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cbayer

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9. That is correct. He didn't have a dem challenger who ran a negative campaign

Reply to dmallind (Reply #8)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 02:11 PM

Nov 2012

against him.

BTW, while his atheism was used, it was hardly the only issue.

I think it was wrong to use it, but I also think that using anyone's religion or lack thereof is wrong unless they are trying to restrict other's rights with their beliefs.

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Kyrsten Sinema, Arizona Democrat, To Replace Pete Stark As Sole Atheist In Congress [View all] cbayer Nov 2012 OP

Cool - I didn't know we had ANY. Too bad Stark lost, though. codjh9 Nov 2012 #1

Yeah, his opponent (a fellow Democrat!) attacked Stark's nonbelief. trotsky Nov 2012 #2

Looks like he was the casualty of redistricting and a pretty nasty race. cbayer Nov 2012 #3

Redistricting my ass - victim of Christianist Dem bigotry dmallind Nov 2012 #4

Don't you know that the Democrats edhopper Nov 2012 #5

Don't you know that there are "good Democrats" who are christians? cbayer Nov 2012 #7

There are many edhopper Nov 2012 #10

What do you consider religious baiting? cbayer Nov 2012 #11

Using an opponents edhopper Nov 2012 #12

Is using someones faith against them also religious baiting? cbayer Nov 2012 #13

Don't get hung up on the semantics. edhopper Nov 2012 #14

Offensive to me as well. cbayer Nov 2012 #15

I think it's a bit more complicated than that. cbayer Nov 2012 #6

Well you see it's simple dmallind Nov 2012 #8

That is correct. He didn't have a dem challenger who ran a negative campaign cbayer Nov 2012 #9

The guy who ran the negative campaign was a Dem Goblinmonger Nov 2012 #16

She can't - that would admit that Dem Christians can be evil fuckers too dmallind Nov 2012 #17