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Atheists & Agnostics

Warren Stupidity

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9. Some of my spouse's relatives are orthodox jewish nutjobs.

Reply to ChairmanAgnostic (Reply #2)

Thu Sep 25, 2014, 02:58 PM

Sep 2014

They insist on flaunting their idiocy everywhere all the time. Why would I give a flying fuck if my atheism offends them?

Same with rightwing nutjobs - they insist on pushing their nonsense so I refuse to defer discussing my views.

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