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In reply to the discussion: What do religious leaders want for Obama’s next four years? [View all]socialindependocrat
(1,372 posts)68. Sure I should have the choice to eat it.
but it would be kind of dumb to eat it after you'd been told.
I'd ask questions as to why he thought that.
and we should have inspection systems that identify problems.
Story: I worked with a guy who would come to work and about once a month he
would warn us not to eat at some restaurant because he got sick there last
night. Finally, I told him that I'd eaten at all the places he'd mentioned, for years,
and never had a problem. I still had a choice and I still ate at all those restaurants.
There are degrees of believability.
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I care. I see the rise of the liberal/progressive religious leaders happening and
cbayer
Nov 2012
#3
It may not be relevant to your world, but it remains highly relevant to many people's
cbayer
Nov 2012
#16
Example: A flaming chariot is not driven across the sky every day...
socialindependocrat
Nov 2012
#47
I applaud your efforts, but cbayer refuses to accept the trend you outlined.
cleanhippie
Nov 2012
#25
1. I said "all but non-existent" and 2. My comment about separation of Church and State
ladjf
Nov 2012
#18
I agree with your focus to the "defanging the religious right". However, I not at
ladjf
Nov 2012
#55
Depends on which religious leaders you're asking. The Southen Baptists want him to:
trotsky
Nov 2012
#10
Again: Imposing beliefs on others is not preserving freedom of conscience
socialindependocrat
Nov 2012
#14
Forcing others to provide tax dollars to fund programs to benefit "the least of these"...
trotsky
Nov 2012
#17
If you take the religion out of that sataement leaves you with this...
socialindependocrat
Nov 2012
#22
There's no need for personal insults. I assure you I am not stupid, nor do I have bad eyesight.
trotsky
Nov 2012
#72
It would be fair to assume that I support progressive/liberal leaders and followers
cbayer
Nov 2012
#37
Lol. Those that believe in god and think they know god's will are contradictions to me.
cbayer
Nov 2012
#46
Can't disagree with that, but I still believe it is worthwhile to support the countervailing
cbayer
Nov 2012
#51
As long as there are civil injustices there will, and probably should be, identity politics.
cbayer
Nov 2012
#58
You think so? Knowing that your dogwhistle refers to any nonbeliever, I don't see much working
dmallind
Nov 2012
#54
We can knock them down together or you can throw the baby out with the bathwater.
cbayer
Nov 2012
#60