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BarkingMadRead
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Bookwormjillk That was really a lot. At one point I think I blacked out and came to a few pages later but they were still talking about who knows what. 12mo
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BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk it felt like 100 years 🤣 longest chapter ever 🤣 12mo
5feet.of.fury @Bookwormjillk 1/2 of the chapter was just 1 whole loooooooong paragraph! It was too much lol 12mo
Ruthiella @Bookwormjillk @5feet.of.fury 😂 I died a little inside when I saw that wall of text. 12mo
willaful I'll be honest, I gave up reading days ago. Still enjoying the comments though. 😊 12mo
BarkingMadRead @Ruthiella @5feet.of.fury I‘m so glad I wasn‘t the only one! @willaful maybe it will get better and you can jump back in 🤞🏻🤞🏻 12mo
currentlyreadinginCO Yeah idk bout this church and state debate... 12mo
emz711 Loving the Monty Python picture ;) 12mo
TheBookHippie For a moment I thought I was back in Les Mis stuck in the sewers… 😵‍💫😅👀😮‍💨 12mo
KAO Today‘s word that sent me scurrying for a definition: Ultramontanism. (From Britannica.com “in Roman Catholicism, a strong emphasis on papal authority and on centralization of the church.”) Whew! What a chapter! 12mo
BarkingMadRead @emz711 as soon as someone said tripping monks, i thought of this. I mean, they‘re not tripping, but still. I kind of wanted to whack myself in the head for this whole chapter so it totally fit. 12mo
TheAromaofBooks I was expecting this book to be depressing; was not anticipating being bored to death 😂 12mo
dabbe Imagine how everyone would have continued going on & on & on & on if they really were tripping. Holy guacamole, was that a loooooonnnnnnnggggggg chapter. #toomuchtimeontheirhands 💤💤💤 12mo
BarkingMadRead @dabbe I laughed way too hard at this 🤣 12mo
CatLass007 Okay, I just finished listening to this and I am lost. I can‘t really figure out who is making which argument and I‘m not sure I care anymore. But I kind of understand the arguments. Socialism and Communism were on the rise and as we all know there was a revolution in Russia. Two things that happened were the murders of the royal family and the abolishment of religion. This argument is a foreshadowing of those events. 12mo
Daisey @Bookwormjillk @5feet.of.fury @Ruthiella So long! I also tuned out for a bit. This book brought us in with a couple short chapters and now this. 12mo
mcctrish Firstly, crossing by my legs, if ever there was a blah, it was followed by a blah, blah, blah. Secondly, recrossing my legs, I had forgotten that in order for Russia to abolish religion, it had to have it ( in spades) @CatLass007 is right with her points. Thirdly, more recrossing of legs, @willaful I laughed out loud at your comment #letskeepchurchandstateseperate (edited) 12mo
Ruthiella @TheAromaofBooks OMG that made me laugh! 😆🤣😂 Bring on the depressing misery! 12mo
Aimeesue @TheAromaofBooks 🤣🤣🤣 12mo
Vansa Sorry if I'm late to this, is there a readalong happening of this? I would like to join! Is it a chapter a day? I haven't been on Litsy in a while! 12mo
BarkingMadRead @Vansa yes! We are reading a chapter a day! I can add you to the tag list if you‘d like 12mo
Vansa Please add me! I'll catch up by this weekend. Which translation would you recommend? 12mo
BarkingMadRead @Vansa oh gosh, I have no idea! Maybe do a hashtag search of #hashtagbrigade and see what everyone has? I know there are a few different versions and some of the wording has been different, but I don‘t think it‘s been anything too crazy 12mo
SamAnne Catching up. The Bros aren‘t the most enticing Mexican beach read. 😂 But I like this chapter from the standpoint of what ends up happening in Russia. 11mo
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booklover76

I have been out of work for 1 1/2 months. My choice. Decided to leave a toxic environment.
Today I had 2 interviews and got 2 job offers.
Tomorrow I have 2 more interviews and I HOPE I get a job offer from a midwestern retailer.
Just happy to be employed again. 😊

Megabooks 🥳🥳🥳👍🏻 5y
ravenlee Woohoo! Go for the hat trick! Hope your respite has been good. 5y
booklover76 @ravenlee it has been even if my bank account hasn't agreed 5y
MelissaSue81 Go you!!!
5y
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keithmalek
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GingerAntics
Alexander Hamilton | Ron Chernow
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I still think Hamilton is rolling over in his grave at the moment. He was sceptical of religion, so forcing Christianity on the masses, especially one particular brand of it, would piss him off. Our government is also lacking in the whole “enlighten the people” bit as very few - if any - of them are enlightened themselves.
#alexanderhamilton #ronchernow #centralgovernment #enlightenedpopulous #separationofchurchandstate

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Jilly6183
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#becauseoflitsy 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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Amiable
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Pickpick

An account of the life of Roger Williams, who in 1636 founded the colony of Providence Plantation (Rhode Island) as a refuge for religious minorities. Williams, an early proponent of religious freedom and the separation of church and state, is said to be the first to link religious freedom to individual liberty – which led to America‘s creation as the first government and society on earth informed by those beliefs.

Day 18: #adventrecommends

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TheQuietQuill
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There was good news that came today though! I won a giveaway from the very lovely @VelvetSpade AND my #botm box shipped!! 👍🏻👍🏻😁😁 I‘m so glad for this book community and family!

VelvetSpade Mine hasn't shipped yet!!! I keep checking my email for it 😂😂 Lol... 7y
TheQuietQuill Haha waiting is the worst part 😂😂 @VelvetSpade 7y
Lovesbooks87 Mine shipped today too! 7y
TheQuietQuill Woohoo!! 🎊🎊🎉🎉 @Lovesbooks87 7y
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Lifebetweenthelines
When She Woke: A Novel | Hillary Jordan
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Only just nearing the end of Part One and my stomach is already in knots 😱 Growing up in the Bible Belt, the religious beliefs and culture in this book make it terrifyingly realistic. Especially in today's current political climate where the boundaries between church and state are often threatened. Two thumbs up from me so far 👍👍
#terrifyinglyclosetohome #separationofchurchandstate #whathappensinatheocracy

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