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21. Maybe someone to whom

Reply to cleanhippie (Reply #20)

Sun Feb 10, 2013, 06:18 PM

Feb 2013

"Building coalitions" is more important than just coming out and saying that some people are wrong, and who thinks that there are two equal sides to every issue.

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Boom, boom, out go the lights. (UPDATED)(AGAIN) [View all] cleanhippie Feb 2013 OP

Anothet pray away the gay libodem Feb 2013 #1

I don't believe I'm alone in saying, "IT'S ABOUT FUCKING TIME!" trotsky Feb 2013 #2

And how none of the "progressive", "liberal" Xstians skepticscott Feb 2013 #4

Oh but they'll scream "BIGOTRY!" at an atheist who posts a cartoon... trotsky Feb 2013 #5

that really annoys me that defending child rape is ok here Phillip McCleod Feb 2013 #28

Proud to say that LARED was the first person banned from A&A EvolveOrConvolve Feb 2013 #6

I posted a similar sentiment Goblinmonger Feb 2013 #10

Hey, it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood EvolveOrConvolve Feb 2013 #12

Hand wringing? Really? cleanhippie Feb 2013 #20

Maybe someone to whom skepticscott Feb 2013 #21

To me it matters less who it is, but why are they allowed to stay on as hosts or on DU at all. cleanhippie Feb 2013 #22

You certainly aren't. mr blur Feb 2013 #23

Posts hidden by jury: 1 Curmudgeoness Feb 2013 #3

Homophobia and sexism is rampant in some parts of DU EvolveOrConvolve Feb 2013 #14

it makes me want to cry sometimes. Phillip McCleod Feb 2013 #29

I did get a laugh out of this Warpy Feb 2013 #7

That thread seems to have accomplished a couple of sorely long-overdue tasks. Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #8

Praise Jesus! EvolveOrConvolve Feb 2013 #9

! cleanhippie Feb 2013 #11

I had a feeling if that thread was kept open long enough skepticscott Feb 2013 #13

Yep. I read the linked article- pretty damn offensive crap to post here. Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #15

Maybe it's the rapture! cleanhippie Feb 2013 #16

I'll let YOU go through skepticscott Feb 2013 #17

He sent me mail too. I thought I had him blocked, as he had done that before. cleanhippie Feb 2013 #18

Maybe coincidence skepticscott Feb 2013 #19

Conspicuous by their absence... uriel1972 Feb 2013 #24

So much for all that talk about "common ground" and forging alliances. cleanhippie Feb 2013 #25

Maybe they decided to stay away from it over family lunch? 2ndAmForComputers Feb 2013 #26

After the rapture the religion hosts locked the thread. Warren Stupidity Feb 2013 #30

Boom Boom! Can I add a Bang Bang? onager Feb 2013 #27