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rug

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6. That's drivel.

Reply to Warren Stupidity (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 1, 2014, 02:35 PM

Mar 2014

It doesn't matter if the country is secular or religious if it's driven by the right wing. Conservatism can thrive in a secular society as well as in a religious society. They'll simply change their vocabulary.

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America is turning secular much faster than we realise [View all] SecularMotion Mar 2014 OP

From your lips to God's ears. Loudly Mar 2014 #1

How far and how fast? Warren Stupidity Mar 2014 #2

That's drivel. rug Mar 2014 #6

That's drool! Warren Stupidity Mar 2014 #9

Did you find that post insulting? rug Mar 2014 #12

no really I found it amusing, like your insistence that christian mythology isn't composed of myths. Warren Stupidity Mar 2014 #13

Ooh, that one must still sting. Put some butter on it. rug Mar 2014 #15

Calling someone's post "drivel" is insulting. Not that complicated a notion. Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 2014 #16

If it is, it's not. rug Mar 2014 #17

That's pompous poppycock. Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 2014 #37

Tsk, tsk. How rude. rug Mar 2014 #40

1000+ on point Mar 2014 #26

How times have changed. Rod Beauvex Mar 2014 #3

Insane and deluded people skepticscott Mar 2014 #4

So are assholes. rug Mar 2014 #7

Even for you rug, your behavior in this thread is entirely Warren Stupidity Mar 2014 #10

So are the insane and deluded epithets. rug Mar 2014 #14

Seems pretty enjoyable and productive to the dog, I guess. AtheistCrusader Mar 2014 #43

I'm sure it is. rug Mar 2014 #44

And like clockwork skepticscott Mar 2014 #8

One can say the same thing about bigots Fortinbras Armstrong Mar 2014 #27

Yes, sexist and homophobic Catholic bigots skepticscott Mar 2014 #28

I suspected that you would pop off with the "Tu Quoque" fallacy Fortinbras Armstrong Mar 2014 #38

Too funny skepticscott Mar 2014 #39

Insane and deluded? You usually stop at deluded. nt el_bryanto Mar 2014 #30

Very profound of you skepticscott Mar 2014 #31

You mean do I want to prove that religious belief isn't insane with facts? el_bryanto Mar 2014 #32

Show me where I said skepticscott Mar 2014 #33

Now that's quite a response el_bryanto Mar 2014 #34

You remind me skepticscott Mar 2014 #35

I did apologize didn't I? el_bryanto Mar 2014 #36

What will be will be. hrmjustin Mar 2014 #5

American is not turning secular, it is secular. cbayer Mar 2014 #11

"Secular" can properly be used the way they used it. eomer Mar 2014 #18

I completely disagree and can't find a definition that would support that. cbayer Mar 2014 #19

Some definitions: muriel_volestrangler Mar 2014 #20

All the dictionaries I've consulted do say that. eomer Mar 2014 #21

Yes, secular is a term to describe those things that have no basis in religion, but cbayer Mar 2014 #22

Blatant horseshit skepticscott Mar 2014 #23

I understand your distinction, it just isn't correct. eomer Mar 2014 #24

It leads to confusion and I would suggest that we may need to refine the nomenclature. cbayer Mar 2014 #25

Again, who is this "we"? skepticscott Mar 2014 #29

so secular that every president feels compelled to make religious pronouncements with Warren Stupidity Mar 2014 #41

Logical WovenGems Mar 2014 #42