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Scootaloo

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43. Yes, I really think Judaism has nothing to do with this.

Sun Jul 27, 2014, 08:06 AM

Jul 2014

And no, it's quite a bit more than a "border dispute."

I'm also growing convinced that you're trolling in an effort to divert the course of the topic away from the suffering of Palestinians and peoples' response to that. So. we're done. Go read a book. Or fifty.

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'No more deaths': Thousands of Israelis protest the Gaza war [View all] Violet_Crumble Jul 2014 OP

Post removed Post removed Jul 2014 #1

Why should they renounce their faith just because some people Live and Learn Jul 2014 #2

Why? To make a powerful statement. randome Jul 2014 #9

"Why not renounce your faith" oberliner Jul 2014 #3

OMG! Look who dropped into GD! Violet_Crumble Jul 2014 #8

Took an extended break from DU oberliner Jul 2014 #62

Not enough? You American? Bonobo Jul 2014 #5

I wasn't in a situation where renouncing anything would help. randome Jul 2014 #10

Cop out. Bonobo Jul 2014 #28

I did not do zip. I probably didn't do as much as I could have, no argument there. randome Jul 2014 #33

Sounds like a bunch of excuses. Crunchy Frog Jul 2014 #53

FYI this post survived an alert Jim Lane Jul 2014 #64

...None of which stopped a war, ever. Scootaloo Jul 2014 #6

Israel SAYS they are killing in the name of a faith. randome Jul 2014 #11

No, they don't Scootaloo Jul 2014 #14

You really think Judaism has nothing to do with this? randome Jul 2014 #18

Yes, I really think Judaism has nothing to do with this. Scootaloo Jul 2014 #43

Where does Israel say that? Starboard Tack Jul 2014 #21

They don't. Did George Zimmerman freely confess to a hate crime? randome Jul 2014 #25

You seem somewhat confused. Starboard Tack Jul 2014 #38

It is jerks like Netanyahu that CLAIM to speak for Israel and CLAIM that this is an act of faith! cascadiance Jul 2014 #63

Using that logic, shouldn't Palestinians give up their faith? Violet_Crumble Jul 2014 #7

If both sides renounced their faith in large enough numbers, I believe it would help. randome Jul 2014 #12

Dreamer.... Live and Learn Jul 2014 #17

So take away their power to use religion as a pretext and you've weakened them slightly. randome Jul 2014 #19

Isn't that the very definition of blackmail? nt Live and Learn Jul 2014 #22

I have nothing against blackmail when it's directed at murderers! randome Jul 2014 #24

The protestors aren't the murderers. Live and Learn Jul 2014 #39

How about believing in something simpler? In being kind to people? randome Jul 2014 #41

Like how atheists should renounce atheism because of Mao and Stalin N/T Chathamization Jul 2014 #45

Did they kill in the name of unbelief? randome Jul 2014 #46

Yes. Therefore, atheists need to denounce atheism. And the Left needs to denounce the Left Chathamization Jul 2014 #50

Lone nutcases do not approach the scale of what is happening with Israel/Palestine. randome Jul 2014 #52

Sorry, the communist parties of China and Russia were not "lone nutcases." So, time for atheists and Chathamization Jul 2014 #55

Faith has nothing to do with this mess Starboard Tack Jul 2014 #13

And guns have nothing to do with murder. randome Jul 2014 #15

Except that they make it easier to do and much faster. That is a fact. nt Live and Learn Jul 2014 #20

So does religion. So long as people believe in magic words and sacred listologies, it will continue. randome Jul 2014 #26

Funny, people have always believed in something and Live and Learn Jul 2014 #30

What do guns have to do with faith? Starboard Tack Jul 2014 #36

It is not about those things. Hamas is virtually irrelevant. randome Jul 2014 #37

Everybody wants the land. Starboard Tack Jul 2014 #42

Israel violates so many international laws, I would not trust anything they say. randome Jul 2014 #44

And you say Hamas is virtually irrelevant. Starboard Tack Jul 2014 #47

How many people have they killed with their firecrackers? randome Jul 2014 #48

Do you think relevance is based on body counts? Starboard Tack Jul 2014 #56

Some of these protesters are being followed after the demos... countryjake Jul 2014 #16

Well, I have no religion because I believe it is intellectually demeaning to hold onto one. randome Jul 2014 #23

Renouncing what you believe to be truth is abhorrent itself. Live and Learn Jul 2014 #27

A lot of those Europeans who first settled America were pretty unsavory characters. randome Jul 2014 #29

Well, you are entitled to your beliefs and suppositions even Live and Learn Jul 2014 #32

The blood of every one of those Palestinians is on our hands, too. countryjake Jul 2014 #31

No, I don't. But I'm open to suggestions. randome Jul 2014 #35

And perhaps it was our own bulldozers were used to kill our own citizens there too! cascadiance Jul 2014 #65

Here's one more... countryjake Jul 2014 #4

DUly RECommended Roy Serohz Jul 2014 #34

K & R malaise Jul 2014 #40

They need to vote out Likud Skidmore Jul 2014 #49

rec think Jul 2014 #51

knr Douglas Carpenter Jul 2014 #54

Good to see. n/t whathehell Jul 2014 #57

Those Israelis are the ones who should be running Israel. The world would be a far better place. sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #58

Bibi got a whopping 23% of the vote: everyone tried everything in their power and it didn't work MisterP Jul 2014 #61

An interesting fact about a multi-party system: a minority can wield tremendous power Hekate Jul 2014 #67

K&R woo me with science Jul 2014 #59

Its 52 miles riverwalker Jul 2014 #60

Thanks, Violet. Thanks so much. Hekate Jul 2014 #66