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32. Okay then...

Reply to jwirr (Reply #29)

Mon Nov 30, 2015, 01:01 PM

Nov 2015

...tax the ones who engage in political speech.

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Fundamentalists Believe They Will Take Over Government And Rule By The Bible. [View all] TheMastersNemesis Nov 2015 OP

YEP the nutsos are out there dembotoz Nov 2015 #1

The Handmaids Tale procon Nov 2015 #7

I never understood the need to control women. rusty quoin Dec 2015 #104

The Truth is DUG! Rockyj Dec 2015 #96

But, but, but... longship Nov 2015 #2

And we continually ignore these warnings. Baitball Blogger Nov 2015 #3

We do have an extremist element that is very troubling el_bryanto Nov 2015 #4

something something Margaret Atwood.... phantom power Nov 2015 #5

Extremists are rising in influence everywhere in the world. Kablooie Nov 2015 #6

...and most are heavily armed. nt 2naSalit Nov 2015 #22

Why do so many around the world seem to embrace religious extremism? smirkymonkey Nov 2015 #24

Good question Ahpook Nov 2015 #46

Don Henley said it well..... lastlib Nov 2015 #93

Simple answers that require no thinking. hifiguy Nov 2015 #68

Thanks for the recommendation. I've seen Dennet but haven't read him. nt haikugal Nov 2015 #80

He's an exceptionally clear hifiguy Nov 2015 #89

kind of like you, then? grasswire Dec 2015 #101

Aww, thanks. hifiguy Dec 2015 #116

Anything that happens is Allah's will... Kablooie Nov 2015 #88

NO!! DU assures me religion can never be damaging or dangerous whatthehey Nov 2015 #8

Exactly. Missn-Hitch Nov 2015 #55

And we must respect it at all times because most people are religious and Arugula Latte Nov 2015 #61

Ever read Daniel Dennett's "Breaking The Spell?" hifiguy Nov 2015 #69

I haven't, but thanks for the rec. Arugula Latte Nov 2015 #75

He gave a lecture a U of Edinburg under that title Oilwellian Dec 2015 #112

The best of the Four Horsemen books. longship Dec 2015 #106

I think more highly if Harris than you do hifiguy Dec 2015 #115

We must respect the right TO a religion, but not necessarily the religion. nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2015 #86

Agreed. People have the right to believe what they want, even if it Arugula Latte Dec 2015 #118

Why do people persist in the insane idea of "always" and " never"? uppityperson Nov 2015 #83

Because it's an easier means of arguing. kentauros Dec 2015 #98

Excellent observation. kwassa Dec 2015 #119

Dunno, but then again religion and nuance are never all that comfortable together whatthehey Dec 2015 #114

Thank you for providing such a good example uppityperson Dec 2015 #117

My grandfather's funeral reeked of Christian Nationalism Pacifist Patriot Nov 2015 #9

And GOP pres candidates are among them - nearly every one Panich52 Nov 2015 #52

These crazy, well armed folks are not really there to stop a "government takeover". jalan48 Nov 2015 #10

Exactly. jwirr Nov 2015 #27

That's my take as well. haikugal Dec 2015 #99

Religion--the quickest way to turn someone utterly loony. nt valerief Nov 2015 #11

They also believe their religious teachings kairos12 Nov 2015 #12

check the internet for "norwalk prayer in school" erlewyne Nov 2015 #13

Unless you are the one they are praying against. jwirr Nov 2015 #28

+1 !! exactly. lunasun Dec 2015 #95

And we will beat and imprison you until you see we are right. alfredo Nov 2015 #33

Do I get some hand maidens and concubines then? SHRED Nov 2015 #14

Ask Betty... KansDem Nov 2015 #17

"the military should police a woman's right to choose" eggplant Nov 2015 #15

Will that be the "Buffet Bible?" KansDem Nov 2015 #16

Warren Buffett wrote a Bible? Oh, maybe you mean Jimmy Buffett. tclambert Nov 2015 #56

No, the cook at a Golden Corral in Broken Arrow, Okla. did. KamaAina Nov 2015 #72

and all tax exempt.. meaning we're all supporting this crap. mountain grammy Nov 2015 #18

Another reason to TAX THE CHURCHES! SHRED Nov 2015 #19

Taxing them will only drive them underground. jwirr Nov 2015 #29

Okay then... SHRED Nov 2015 #32

It is them that will go underground. Liberal churches will jwirr Nov 2015 #34

I don't have a problem with that Proserpina Nov 2015 #74

Oh I agree with you. But fading away into the background jwirr Nov 2015 #76

I do not fear Muslim terrorists. Moostache Nov 2015 #20

Every church that does this needs to be reported SHRED Nov 2015 #21

Here's an often forgotten phrase everyone 2naSalit Nov 2015 #23

They've convinced themselves the Constitution Mariana Nov 2015 #44

The Bible refers to the separation as in Faith and Law. And that Faith and Law will remain DhhD Dec 2015 #113

and these are the same nutbars who scream about "sharia law" niyad Nov 2015 #25

Sharia law and Mosaic law, same shit, different package. alfredo Nov 2015 #35

and yet, when we point these things out to them, they are completely outraged--and in complete niyad Nov 2015 #36

They need to read the Old Testament, then the Koran. alfredo Nov 2015 #42

Well, be fair. Their objection is not to religious law... malthaussen Nov 2015 #38

I know, how very silly of me. niyad Nov 2015 #39

i am so close to finding a bumper sticker retrowire Nov 2015 #26

Which would be, essentially, Christian "Sharia." Lizzie Poppet Nov 2015 #30

They also believe MynameisBlarney Nov 2015 #31

one of my favourite quotes about the bible: "it is amazing to me how white europeans and niyad Nov 2015 #37

Kind of like how we appropriated Ancient Greece... malthaussen Nov 2015 #41

But Mal. . . ProfessorGAC Nov 2015 #47

The point being, we disclaim its origins. malthaussen Nov 2015 #51

We Agree Completely ProfessorGAC Nov 2015 #63

The Ancient Greeks wrote extensively defining themselves in contrast to "orientals" though whatthehey Nov 2015 #64

But there are parts we suppress. malthaussen Nov 2015 #66

Suppressed is a bit strong. De-emphasizerd I'd buy, but we do that to all progenitors whatthehey Nov 2015 #71

35-40% of the populace hifiguy Nov 2015 #40

That was the stated goal of the Christian Coalition. alfredo Nov 2015 #43

There are various versions of the Bible keithbvadu2 Nov 2015 #45

They want to rule based on what they THINK is in the Bible. tclambert Nov 2015 #48

Yep. Well said. Now, if we could just get them to read the Bible!!! oldandhappy Nov 2015 #49

All religion is equally vile. All religion is evil. All religion should be discouraged. bowens43 Nov 2015 #50

For whose profit? malthaussen Nov 2015 #53

I second that sentiment. But, back to reality. *sigh* Missn-Hitch Nov 2015 #60

all two of them... ileus Nov 2015 #54

Extremists Beowulf42 Nov 2015 #57

They were bombing abortion clinics and harassing doctors 25 years ago. Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2015 #58

Christian Fundimentalists are a far larger problem than Muslims. blackspade Nov 2015 #59

It's so much easier for other Christians just to say Mariana Nov 2015 #73

So no more shrimp and lobster? d_legendary1 Nov 2015 #62

There are lots of Nehemiah Scudders out there. hobbit709 Nov 2015 #65

NO, no. You have confused the Fundamentalist White Christian Terrorists bvar22 Nov 2015 #67

...and they fear sharia law? spanone Nov 2015 #70

Time to remind the christofascists that WE will make use of that 2nd Amendment Solution (TM) kestrel91316 Nov 2015 #77

Small consolation if they have the Supreme Court on their side. world wide wally Nov 2015 #79

I have been warning about this for decades and saying that Margaret Atwood's kestrel91316 Nov 2015 #78

Agree.... haikugal Nov 2015 #81

In their world the PP shooter would be a cop. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2015 #82

Huckabee doesn't know the military can't police US civilians? jmowreader Nov 2015 #84

Dominionists. Look it up. Variation on the Pave The Earth gang. nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2015 #85

"Seven Cultural Mountains" is their organizing method..n/t annabanana Dec 2015 #110

The insanity that was the documentary yuiyoshida Nov 2015 #87

If that's what the Founders wanted... But they didn't. Beartracks Nov 2015 #90

Theocrats -60% of Republicans want Christianity as the official religion ErikJ Nov 2015 #91

That Means The Dominionists Now Control The GOP For All Practical Purposes. TheMastersNemesis Nov 2015 #92

I call them The Christian State. GETPLANING Dec 2015 #94

Fitting acronym: CSUS (pronounced "cease US") meow2u3 Dec 2015 #111

That sounds like a terrible preacher! Shandris Dec 2015 #97

They Put It On The $$$ In The 1950s billhicks76 Dec 2015 #100

Sadly this isn't new... Docreed2003 Dec 2015 #102

And that is not a country I want to live in. Initech Dec 2015 #103

Intent on sending us back to the Dark Ages. ErikJ Dec 2015 #105

What a wonderful world it would be if they were in charge. BeanMusical Dec 2015 #107

Those fundies looking to overthrow the goverment ought to face criminal charges meow2u3 Dec 2015 #108

Google "Seven Cultural Mountains" annabanana Dec 2015 #109

They can try to take over if they want to, outside of getting themselves into government, ladyVet Dec 2015 #120