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struggle4progress

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7. Are you making any specific reference?

Reply to Cartoonist (Reply #6)

Sat Jul 2, 2016, 07:15 PM

Jul 2016

No religious group to which I have belonged has ever suggested killing apostates, though over the years I have certainly been aware of various people who thought those who disagreed with them should be killed

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Which came first, religion or mental illness? [View all] Cartoonist Jul 2016 OP

Which came first, baloney sandwiches or food? Iggo Jul 2016 #1

it's like the revelation on The Walking Dead edhopper Jul 2016 #2

Mental Illness or a pot of Palm Wine PeoViejo Jul 2016 #3

What's the distinction between the two ? eppur_se_muova Jul 2016 #4

It's kinda like this Major Nikon Jul 2016 #22

It's a bizarre situation skepticscott Jul 2016 #23

It's all fun and games until that voice tells you to go invade a sovereign nation for no good reason Major Nikon Jul 2016 #24

I would like to believe that your silly question reflected mere ignorance struggle4progress Jul 2016 #5

Apostasy = death Cartoonist Jul 2016 #6

Are you making any specific reference? struggle4progress Jul 2016 #7

I'm glad you don't belong to ISIS Cartoonist Jul 2016 #8

I would like to believe that your silly question reflected mere ignorance struggle4progress Jul 2016 #9

Your apology Cartoonist Jul 2016 #10

Which came first, ideology or mental illness? Igel Jul 2016 #20

Well played! Silver_Witch Jul 2016 #27

You clearly know very little about the etiology of mental illness. rug Jul 2016 #11

Post removed Post removed Jul 2016 #12

Ok, cartoonist. there is no difference between mental illness and religion. rug Jul 2016 #15

A better question: jonno99 Jul 2016 #13

When has a belief in god Cartoonist Jul 2016 #14

How often do you think people go around killing each other? rug Jul 2016 #16

As often as it prevents someone jonno99 Jul 2016 #19

No, just the opposite, it would have acted as a... NeoGreen Jul 2016 #17

"it would have...". jonno99 Jul 2016 #18

No, history... NeoGreen Jul 2016 #28

Got it - jonno99 Jul 2016 #29

Based on lessons from history... NeoGreen Jul 2016 #30

Only a skewed reading of history would arrive at such a conclusion, jonno99 Jul 2016 #31

I think we're not allowed to ridicule stupid posts anymore, thin skins, hurt fellings and all that . Leontius Jul 2016 #21

Religion arose to try sort out our confusing existence Brettongarcia Jul 2016 #25

Mental illness! Silver_Witch Jul 2016 #26

It's not Mental illness Lordquinton Jul 2016 #32