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Hoppy

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50. The perfect response to Christianity was that of Seneca Chief, Red Jacket.

Thu May 28, 2015, 09:45 PM

May 2015

Seems bunches of preachers came to his tribe to explain how Christianity was the best thing since Pepperidge Farm cinnamon raisin toast. Finally, he had enough.

(Paraphrasing) I will watch how the followers of your god treat the Red Man. If your white followers treat the Red Man with honor and honestly, I will recognize your god as a good god and I will follow that god.

In the meantime, I will watch.

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Rubio warns: Christianity could be labeled 'hate speech' [View all] cbayer May 2015 OP

"You're going to burn in Hell for Eternity" Fumesucker May 2015 #1

And some of the homophobic rhetoric from some christian groups cbayer May 2015 #2

You do not understand religion Yorktown May 2015 #3

If Christianity was recognized as hate speech, Hoppy May 2015 #4

No. Christianity is just fuzzy. Islam is more hate speech. Yorktown May 2015 #5

You are obviously a scholar of some distinction. Joe Chi Minh May 2015 #7

Wow. Dead on sarcasm. Yorktown May 2015 #9

Pass.... Joe Chi Minh May 2015 #41

According to both I should be put to death and then condemned to hell LostOne4Ever May 2015 #44

The Christianity virus has lost some potency Yorktown May 2015 #47

Yeah, because everyone agrees that loving one another, social justice cbayer May 2015 #6

By loving one another, he didn't mean copulating. Joe Chi Minh May 2015 #8

I have no idea what you are saying here cbayer May 2015 #10

How do you 'know' what Yeshua had to say? Yorktown May 2015 #11

Does Christianity differentiate between loving and buggery? Hoppy May 2015 #12

Not according to Lot Yorktown May 2015 #13

Buggery? As in sodomy? cbayer May 2015 #37

That is just your opinion, cbayer. trotsky May 2015 #14

You are being unfair, comrade Trotsky Yorktown May 2015 #15

Natch. trotsky May 2015 #17

Cosmic coincidences are wonderful things. Yorktown May 2015 #20

This Bible nil desperandum May 2015 #24

Telling people they had to accept him or phil89 May 2015 #30

Yeah, that's one of those not so nice things, but do you agree cbayer May 2015 #36

The perfect response to Christianity was that of Seneca Chief, Red Jacket. Hoppy May 2015 #50

Not a bad response at all and could be said by anyone who feels they are being cbayer May 2015 #57

Rubio; edhopper May 2015 #16

Exactly! trotsky May 2015 #18

The Pope is a homophobe edhopper May 2015 #19

You do not understand religion. Yorktown May 2015 #21

Blessed are the cheese makers edhopper May 2015 #22

Don't be silly Yorktown May 2015 #48

That was not meant to be taken literally pokerfan May 2015 #49

Well now, nil desperandum May 2015 #23

Well you are very lucky that blasphemy is a reply to me! trotsky May 2015 #25

Like I care edhopper May 2015 #26

Yeah, I thought that line pretty much said it all. cbayer May 2015 #38

There's what, maybe 2 places in the Bible from which all of the homophobia fostered by Christians Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 #27

Actually there's a few references in the NT. trotsky May 2015 #31

Exactly, and even those are debatable. cbayer May 2015 #40

There was also this guy named Paul (aka Saul of Tarsus)...(nt) LostOne4Ever May 2015 #45

Apparently nil desperandum May 2015 #28

If you think about it .. "at the water's edge" reminds me of an Indigo Girls song underpants May 2015 #29

This, my friend, is one of my most favorite Indigo Girls songs ever. cbayer May 2015 #39

Me too underpants May 2015 #46

Florida man caught stuffing assault rifles down his pants struggle4progress May 2015 #32

And here I thought he was just glad to see me... iwillalwayswonderwhy May 2015 #59

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But... but... gcomeau May 2015 #34

He is just a stupid panderer Angry Dragon May 2015 #35

I think it's hateful speech.... MellowDem May 2015 #42

I agree. It's hateful speech but not hate speech. cbayer May 2015 #43

Well, well. AtheistCrusader May 2015 #53

Well, much of it is. Jester Messiah May 2015 #51

Hatred and fear of the other is not unique to religious groups, of course. cbayer May 2015 #58

Bearing false witness shenmue May 2015 #52

Strange. okasha May 2015 #54

It means Sanders and Clinton are not faithful believers. Yorktown May 2015 #55

Who thinks up this crap? redstateblues May 2015 #56