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cleanhippie

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42. Why do you have a problem being called a bigot?
Tue Nov 13, 2012, 01:23 PM
Nov 2012

Please enlighten us as to what part of the following does not apply to you.

Is Merriam-Webster wrong?
Bigot
a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices; especially : one who regards or treats the members of a group (as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance.

I probably should not be saying this, but I think we need the clydefrand Nov 2012 #1
sounds good to me rurallib Nov 2012 #2
Don't quite agree with you on that. cleanhippie Nov 2012 #8
Agreed. 99.9999% of the gods man though up for himself have disappeared. stopbush Nov 2012 #26
And atheism is still associated with so many more. Should it also be banned? nt humblebum Nov 2012 #15
What kind of enforcement do you have in mind? okasha Nov 2012 #16
And thank you for that piece of atheistic bigotry Fortinbras Armstrong Nov 2012 #31
Where is the bigotry? cleanhippie Nov 2012 #32
In the post to which I was replying Fortinbras Armstrong Nov 2012 #34
I'll make a deal with you instead: You pay better attention to whom you are responding to, cleanhippie Nov 2012 #35
You are right, I apologise Fortinbras Armstrong Nov 2012 #38
This is his opinion. Nothing more. tortoise1956 Nov 2012 #36
That is why I pointed out that I thought he is using that word incorrectly. cleanhippie Nov 2012 #37
His opinion, that religion is evil per se, is bigotry. Fortinbras Armstrong Nov 2012 #39
I can tell that you are using your "other ways of knowing" to duduce my opinions. cleanhippie Nov 2012 #40
Why do you have a problem with being called a bigot? Starboard Tack Nov 2012 #41
Why do you have a problem being called a bigot? cleanhippie Nov 2012 #42
Because it applies to you, not me. Isn't that obvious? Starboard Tack Nov 2012 #43
Because it applies to you, not me. Isn't that obvious? cleanhippie Nov 2012 #44
Why has cleanhippie not been blocked from this group? Starboard Tack Nov 2012 #45
Why has starboard tack not been blocked from this group? cleanhippie Nov 2012 #46
Every group must have at least one child. Leontius Nov 2012 #47
And here you are. cleanhippie Nov 2012 #50
I'm still waiting for any answer to the question I asked. okasha Nov 2012 #49
And waiting. . . . . okasha Nov 2012 #53
Pretty sure he is not coming back to this thread. cleanhippie Nov 2012 #54
who needs free speech, right? CAG Nov 2012 #3
People have free speech rights, not governments. Warren Stupidity Nov 2012 #5
If we were talking about banning speech, you would be on to something. cleanhippie Nov 2012 #9
Right after the constitutional amendment to ban capitalism. rug Nov 2012 #4
...from the government. You left that part out. cleanhippie Nov 2012 #10
yeah, how about, "congress shall actually abide by the first amendment"? unblock Nov 2012 #6
No amendment can "ban" religion because it is an inalienable/unalienable right. nt jody Nov 2012 #7
...from the government. You left that part out. cleanhippie Nov 2012 #11
OP used the word "ban" and I responded. Since religion is part of a person's beliefs and shapes jody Nov 2012 #12
Then perhaps you should continue reading past the word "ban" before forming an opinion. cleanhippie Nov 2012 #13
You should read your own OP "Should a Constitutional Amendment ban religion from government?" jody Nov 2012 #14
Some things are beyond his grasp. nt humblebum Nov 2012 #17
You appear to be arguing with a straw man. trotsky Nov 2012 #19
I'm not arguing, merely stating a fact, "No amendment to our Constitution can ban an inalienable/ jody Nov 2012 #20
You're absolutely correct. trotsky Nov 2012 #24
12. How do you propose to test whether a particular action taken by government is driven solely by jody Nov 2012 #25
Courts have already managed to handle that question over the years. trotsky Nov 2012 #28
Have a great day and goodbye. nt jody Nov 2012 #29
I will take that as an admission of error on your part. trotsky Nov 2012 #33
There already is one. It already is banned AlbertCat Nov 2012 #18
Well let's see here Leontius Nov 2012 #21
The "theocracy is coming any day" meme is like an atheist version LARED Nov 2012 #23
More like the radical right's okasha Nov 2012 #48
Seems to me if you want to ban religion from government you will need to ban LARED Nov 2012 #22
Not at all. LeftishBrit Nov 2012 #51
Why amend? Enforce! truebluegreen Nov 2012 #27
we already have separation of church and state. madrchsod Nov 2012 #30
From an outsider's point of view... LeftishBrit Nov 2012 #52
No Amendment is needed. All that is needed MineralMan Nov 2012 #55
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