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cbayer

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47. Ah, that group!

Reply to NYC_SKP (Reply #45)

Sat Nov 15, 2014, 12:13 PM

Nov 2014

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Can Faith Moderate US Gun Culture? Studies Link Religion to Lower Devotion to Firearms [View all] cbayer Nov 2014 OP

Kind shoots a hole in the old sayings like, "God Guts and Glory" and "Clinging"... NYC_SKP Nov 2014 #1

I think it will surprise a lot of people. cbayer Nov 2014 #2

Gun ownership was viewed quite differently in mid-century America unrepentant progress Nov 2014 #6

My dad was an avid competitive target shooter and pretty much areligious. Yet we were $ comfortable. pinto Nov 2014 #8

Exactly unrepentant progress Nov 2014 #11

What do you think about the idea that faith based groups could play a role in the 2nd Amend debates? pinto Nov 2014 #12

I honestly don't know unrepentant progress Nov 2014 #14

Shooting's fun for everyone! AlbertCat Nov 2014 #19

The nice thing about tolerance for others is that one doesn't have to agree with others' viewpoints. NYC_SKP Nov 2014 #28

But that isn't nearly as much fun as mocking and ridiculing others, cbayer Nov 2014 #31

What a great album. cbayer Nov 2014 #21

That one's from an old Sears catalog unrepentant progress Nov 2014 #22

It does look like Rockwell. Sears? cbayer Nov 2014 #23

Sure. trotsky Nov 2014 #3

Yup. trotsky Nov 2014 #4

Totally. trotsky Nov 2014 #5

Interesting correlation made between economic "disenfranchisement" and the role of weaponry. pinto Nov 2014 #7

DEVOTION to guns!!!! ATTACHMENT LEVELS to guns... AlbertCat Nov 2014 #9

Did you read more than the 1st 4 paragraphs? pinto Nov 2014 #10

I did read the whole thing. AlbertCat Nov 2014 #13

I think part of the points being made are just that - it's a complex set of things. pinto Nov 2014 #15

Can you tell me why you persist in using the term delusion cbayer Nov 2014 #16

I dunno, cbayer. You like to use the term "anti-theist" in a way hurtful to atheists... trotsky Nov 2014 #17

Can you tell me why you persist in using the term delusion AlbertCat Nov 2014 #18

I don't persist in using it, so I'm not sure what you mean. cbayer Nov 2014 #20

You don't think it's a dirty word, but what about those that do? AlbertCat Nov 2014 #24

You aren't even humorous. cbayer Nov 2014 #25

Don't forget to go back to A/A and mock this exchange. AlbertCat Nov 2014 #27

Not worth taking seriously. Just a thread hijacker. cbayer Nov 2014 #29

When trading insults it is best to not be the first to stomp out in an upset. Warren Stupidity Nov 2014 #33

And the first to use ignore loses. rug Nov 2014 #38

Tell you what, cbayer...when you show the same indignation skepticscott Nov 2014 #40

Thanks Cbayer! hrmjustin Nov 2014 #35

It's an argument that says much more about those that use it than those it cbayer Nov 2014 #42

Agreed! hrmjustin Nov 2014 #43

OED definition for delusion: muriel_volestrangler Nov 2014 #49

True, but some that use the word around here are using it to attack. cbayer Nov 2014 #50

You're saying that you get to pick the definition when someone else uses it muriel_volestrangler Nov 2014 #51

No, I am not saying that at all. cbayer Nov 2014 #52

Then attack THOSE PEOPLE, cbayer. trotsky Nov 2014 #54

You made it personal in #16 muriel_volestrangler Nov 2014 #55

So what? Did I make it personal with you? cbayer Nov 2014 #56

So it's OK for you to get personal with someone else, but you think only they can get personal muriel_volestrangler Nov 2014 #57

No. Could you please stop telling me what I think and stop calling me names. cbayer Nov 2014 #58

This has arisen because, starting in #16, you got personal with a DUer and told them what they meant muriel_volestrangler Nov 2014 #59

Are you the "making it personal" police or do you just restrict that job to cbayer Nov 2014 #60

Aren't you kind of making that your job? trotsky Nov 2014 #61

Thank you, muriel. n/t trotsky Nov 2014 #53

Hmmm, I'm confused... Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2014 #26

You don't need to do either or you could do both. cbayer Nov 2014 #30

OMG, Unconventional Wisdom! This is gonna leave marks, ruffle some feathers! NYC_SKP Nov 2014 #32

What new group? cbayer Nov 2014 #44

Oh you kidder you! NYC_SKP Nov 2014 #45

Ah, that group! cbayer Nov 2014 #47

Nah. Warren Stupidity Nov 2014 #34

The religion that clings to guns Cartoonist Nov 2014 #36

Rural white religious republican men. Warren Stupidity Nov 2014 #37

A 2008 exit poll? That's the data? What was the "n" for this study? NYC_SKP Nov 2014 #39

You want more data? Warren Stupidity Nov 2014 #41

Not really. The three religious groups there are pretty much all in the middle range. NYC_SKP Nov 2014 #46

There is no 'atheists' group listed there muriel_volestrangler Nov 2014 #48