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trotsky

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47. Compare the number of Catholics who voted for Bush in 2004 versus the number of atheists who did.

Mon Aug 27, 2012, 05:30 PM

Aug 2012

You'll have to take the good with the bad, rug. If you want to credit your religion's members for electing Obama, you'll have to blame them for electing Bush too.

By the way, you trying to criticize someone else for being divisive, now THAT'S some rich irony.

Go ahead. Fling another insult to prove my point.

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Atheists try to make their voices heard [View all] rug Aug 2012 OP

There are atheists that are Republicans Goblinmonger Aug 2012 #1

How many of them lead secular organizations? rug Aug 2012 #3

Not many I would imagine. Goblinmonger Aug 2012 #12

I do not trust republicans in any visible position of influence. rug Aug 2012 #15

I know many Republicans who correctly fight the secular battle. Goblinmonger Aug 2012 #17

And gleefully support the military and the corporations. rug Aug 2012 #22

"one issue" needs to be hyphenated. Goblinmonger Aug 2012 #31

The hyphen is optional. rug Aug 2012 #33

Not when the compound adjective is attributive and preceding the noun. n/t Goblinmonger Aug 2012 #36

My morphemes have been freed. rug Aug 2012 #37

There are a disappointingly large number of Democrats who do the same. trotsky Aug 2012 #40

I'm sure you will not donate to or support the Democratic Party then. rug Aug 2012 #43

Well clearly you must not, given your reaction upthread! trotsky Aug 2012 #44

Which one? rug Aug 2012 #45

I'll let you figure it out. trotsky Aug 2012 #49

That laughng you hear is not real. rug Aug 2012 #54

Thanks, rug. trotsky Aug 2012 #73

What is the difference between a non-theist and an atheist? cbayer Aug 2012 #2

Because atheist causes knee-jerk reactions. Goblinmonger Aug 2012 #13

More evidence that atheism is not an indication MineralMan Aug 2012 #4

It doesn't surprise me in the least. rug Aug 2012 #5

OK, then. Why is it worthy of note? MineralMan Aug 2012 #6

Why isn't it? rug Aug 2012 #7

No, thanks. I don't play that MineralMan Aug 2012 #9

Me either. rug Aug 2012 #10

We certainly don't have to wonder who your church's leaders support for president. trotsky Aug 2012 #8

Dolan no doubt supports Romney. rug Aug 2012 #11

You like to act like the RCC isn't a hierarchical organization Goblinmonger Aug 2012 #14

You act like it's a political party not a religion. rug Aug 2012 #16

Are you saying they stay out of politics? Goblinmonger Aug 2012 #18

No, that's not what I'm saying. rug Aug 2012 #21

So why the double standard, rug? trotsky Aug 2012 #19

It's an interesting counterpoint to the Dolan thread. rug Aug 2012 #20

No, because it's apples to oranges. trotsky Aug 2012 #23

It's more like Hershey's Kisses to a Hershey Bar, but I'll let that slide. rug Aug 2012 #24

Ah yes, the third grade playground rules you live by. trotsky Aug 2012 #28

When in Rome . . . . rug Aug 2012 #34

You don't want to try and be better, rug? trotsky Aug 2012 #38

The irony burns. rug Aug 2012 #42

I'm not the one who has a blatant outstanding false accusation standing in another thread. trotsky Aug 2012 #46

I don't either. rug Aug 2012 #48

Then you should back them up. trotsky Aug 2012 #50

That is not the default. rug Aug 2012 #55

Innocent until proven guilty isn't the default? trotsky Aug 2012 #72

Those can't be REAL atheists DavidDvorkin Aug 2012 #25

It does belie a claim on rationality though. rug Aug 2012 #26

If some Republican politicians can be persuaded to support a pro-secular piece of legisation, trotsky Aug 2012 #29

That is a very large if, but the answer is yes. rug Aug 2012 #32

I don't think you understand what the SCA is trying to do... trotsky Aug 2012 #39

I know precisely what it is. rug Aug 2012 #41

Then why did you try to equate them to your church's "American pope"... trotsky Aug 2012 #51

I didn't. Why did you infer that? rug Aug 2012 #53

You admitted such yourself. trotsky Aug 2012 #74

"My God an atheist Republican! Look!! There's a sexist one too!! And a warmongering one! dmallind Aug 2012 #27

+1000 n/t trotsky Aug 2012 #30

If you're talking numbers, compare the number of Catholics who voted for Obama versus rug Aug 2012 #35

Compare the number of Catholics who voted for Bush in 2004 versus the number of atheists who did. trotsky Aug 2012 #47

You can't just pick one election. Here are the last six. rug Aug 2012 #52

Oh well done - the best is almost (but not quite) within 30 points of atheist Dem support. dmallind Aug 2012 #56

The elections are are about numbers, not percentages. rug Aug 2012 #58

So which is it, rug? Goblinmonger Aug 2012 #60

Since you're subbing for him, why don't you provide the numbers? rug Aug 2012 #63

It's easy to keep simple, rug. Goblinmonger Aug 2012 #64

Correct. rug Aug 2012 #65

Threadjack? Goblinmonger Aug 2012 #66

Correction, "protective threadjack". rug Aug 2012 #67

Wow. You think highly of yourself. Goblinmonger Aug 2012 #69

As I was saying, elections are about counting raw numbers, not percentages. rug Aug 2012 #68

I wonder why you didn't include 1984 or 1980. trotsky Aug 2012 #75

Christians like you make division so much the merrier. Thanks! dmallind Aug 2012 #57

"Christians like you" rug Aug 2012 #59

Clearly you know the jury system doesn't work that way. Goblinmonger Aug 2012 #61

There's no jury. rug Aug 2012 #62

It's not bigotry - dmallind isn't talking about ALL Christians, just those like you. mr blur Aug 2012 #70

Dmallind isn't talking at all. rug Aug 2012 #71

Sadly, there are a lot of my fellow Atheists who are Libertarian nutjobs. Odin2005 Aug 2012 #76