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But I now understand , and I thank you for that.
I am usually pretty good on picking up on sarcasm, even without the smiley, but no so much in this case.
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| -Here's a billboard in New Jersey that we'll hear more about... |
sinkingfeeling |
Nov-29-10 01:50 PM |
#0 |
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Nice design. |
MineralMan |
Nov-29-10 01:51 PM |
#1 |
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Bill O'Really just got moist. finally the opening salvo in the 2010 War on Xmas |
NightWatcher |
Nov-29-10 01:52 PM |
#2 |
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LOL!!! |
Swamp Rat |
Nov-29-10 02:11 PM |
#28 |
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That be fun |
nadinbrzezinski |
Nov-29-10 09:51 PM |
#92 |
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He's probably the one that paid for it. |
Ganja Ninja |
Nov-30-10 11:37 AM |
#186 |
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waving the red flag in the bull's face... |
hlthe2b |
Nov-29-10 01:53 PM |
#3 |
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Why not? The religionists certainly have a lot of billboards. |
MineralMan |
Nov-29-10 01:58 PM |
#11 |
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Which are annoying. Why does the gander wish to be as annoying as the goose? |
Union Scribe |
Nov-29-10 02:04 PM |
#19 |
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Just ignore it, if it bothers you. |
MineralMan |
Nov-29-10 02:12 PM |
#31 |
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Because, like you, we all have a right to our opinion? |
hlthe2b |
Nov-29-10 02:47 PM |
#48 |
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Thank you for your feedback. |
MineralMan |
Nov-29-10 02:52 PM |
#50 |
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I caught that too... |
JuniperLea |
Nov-29-10 03:31 PM |
#61 |
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Yup. Good for the goose... |
MineralMan |
Nov-29-10 04:04 PM |
#64 |
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Good Morning JuniperLea! . . . Extremely common behavior, that! |
patrice |
Nov-30-10 09:23 AM |
#126 |
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If there's one right I'll always fight to defend... |
alterfurz |
Nov-30-10 10:22 AM |
#151 |
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Suggesting someone ignore what irritates them is hardly 'telling people what to do and how to think' |
The Doctor. |
Nov-30-10 06:20 AM |
#98 |
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Hell has officially frozen over! |
Dr.Phool |
Nov-30-10 09:20 AM |
#123 |
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Isn't that the point of DU? |
Renew Deal |
Nov-30-10 09:48 AM |
#143 |
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"Quit telling people what to do and how to think...." |
ChadwickHenryWard |
Nov-30-10 11:44 AM |
#189 |
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welcome to DU--sometimes it is just fun to goose the goose. |
niyad |
Nov-30-10 08:52 AM |
#114 |
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Here too AND they would ruin the company that sold it . . . NOT exaggerating! nt |
patrice |
Nov-30-10 09:29 AM |
#128 |
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Around here, the churches would have galvanized their flocks to bombard the media company |
Pacifist Patriot |
Nov-30-10 10:58 AM |
#169 |
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Because honest, courageous, respectful dialectic IS useful to all sides involved. nt |
patrice |
Nov-30-10 09:21 AM |
#125 |
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I'm sure the poor, oppressed Christian religion will survive the attack........ |
piratefish08 |
Nov-30-10 09:40 AM |
#135 |
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I'm a Christian and I don't view this an attack |
Crystal Clarity |
Nov-30-10 04:05 PM |
#236 |
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It seems that some expect you to feel as if you've been attacked. |
Mariana |
Dec-01-10 02:12 AM |
#252 |
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Aren't all billboards annoying? |
GinaMaria |
Nov-30-10 12:57 PM |
#214 |
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No shit. Come down I-75 in Floriduh. Wanna see billboards? |
Dr.Phool |
Nov-30-10 09:18 AM |
#122 |
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"God"! wouldn't! THAT feel! good!!! Pow! SPLATT!!! Pow! pow!! |
patrice |
Nov-30-10 09:27 AM |
#127 |
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I-95 on the East coast is no better! |
Pacifist Patriot |
Nov-30-10 02:47 PM |
#229 |
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Except I-95 in Maine |
Crystal Clarity |
Nov-30-10 04:13 PM |
#237 |
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I meant east coast of Florida. |
Pacifist Patriot |
Nov-30-10 06:49 PM |
#247 |
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Yeah, the sitting back and trusting religions not to walk all over them has worked so well... |
Lucky 13 |
Nov-29-10 02:11 PM |
#30 |
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So no middle ground between proactively slapping them in the face |
hlthe2b |
Nov-29-10 02:46 PM |
#47 |
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That is the middle ground, as in that billboard which advocates |
MineralMan |
Nov-29-10 03:06 PM |
#57 |
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If that's proactively slapping them in the face, atheists got a chainsaw to the arm Scarface style. |
AlabamaLibrul |
Nov-29-10 10:48 PM |
#95 |
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"Proactively slapping them in the face." |
Le Taz Hot |
Nov-30-10 08:53 AM |
#115 |
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AND that whatever they do, like Inquisitions, and War on Iraq, etc. etc., ALL is Okay, because THEY |
patrice |
Nov-30-10 09:34 AM |
#131 |
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"slap in the face"? The billboard is NOT an insult. nt |
patrice |
Nov-30-10 09:31 AM |
#129 |
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proactive slap in the face? no. knocking on my door at 9am to instruct me in their religion |
piratefish08 |
Nov-30-10 09:45 AM |
#141 |
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So invite them in. It's fun to mess with fundamentalists. |
MedicalAdmin |
Nov-30-10 10:56 AM |
#168 |
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My wildest son, when he lived here, did something um,, more effective |
Tsiyu |
Nov-30-10 02:56 PM |
#231 |
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I agree 100%, and not just athiests, but many others. |
elleng |
Nov-29-10 02:18 PM |
#36 |
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As a Christian who has often been offended by the rhetoric of allegedly Christian organizations ... |
11 Bravo |
Nov-29-10 04:02 PM |
#63 |
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I doubt any of us would disagree on your point re: O'Reilly... |
hlthe2b |
Nov-29-10 04:12 PM |
#66 |
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SO, as long as you agree with it, its not "waving a red flag in the bull's face" ? |
cleanhippie |
Nov-30-10 10:28 AM |
#155 |
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Apparently, you needed me to be overwhelmingly obvious... |
hlthe2b |
Nov-30-10 11:44 AM |
#188 |
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No not happy. I was never upset. |
cleanhippie |
Nov-30-10 11:54 AM |
#192 |
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Dude, your point was spot-on. |
callous taoboy |
Nov-30-10 12:40 PM |
#213 |
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This is an excellent way for atheists to get their message out. |
Pacifist Patriot |
Nov-30-10 07:30 AM |
#103 |
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+1~ for Goodness' sake!!! nt |
patrice |
Nov-30-10 09:37 AM |
#134 |
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the religious who spring to defend their "god" are dissing god. |
MedicalAdmin |
Nov-30-10 10:59 AM |
#172 |
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Just like Carlin |
bongbong |
Nov-30-10 11:36 AM |
#185 |
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Absolutely. |
Lucian |
Nov-30-10 09:05 AM |
#120 |
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Are the same "in your face" tactics religious groups use the best way to get their meassage out? |
cleanhippie |
Nov-30-10 10:25 AM |
#153 |
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When's the last time an Atheist knocked on your door to try to pass his/her beliefs (or lack of) |
Ghost in the Machine |
Nov-30-10 10:47 AM |
#166 |
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The cross is not "in (my) face". It reminds me of a person who was killed by his Church-State for |
patrice |
Nov-30-10 12:27 PM |
#210 |
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I say yes! |
Frisbee |
Nov-30-10 11:05 AM |
#175 |
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Ya know, I'm an agnostic who LOVES Christmas. I love the music, the time of year |
tpsbmam |
Nov-30-10 03:05 PM |
#234 |
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Cool! Get Ready Ready For The Moaning And Wailing About "Militant Atheists Proseletyizing" |
Beetwasher |
Nov-29-10 01:53 PM |
#4 |
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A few seconds too late. |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Nov-29-10 01:55 PM |
#7 |
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You forgot the tooth gnashing! |
hootinholler |
Nov-30-10 10:25 AM |
#152 |
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Well, if believers can manifest themselves in that fashion, so can we. |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Nov-29-10 01:54 PM |
#5 |
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As a commie pinko dirtbag you have no rights. It says it right there in the Declaration Of |
Guy Whitey Corngood |
Nov-29-10 02:36 PM |
#45 |
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Stop calling him Shirley! |
druidity33 |
Nov-30-10 06:37 AM |
#99 |
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I can't believe I didn't think of that when I typed my reply. nt |
Guy Whitey Corngood |
Nov-30-10 09:33 AM |
#130 |
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Ha! Love Airplane! |
Mattylock |
Nov-30-10 11:16 AM |
#179 |
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Right, otherwise, they're not rights, they're privileges and ... oh, wait a minute ... nt |
patrice |
Nov-30-10 09:42 AM |
#138 |
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And the point of doing that is...? |
Union Scribe |
Nov-29-10 01:54 PM |
#6 |
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See #5. |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Nov-29-10 01:56 PM |
#8 |
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But aren't those in-your-face expressions obnoxious? |
Union Scribe |
Nov-29-10 02:00 PM |
#14 |
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About 1% as obnoxious as the religious stuff that atheists have to see, hear and read all the time. |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Nov-29-10 02:57 PM |
#53 |
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Yep. |
robinlynne |
Nov-29-10 06:34 PM |
#71 |
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Deleted sub-thread |
Name removed |
Nov-29-10 02:59 PM |
#55 |
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It's not ideal if that's the only thing you do. |
patrice |
Nov-30-10 09:44 AM |
#140 |
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Challenging them appropriately is good for them. If they can't deal with the issues raised, they |
patrice |
Nov-30-10 09:48 AM |
#144 |
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The point is to make the point. |
MineralMan |
Nov-29-10 01:57 PM |
#9 |
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Exercising free speech and religious freedom, I suppose. |
Adsos Letter |
Nov-29-10 01:57 PM |
#10 |
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Why antagonize each other over religion, from either side? |
Union Scribe |
Nov-29-10 01:59 PM |
#12 |
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Which side do you REALLY believe has been the most antagonistic over the centuries? |
Vickers |
Nov-29-10 02:01 PM |
#15 |
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The centuries? I'm talking about our current day-to-day existences. |
Union Scribe |
Nov-29-10 02:04 PM |
#17 |
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I'm not fighting ANY battle...I leave that to the religious warriors. |
Vickers |
Nov-29-10 02:16 PM |
#33 |
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You're too late. |
Ikonoklast |
Nov-29-10 04:06 PM |
#65 |
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It's an advertisement for REASON |
Tsiyu |
Nov-29-10 02:43 PM |
#46 |
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Sorry. Reason is anathema to many of the religionists. |
MineralMan |
Nov-29-10 03:03 PM |
#56 |
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I hear you, MM |
Tsiyu |
Nov-29-10 04:38 PM |
#67 |
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it depresses me to see how many people support the patriarchal abrahamic belief systems, whose basis |
niyad |
Nov-30-10 08:58 AM |
#117 |
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I completely agree |
Tsiyu |
Nov-30-10 09:20 AM |
#124 |
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I'm with you on being tired of that, really! But, for example, the buildup to the War on Iraq is kno |
patrice |
Nov-30-10 10:18 AM |
#148 |
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Carrying water for the christofascists won't earn you ANY friends on DU. |
kestrel91316 |
Nov-30-10 12:23 PM |
#207 |
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You *want* to talk about |
Dogtown |
Nov-30-10 01:59 PM |
#225 |
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Yeah really |
slay |
Nov-29-10 02:06 PM |
#21 |
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Zero, huh? Ever heard of the communists? |
liberalhistorian |
Nov-29-10 02:13 PM |
#32 |
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yep. works on all kinds of fronts. |
Adsos Letter |
Nov-29-10 02:17 PM |
#35 |
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Except that those killings happened under the banner of communism, not atheism. |
SteppingRazor |
Nov-29-10 02:52 PM |
#51 |
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Exactly. nt |
blondeatlast |
Nov-29-10 04:46 PM |
#68 |
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Those are very good points, and there's |
liberalhistorian |
Nov-29-10 07:47 PM |
#76 |
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Granted, but I would argue those persecutions happened not because of the party's avowed atheism... |
SteppingRazor |
Nov-29-10 08:54 PM |
#79 |
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Excellent rebuttal. |
cleanhippie |
Nov-30-10 10:36 AM |
#161 |
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Yeah I like communists |
slay |
Nov-29-10 06:42 PM |
#74 |
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Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong. |
cleanhippie |
Nov-30-10 10:34 AM |
#159 |
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Looks like a theocracy, quacks like a theocracy, smells like a theocracy, kills like a theocracy... |
AtheistCrusader |
Nov-30-10 11:48 AM |
#190 |
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I personally know zero Christians who have done that... |
MellowDem |
Nov-29-10 02:24 PM |
#39 |
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Well I was talking about history |
slay |
Nov-29-10 06:41 PM |
#73 |
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The religion people? Do I win? |
blondeatlast |
Nov-29-10 02:28 PM |
#40 |
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It's what they believe; they have the right to express it. |
Adsos Letter |
Nov-29-10 02:06 PM |
#22 |
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You are correct |
Angry Dragon |
Nov-29-10 02:07 PM |
#24 |
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Tit, as they say, for tat. |
MineralMan |
Nov-29-10 02:11 PM |
#29 |
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Why should the subject of religion be exempt from discourse? |
Pacifist Patriot |
Nov-30-10 07:24 AM |
#102 |
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Athiesm isn't a religion. n/t |
Le Taz Hot |
Nov-30-10 08:56 AM |
#116 |
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You seem to have mis-read my post. |
Union Scribe |
Nov-30-10 11:19 AM |
#180 |
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The Constitution isn't supposed to protect things that aren't real. If they can't stand on their own |
patrice |
Nov-30-10 09:53 AM |
#145 |
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to inform people. |
spanone |
Nov-29-10 02:29 PM |
#42 |
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to let people know not everyone is brainwashed? |
Skittles |
Nov-29-10 10:42 PM |
#94 |
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Here |
Pacifist Patriot |
Nov-30-10 07:31 AM |
#104 |
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The same reason the religions do it. |
cleanhippie |
Nov-30-10 10:29 AM |
#156 |
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I'm not convinced it is the same reason. |
Pacifist Patriot |
Nov-30-10 12:09 PM |
#196 |
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Both are trying to increase membership. |
cleanhippie |
Nov-30-10 04:18 PM |
#239 |
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I like it. Perhaps a few more around the country? Salt Lake City, Dallas... |
Raster |
Nov-29-10 01:59 PM |
#13 |
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Colorado Springs |
Pacifist Patriot |
Nov-30-10 10:02 AM |
#147 |
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Ugh, Greenville... |
cleanhippie |
Nov-30-10 10:39 AM |
#162 |
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I wish they would add one where I live, in spitting distance of Rick Warren's megachurch. |
krabigirl |
Nov-30-10 10:59 AM |
#173 |
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That would be a lovely location! In fact, I'd chip in on that "present." |
Raster |
Nov-30-10 11:35 AM |
#184 |
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My evangelical cousin won't let his son read Harry Potter |
slay |
Nov-29-10 02:03 PM |
#16 |
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I like how Bill Maher puts it in Religulous. |
backscatter712 |
Nov-30-10 09:36 AM |
#132 |
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Don't Pay Deference |
yellowwood |
Nov-29-10 02:04 PM |
#18 |
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My reply |
bongbong |
Nov-30-10 11:43 AM |
#187 |
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Freaking beautiful |
malaise |
Nov-29-10 02:05 PM |
#20 |
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While I am sure there will be a malestrom over this, I like it NT |
ProgressiveProfessor |
Nov-29-10 02:06 PM |
#23 |
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YAAY!! |
Swamp Rat |
Nov-29-10 02:09 PM |
#25 |
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Boring... |
MellowDem |
Nov-29-10 02:09 PM |
#26 |
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I could get behind doing away with ALL billboards... |
Adsos Letter |
Nov-29-10 02:19 PM |
#37 |
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Me too! |
Township75 |
Nov-30-10 07:49 AM |
#108 |
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Here's another nice image |
MineralMan |
Nov-29-10 02:10 PM |
#27 |
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Only 36 years old? Must have been all those pesticides. |
Divernan |
Nov-30-10 08:39 AM |
#111 |
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Well, never let it be said that it's only the "believers" shit |
hughee99 |
Nov-29-10 02:16 PM |
#34 |
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I know what you mean |
Jack Rabbit |
Nov-29-10 02:29 PM |
#41 |
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My mom taught me never to talk politcs or religion. One of those I adhere to. |
blondeatlast |
Nov-29-10 02:30 PM |
#43 |
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The target audience is atheists who know it's a myth. |
qb |
Nov-29-10 02:20 PM |
#38 |
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Who knew there were that many closeted atheists going through the Lincoln Tunnel? |
rug |
Nov-29-10 02:55 PM |
#52 |
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One need not be in the closet to be unaware of American Atheists. |
qb |
Nov-29-10 03:21 PM |
#58 |
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Tthat's an honest observation. |
rug |
Nov-29-10 03:26 PM |
#59 |
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Do you really think most atheists are out? |
Goblinmonger |
Nov-29-10 09:30 PM |
#85 |
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I'd like to see the evidence that most self-identified atheists hide their self-identification. |
rug |
Nov-30-10 01:03 PM |
#215 |
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I think you could get anecdotal evidence from many on here |
Goblinmonger |
Nov-30-10 01:44 PM |
#222 |
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A serious question. |
rug |
Nov-30-10 01:53 PM |
#224 |
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I can trace the loss of a prior job of mine to "coming out of the atheist closet". |
darkstar3 |
Nov-30-10 02:13 PM |
#226 |
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That's terrible. |
rug |
Nov-30-10 04:40 PM |
#242 |
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A serious answer. |
Goblinmonger |
Nov-30-10 02:51 PM |
#230 |
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I don't know what to say. |
rug |
Nov-30-10 04:39 PM |
#241 |
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Pressure is particularly harsh on families. |
Pacifist Patriot |
Nov-30-10 03:18 PM |
#235 |
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Wow, I guess being a minister provides little insulation. |
rug |
Nov-30-10 04:41 PM |
#243 |
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None whatsoever. |
Pacifist Patriot |
Dec-01-10 09:03 AM |
#257 |
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Elucidate, my dear Watson. U of Minn Study? was it about closet atheists? |
raccoon |
Nov-30-10 01:15 PM |
#220 |
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The main one on attitudes toward atheists |
Goblinmonger |
Nov-30-10 01:38 PM |
#221 |
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I thought this paragraph especially good: |
raccoon |
Nov-30-10 02:56 PM |
#232 |
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Probably more than most people think. |
Pacifist Patriot |
Nov-30-10 10:35 AM |
#160 |
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And thats the point. |
cleanhippie |
Nov-30-10 10:41 AM |
#163 |
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What, that Lincoln Tunnel commuters are hidden atheists? |
rug |
Nov-30-10 01:04 PM |
#216 |
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I'm sure some are. |
cleanhippie |
Nov-30-10 04:17 PM |
#238 |
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Except, To Do So Now Promotes Atheism to a Religion |
NashVegas |
Nov-30-10 12:17 PM |
#203 |
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Um, no. |
darkstar3 |
Nov-30-10 01:08 PM |
#218 |
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Oh, the comments on this are gonna go straight to FSTDT |
sakabatou |
Nov-29-10 02:31 PM |
#44 |
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As a Bible believing Christian, I say |
gratuitous |
Nov-29-10 02:48 PM |
#49 |
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It's not the athiests that are trying to take away |
Le Taz Hot |
Nov-30-10 09:01 AM |
#118 |
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I rather think 'myth' is being used in multiple ways here. |
Pacifist Patriot |
Nov-30-10 10:27 AM |
#154 |
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Definitions |
bongbong |
Nov-30-10 11:48 AM |
#191 |
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wait, WHAT? |
cleanhippie |
Nov-30-10 10:43 AM |
#164 |
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and I thought it was just me. |
Pacifist Patriot |
Nov-30-10 12:04 PM |
#194 |
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Deleted sub-thread |
Name removed |
Nov-30-10 01:50 PM |
#223 |
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Not any more that I know that it isn't. nt |
blondeatlast |
Nov-29-10 02:57 PM |
#54 |
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We need more of these. |
Kceres |
Nov-29-10 03:28 PM |
#60 |
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all you gotta do is rent one ..... |
littlewolf |
Nov-29-10 03:48 PM |
#62 |
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Not always that simple |
progressoid |
Nov-29-10 05:19 PM |
#69 |
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Most billboards are owned by a company .. IE CBS |
littlewolf |
Nov-29-10 06:43 PM |
#75 |
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K & R! |
earth mom |
Nov-29-10 05:24 PM |
#70 |
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the ffrf has been doing this for years... |
NeoGreen |
Nov-29-10 06:37 PM |
#72 |
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Shocking. Atheists should avoid ruffling the feathers of theists because |
DavidDvorkin |
Nov-29-10 07:52 PM |
#77 |
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Deleted message |
Name removed |
Nov-29-10 07:57 PM |
#78 |
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Wow. |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Nov-29-10 09:16 PM |
#80 |
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What's to "wow" about? |
Rage for Order |
Nov-29-10 09:30 PM |
#84 |
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So you, a non-member of their target demographic, are offended by what, exactly? |
darkstar3 |
Nov-29-10 09:47 PM |
#90 |
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What's to "wow" about? Ask the mods who rightfully deleted it. -nt |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Nov-29-10 11:36 PM |
#97 |
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The target audience is ATHEISTS!!! |
cleanhippie |
Nov-30-10 10:51 AM |
#167 |
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This is what I don't get. |
Pacifist Patriot |
Nov-30-10 11:12 AM |
#178 |
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Why doesn't the Vatican give away all its money to the homeless? |
Arugula Latte |
Nov-30-10 05:07 PM |
#246 |
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Except maybe Christians, Muslims etc. |
donheld |
Nov-29-10 09:24 PM |
#81 |
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Except religious people |
HEyHEY |
Nov-29-10 09:28 PM |
#83 |
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How does this denigrate? |
Goblinmonger |
Nov-29-10 09:33 PM |
#86 |
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You're sorry? Well, I'm not. |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Nov-29-10 09:36 PM |
#88 |
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That was sarcasm. |
Goblinmonger |
Nov-29-10 10:14 PM |
#93 |
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My not getting the sarcasm was sarcasm too. |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Nov-30-10 11:34 AM |
#183 |
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Oh, it's already meta |
Goblinmonger |
Nov-30-10 12:09 PM |
#198 |
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People with any superiority complex such, period. |
blondeatlast |
Nov-29-10 09:41 PM |
#89 |
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Nice! I like it! |
HEyHEY |
Nov-29-10 09:25 PM |
#82 |
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I like it. I've seen religious billboards that are way more offensive. (anti-choice, etc.) |
AmandaMae |
Nov-29-10 09:35 PM |
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Cue the tone trolls. |
darkstar3 |
Nov-29-10 09:50 PM |
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Interesting contrast |
JNelson6563 |
Nov-30-10 06:52 AM |
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I really do wish people would look at both pages of examples. |
Pacifist Patriot |
Nov-30-10 07:41 AM |
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take a look folks |
fascisthunter |
Nov-30-10 09:37 AM |
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Indeed. Just a simple statement of atheist opinion generates a storm of outrage. |
backscatter712 |
Nov-30-10 09:41 AM |
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A Greek Orthodox church down the street from my neighborhood has interesting signs... |
Pacifist Patriot |
Nov-30-10 10:21 AM |
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That is hilarious. |
Arugula Latte |
Nov-30-10 05:05 PM |
#245 |
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Not a believer and never really have been |
RZM |
Nov-29-10 11:33 PM |
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There's the problem. The truth is that it IS a myth. |
backscatter712 |
Nov-30-10 03:02 PM |
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Christ was born in July, big commerical mess now |
flpab |
Nov-30-10 07:11 AM |
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The most mythical aspect of the Christmas story - |
lynne |
Nov-30-10 07:35 AM |
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Funny! . . . but . . . ergo, since reason is a lie, we must accept Oppression? |
patrice |
Nov-30-10 10:21 AM |
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Now everybody can be a crazed radical religionist or anti-religionist stuffing their |
lunatica |
Nov-30-10 07:39 AM |
#106 |
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Publically calling someone's religion/beliefs a myth is pretty lame. |
OneTenthofOnePercent |
Nov-30-10 07:49 AM |
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Religious stories are myths. |
Pacifist Patriot |
Nov-30-10 11:08 AM |
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Do you feel the same way about churches that have messages on their signs? |
Arugula Latte |
Nov-30-10 12:11 PM |
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Let me ask, when a toddler decides to argue do you sit there are argue back? |
OneTenthofOnePercent |
Nov-30-10 12:33 PM |
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There are a lot of people who only get one side. A LOT. |
Arugula Latte |
Nov-30-10 05:02 PM |
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Explain something to me. |
darkstar3 |
Nov-30-10 02:23 PM |
#228 |
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Religious stories, by definition, are myths. |
Lucian |
Dec-01-10 02:19 AM |
#254 |
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"celebrate reason" |
handmade34 |
Nov-30-10 07:59 AM |
#110 |
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All right Joisey! |
Le Taz Hot |
Nov-30-10 08:48 AM |
#112 |
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Yes. How the heck could a red-nosed reindeer pull a sleigh, anyway. |
Nye Bevan |
Nov-30-10 08:49 AM |
#113 |
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GOOD! Religion needs to be confronted. |
backscatter712 |
Nov-30-10 09:02 AM |
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As a supporter of authentic spirituality, I approve of this message. |
patrice |
Nov-30-10 09:17 AM |
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I so want to recommend this brilliant post! I've always thought that there is |
blondeatlast |
Nov-30-10 09:43 AM |
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It's a BIG frakking universe inside/outside each and every one of us! |
patrice |
Nov-30-10 09:57 AM |
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Fabulous post. |
Pacifist Patriot |
Nov-30-10 10:31 AM |
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Precisely the point! If you have faith for any kind of reinforcer, positive or negative, that's not |
patrice |
Nov-30-10 12:09 PM |
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Kick, Kick, Kick in the Corporate Holidays A$$. |
sarcasmo |
Nov-30-10 09:41 AM |
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They should reply with a sign that says "We KNOW athiests are going to hell." |
Renew Deal |
Nov-30-10 09:45 AM |
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I would. In fact, your post is funny as hell (heh) without even putting it into a billboard. -nt |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Nov-30-10 10:31 AM |
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Do you really believe that those signs don't already exist? |
Mariana |
Nov-30-10 11:32 AM |
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I know they exist |
Renew Deal |
Nov-30-10 12:06 PM |
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You need to get out more. |
blondeatlast |
Nov-30-10 12:18 PM |
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Thankfully I don't see it often. |
Renew Deal |
Nov-30-10 01:10 PM |
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Consider Humanism |
Pacifist Patriot |
Nov-30-10 10:46 AM |
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Thanks for this link! Will share & (pardon the pun) Merry ChristmUs! |
patrice |
Nov-30-10 12:16 PM |
#202 |
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Hey, in about thirty minutes this non-theist, religious humanist is going to be... |
Pacifist Patriot |
Nov-30-10 12:22 PM |
#206 |
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Have Fun, you all! |
patrice |
Nov-30-10 12:24 PM |
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Love this. |
krabigirl |
Nov-30-10 10:58 AM |
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Best comment I've seen on the subject (from an atheist) on the NYT site |
AspenRose |
Nov-30-10 10:59 AM |
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I honestly do not see this as anywhere close to as obnoxious as... |
Pacifist Patriot |
Nov-30-10 11:06 AM |
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Well |
AspenRose |
Nov-30-10 04:36 PM |
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No it is not what the billboard said because that would fall flat on atheist ears as well. |
Pacifist Patriot |
Nov-30-10 06:54 PM |
#248 |
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Maybe "You know this didn't happen"? |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Dec-01-10 01:04 AM |
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Awesome. |
gmudem |
Nov-30-10 11:03 AM |
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I imagine many people of many philosophies... |
LanternWaste |
Nov-30-10 11:21 AM |
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Religious "freedom of expression" is ONLY for those who believe in the RIGHT religion. REC. nt |
bertman |
Nov-30-10 11:55 AM |
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I sorta wish they hadn't done that |
GrpCaptMandrake |
Nov-30-10 12:11 PM |
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I like the underlying message, but I too wish they had chosen another word. |
Pacifist Patriot |
Nov-30-10 12:19 PM |
#205 |
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Indeed |
GrpCaptMandrake |
Nov-30-10 02:16 PM |
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Much like telling many people, "bless your little heart..." |
LanternWaste |
Nov-30-10 01:04 PM |
#217 |
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The fundies are idiots. |
Lucian |
Dec-01-10 02:20 AM |
#255 |
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No, they REALLY don't |
GrpCaptMandrake |
Dec-01-10 02:42 PM |
#258 |
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Celebrate Reason This Season |
Arugula Latte |
Nov-30-10 12:12 PM |
#201 |
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Great billboard!!!! nt |
valerief |
Nov-30-10 12:26 PM |
#209 |
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Right on! Keep Satan in Santa. |
callous taoboy |
Nov-30-10 12:37 PM |
#212 |
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Excellent. |
Owl |
Nov-30-10 06:58 PM |
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This nails it perfectly... |
onager |
Nov-30-10 10:32 PM |
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I like it. |
Pacifist Patriot |
Dec-01-10 08:27 AM |
#256 |
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That is the greatest billboard in the history of billboards. |
Lucian |
Dec-01-10 02:17 AM |
#253 |