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Fumesucker

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47. The Vatican is not the US government.
Tue Aug 14, 2012, 04:53 PM
Aug 2012

And the Ryan plan, vile as it may be, is not a religious intrusion on government.

Atheists sue to remove ten commandments monument.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/05/28/atheists-sue-florida-county-to-remove-ten-commandments-monument/

Atheists sue to remove cross from 9/11 memorial.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/atheists-sue-cross-world-trade-center-museum/story?id=14169830

Atheists sue Little Rock's bus line..

http://www.funnymos.com/atheists-sue-little-rocks-city-bus-line.html

ATHEISTS SUE FEDS OVER ‘UNCONSTITUTIONAL’ TAX BENEFITS FOR CHRISTIAN MINISTERS

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/atheists-sue-feds-over-unconstitutional-tax-benefits-for-christian-ministers/

Atheists sue country club for religious discrimination

http://pandasthumb.org/archives/2012/05/atheists-sue-co.html

Atheists sue to remove Jesus statue from Big Mountain

http://missoulian.com/news/local/atheists-sue-to-remove-jesus-statue-from-big-mountain/article_d8e79fcc-527f-11e1-bcdd-0019bb2963f4.html

Atheists Sue Pennsylvania Lawmakers Over “Year of Bible” Proclamation

http://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/faith-and-morals/item/1135-atheists-sue-pennsylvania-lawmakers-over-%E2%80%9Cyear-of-bible%E2%80%9D-proclamation

RI School to Remove Prayer Banner After Atheist Teen Wins Lawsuit

http://www.christianpost.com/news/ri-school-to-remove-prayer-banner-after-atheist-teen-wins-lawsuit-67067/

Irmo High School Atheist Sues Over Graduation Prayer

http://www.free-times.com/index.php?cat=11002508102222227&ShowArticle_ID=11010606122815693



I could go on in this vein for quite some time, showing where atheists had to step in where liberal Christians fear to tread.





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Sigh LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #1
Closing in on 400 replies for pubic hair, but this is dropping with 2 LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #3
yup. threads of women's rights or civil rights drop like a stone. Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 #5
At least (so far) no one is making bad jokes about it.. Fumesucker Aug 2012 #15
Burqa threads are usually blockbusters of righteous cultural relativists who believe shrouding women riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #18
There's a person on my FB friends list LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #23
There are even folks here on DU who make that argument riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #36
i think if someone agreed or tried to excuse it, it would get more replies JI7 Aug 2012 #20
This May Point to a Certain Level of Despair at Our Ability to Do Anything About It AndyTiedye Aug 2012 #24
Yeah, that is kinda pathetic, but what can you say about this besides "it totally sucks?" dogknob Aug 2012 #41
in many cases they kill their own mothers sisters, daughters in because of "honor" JI7 Aug 2012 #10
I don't know where to even begin. xmas74 Aug 2012 #48
Is it because of the year? siligut Aug 2012 #2
I'll go with the latter.. whathehell Aug 2012 #27
Great... kiva Aug 2012 #4
conversation heard on a bus, years and years ago... Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 #6
I've met a few man #2 kiva Aug 2012 #19
Yeah, it's SO the women's fault for the men's uncontrollable woodies. WTF? HopeHoops Aug 2012 #7
Because seeing a woman talking on a cell phone "in public" Matariki Aug 2012 #14
What kind of punishment are men getting for these attacks? gollygee Aug 2012 #8
Religion is such a positive influence in the world. longship Aug 2012 #9
I think you can be a bit more specific, re: "religion." J/S. WinkyDink Aug 2012 #11
I stand by my post as I wrote it. nt longship Aug 2012 #12
Of course they could. whathehell Aug 2012 #29
An argument known and loved by atheists as: LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #30
They're being "oppressed" because, like most countries, one religion predominates? whathehell Aug 2012 #31
If there are so many liberal Christians.. Fumesucker Aug 2012 #33
There are many liberal, or at least moderate Christians, and though I find their silence whathehell Aug 2012 #37
Being a liberal Christian these days . . . Brigid Aug 2012 #42
Liberal Christians could raise the same objections that atheists do to religious intrusion in govt.. Fumesucker Aug 2012 #43
Actually, we are doing that. Brigid Aug 2012 #46
The Vatican is not the US government. Fumesucker Aug 2012 #47
I agree... whathehell Aug 2012 #49
True. It's almost as horribly unfair as lumping in LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #40
If you're being sarcastic, whathehell Aug 2012 #50
I should really learn to use the red sarcasm tag LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #56
You really should, at least until you sharpen your aim. whathehell Aug 2012 #58
We weren't talking about world religions LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #59
In my most recent posts I have been talking about world religions whathehell Aug 2012 #61
My assumption is the same as yours LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #67
It looks like a Pac-Man, lol. /nt reformist2 Aug 2012 #34
You complain people aren't talking about the issue in the OP Union Scribe Aug 2012 #62
My big complaint was that the thread dropped with 2 replies LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #66
Agreed, nt hifiguy Aug 2012 #22
I cry for humanity...we have nuclear technology but still believe in sky-fairies... truebrit71 Aug 2012 #32
The people you know may believe in "sky fairies" whathehell Aug 2012 #38
God is needed. RC Aug 2012 #39
Sure... whathehell Aug 2012 #51
Actually religion is used by the military to get people to go to war. RC Aug 2012 #63
Terrifying, isn't it? hifiguy Aug 2012 #44
Fascism at work. AverageJoe90 Aug 2012 #13
this isn't fascism. It's garden variety misogyny cali Aug 2012 #28
If I were a woman in this part of the world RainDog Aug 2012 #16
Clearly they did not get the message from Seal Team 6. Dawson Leery Aug 2012 #17
they're doubling down shanti Aug 2012 #21
This isn't about culture, religion or conservatism. This is about enslaving women and it has to be Monk06 Aug 2012 #25
These are non-state actors. I doubt the Indian government approves and will probably prosecute. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2012 #35
The Indian government is a strong defender of women and dalits (untouchables) since the Monk06 Aug 2012 #53
Well said! redqueen Aug 2012 #45
Oh, gosh. The simple basic things I would like to do to those pricks. aquart Aug 2012 #26
This, among many reasons, is why I absolutely hate religion. Alduin Aug 2012 #52
Of course, whathehell Aug 2012 #54
It's because of their religion that their making those claims. Alduin Aug 2012 #60
Its time for a few drone attacks in India on ArnoldLayne Aug 2012 #55
This is why religion sucks. Odin2005 Aug 2012 #57
Women in India attacked, Christianity condemned on DU. Union Scribe Aug 2012 #64
It’s a form of political terrorism frogmarch Aug 2012 #65
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