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DetlefK

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9. No God-fearing person would ever (insert crime here).

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Waitress assaulted on French Riviera for 'serving alcohol' on first day of holy month of Ramadan [View all] FLPanhandle Jun 2016 OP

This is where I start to have problems with any religion liberal N proud Jun 2016 #1

What's the point of organized religion if you can't force your dogma on others? Major Nikon Jun 2016 #2

Works with any value system. Igel Jun 2016 #22

The difference is some value systems are based on reason Major Nikon Jun 2016 #24

For much of history, government has been controlled by strong-arms and their street thugs struggle4progress Jun 2016 #53

Religion had nothing to do with this whatthehey Jun 2016 #3

That pretty much summarizes the apologists FLPanhandle Jun 2016 #5

No God-fearing person would ever (insert crime here). DetlefK Jun 2016 #9

Beat me to it. Spot on!!! Coventina Jun 2016 #10

+1,000,000 yeoman6987 Jun 2016 #20

Touche! smirkymonkey Jun 2016 #35

+1000. nt awoke_in_2003 Jun 2016 #43

American Christians would do this (fill in the blank) too! Throd Jun 2016 #45

You think they don't do exact analogs? whatthehey Jun 2016 #46

WHY do so many leftynyc Jun 2016 #4

Because they're human. Igel Jun 2016 #23

Polygamy is against the law leftynyc Jun 2016 #25

Yep... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2016 #44

ALL religious freaks leftynyc Jun 2016 #47

I remember the 70s awoke_in_2003 Jun 2016 #48

Except when you add a god to the mix, their "human" desires become divinely commanded. trotsky Jun 2016 #33

Why are we citing the Telegraph? Kelvin Mace Jun 2016 #6

I see your outrage is not directed at the assailants. FLPanhandle Jun 2016 #7

Where do you see evidence of "outrage" in a post which asks a simple question? Kelvin Mace Jun 2016 #12

"'beaten' as opposed to slapped" LuvLoogie Jun 2016 #29

Do a google search and you'll see the story all over- now that that point is over snooper2 Jun 2016 #8

Yes, mostly on rightwing sites Kelvin Mace Jun 2016 #13

Now that the discussions of source are over FrodosPet Jun 2016 #15

They should be prosecuted just like anyone else Kelvin Mace Jun 2016 #17

In the US, yes. This happened in France. Quantess Jun 2016 #18

And what we suffer in this country has boo bighart Jun 2016 #21

It's a conservative boardsheet, nicknamed the Torygraph. Bluenorthwest Jun 2016 #11

True, I should be clearer Kelvin Mace Jun 2016 #14

That's not really accurate. They are a mainstream, widley read traditionally conservative newspaper Bluenorthwest Jun 2016 #31

Sorry, no. Their news reporting is spot on. GoneOffShore Jun 2016 #19

In what universe? Kelvin Mace Jun 2016 #36

You must be thinking of the Daily Fail. KamaAina Jun 2016 #34

Stodgy and legit? Kelvin Mace Jun 2016 #41

Yikes! Did it change hands recently? KamaAina Jun 2016 #42

That is pretty much what I have seen the last ten-twelve years Kelvin Mace Jun 2016 #50

"Outrage"? I wonder, did you envision Kelvin Mace as jumping up and down and screaming to the... ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2016 #39

Would not be my first source MosheFeingold Jun 2016 #52

Kooks are kooks greytdemocrat Jun 2016 #16

They're CRIMINALS leftynyc Jun 2016 #27

Why not both? anoNY42 Jun 2016 #30

Shrug leftynyc Jun 2016 #32

Amazing how these things always eem to happen to women... TipTok Jun 2016 #26

Yes, interesting observation. smirkymonkey Jun 2016 #37

I Would Pay To See That, Though ProfessorGAC Jun 2016 #49

Religious fundamentalists suck. All of them. nt stillwaiting Jun 2016 #28

The religion of peace awoke_in_2003 Jun 2016 #38

Fuck people who try to impose their religious beliefs on other cultures Takket Jun 2016 #40

If she were a man, even a Muslim man, this would not have happened. Squinch Jun 2016 #51

Religious fundie males believe that their job is to keep women in line. Quantess Jun 2016 #54

Religion of Peace strikes again! NobodyHere Jun 2016 #55