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Warren Stupidity

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20. yes indeed, one that you simply have nothing substantive to refute other than special pleading.

Reply to rug (Reply #19)

Mon May 4, 2015, 12:12 PM

May 2015

obfuscation and diversion - not an argument.

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One Of These Photos About Religious Freedom Is Nothing Like The Others [View all] rug May 2015 OP

I do not understand the point of this. uppityperson May 2015 #1

Serving pizza to gay people is not an infringement of religious liberty. rug May 2015 #2

Thank you for the clarification, I appreciate it. uppityperson May 2015 #9

I don't recall lgbt rights activists claiming the suffering of victims is comparable. beam me up scottie May 2015 #3

You have it backwards. It's the pizza parlor owners' claim. rug May 2015 #6

I thought it the other ways too edhopper May 2015 #7

You'll remember the back story. rug May 2015 #8

I know the story well edhopper May 2015 #12

That's not clear. beam me up scottie May 2015 #10

It's perfectly clear once you remove your meta. rug May 2015 #11

Well I get confused with all the cries of religious persecution in here. beam me up scottie May 2015 #13

Christians persecution USA-style. LiberalAndProud May 2015 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author edhopper May 2015 #5

the fastest road to both cohesion and radicalization is when people believe they're threatened MisterP May 2015 #14

So you disagree with your Catholic Church's efforts to abolish Warren Stupidity May 2015 #15

Of course. rug May 2015 #17

but you continue to contribute money to that organization aiding its efforts. Warren Stupidity May 2015 #18

That's a trite and old argument. rug May 2015 #19

yes indeed, one that you simply have nothing substantive to refute other than special pleading. Warren Stupidity May 2015 #20

Ok, Warren, let's do it again. Are you saying any active Catholic supports homophobuia? rug May 2015 #21

And you still want active Crusades and Inquisitions. Leontius May 2015 #22

I'm lobbying for mandatory fish on Friday. And Thursdays. rug May 2015 #23

The RCC is engaged today, actively, around Warren Stupidity May 2015 #24

I'll bite. Yep, you are complicit. Fix The Stupid May 2015 #27

Cognitive Dissonance. (nt) mr blur May 2015 #29

Do you have difficulty distinguishing between the secular and spiritual activities of a religion? rug May 2015 #31

Great way to make the point. cbayer May 2015 #16

Actually, I'm confused about the pizza... brooklynite May 2015 #25

Eh? Milk is dairy. okasha May 2015 #32

I think he meant meat and dairy…. cbayer May 2015 #33

I hate to pop his little bubble, okasha May 2015 #34

I only know a handful who do. cbayer May 2015 #35

I see 4 pictures of people suffering from religious persecution, and 1 (the last) people LiberalArkie May 2015 #26

Religion persecutes religion AlbertCat May 2015 #28

I don't have images, but cbayer May 2015 #30

Excellent reasons to drop the whole secular government thing? AlbertCat May 2015 #36

Er, it was sarcastic. Thought you would know that. cbayer May 2015 #37

it was sarcastic. AlbertCat May 2015 #38

Lol, some people don't do anything but sarcasm. cbayer May 2015 #39