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edhopper

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59. I agree it is not the focal point of the article

Sun Nov 16, 2014, 08:56 PM

Nov 2014

And have no problem with what the Cathedral did.
I may not approve of Islam's tenets, but I also abhor the dark bigotry against Muslims in this country.

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Heckler interrupts first Muslim prayer service at Washington cathedral [View all] Eugene Nov 2014 OP

The photo at your link is striking. rug Nov 2014 #1

Men in the front, women in the back.... MellowDem Nov 2014 #2

They're performing Salat. Do you know what that is? rug Nov 2014 #3

Highly unlikely MellowDem doesn't know what that is. But for the sake of argument... So what? AtheistCrusader Nov 2014 #4

Because it is profound act of worship including gestures of submission to Allah, Islam. rug Nov 2014 #10

highly convenient analysis youve done there. AtheistCrusader Nov 2014 #34

"an artifact of the wholesale devaluation of women by a particular faith" rug Nov 2014 #35

Yes. Institutionalized misogyny. AtheistCrusader Nov 2014 #38

Oh, get off your high horse. rug Nov 2014 #39

So mysogeny in the Muslim world edhopper Nov 2014 #49

It's one of many issues. rug Nov 2014 #50

I agree it is not the focal point of the article edhopper Nov 2014 #59

Pathetic deflection. AtheistCrusader Nov 2014 #51

As opposed to . . .? rug Nov 2014 #53

Uninformed? Did you not look at the picture? Do you not know anything about the subject you seem AtheistCrusader Nov 2014 #54

Yes, uninformed. rug Nov 2014 #56

"All you see is an example of misogyny as defined relatively recently. " AtheistCrusader Nov 2014 #57

It is shocking when one realizes the world existed before we did. rug Nov 2014 #58

'We'? No, not 'we', I think. AtheistCrusader Nov 2014 #61

You're right. "You" might be more precise. rug Nov 2014 #67

The problem pointed out about that event is now, today. real-time. AtheistCrusader Nov 2014 #75

Well, if you srtart with post 1, you'll see the deflection was started at post 2. rug Nov 2014 #77

The men and women are separate. Do you know why that is? MellowDem Nov 2014 #19

Yes I do. Read the link in the post above your head. rug Nov 2014 #20

It's a long article... MellowDem Nov 2014 #21

Geez, it's not that long. rug Nov 2014 #22

Exactly, so misogyny... MellowDem Nov 2014 #23

No, history. rug Nov 2014 #24

I have no idea how being history... MellowDem Nov 2014 #25

At the risk of sounding mean, read the fucking article! rug Nov 2014 #27

I skimmed it, still don't know what you're getting at... MellowDem Nov 2014 #28

I did. You may have skimmed over it. rug Nov 2014 #29

No. MellowDem Nov 2014 #48

Is your point ZombieHorde Nov 2014 #60

There's actually three points here. rug Nov 2014 #68

None of those points contradict each other. ZombieHorde Nov 2014 #69

Accommodationist! rug Nov 2014 #73

Ha! ZombieHorde Nov 2014 #74

Yes. 840high Nov 2014 #31

Ah, that good old Christian tolerance. (nt) mr blur Nov 2014 #5

Yes it is. We are very tolerant in the Episcopal Church. hrmjustin Nov 2014 #6

The woman wasn't identified in the article. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2014 #65

So wonderful that the Cathedral opened it's doors for this, but so sad cbayer Nov 2014 #7

A bigot interrupting a bigoted service... MellowDem Nov 2014 #18

With many bigoted commemts. rug Nov 2014 #30

A Christian Facebook friend is outraged edhopper Nov 2014 #8

Really? Does she not see why this was bad? cbayer Nov 2014 #9

I think she doesn't approve of edhopper Nov 2014 #11

OMG, I just looked up jihadwatch. cbayer Nov 2014 #12

I am sorry edhopper Nov 2014 #13

That's ok, I need to be reminded of things like this. cbayer Nov 2014 #14

Yeah edhopper Nov 2014 #15

That was my thought exactly. cbayer Nov 2014 #16

Vehement disagreements edhopper Nov 2014 #17

I used to read Robert Spencer. Then I got back my right mind. shenmue Nov 2014 #52

Ugh Dorian Gray Nov 2014 #62

Funny you mention that. The women participating aren't allowed to say anything either. AtheistCrusader Nov 2014 #79

Probably just recruiting for IS. Turbineguy Nov 2014 #26

Post removed Post removed Nov 2014 #32

She was not a parishoner. hrmjustin Nov 2014 #33

Muslims seem to be the one that kills and destroys Cartoonist Nov 2014 #37

Haha!! Epic battle over who is worse, muslims or christians. cbayer Nov 2014 #40

Christians had a head start. nt Cartoonist Nov 2014 #42

I guess that means you win! cbayer Nov 2014 #43

WTF? Cartoonist Nov 2014 #44

Never mind. His post was removed, so I guess he wins. cbayer Nov 2014 #45

But it was only by a 4-3 vote goldent Nov 2014 #46

No doubt. It's a close battle between prejudice towards muslims and towards christians. cbayer Nov 2014 #47

Only you, in a thread about Christian intolerance of Muslims... trotsky Nov 2014 #63

Here is her own description and explanation. I wonder if we can all agree she is *delusional*? eomer Nov 2014 #36

She is most definitely psychotic. cbayer Nov 2014 #41

So it is ok for you to declare a person you don't know "psychotic" Warren Stupidity Nov 2014 #64

IOKIYAB. trotsky Nov 2014 #66

And God said, "Sorry I couldn't help with the Ebola and poverty and stuff... mr blur Nov 2014 #70

OMG! Are you communicating with god now? cbayer Nov 2014 #71

OMG! Can you prove he isn't? n/t trotsky Nov 2014 #72

Ignorant hateful trash underpants Nov 2014 #55

Because of course she did Prophet 451 Nov 2014 #76

She was seriously disturbed at the time. cbayer Nov 2014 #78