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cbayer

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23. No true atheist, don't you know. Only certain kinds of atheists are allowed in the club.
Thu Dec 11, 2014, 10:59 AM
Dec 2014

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They should be removed. Idiots still sometimes try to enforce them. struggle4progress Dec 2014 #1
I know of something similar Cartoonist Dec 2014 #2
Your bizarre non sequiturs notwithstanding, this is the opposite situation. rug Dec 2014 #3
Similar but different Cartoonist Dec 2014 #4
You are right...the bible has so many contradictions it is almost laughable...in fact, it is onecent Dec 2014 #6
What does it mean to Christopher Hitchen somebody? stone space Dec 2014 #7
I don't understand what you are saying about cluster bombs, onecent Dec 2014 #12
Christopher Hitchens preached a brand of atheism I call... stone space Dec 2014 #29
Not that long ago, in some states nichomachus Dec 2014 #5
I did not know that. It seems like the most blatant of 1st amendment violations. cbayer Dec 2014 #8
Good. Time to erase them from the books. I can't imagine that this will be tough. cbayer Dec 2014 #9
Yeah, pretty much a no-brainer. stone space Dec 2014 #10
Exactly. An opportunity to shine a light on them. cbayer Dec 2014 #11
I can easily imagine it will be difficult to get rid of bans on atheists in some state constitutions Fumesucker Dec 2014 #13
Oh, bullshit. That will never, ever happen. cbayer Dec 2014 #19
Is racism no longer an issue in America because there is a black POTUS? Fumesucker Dec 2014 #20
I am not arguing that prejudice against certain groups of people will end, cbayer Dec 2014 #22
I agree that laws permitting bigotry will be allowed to stand Fumesucker Dec 2014 #30
You are making this way too personal. cbayer Dec 2014 #31
Sounds militant to me Fumesucker Dec 2014 #14
It also helps to have people skills. rug Dec 2014 #15
In my experience that mostly boils down to telling people what they want to hear Fumesucker Dec 2014 #16
It all boils down to hearing what they say instead of telling them what you think they want to hear. rug Dec 2014 #17
People seldom say what they really mean Fumesucker Dec 2014 #18
Militancy is a good thing. stone space Dec 2014 #21
No true atheist, don't you know. Only certain kinds of atheists are allowed in the club. cbayer Dec 2014 #23
That's because you have repeatedly been shown to not understand what the word "militant" means... truebrit71 Dec 2014 #24
Here are some militants. stone space Dec 2014 #25
And does this describe your "militant atheist" method? truebrit71 Dec 2014 #26
Pretty much, except for the prayer thingie at the end. stone space Dec 2014 #27
This would be a good "clean up" of bigoted, outdated (un)constitutional articles / laws.. pinto Dec 2014 #28
They should be removed Prophet 451 Dec 2014 #32
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