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JoeyT

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47. And what's the difference between the Taliban and

Wed Jul 11, 2012, 07:46 AM

Jul 2012

today's Christian right? One has a secular government that won't let them get away with that shit. They're not morally superior, they're just afraid of going to jail.

I can take you to towns here where an "Atheist" shirt would get you beaten or killed, and that's because the local cops wouldn't do anything about it.

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A Tea Partier and a Taliban terrorist bump into each other... [View all] krispos42 Jul 2012 OP

hard to tell the difference isn't it cindyperry2010 Jul 2012 #1

Only one difference: the religion that justifies the brutality meow2u3 Jul 2012 #2

Which one is that? hobbit709 Jul 2012 #4

Onward Christian Soldiers BlueToTheBone Jul 2012 #5

I took that post as saying the only difference is the *name* of the religion. NYC Liberal Jul 2012 #11

Oh, as in "it's" BlueToTheBone Jul 2012 #15

Not surprising as they're both from Abraham Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #19

Ugh, we were forced to sing that song every morning Live and Learn Jul 2012 #16

Agreed and Welcome BlueToTheBone Jul 2012 #35

Qu'est-ce que la difference? HughBeaumont Jul 2012 #6

Very true. In addition, history is loaded with bloodshed, Daphne08 Jul 2012 #42

You aren't referring to the guy who killed Dr. Tiller are you? Motown_Johnny Jul 2012 #10

Uh, what difference? aquart Jul 2012 #17

I agree. The religion that Bush used as guidance when he brutally murdered a hundred rhett o rick Jul 2012 #20

Ha ha ha! Good one! Arugula Latte Jul 2012 #24

Thats awesome, love it. skydive forever Jul 2012 #3

well, neither sign belongs to the Tea Partier NewJeffCT Jul 2012 #7

true cindyperry2010 Jul 2012 #8

*snort* krispos42 Jul 2012 #9

LOL…a non-English speaker would definitely spell better than a 'bagger. NYC Liberal Jul 2012 #12

Honestly, nobody at DU should jump on anyone for spelling. aquart Jul 2012 #18

I agree on that NewJeffCT Jul 2012 #22

Can't argue with that. It's true. patrice Jul 2012 #13

Ha! Thats a keeper! nt raouldukelives Jul 2012 #14

And the result of either of them gaining power Curmudgeoness Jul 2012 #21

Excellent amuse bouche Jul 2012 #23

Video: Taliban shoot woman 9 times in public execution as men cheer Flatulo Jul 2012 #25

They don't do it here because of our secular law. MrSlayer Jul 2012 #26

If they kill a woman's doctor so she can't have an abortion, and then... Amonester Jul 2012 #31

Agreed. MrSlayer Jul 2012 #32

I don't see where anyone's saying there is no difference, only that they ARE similar in certain ways patrice Jul 2012 #27

The cartoon in the OP indicates that there is no difference whatsoever. Flatulo Jul 2012 #36

That cartoon says NOTHING about difference one way or the other. That's YOUR addition to it. patrice Jul 2012 #40

That's the joke - each character is toting an assault rifle, a religious text, Flatulo Jul 2012 #41

That's because they are both the same. One is coming at their hatred from a fraudulent Christian Suji to Seoul Jul 2012 #44

Hello...hello....Mcpatrice... Guitarzan Jul 2012 #45

Awful. Shameful. There are no words. Amonester Jul 2012 #29

Extremism is extremism pwhtckll Jul 2012 #28

Prophecy: God will kill all the bad people. ErikJ Jul 2012 #30

Militants hang 8-year-old boy in southern Afghanistan Flatulo Jul 2012 #33

awww... are DUers being mean to the reich wing? fascisthunter Jul 2012 #37

Someone alerted on this BTW 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #38

Yeah, it's totally different. JoeyT Jul 2012 #39

Look, I'm an atheist and think all religions are ridiculous, Flatulo Jul 2012 #46

And what's the difference between the Taliban and JoeyT Jul 2012 #47

You must know different Christians than I do. Flatulo Jul 2012 #48

I probably do know different ones. JoeyT Jul 2012 #49

K&R! butterfly77 Jul 2012 #34

I've been calling them Teabag Jihadists for years Suji to Seoul Jul 2012 #43