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58. We are only selectively tolerant, you see.

Reply to Nuclear Unicorn (Reply #40)

Tue Jan 17, 2012, 07:24 PM

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We don't tolerate the Duggars or other people who practice their faith either.

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High school basketball players brutally beaten for Tebowing [View all] n2doc Jan 2012 OP

Not kewl. n/t Ian David Jan 2012 #1

More like they were beaten for taunting? democrat_patriot Jan 2012 #2

Yep. They were beat up in the hallway leaving the game. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2012 #7

I've often thought that "Tebowing" would be a penalty in collge football KamaAina Jan 2012 #12

No fair! I clicked on this thinking it was related to some weird sex act arcane1 Jan 2012 #3

If you tebow you can get santorum on the sheets. GoneOffShore Jan 2012 #35

Gross! LiberalFighter Jan 2012 #83

Thank you! GoneOffShore Jan 2012 #84

I don't particularly like Tebow... Kalidurga Jan 2012 #4

Yeah, cute is one word. You used it in a syntactically correct manner. Maybe not the most accurate t ret5hd Jan 2012 #8

the link to Tebowing is tenuous Enrique Jan 2012 #5

Agreed. geardaddy Jan 2012 #16

This is not religious bigotry, in case anyone was wondering cthulu2016 Jan 2012 #6

It could be religious bigotry. undeterred Jan 2012 #57

South Carolina. Are there any sane people there? LeftinOH Jan 2012 #9

<Crickets> . . . <Crickets> . . . n/t markpkessinger Jan 2012 #74

Those pieces of shit tebowing, are claiming God wants the other side to lose. WingDinger Jan 2012 #10

Could they be genuine? joeglow3 Jan 2012 #11

It's ok to call them pieces of shit WolverineDG Jan 2012 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author Obamanaut Jan 2012 #15

If the religion didn't call some of us "abominations" you'd see it a lot less. Occulus Jan 2012 #32

So, prejudicing entire groups of people for the actions of others is cool? joeglow3 Jan 2012 #34

How many references are there in the bible that proscribe that activity? WingDinger Jan 2012 #51

If you cannot see the holes in your logic, you never will. joeglow3 Jan 2012 #64

Furthermore, it proscribes being contentious christians. WingDinger Jan 2012 #78

yep thats du where bashing christians is fashion leftyohiolib Jan 2012 #23

And what if the criticism comes christians that are sick to death of pharisees? WingDinger Jan 2012 #49

i call myself progressive to distiguish my line of thinking from coporate democrats leftyohiolib Jan 2012 #54

Yes, and it is hypocrites, that cause good people to pass on GOD's love, WingDinger Jan 2012 #60

They are probably hypocrites. Lance_Boyle Jan 2012 #14

Your second statement is partially correct: bighart Jan 2012 #19

I get the idea that, as someone stated above, Lance_Boyle Jan 2012 #22

How would we know that? bighart Jan 2012 #25

only if one reads the passage literally and without room for textual criticism... LanternWaste Jan 2012 #20

"it's an easy and convenient label" Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2012 #37

The passage says 'when you pray, do not do so in public as the hypocrites do' and then Bluenorthwest Jan 2012 #38

Real Christians bongbong Jan 2012 #27

According to Jesus if they do so as a public display they are automatically hypocrites. Bluenorthwest Jan 2012 #36

I am a christian. And it states quite clearly, do it in your closet. WingDinger Jan 2012 #46

It states quite clearly don't do it in public for the express purpose of showing off. joeglow3 Jan 2012 #66

This message was self-deleted by its author Obamanaut Jan 2012 #18

In all fairness guitar man Jan 2012 #29

The implication is, God makes me a winner. WingDinger Jan 2012 #47

Oh nonsense! Drahthaardogs Jan 2012 #52

There is apparently some less than friendly rivalry between the two high school basketball teams varelse Jan 2012 #17

I have no idea what that means. Is that some kind perverse sexual act or something? bowens43 Jan 2012 #21

No, but with the help of Google bombing... It could be. TlalocW Jan 2012 #28

Actually Tebow has said the opposite ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2012 #75

Religious bigotry by atheists, I'll warrant gratuitous Jan 2012 #24

you know the answer to that leftyohiolib Jan 2012 #26

yes, some folks SHOULD develop thicker skins ... those who are religious. n/t Scout Jan 2012 #31

is that what you tell gay people who are picked on to just grow a thicker skin leftyohiolib Jan 2012 #53

yes, in some cases all those people might need a thicker skin... Scout Jan 2012 #79

or maybe they should be able to expect less ridicule for their beliefs from people leftyohiolib Jan 2012 #80

I don't approve of the violence...but this s*it happens a lot joeybee12 Jan 2012 #30

I remember driving school buses back in the late 60's GoneOffShore Jan 2012 #85

Methinks there is more to this story.... Taverner Jan 2012 #33

Yup. Methinks the same. DavidDvorkin Jan 2012 #48

I could care less surfdog Jan 2012 #39

Imagine the response if the two young men were beaten after Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2012 #40

Peaceful? surfdog Jan 2012 #41

Is that what tebowing stands for? Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2012 #42

don't be confused surfdog Jan 2012 #44

I understand the part about tebowing being a religious act Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2012 #45

We are only selectively tolerant, you see. undeterred Jan 2012 #58

I suspect the beaters thought they were MOCKING Tebow Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #62

Have you seen the gangs of intolerant atheists at DU? Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2012 #65

Sorry, nice try. Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #68

I don't think people are dismissing the violence here . . . markpkessinger Jan 2012 #77

The gay community isnt .... surfdog Jan 2012 #81

So the sermons calling for this action would be multitude, right? Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2012 #82

Matthew 6:6 Electric Monk Jan 2012 #43

Tsk. To get any justice in DU Court, they'd have to have been bowing to Mecca. nt Dreamer Tatum Jan 2012 #50

BS nt Electric Monk Jan 2012 #56

Oh jeez. This is being spun as more "poor persecuted Christians!" propaganda. Arugula Latte Jan 2012 #55

boys basketball players were slammed to the ground, punched and kicked �to the point of vomiting� undeterred Jan 2012 #61

I strongly suspect there is more to this story. But, whatever the 'reason' Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #63

You missed.... a whole bunch. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2012 #70

How can we have a discussion about "odds"? undeterred Jan 2012 #72

It seems that way...... Red Mountain Jan 2012 #67

Atheists will get blamed for it, no matter what the actual story is. Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #69

But of course!! No TRUE christian would beat up another christian! Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2012 #71

I suspect this has more to do with the 20 point win, than anything else. Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #76

South Carolina is known to be a hotbed of Atheistic, Anti-Christian intolerance. Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #59

Get over your stupid sports you pieces of crap chrisa Jan 2012 #73