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rrneck

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4. Y'know, I understand the sentiment but

Reply to hockeynut57 (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 29, 2012, 11:56 AM

Oct 2012

I think it's pretty rude to make that comparison, even in jest. A lot of truly mentally ill people have suffered because of that social policy and it's a disservice to conflate religious doctrine, however misguided, with the truly needy.

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this is wat happens hockeynut57 Oct 2012 #2

Y'know, I understand the sentiment but rrneck Oct 2012 #4

you are correct, i stand corrected hockeynut57 Oct 2012 #5

Apology gratefully accepted. Thank you. nt rrneck Oct 2012 #7

it was intended in jest hockeynut57 Oct 2012 #9

Nah. It qualifies you to be human. rrneck Oct 2012 #10

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