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Joe the Revelator

(14,915 posts)
19. No.
Sun Jun 12, 2016, 01:28 PM
Jun 2016

And I say that as a guy who is on the conservative-liberal side of my religion.

There needs to be clear and firm separation.

Yes ShrimpPoboy Jun 2016 #1
Fundamentalist understandings of these religions often require violence and submission. ForgoTheConsequence Jun 2016 #2
They usually dont though. ShrimpPoboy Jun 2016 #8
Be specific Hekate Jun 2016 #9
If the religion's book condones anti-democratic behavior, no. nt SusanCalvin Jun 2016 #3
Since I do not live in a liberal Democracy I do not know. gordianot Jun 2016 #4
Sure, right up until the former kills off all the later. linuxman Jun 2016 #5
We always got along with Holy Rollers before Ralph Reed & Co. decided to exploit them... Hekate Jun 2016 #6
I'm not using liberal in the American political sense, but the philosophical sense. ForgoTheConsequence Jun 2016 #7
In this country we are supposed to jusge people on their behavior vis a vis secular law... Hekate Jun 2016 #14
I agree. ForgoTheConsequence Jun 2016 #17
That's why they don't get to establish a theocracy except in small communities like monasteries... Hekate Jun 2016 #24
Reading this thread I see that most of the posts are thinking jwirr Jun 2016 #10
Yes. Just reading posts Jun 2016 #11
They exist outside of society for the most part. ForgoTheConsequence Jun 2016 #18
Then yes again. Just reading posts Jun 2016 #21
In general, no. Zynx Jun 2016 #12
No. smirkymonkey Jun 2016 #13
no TimeToEvolve Jun 2016 #15
In a free society, yes Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #16
Free society doesn't mean you're free to oppress and murder. ForgoTheConsequence Jun 2016 #20
People can be free to hate and still be held responsible Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #30
No. Joe the Revelator Jun 2016 #19
Depends on what "fundamentalist" means. dawg Jun 2016 #22
I don't think so rockfordfile Jun 2016 #23
NO. kairos12 Jun 2016 #25
Yes, of course. cali Jun 2016 #26
Mixing people of different cultures and faiths together has the potential to be problematic. n/t RKP5637 Jun 2016 #27
No KansDem Jun 2016 #28
Yep! Well said! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2016 #29
No. roamer65 Jun 2016 #31
Absolutely, provided that the latter is dominant. N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Jun 2016 #32
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