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In reply to the discussion: My Dear, religion is like a penis... [View all]cleanhippie
(19,705 posts)75. Religion IS that penis. Asking people to have the respect for others they want for themselves
is not telling anyone to shut up, it telling them to get the penis out of their face.
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I wish...I can imagine her tone and delivery perfectly!!! And Cora would laugh...
anneboleyn
Nov 2013
#29
You are right. Sounds like schoolyard stuff. What I hear is, "Oh yeah, atheists do stuff too and
rhett o rick
Nov 2013
#82
Some religions expect you to evangelize. What should those believers do?
SchmerzImArsch
Nov 2013
#12
Do not be a pain about it. Leave people be. I think in all my life I invited 2 or 3 to church.
hrmjustin
Nov 2013
#13
Some religions expect you to put on a track suit and eat seconal-laced apple sauce
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2013
#16
What's that to the rest of us? You think we all collectively owe religion something?
sibelian
Nov 2013
#66
Telling others to get their metaphorical penis' out of ones face is not the same
cleanhippie
Nov 2013
#68
Religion IS that penis. Asking people to have the respect for others they want for themselves
cleanhippie
Nov 2013
#75
Look, practice your religion at home and at church all you want. Nobody's stopping you.
nomorenomore08
Nov 2013
#24
They should take care of their own family instead of being on the street telling me
mbperrin
Nov 2013
#20
The point has to do with rudeness. It's rude to keep proselytizing someone when they've told you
nomorenomore08
Nov 2013
#26
Your point is to say that you'll ignore my reasoning, and instead restate the opinion.
Festivito
Nov 2013
#39
Please cite a source for his lifting hands and praying aloud. He said to keep it quiet and private.
ancianita
Nov 2013
#63
I wish people would let people be. If they want to believe or not, just leave people alone.
hrmjustin
Nov 2013
#41