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Bible thumper
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Bible thumper
n. Offensive
Used as a disparaging term for a Christian, especially a fundamentalist or evangelical Christian, considered to be overly zealous in haranguing or censuring others.


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Illustrator David (Jane) and his eight-year-old son Billy (Gamble) join awkward next-door neighbour Brent (Braugher), deranged Bible basher Mrs Carmody (Harden), schoolteacher Amanda (Holden), and cashier Norm (Owen) seeking refuge in the local supermarket.
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The crime of "giving offence" is now the excuse for any irrational reaction, from the Bible bashers affronted by the Jerry Springer Opera to those Muslims who shriek about anti-Islam when weekly beheadings in Mecca are termed somewhat uncivilised.
 
 
 
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