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PunkinPi

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40. Per Catherine Rampell (WAPO/CNN), he's been defrocked by the Anglican Church

Reply to ForgoTheConsequence (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2025, 06:58 AM

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Far right "priest" gives "Elon salute" aka Nazi salute at pro-life conference. [View all] ForgoTheConsequence Jan 29 OP

The crowd laugh and his smirk... lame54 Jan 29 #1

It's not a pro-life conference. Let's not use their fake terms. themaguffin Jan 29 #2

Normalize the Zeig Heil salute yankee87 Jan 29 #3

Yes we are supposed to become habituated to Nazi terms and behaviors. Irish_Dem Jan 29 #7

History doesn't repeat, but it rhymes usonian Jan 29 #4

And in another time he'd be first in line for the gas chamber. BannonsLiver Jan 29 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author sakabatou Jan 29 #9

People in the UK tried to explain this point to him repeatedly T_i_B Thursday #32

They Are Coming Out Of The Woodwork Baron2024 Jan 29 #6

OK lonely bird Jan 29 #8

He can call himself whatever he wants. ForgoTheConsequence Jan 29 #13

Agreed Nigrum Cattus Jan 29 #25

His ordination is... lonely bird Jan 29 #29

Agree to disagree. ForgoTheConsequence Jan 29 #30

Actually no. T_i_B Thursday #33

So he's in two cults for the price of one then. Dave Bowman Jan 29 #26

The Church of England refused to ordain him T_i_B Thursday #34

Fake priest is an incel nutjob dalton99a Jan 29 #10

You have to be really far right to get sacked from GB News muriel_volestrangler Jan 29 #16

He'd already gone down the anti-Semitism rabbit hole T_i_B Thursday #35

His Fucking Around with the salute means he's Found Out his new sect has kicked him out too muriel_volestrangler Thursday #42

I'm wondering if he'll end up on a "no-fly" list! T_i_B Friday #43

He's been a laughing stock for a few years in the UK, and decided the grifting was more rewarding in the US Emrys Jan 29 #22

The world is riddled with maggots, the maggots are getting fat sakabatou Jan 29 #11

Nazis within Germany itself murdered 8,000 disabled children. Nazis killed 1,300,000 more children outside Germany. ancianita Jan 29 #12

Nowhere did I say this was an implication of Christians. ForgoTheConsequence Jan 29 #14

Nowhere did I say you did, brother. ancianita Jan 29 #19

What is there to be positive about right now? ForgoTheConsequence Jan 29 #21

That's one perspective, given the trends of news. ancianita Jan 29 #23

I better buy up on ammo. Emile Jan 29 #15

Post removed Post removed Thursday #39

I doubt Jesus wants a nazi priest in his flock.... spanone Jan 29 #17

It is no longer the rightwing... Think. Again. Jan 29 #18

If, *IF*, Musk's salute was some "misunderstanding" sarisataka Jan 29 #20

Priest? That's a stretch...he's a grifter like the rest of them PortTack Jan 29 #24

Despicable beyond words. Joinfortmill Jan 29 #27

How Very Benedict XVI Deep State Witch Jan 29 #28

Does he actually think the Nazis wouldn't target him? iemanja Jan 29 #31

fans of fascism NEVER envision themselves as its victims Skittles Thursday #37

pro-life and pro-nazi Skittles Thursday #36

The former computer science teacher, video games journalist, and Jackson Five reject had his ministry license revoked. C0RI0LANUS Thursday #38

Per Catherine Rampell (WAPO/CNN), he's been defrocked by the Anglican Church PunkinPi Thursday #40

This is the Anglian Catholic Church T_i_B Thursday #41