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AuntPatsy

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29. No, but I would vote on religious ideologies become part of the curriculum that students from

Reply to Greatest I am (Original post)

Mon Nov 16, 2015, 10:24 PM

Nov 2015

a young age can be taught....

Our youth are so much smarter than we give them credit for, they should not be denied the truth...or at least be able to determine what feels true for them after knowing all the facts....not made up mythologies...

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Would you vote to disband all religious cults that can only grow their tribes by violence? [View all] Greatest I am Nov 2015 OP

No. Cassiopeia Nov 2015 #1

Ban? No. But we should marginalize those that tout their belief as bonafides. cleanhippie Nov 2015 #2

Banning any religon is a violaton of basic human rights. Using violence falls under law enforcement. Agnosticsherbet Nov 2015 #3

using violence = law enforcement nt msongs Nov 2015 #5

violance falls under law enforcement, as in killing or coercing through violence is illegal Agnosticsherbet Nov 2015 #6

There's a hitch in your git-along called separation of church and state. shraby Nov 2015 #4

Since your intial claim is wrong not to mention your subsequent arguments Leontius Nov 2015 #7

Says the guy that thinks Ken Ham is spot on. cleanhippie Nov 2015 #11

Why do you continue to post things that are untrue about my postions? Leontius Nov 2015 #13

Your words of agreement with Ham on creationism are there for all to see. cleanhippie Nov 2015 #15

Show those words of agreement with his stated belief in a literal truth to Leontius Nov 2015 #16

24 hours and still silence Leontius Nov 2015 #20

48 hours and still silence Leontius Nov 2015 #21

You realize you're replying to your own post, right? trotsky Nov 2015 #22

72 hours and still silence Leontius Nov 2015 #23

Are you saying you do not believe the words of the Bible? Yorktown Nov 2015 #25

96 hours and still silence. Leontius Nov 2015 #27

120 hours and still silence Leontius Nov 2015 #28

144 hours and still silence. Leontius Nov 2015 #31

168 hours and still silence. Leontius Nov 2015 #32

8 days and still silence Leontius Nov 2015 #33

I would disband hate fringe groups + teach skepticism at school Yorktown Nov 2015 #8

That would be a violation of the separation of church and state. cpwm17 Nov 2015 #17

Nope. Yorktown Nov 2015 #18

So let's say you succeed with your gnostic Christian fantasy and have this "vote." trotsky Nov 2015 #9

Gnostic Christians edhopper Nov 2015 #10

And what happens if people consider gnosticism a "homophobic and mysogenous [sic] cult"? Act_of_Reparation Nov 2015 #12

You can't effectively ban a system of thought or belief. gcomeau Nov 2015 #14

Not sure if there are any. goldent Nov 2015 #19

No, just violence. mmonk Nov 2015 #24

I still believe in the separation of church and state. LiberalAndProud Nov 2015 #26

No, but I would vote on religious ideologies become part of the curriculum that students from AuntPatsy Nov 2015 #29

no Marrah_G Nov 2015 #30