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