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erronis

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7. But aren't many of these points tenets of some current religions?
Fri Dec 7, 2018, 04:03 PM
Dec 2018

Not that I know squat but:
- If you believe that people of other religions than yours or of no religion at all are second-class citizens, just go away.
This seems to be a basis for most of the major western/abrahamic religions.

- Not antisemites, either, nor anti-Islamic bigots.
Then what will bind these people together? They need something to jointly hate. Perhaps the Flying Spaghetti Monster?

- Nor are misogynists of any variety welcome into the Democratic Party. All people are equal.
How's that working for the Roman Catholics? Are the nuns well represented at the Vatican?

- If you oppose labor unions, you are also not welcome.
Well, I think all religions with vested personnel (cardinals, priests, pastors, alter/alter boys) are part of a union.
Maybe not different than investiture/tenure/indebtitude at a university.

Aren't most religions exclusive rather than inclusive? I can't imagine being invited into a holy place without knowing something about the traditions and cultures. Trump is different - he doesn't care about any belief system other than his own.

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Absolutely. Leave religion out of it. dalton99a Dec 2018 #1
Agree completely. nt Nay Dec 2018 #2
I agree Caliman73 Dec 2018 #3
But MM's requirements don't look very open or inclusive. pangaia Dec 2018 #5
I suspect you are saying that tongue in cheek. Caliman73 Dec 2018 #9
If you believe in feeding the hungry, the Democrats are your party gratuitous Dec 2018 #4
The only people we hate more than the Romans are the f*cking Judean People's Front. pecosbob Dec 2018 #6
Splitters!! malchickiwick Dec 2018 #8
:) OriginalGeek Dec 2018 #12
But aren't many of these points tenets of some current religions? erronis Dec 2018 #7
That's why we shouldn't use religion as any sort of criterion. MineralMan Dec 2018 #10
Something that I have noticed is, Wellstone ruled Dec 2018 #13
Well, the Christian Right has had a run of late. MineralMan Dec 2018 #14
We never thought about the so called Wellstone ruled Dec 2018 #15
Yes, I think you're right. MineralMan Dec 2018 #16
Figure I got at least one or maybe Wellstone ruled Dec 2018 #17
Interesting. It was right about the time of Atwater that the religious right was used as a cudgel. erronis Dec 2018 #19
Understand there is some confessional Wellstone ruled Dec 2018 #21
All the great world religions are based on one simple principle... Wounded Bear Dec 2018 #11
+1 dalton99a Dec 2018 #18
Yup - +1. Maybe even ban religion (except ours!) erronis Dec 2018 #20
Absolutely! theophilus Dec 2018 #22
Church and state typically unite for one reason--to declare Divine Mandate. McCamy Taylor Dec 2018 #23
THANK YOU. lilactime Dec 2018 #24
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