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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-06-07 01:22 PM
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Freedom requires religion just as religion requires freedom.

this is what mitt romney says.

so we can't have freedom without religion, eh mitt?

what country do i live in?

transcript here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/06/us/politics/06text-romney.html?pagewanted=print
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mzteris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-06-07 01:25 PM
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1. eh?
You sure that's not Freedom ALLOWS religion?

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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-06-07 01:27 PM
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3. Makes more sense that way
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-06-07 01:58 PM
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7. talk to mitt, i didn't write it....but i believe you are correct
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C_U_L8R Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-06-07 01:26 PM
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2. what a bunch of horsecrap
Really.
Mitt could not be more deluded about freedom
and American freedom in particular.


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bryant69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-06-07 01:28 PM
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4. yeah - i should note I share the same faith as Romney (if I don't someone will point it out)
But that's just wrong and frankly ominous. It basically says to atheists, agnostics, and even believers who don't happen to attend a church that they aren't contributing - they aren't a part of American "Freedom."

Incidentally, the next question is of course "Which Religion?" I mean if we all became Buddhists would that work? Would we be free?

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com
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kestrel91316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-06-07 01:52 PM
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5. Hey, Mitt! Here's how it goes in the USA I come from:
True freedom requires, among other things, both freedom OF religion and freedom FROM religion oppression. But I suppose that's too complicated a concept for your little pea brain.

The man sounds dumber than a box of rocks when he talks, though not nearly as bad as Caligula.
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Dukkha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-06-07 01:56 PM
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6. What century do I live in?
the Jesus freaks in this country are embarrassing beyond belief. The constant pandering to the flat-earthers is dragging our society further down it's intellectual decay.
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-06-07 01:59 PM
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8. Just because the slick mormon used car salesman says it, does not mean it is true.
:eyes:
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baby_mouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-06-07 02:14 PM
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9. Pithy.

Also, meaningless gibberish.
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rucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-06-07 02:17 PM
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10. That's what it says on this here dollar bill.
and you can't buy gum with a Constitution, so which document do you believe?
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