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bighart

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21. And what we suffer in this country has boo

Fri Jun 10, 2016, 11:02 AM

Jun 2016

to do with the original post and nothing what-so-ever to do with the question you responded to.

At some point there will have to be a serious, reasoned and rational discussion of what can and should be done to protect the secular gains in society from fundamentalist from Islam and ANY OTHER religious group that attempts, by force, to make others comply with their religious beliefs, cultural customs or general bullshit overly sensitive sensibilities.

I say by force because there is not much that can be done to stop people from rallying others to their cause and attempting to make changes via legitimate electoral methods. When legislatures are taken over by those types and bad laws are passed all legal means to overturn them must be pursued. The key is voter education and turnout to not allow that to happen in the first place.

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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