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Why are people so averse to acknowledging that organized religion, almost ALL organized religion [View all] boston bean Jun 2016 OP

I'm an agnostic with atheist tendencies bonemachine Jun 2016 #1

Well said! TexasProgresive Jun 2016 #2

Do you think what I wrote is muslim bashing? boston bean Jun 2016 #3

No bonemachine Jun 2016 #5

So do you think this post is muslim "baiting"? boston bean Jun 2016 #17

Yes. bonemachine Jun 2016 #20

I don't see it that way. boston bean Jun 2016 #22

Muslims are not the worst offenders here though whatthehey Jun 2016 #75

No, you're "organized religion bashing" whathehell Jun 2016 #77

I luv ya, bone. ChairmanAgnostic Jun 2016 #71

it is worse when it comes to Islam also JI7 Jun 2016 #4

Considering all of the things that are implicitly (or interpretationally) authorized in the Bible... TwilightZone Jun 2016 #8

but Christians who support gays usually don't try to defend their position JI7 Jun 2016 #10

"Muslims should say it doesn't matter...when it comes to public laws" TwilightZone Jun 2016 #34

they usually say Islam or the quran does not approve of it JI7 Jun 2016 #37

Westboro Baptist and generations of GOP politicians say the Bible doesn't approve of it, either. TwilightZone Jun 2016 #39

most dem politicians are christians also and oppose those republicans JI7 Jun 2016 #43

And most American Muslims don't think one should go shoot 103 people in a gay bar in Florida. TwilightZone Jun 2016 #47

yeah. But their argument should be that it's wrong to do it regardless of JI7 Jun 2016 #48

You don't serm to know much about Islam eom noiretextatique Jun 2016 #66

Despite their rhetoric, Westboro doesn't go out killing people.. whathehell Jun 2016 #78

How so? True Earthling Jun 2016 #14

I think you missed the point. TwilightZone Jun 2016 #33

Actually I think you missed the point LiberalLovinLug Jun 2016 #44

I have no idea where you got the idea that I'm excusing anything. Quite the opposite. TwilightZone Jun 2016 #53

Excusing may be the wrong word LiberalLovinLug Jun 2016 #57

I missed the point because that's not what you said. True Earthling Jun 2016 #45

"the post wasn't criticizing "all Muslims" - au contraire TwilightZone Jun 2016 #50

That's a criticism? True Earthling Jun 2016 #58

Agreed. nt. BootinUp Jun 2016 #26

Have Islamists killed more Christians? bvar22 Jun 2016 #84

Because the vast majority of 'believers' are peaceful enough. randome Jun 2016 #6

Then how is it that several countires execute gay people under Islamic law, if the majority are Bluenorthwest Jun 2016 #12

I meant in the entirety of religion. Most people who are religious to some degree or another... randome Jun 2016 #28

Here's the problem romanic Jun 2016 #68

To more directly answer your question: bonemachine Jun 2016 #7

So then we should discuss the real paradigm, straight people who attack LGBT. Bluenorthwest Jun 2016 #13

Well... bonemachine Jun 2016 #15

Because it's not true. B2G Jun 2016 #9

Really? progressoid Jun 2016 #24

Until last year wryter2000 Jun 2016 #27

Woo hoo! progressoid Jun 2016 #65

Because it's ridiculously false. Dreamer Tatum Jun 2016 #11

Standard procedure Matrosov Jun 2016 #16

It's not that it has NOTHING to do with religion bonemachine Jun 2016 #21

The shooter was an ISIS sympathizer. It WAS terrorism. Quantess Jun 2016 #69

ISIS represents Islam in a similar fashion to how bonemachine Jun 2016 #74

Agreed. I personally know some very nice muslim women who dress western and show their hair Quantess Jun 2016 #81

...and from what we know bonemachine Jun 2016 #82

Okay. He was obviously mentally disturbed. Quantess Jun 2016 #83

I don't see anything in religion Mendocino Jun 2016 #18

Because it is not true? Odin2005 Jun 2016 #19

Jesus said nothing against gay people that I'm aware of steve2470 Jun 2016 #23

Some links to back you up Tsiyu Jun 2016 #25

But they don't act on that impulse. randome Jun 2016 #31

Right. Christians are so peaceful Tsiyu Jun 2016 #35

I specifically meant the big-mouths you linked to. The ones calling for death. randome Jun 2016 #59

Look, I'll be blunt: What is the foundational ur-narrative of all 3 western Monotheisms? Warren DeMontague Jun 2016 #29

the timeline thing is bs also JI7 Jun 2016 #42

It's an observation, nothing more. Warren DeMontague Jun 2016 #52

Islam is the world's fastest growing religion. yallerdawg Jun 2016 #30

I'm not Skittles Jun 2016 #32

I always thought it was pretty damn obvious myself. Mr Maru Jun 2016 #36

Because people can't separate religion from the people nadine_mn Jun 2016 #38

Okay lets separate religion from the people LiberalLovinLug Jun 2016 #51

Because of Episcopalians, UUs, some Sufi groups, and others who aren't. MisterFred Jun 2016 #40

This message was self-deleted by its author MisterFred Jun 2016 #41

Islam is the enemy of Christianity...Christians are GOP friendly. ileus Jun 2016 #46

Many here are Hypocrites when it comes to Islam FLPanhandle Jun 2016 #49

Islam is seen as a Third World relgion, and many progressives are reluctant to criticize Ex Lurker Jun 2016 #54

because the only major religion that is consistently killing people, gay people included, MariaThinks Jun 2016 #55

haven't read any of the thread, but this immediately came to mind: Gabi Hayes Jun 2016 #56

Because it is not true. L. Coyote Jun 2016 #60

"none of us can close our eyes to the fact that we do face enemies who use their distorted version Warren DeMontague Jun 2016 #61

The question is whether it's "distorted" MellowDem Jun 2016 #62

I do not believe it is anything like a "vast majority", myself. Warren DeMontague Jun 2016 #63

Because most, maybe even on DU, identify with one of them... MellowDem Jun 2016 #64

I will always side with women, and gays, and trangenedered, and cartoonists who draw Muhammed, Quantess Jun 2016 #67

A-FUCKING-MEN! backscatter712 Jun 2016 #70

Hey hey hey... reign88 Jun 2016 #80

Not me. This is something we agree upon. aikoaiko Jun 2016 #72

This is one of those rare instances in which you and I seem to agree. Scuba Jun 2016 #73

Yep. A pox on all religion and nonsensical supernatural bullshit. May it wither and die. Arugula Latte Jun 2016 #76

I absolutely agree with you. Kurovski Jun 2016 #79