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Skittles

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70. religion is NOT necessary for values and morality

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Tue Dec 11, 2012, 03:54 PM

Dec 2012

too much of religion is judgement and intolerance which has a VERY negative influence on values and morality

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As I get older, I find myself becoming more conservative. [View all] Bucky Dec 2012 OP

Funny, the opposite happens to me Taverner Dec 2012 #1

It sounds more like a slolum course to me. Bucky Dec 2012 #2

Great politcal jujitsu - thanks. banned from Kos Dec 2012 #8

Not really. Every one of those positions is MORE left than the one before....... socialist_n_TN Dec 2012 #14

I concur. nt 12AngryBorneoWildmen Dec 2012 #23

He went straught left. How is that a slalom course? merrily Dec 2012 #50

Anarcho-Syndicalism is basically Communism without central control Taverner Dec 2012 #66

at 50 i became a born-again hedonist leftyohiolib Dec 2012 #24

Same here.... alittlelark Dec 2012 #44

Let's see here 47of74 Dec 2012 #29

You've just about come full circle ashling Dec 2012 #42

Wonderful post! If only that was what modern Conservatives stood for! djean111 Dec 2012 #3

i've been saying this for quite awhile newspeak Dec 2012 #62

Modern Conservatism stands for I got mine so fuck everyone else.... WCGreen Dec 2012 #78

64 and more progressive as years go by HockeyMom Dec 2012 #4

same here at 62 yo. eom ellenfl Dec 2012 #79

the older I get, the more I realize most of the right wingers are either plain ignorant most of the quinnox Dec 2012 #5

Most excellent. K&R! n/t OneGrassRoot Dec 2012 #6

VERY excellent essay. annabanana Dec 2012 #7

Love this! redstatebluegirl Dec 2012 #9

K&R Scuba Dec 2012 #10

To paraphrase John Lennon in A Hard Day's Night: Godot51 Dec 2012 #11

Then you must be getting stupider, too. tabasco Dec 2012 #12

Not me. I was a Trotskyist at 20 ...... socialist_n_TN Dec 2012 #13

K&R ReRe Dec 2012 #15

I like what you said. sulphurdunn Dec 2012 #16

Great read! Rider3 Dec 2012 #17

Good stuff, Bucky! calimary Dec 2012 #18

Are you saying that "Conservatives" arent very conservative? If so, I would agree. nm rhett o rick Dec 2012 #19

You may be correct. merrily Dec 2012 #51

You're ok locks Dec 2012 #20

yup...today's "conservatives" are anything but ibegurpard Dec 2012 #21

Exactly. leftlibdem420 Dec 2012 #22

Not to hijack this thread, but my case is kinda the opposite. CheapShotArtist Dec 2012 #25

That sounds mostly small government to me--the original sense of "liberal" Bucky Dec 2012 #60

I am moving the other way liberal N proud Dec 2012 #26

Age 14 I was against the Vietnam war so I volunteered for McGovern in Aug '72. FogerRox Dec 2012 #27

Bucky, I tell the righties at work the same thing toby jo Dec 2012 #28

K&R! Says it all. All brainwashed Fox viewers must read this! Dustlawyer Dec 2012 #30

What else the Conservatives of today stand for. rainin Dec 2012 #31

K and R DonCoquixote Dec 2012 #32

As I get older, the closer I am to being dead. n/t UTUSN Dec 2012 #33

Well worth reading! spooky3 Dec 2012 #34

Beautiful, ... just fucking beautiful! Bozita Dec 2012 #35

I worked on the Nixon campaign broadcaster75201 Dec 2012 #36

Are you a communist? merrily Dec 2012 #54

Communists are NOT liberal. Liberalism is about personal freedom. Bucky Dec 2012 #61

Today's Repubes used to be Democrats The Wizard Dec 2012 #37

Alas, you are giving the definition SheilaT Dec 2012 #38

the older i get the more i despise those conservatives who want to dictate to me spanone Dec 2012 #39

Great post. Excellent rehabilitation of a good word. byronius Dec 2012 #40

Agree w/ most of this, but not the churches comment lupinella Dec 2012 #41

Where but DU would I find this? I agree with almost every word.... Rowdyboy Dec 2012 #43

Great post, Bucky. gristy Dec 2012 #45

That is what I am talking about in my OP. This is exactly what applegrove Dec 2012 #46

That is the kind of conservative I can study on. TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #47

Your subtlety got lost jamal49 Dec 2012 #48

I'm moving in the opposite direction. Third Doctor Dec 2012 #49

You can't be very conservative if you admire Sanders. merrily Dec 2012 #53

Bucky Diclotican Dec 2012 #52

Nicely said! DissidentVoice Dec 2012 #55

I have always been a liberal ellie Dec 2012 #56

Same here Glitterati Dec 2012 #63

I really hate TV demwing Dec 2012 #57

A classic definition! riqster Dec 2012 #58

k gringo43 Dec 2012 #59

Welcome to DU and I hope you enjoy the site. hrmjustin Dec 2012 #64

k and r niyad Dec 2012 #65

Great post judesedit Dec 2012 #67

K&R! nt raouldukelives Dec 2012 #68

Well Done! bvar22 Dec 2012 #69

religion is NOT necessary for values and morality Skittles Dec 2012 #70

"too much" Bucky Dec 2012 #80

I was always moderately liberal. Jennicut Dec 2012 #71

Bravo! cheapdate Dec 2012 #72

I believe in Marriage and Family too... NeoBergie Dec 2012 #73

As liberal as ever drlindaphd Dec 2012 #74

kick SmileyRose Dec 2012 #75

How many didn't read OP in full? jollyreaper2112 Dec 2012 #76

I love it! get the red out Dec 2012 #77

Have a donut. You'll feel better. blkmusclmachine Dec 2012 #81

I studied this technique in college Bucky Dec 2012 #82