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beam me up scottie

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67. Just sick of the double standard.

Reply to trotsky (Reply #61)

Fri Mar 27, 2015, 04:28 PM

Mar 2015

At least we don't act like we're above the fray.

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These must not be "real" Christians, Jews, etc. .... [View all] PassingFair Mar 2015 OP

They are very real, but they are not the whole deal. cbayer Mar 2015 #1

Which "groups"?...I've seen mention of 1.... PassingFair Mar 2015 #4

I don't know. Why don't you contact them and ask? cbayer Mar 2015 #12

You offered: "other religious groups are pushing back." PassingFair Mar 2015 #14

The Disciples of Christ are pushing back. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #15

Yeah, that's the ONE. PassingFair Mar 2015 #16

But, have you considered Lordquinton Mar 2015 #18

That's correct, it's not all religions. cbayer Mar 2015 #21

You're in good company Lordquinton Mar 2015 #58

You are calling me a Men's Right Advocate? I would love to think you have reached the cbayer Mar 2015 #62

Obviously there's some very wonky sustance okasha Mar 2015 #69

All I know is that comparing me to a men's rights advocate made me laugh cbayer Mar 2015 #70

Churches and church leaders in Indiana were protesting this before it ever passed. cbayer Mar 2015 #19

"The majority of religious people in this country support full and equal GLBT civil rights?" Really? PassingFair Mar 2015 #22

THANK YOU. beam me up scottie Mar 2015 #25

Context is everything. From the same PEW article cbayer Mar 2015 #28

What's half of 56%? beam me up scottie Mar 2015 #31

And also from the 2nd part of the article: PassingFair Mar 2015 #32

There is no question that there is a wide variation among different religious groups. cbayer Mar 2015 #34

I was talking about the people in the picture. PassingFair Mar 2015 #36

But the title indicated that you supposed people would say they are not real. cbayer Mar 2015 #37

Yes, I supposed that people would say they are not real (TM) Christians. PassingFair Mar 2015 #38

Well no one has said it at all. cbayer Mar 2015 #39

Not in THIS thread. Why? PassingFair Mar 2015 #40

A preemptive strike against the NTSF!!! beam me up scottie Mar 2015 #41

At your service! PassingFair Mar 2015 #42

Too bad "The Flying Scotsman" can't be everywhere at once! PassingFair Mar 2015 #71

DING! DING! DING! beam me up scottie Mar 2015 #72

Exactly. Kudos. cbayer Mar 2015 #45

The Episcopalians, MCC, and others. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #23

I give Episcopalians a "get out of bigotry" pass on this, hrm..... PassingFair Mar 2015 #27

I think the bishop of Indianapolis woukd have a fit if they were in a picture like that. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #29

Thanks for pointing out the ONE everyone in this thread already knew about. AtheistCrusader Mar 2015 #46

You're welcome. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #48

Doesn't matter. trotsky Mar 2015 #44

The Catholic church is in the signing photo. Franciscan monks and nuns. AtheistCrusader Mar 2015 #47

Oh, but I'm sure the wonderpope skepticscott Mar 2015 #52

therefore religion offers no moral guidance Yorktown Mar 2015 #59

Very sad! They don't represent all believers but too many. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #2

Terrible law. I hope it's roundly challenged, legally and socially. pinto Mar 2015 #3

Look at all of them, smiling like this is a good thing. beam me up scottie Mar 2015 #5

Self-righteous bigots convinced they are pleasing their god. trotsky Mar 2015 #6

We should respect their religious beliefs. beam me up scottie Mar 2015 #7

Anything less than Total Appeasement and AssKissing is MILITANT! Arugula Latte Mar 2015 #73

Damn uppity atheists ruin it for all the good ones. beam me up scottie Mar 2015 #74

Caption the pic: "Separation of Church and State" LiberalAndProud Mar 2015 #8

Can we change that picture? pinto Mar 2015 #9

I'm just appreciating the irony. LiberalAndProud Mar 2015 #10

ALEC is way ahead of us. cbayer Mar 2015 #13

Thinking strategically, LiberalAndProud Mar 2015 #17

I like that idea. I also think we need to build coalitions. cbayer Mar 2015 #20

Sure, coalitions for common cause can be powerful. LiberalAndProud Mar 2015 #24

It did not take three organizations to back four women. cbayer Mar 2015 #30

I was right. LiberalAndProud Mar 2015 #33

Now what exactly did I say that would elicit that response? cbayer Mar 2015 #35

What, is reality too much to behold? trotsky Mar 2015 #11

Looks like your op touched a few nerves. beam me up scottie Mar 2015 #26

Apparently that was the point. pinto Mar 2015 #50

You thought it was to "welcome the law" earlier. beam me up scottie Mar 2015 #51

Not buying in to your internecine personal games, BMUS. Or anyone's, for that matter. pinto Mar 2015 #55

That was a mean thing to say about the op, pinto. beam me up scottie Mar 2015 #56

It's good to call out hypocrisy. trotsky Mar 2015 #61

and it's even better to call out skepticscott Mar 2015 #65

Just sick of the double standard. beam me up scottie Mar 2015 #67

Ah yes, proudly representing bigoted religons... MellowDem Mar 2015 #43

"Purportedly a matter of religious freedom, we find RFRA contrary to the values of our faith" stone space Mar 2015 #49

who determines what a real ANYTHING is? guillaumeb Mar 2015 #53

It wasn't a "broad brush" of anyone. beam me up scottie Mar 2015 #54

my opinion is still the same guillaumeb Mar 2015 #63

It was sarcasm...you do know what that it, right? skepticscott Mar 2015 #66

Of course it is. beam me up scottie Mar 2015 #68

A "real" American would be someone who is a citizen of the United States. trotsky Mar 2015 #60

Christians are self defining. Manifestor_of_Light Mar 2015 #64

Perfect!!! LostOne4Ever Mar 2015 #57