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BillZBubb

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1. You are taking what the Pope said out of context.

Reply to cleanhippie (Original post)

Fri Jan 16, 2015, 11:16 AM

Jan 2015

He clearly meant if you insult someone's religious beliefs, don't be surprised if there is a violent reaction. He knows it is a hot button item. History proves that. What he was asking for is that people carefully consider the ramifications of certain religious attacks and use self restraint. He isn't calling for censorship.

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Pope Francis is wrong. Religion deserves ridicule. [View all] cleanhippie Jan 2015 OP

You are taking what the Pope said out of context. BillZBubb Jan 2015 #1

Thank you. whathehell Jan 2015 #2

Words are NEVER an excuse for violence. cleanhippie Jan 2015 #3

You keep repeating this nonsense. He never excused violence. BillZBubb Jan 2015 #5

"Words are NEVER an excuse for violence" is nonsense and flawed logic? cleanhippie Jan 2015 #7

Umm, he did. gcomeau Jan 2015 #15

Ah, he joined the "but" brigade. backscatter712 Jan 2015 #12

No, he called it normal. AtheistCrusader Jan 2015 #13

Mocking ideas, absolutely; but perhaps sympathy and no mocking individuals on point Jan 2015 #4

Mock the ideas, not the person with the insane ideas. The OP wants the opposite. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #6

Wrong. The OP specifically says the ideas. trotsky Jan 2015 #8

The closing argument line in the OP linked to gives it away. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #10

Really? Individuals should never be mocked? Warren Stupidity Jan 2015 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author Pacifist Patriot Jan 2015 #11

There is this story about a guy edhopper Jan 2015 #14

I'm tired of reading people who make a living off of internet bravado. rug Jan 2015 #16

Well, that'll show her for sure! cleanhippie Jan 2015 #17

Precisely. rug Jan 2015 #18