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90. l learned a lot, thanks,

Reply to ND-Dem (Reply #86)

Sun Jan 18, 2015, 06:22 AM

Jan 2015

and gave it years of thought.

If my abstract troubles you, that's your problem.

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The child abuse that is religion [View all] Augustus Jan 2015 OP

K & R malokvale77 Jan 2015 #1

Sorry, but Christianity is not now relegated to suppression of just gay and minority rights. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #2

This is why we need to ban religion. harrose Jan 2015 #3

Good luck with that shenmue Jan 2015 #4

Who said.. harrose Jan 2015 #7

Communism banned religion, did not work out too well for them. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #5

Of course.... harrose Jan 2015 #6

Where did that happen? Major Nikon Jan 2015 #22

seriously? dsc Jan 2015 #71

Neither the eastern block, China or PRNK banned religion Major Nikon Jan 2015 #72

you cannot ban religion, nor should you Skittles Jan 2015 #8

Apparently we disagree. harrose Jan 2015 #9

there is plenty wrong with wanting to "ban religion" Skittles Jan 2015 #12

That's fine.... harrose Jan 2015 #13

I agree that we'd be better off without out religion. beam me up scottie Jan 2015 #30

On the contrary... harrose Jan 2015 #35

Banning religion makes martyrs out of extremists. beam me up scottie Jan 2015 #38

The fact that banning something will make martyrs out of its adherents... harrose Jan 2015 #39

Banning it would make us the extremists. beam me up scottie Jan 2015 #40

Again, I disagree... harrose Jan 2015 #52

The root of all evil on the planet is.....sleep. pangaia Jan 2015 #44

and sleepwalkers ND-Dem Jan 2015 #77

True. pangaia Jan 2015 #96

I agree that religion is the root of all evil. notadmblnd Jan 2015 #108

Yes cwydro Jan 2015 #55

What's your plan? rug Jan 2015 #16

this should be interesting Skittles Jan 2015 #18

If he doesn't have one, I trust you know what to do. rug Jan 2015 #19

I'm waiting for him to say the magic words "OUR PARTY" Skittles Jan 2015 #24

! rug Jan 2015 #25

I am utterly confused by the back and forth here... harrose Jan 2015 #36

If you want to discuss this seriously don't waste your time with that poster. beam me up scottie Jan 2015 #41

it's not rug doing the baiting Skittles Jan 2015 #66

Admittedly, I don't have one. harrose Jan 2015 #26

Uh-oh. rug Jan 2015 #27

What uh-oh? harrose Jan 2015 #34

Great idea: ban religion. Dr. Strange Jan 2015 #46

Just because one person managed to use religion in a positive manner.... harrose Jan 2015 #47

just one? i don't think anyone's found that peaceful use for nuclear bombs yet though... ND-Dem Jan 2015 #78

You cannot (and should not) bvf Jan 2015 #48

The difference is.... harrose Jan 2015 #49

What value is there in KKK propaganda? beam me up scottie Jan 2015 #51

No, I believe you missed my point. harrose Jan 2015 #53

Practicing religion is freedom of speech. beam me up scottie Jan 2015 #56

Of Course it's protected by the Constitution... harrose Jan 2015 #59

In my opinion there is no value in racist literature. beam me up scottie Jan 2015 #61

Again... harrose Jan 2015 #65

And religious literature? beam me up scottie Jan 2015 #70

so you want to ban religion and keep free speech. well good luck with that. ND-Dem Jan 2015 #79

What value is there bvf Jan 2015 #60

I believe you missed my point. harrose Jan 2015 #62

No, your point is clear. bvf Jan 2015 #68

Religions do good things also treestar Jan 2015 #118

And when a few hundred million refuse to agree to your ethnic cleansing campaign, then what? Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #54

Who said anything about ethnic cleansing? harrose Jan 2015 #57

Ethnic cleansing -- Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #63

As I said earlier... harrose Jan 2015 #67

oh, i'm sure there's smart people who can figure it out, if that's what you want. ND-Dem Jan 2015 #80

Religious people murder gay people daily. Few ever bother to mention this, but that's genocidal Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #97

And another war for peace will sort this out? Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #98

Is that what I said? No. What I said the pogroms are already going on, the religious are not the Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #100

"I would never propose any limits to religion much less any elimination of it." Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #105

You have some very fascist ideas of how society should function. NaturalHigh Jan 2015 #104

That cannot be done without being as evil as treestar Jan 2015 #117

What, exactly, do you mean by ban? Marengo Jan 2015 #135

That's good stuff. cleanhippie Jan 2015 #10

You think they are not protesting the slaughter of their people by Western powers? malaise Jan 2015 #11

If that is what is inferred from the OP, then the extremists have already won. cleanhippie Jan 2015 #14

There is something vile about using children to make a political point. rug Jan 2015 #15

You must mean 'unless it is a religious person opposing LGBT marriage' because even the Pope Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #99

Actually, I must not. rug Jan 2015 #103

Your ability to use words are not in question notadmblnd Jan 2015 #110

And you are who? rug Jan 2015 #112

I don't let annonymous people on a discussion thread offend me notadmblnd Jan 2015 #115

"I'm just pointing our your hypocrisy" rug Jan 2015 #116

you have a good day now. notadmblnd Jan 2015 #120

You're the one who broght up "Christ-like behavior". rug Jan 2015 #124

Not Irony. To be Christian is to be Christ like, no? notadmblnd Jan 2015 #123

Oh? I thought you were leaving. rug Jan 2015 #125

Well hey, I decided to take your bait. notadmblnd Jan 2015 #127

You'll have to wait. I have to meet someone about an arraignment. rug Jan 2015 #128

that's right- Christians gave themselves an out notadmblnd Jan 2015 #132

Some religious people don't, so it's bigger than that treestar Jan 2015 #119

Bingo. Exactly. Brainbent from infancy seveneyes Jan 2015 #17

So, let me be clear. A child brougt up in religion is brainbent from infancy? Do I have that right? rug Jan 2015 #23

A child taught to defend its religion to the death will do so in most cases seveneyes Jan 2015 #28

What, do you think they're all Chucky? rug Jan 2015 #29

Some may be hormonal Chuckys seveneyes Jan 2015 #32

"hormonal Chuckys" dissentient Jan 2015 #37

Deflect much? bvf Jan 2015 #73

Let him have the last word. cleanhippie Jan 2015 #31

What cleanhippie said beam me up scottie Jan 2015 #33

The Pope says that gay people being parents is a form of discrimination against children. Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #102

You've got to be carefully taught notadmblnd Jan 2015 #111

http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/files/2013/10/AX069_2392_9.jpg blkmusclmachine Jan 2015 #20

Powerful OP. Recommended. dissentient Jan 2015 #21

then lets look at the things americans aren't protesting. that would be the murders of millions ND-Dem Jan 2015 #81

A GREAT post. hifiguy Jan 2015 #42

This message was self-deleted by its author Raine1967 Jan 2015 #43

Jury results Curmudgeoness Jan 2015 #45

LOVE juror #7! beam me up scottie Jan 2015 #50

Thank you. Curmudgeoness Jan 2015 #69

1-6 to LEAVE IT progressoid Jan 2015 #131

best OP I've read in a long while Ligyron Jan 2015 #58

Some protestors are also setting fire to churches oberliner Jan 2015 #64

The OP is psuedo-profundity with a false premise at it's core. kwassa Jan 2015 #74

Heh. bvf Jan 2015 #75

you don't know much about religious scholars or scholarship then. ND-Dem Jan 2015 #83

Well, bvf Jan 2015 #85

If this is what you learned from that, I don't think you have much of interest to add: ND-Dem Jan 2015 #86

l learned a lot, thanks, bvf Jan 2015 #90

LOL! beam me up scottie Jan 2015 #89

Mark Twain could have saved you some time, bvf. Arugula Latte Jan 2015 #129

D'oh! bvf Jan 2015 #134

+100. pseudo-profundity indeed. ND-Dem Jan 2015 #82

Religion Augustus Jan 2015 #94

Thank you. whathehell Jan 2015 #101

I think many just protest that which threatens their personal faith. greyl Jan 2015 #76

Sylvia Plath wanted to become a Catholic and her mother laughed at her. ucrdem Jan 2015 #84

Score one bvf Jan 2015 #87

Yawn. Warren DeMontague Jan 2015 #88

Point out, exactly, where I said that Augustus Jan 2015 #95

You didn't. You'll have to excuse my jaundiced view of some things, around here. Warren DeMontague Jan 2015 #133

K&R pathansen Jan 2015 #91

Kick and recommend F4lconF16 Jan 2015 #92

So many problems with this OP Pooka Fey Jan 2015 #93

Faith means accepting as true things for which there is no evidence oberliner Jan 2015 #109

I'll start by saying I'm a firm unwavering supporter of Secularism/"Laicit�" � la fran�aise Pooka Fey Jan 2015 #113

Very good points oberliner Jan 2015 #114

Thank you Pooka Fey Jan 2015 #122

Great Post. Jawja Jan 2015 #106

What about insisting on "breaking a child's will"?? Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2015 #107

This is as true of religion as it is of certain ideologies. hunter Jan 2015 #126

Kick sarcasmo Jan 2015 #121

Bravo! marym625 Jan 2015 #130

I went to church and Sunday School every Sunday when I was a kid. Blue_In_AK Jan 2015 #136

It's all about the degree Augustus Jan 2015 #139

I understand that a lot of denominations Blue_In_AK Jan 2015 #140

Do you hear yourself? Brigid Jan 2015 #137

Apparently your insomnia did get the better of you Augustus Jan 2015 #138

Wow. beam me up scottie Jan 2015 #141