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cbayer

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17. We aren't talking about people who wear tin foil hats, though.

Sun Dec 30, 2012, 07:27 PM

Dec 2012

We are talking about a relatively large group of people with longstanding religious beliefs and convictions. People who, in my experience, are very peaceful, accepting, strong and thoughtful.

To me, these are vastly different groups.

I would suggest that caving to the demands of a society that glorifies unattainable models of beauty or attractiveness might be much more flimsy.

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Balpreet Kaur: Huffington Post Religion's Person Of The Year [View all] cbayer Dec 2012 OP

And a second stockingful of coal-- okasha Dec 2012 #1

That was a really ugly episode, wasn't it. cbayer Dec 2012 #2

One gutsy lady. okasha Dec 2012 #3

Responding kindly to a rude "Redditor" is admirable but hardly... Silent3 Dec 2012 #4

Honestly, your response is little better than what she got on Reddit. cbayer Dec 2012 #5

So it's not enough that I respect that she has the right... Silent3 Dec 2012 #6

So magnanimous of you to respect her the right to look how she wants. cbayer Dec 2012 #7

I didn't suggest that she should do so. Silent3 Dec 2012 #8

Again, I think your attitude towards her is representative cbayer Dec 2012 #10

Who do I have to be to surmise that Republican trickle-down economics is flimsy? Silent3 Dec 2012 #16

We aren't talking about people who wear tin foil hats, though. cbayer Dec 2012 #17

What do "large" or "longstanding" have to do with it? Silent3 Dec 2012 #27

So did Balpreet Kaur insult others who choose not to keep intact their gift from the Divine? eomer Dec 2012 #9

Absolutely not. She does not say that others should follow the path she does. cbayer Dec 2012 #11

Nor did Silent3 in #4. eomer Dec 2012 #12

I have no idea what you are getting at here. Are we talking about the article or cbayer Dec 2012 #13

I disagree with your post #5. eomer Dec 2012 #14

Just as I was disagreeing with his. No problem. cbayer Dec 2012 #15

In a way I agree with you, Sikhs do have a more universal approach to salvation. eomer Dec 2012 #21

I am truly curious about your take on how atheists are treated here. cbayer Dec 2012 #22

So apparently you don't think it's condemnation of other theists... trotsky Dec 2012 #24

My impression is that some defenders here of theists are very quick to tell atheists eomer Dec 2012 #26

As you stated quite well in another post here, you maintain the right to challenge cbayer Dec 2012 #29

Re: "I have never told anyone here..." - I think you did in your post #5 above. eomer Dec 2012 #30

I was talking about this site and this group in particular. cbayer Dec 2012 #31

And how does your wish that Richard Dawkins skepticscott Dec 2012 #28

Perhaps we ought to consider cleft lips, disfiguring conditions easily corrected dimbear Dec 2012 #18

She is not being honored for having facial hair, cbayer Dec 2012 #19

Just as apples and oranges are both fruit, so are facial hair and cleft lips both appearances dimbear Dec 2012 #20

Actually, I just did some research on the cleft palate issue. cbayer Dec 2012 #23

We can hardly go further without a tip of the hat to Ste. Wilgefortis, pioneer in this area. dimbear Dec 2012 #25