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cleanhippie

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8. Exactly. It's vocal non-believers in the first world showing the rest that there is another way.
Wed Apr 10, 2013, 01:23 PM
Apr 2013

The rise or blasphemy laws and persecution of those that choose non-belief in the majority religion is directly attributable to the Internet and the "rise of the nones".

Certainly nothing that happens on DU skepticscott Apr 2013 #1
crybaby? I hope I never appear to be a crybaby. hrmjustin Apr 2013 #19
No, you are not one of those skepticscott Apr 2013 #23
. hrmjustin Apr 2013 #24
That sort of slaughter kills the body but not the soul. dimbear Apr 2013 #2
It's like white men complaining EvolveOrConvolve Apr 2013 #3
That's very true. rug Apr 2013 #4
they aren't disconnected. Phillip McCleod Apr 2013 #5
Exactly. It's vocal non-believers in the first world showing the rest that there is another way. cleanhippie Apr 2013 #8
Christians complaining about being persecuted in the US? Really. Starboard Tack Apr 2013 #6
"War in Christmas" or "War on Easter" sound familiar? -nt gcomeau Apr 2013 #7
I'd hardly call such rhetoric a cry of persecution. Starboard Tack Apr 2013 #10
Not the point. gcomeau Apr 2013 #13
"They" being nutjobs like O'Reilly and Ingraham. Starboard Tack Apr 2013 #18
They are hardly the only ones. gcomeau Apr 2013 #21
Agreed, they are representative of the religious right. Starboard Tack Apr 2013 #22
No Christians do it skepticscott Apr 2013 #25
Do you really think bigotry is the way to accomplish anything positive? Starboard Tack Apr 2013 #26
If you do, go for it skepticscott Apr 2013 #27
No, I don't support bigotry. Starboard Tack Apr 2013 #28
It means I'm making fun skepticscott Apr 2013 #29
Well, aren't you just hilarious. Soooo funny! Starboard Tack Apr 2013 #30
Ah, yes...the persecution meme skepticscott Apr 2013 #31
OK enough with the "family" references. You are way out of line. Starboard Tack Apr 2013 #32
"Try addressing the issues and leave the personal slurs out of it." trotsky Apr 2013 #33
Sure. Links galore. cleanhippie Apr 2013 #9
You can search for anything and come up with links Starboard Tack Apr 2013 #11
Wow, your comprehension is at an all time low. cleanhippie Apr 2013 #12
"you will look less petty and silly" trotsky Apr 2013 #14
Clearly, but I'm trying to be as polite as I can be, even though its not deserved. cleanhippie Apr 2013 #15
No, your whole point was to ridicule all Christians in the US Starboard Tack Apr 2013 #16
Run along. You're dismissed. cleanhippie Apr 2013 #17
There are persecuted Christians throughout the world. hrmjustin Apr 2013 #20
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