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Thats my opinion

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30. The poster you quoted has also said--six different times

Wed Jan 4, 2012, 12:37 AM

Jan 2012

that neither would any of us want to live in a society without a sturdy group of non-religious people who would balance the religionists.
But you somehow just don't want to admit that part of his posts, which you always manage to misquote. Why?

In addition this poster you quote has never said or even indicated that the only goodness comes from belief in a Christian God---never!!

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Occupy Religion: Don’t Let Religion Occupy You [View all] SecularMotion Jan 2012 OP

A good article, with lots of points we have to keep in mind. trotsky Jan 2012 #1

A good article? Sal316 Jan 2012 #12

Yes, a very good one. trotsky Jan 2012 #16

The poster you quoted has also said--six different times Thats my opinion Jan 2012 #30

Because while that poster has admitted they don't want non-belief removed, trotsky Jan 2012 #37

Actually, I did read it. Sal316 Jan 2012 #41

"bigoted, prejudicial, and intolerant" trotsky Jan 2012 #42

Unable to defend the piece... Sal316 Jan 2012 #62

To be fair, he's only treating you the way you've treated others. n/t laconicsax Jan 2012 #63

Attacking who? trotsky Jan 2012 #64

Oh, I'm sorry.... Sal316 Jan 2012 #66

No problem at all, Sal. trotsky Jan 2012 #67

This guy has got it bad. Anyone that argues to exclude groups from the OWS cbayer Jan 2012 #2

Are we supposed to tolerate the intolerant? trotsky Jan 2012 #5

The author of the piece is apparently unable to make any distinction cbayer Jan 2012 #7

Ah, no true Klansmen. trotsky Jan 2012 #8

Except that I have never made the claim that no true Christian would not be a klansman. cbayer Jan 2012 #9

Then what is the distinction to be made? trotsky Jan 2012 #18

If you can only see what the KKK and SCLC have in common and are unable cbayer Jan 2012 #19

Why do you keep returning to that bogus point? trotsky Jan 2012 #20

Where did I tell them they were wrong about god? cbayer Jan 2012 #21

Religious groups trying to co-opt, or muscle in to... trotsky Jan 2012 #22

I guess you have to decide whether you want to continue to debate with me or not. cbayer Jan 2012 #24

Exactly where did I "declare victory" or "mock you"? skepticscott Jan 2012 #34

This plus a billion. trotsky Jan 2012 #38

Dear scott tama Jan 2012 #40

People are certainly free to discuss all of those things skepticscott Jan 2012 #51

Traffic on Religion group tama Jan 2012 #53

And therein lies an excellent description of our different discussion or cbayer Jan 2012 #45

It is certainly not the goal of any discussion skepticscott Jan 2012 #50

As a scientist, I find your post more descriptive of scientific study cbayer Jan 2012 #52

You talk as if debate and discussion skepticscott Jan 2012 #59

I need to apologize for one thing here. cbayer Jan 2012 #26

Care to explain this? Starboard Tack Jan 2012 #27

*sigh* trotsky Jan 2012 #35

Could you please specify just how and when religion has introduced into Occupy Thats my opinion Jan 2012 #32

Of course you don't see it, you are part of the privileged religious majority. trotsky Jan 2012 #36

Well then, Thats my opinion Jan 2012 #43

Or, in other words, trotsky Jan 2012 #44

And if they didn't participate, you would accuse them of tacitly supporting the banksters Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2012 #65

I welcome their participation! trotsky Jan 2012 #68

OK, that's not what it sounded like, though. Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2012 #70

+100 demosincebirth Jan 2012 #29

Wedding one's politics to one's religion is hardly the same as Starboard Tack Jan 2012 #25

And they think MLK had a perverse take on Christianity. trotsky Jan 2012 #39

I think you have a poor grasp on the reality of Liberal Christians Starboard Tack Jan 2012 #46

Look, let's make this perfectly clear. trotsky Jan 2012 #47

Fair enough Starboard Tack Jan 2012 #48

That's fantastic they support all those things. trotsky Jan 2012 #49

Who in this forum said any of that? Starboard Tack Jan 2012 #54

I'll give you one last chance to address the subject. trotsky Jan 2012 #55

No. Who said it should? Starboard Tack Jan 2012 #56

Or bye. trotsky Jan 2012 #60

Oh no. Say it ain't so. Starboard Tack Jan 2012 #61

No, nt Thats my opinion Jan 2012 #58

But you can? mr blur Jan 2012 #10

You can't? cbayer Jan 2012 #11

I was going to reply you you in more depth, mr blur Jan 2012 #69

The KKK supports OWS? rug Jan 2012 #17

Tell Martin Luther King Jr. Thats my opinion Jan 2012 #3

To be fair, this article does not appear to have been written by the member cbayer Jan 2012 #4

Why are you so full of anger? laconicsax Jan 2012 #6

Because I keep him locked in the basement and only let him out for OWS events. cbayer Jan 2012 #28

You know, elder abuse is a serious crime. laconicsax Jan 2012 #31

Help!! Thats my opinion Jan 2012 #57

I don't think that the article is saying Goblinmonger Jan 2012 #15

Certainly religion as an institution should not be, and is not part of Occupy. Thats my opinion Jan 2012 #23

Everything King ever said is smothered in his faith--That is where it comes from. Thats my opinion Jan 2012 #33

The writer tama Jan 2012 #13

What bigoted crap. Sal316 Jan 2012 #14