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uppityperson

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26. No.Patriotic extremism does.

Reply to valerief (Reply #25)

Fri Dec 4, 2015, 05:45 PM

Dec 2015

This was fun and all but I'm done. I agree that too often extremism is formed on religion. However, that does not mean religion is always bad. Extremism is the issue. Why do some take their "religious" beliefs so far?

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Another example of how religion kills. nt valerief Dec 2015 #1

The day will arrive when religion is no more and violence, war and marriage never happen again. LanternWaste Dec 2015 #2

Hasten the day...nt jonno99 Dec 2015 #5

Nice try, but this is actually an example of how derangement kills...nt jonno99 Dec 2015 #3

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Without the religion, the nut wouldn't have something valerief Dec 2015 #4

Using your logic, if I choke on a chicken leg I can blame the chicken?? nt jonno99 Dec 2015 #6

You can blame whomever you want. nt valerief Dec 2015 #8

You brought up chickens. If you can blame religion for a crazy act - simply because it "came first", jonno99 Dec 2015 #12

You can blame the chicken, but since you already killed him and ate him ToxMarz Dec 2015 #16

Sure I can; if you are following this thread then you would understand that I can assign BLAME to jonno99 Dec 2015 #24

If the chicken convinced you that you SHOULD choke on it, then yes -- blame the chicken FiveGoodMen Dec 2015 #31

IKR AnnetteJacobs Dec 2015 #32

I can't say that I know alot about Judaism - perhaps you can educate all of us where it recommends jonno99 Dec 2015 #36

The bartender is alive, it was the dog that was killed... KJG52 Dec 2015 #14

It's an example of how extremism kills. Extremism is the problem uppityperson Dec 2015 #17

Religion drives extremism. nt valerief Dec 2015 #18

Lots of things drive extremism. nt uppityperson Dec 2015 #19

Mostly religion. nt valerief Dec 2015 #20

Patriotism is not based on religion. nt uppityperson Dec 2015 #21

But patriotism leads to war, which is govt-blessed killing. valerief Dec 2015 #22

It also leads to extremism and mass murders. nt uppityperson Dec 2015 #23

War does? War is already doing that. nt valerief Dec 2015 #25

No.Patriotic extremism does. uppityperson Dec 2015 #26

Mostly religion? You must have missed the havoc wreaked by communism during the last century. What jonno99 Dec 2015 #37

Nothing but an American Terrorist. n/t jtuck004 Dec 2015 #7

Humans and their warped beliefs about what is important AllyCat Dec 2015 #9

Wow LeftishBrit Dec 2015 #10

Stop being sensible. awoke_in_2003 Dec 2015 #30

Apparently not "against his religion" to murder a man and his dog. phantom power Dec 2015 #11

+1000 valerief Dec 2015 #28

What a dumb fuck. NaturalHigh Dec 2015 #13

Can we expect to see a boost in Clamato sales? truthisfreedom Dec 2015 #15

Clamato makes an excellent Bloody Caesar. LuvNewcastle Dec 2015 #27

The modern interpretation of the 2nd Amendment: MrScorpio Dec 2015 #29

I think there are a lot more crazy guys with guns than good guys with guns. Photographer Dec 2015 #33

Enjoy dying in prison, you piece of human garbage. n/t tabasco Dec 2015 #34

This just in... ejbr Dec 2015 #35