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guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
Wed May 10, 2017, 06:00 PM May 2017

Detention of American Christian in North Korea concerning White House

From the article:

North Korea has detained a U.S. citizen — a self-described Christian missionary — raising the number of Americans held there to four..........



http://religionnews.com/2017/05/08/detention-of-american-christian-in-north-korea-concerning-white-house-2/


So North Korea, an atheist country, is detaining and persecuting a Christian missionary. That sounds like intolerance to me.


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Detention of American Christian in North Korea concerning White House (Original Post) guillaumeb May 2017 OP
Imagine what trump would be saying about this if somebody else was in charge. The_Casual_Observer May 2017 #1
Trump does seem to be a big fan of "strong leaders". guillaumeb May 2017 #2
Yes, yes, Fix The Stupid May 2017 #3
Gotta give him credit for trying... trotsky May 2017 #4
No true atheists. rug May 2017 #9
Good to see you don't know anything about North Korea. AtheistCrusader May 2017 #5
And of course... trotsky May 2017 #6
"Atheism has nothing to do with it."TM rug May 2017 #10
Co-opted and adapted is the key. guillaumeb May 2017 #8
Right, because it's a means of controlling behavior/people. AtheistCrusader May 2017 #11
Atheism is being used as justification. guillaumeb May 2017 #12
Wrong end of the problem, but whatever. You continue to repeat the same refrain AtheistCrusader May 2017 #13
I pulled out my copy of the Atheist Bible.... Act_of_Reparation May 2017 #7

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
2. Trump does seem to be a big fan of "strong leaders".
Wed May 10, 2017, 06:23 PM
May 2017

Especially the authoritarian type. But I cannot imagine North Korea being a likely site for a Trump hotel.

Fix The Stupid

(947 posts)
3. Yes, yes,
Thu May 11, 2017, 08:43 AM
May 2017

it is BECAUSE of their atheism this happened...

Why, yes of course it is...

Nice try.

Thanks for the breaking news that North Korea is intolerant. Never would have known that.

trotsky

(49,533 posts)
6. And of course...
Thu May 11, 2017, 10:23 AM
May 2017
Experts on North Korea consider the detentions an attempt by the authoritarian North Korean regime to gain bargaining chips as it resists U.S. pressure to rein in its nuclear program, with which it has threatened South Korea and the U.S.


But it's really due to atheistic intolerance. Because reasons.

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
12. Atheism is being used as justification.
Fri May 12, 2017, 05:27 PM
May 2017

Atheists can be just as intolerant, just as controlling. There are fewer instances to cite because most people are not atheists.

AtheistCrusader

(33,982 posts)
13. Wrong end of the problem, but whatever. You continue to repeat the same refrain
Mon May 15, 2017, 11:20 AM
May 2017

no matter what evidence you are shown.

Act_of_Reparation

(9,116 posts)
7. I pulled out my copy of the Atheist Bible....
Thu May 11, 2017, 10:59 AM
May 2017

...and tried to find the passage where Not-God tells atheists to imprison Christians.

Couldn't find it.

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