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Reply to Fortinbras Armstrong (Reply #77)

Thu Jun 26, 2014, 02:06 PM

Jun 2014

Yes, I think this exchange reveals quite a lot.

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Pope Francis is on the wrong side of history (again) [View all] RainDog Jun 2014 OP

Is Francis' position different from Obama's? MannyGoldstein Jun 2014 #1

The pope's position is the same as Reagan's not Obama's. bravenak Jun 2014 #2

Obama wants to legalize recreational drugs? nt MannyGoldstein Jun 2014 #3

You know dang well i said the pope and Reagan's positions are the same. bravenak Jun 2014 #9

You stated that the Pope's position is different than Obama's. MannyGoldstein Jun 2014 #11

How are they the same? bravenak Jun 2014 #20

If it's not evil, than why put people in prison for it? MannyGoldstein Jun 2014 #21

If Obama thought it was "evil," he wouldn't have done this. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #26

So Obama asked for marijuana to be legalized? MannyGoldstein Jun 2014 #28

Marijuana on the road to legalization, of course time will tell but this is certainly a step in the Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #31

fwiw RainDog Jun 2014 #33

Certainly, one of us is vapid MannyGoldstein Jun 2014 #34

well, I would never say that about you RainDog Jun 2014 #35

"demonstration of intentional vapidity"... SidDithers Jun 2014 #39

What did Obama do? You posted something Holder said Obama said. merrily Jun 2014 #53

Sometimes saying is doing and if Obama hadn't said it, I doubt Holder would've done it. n/t Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #54

actually no it is not dsc Jun 2014 #30

I agree partially, but I don't know if sloth is evil. It's a deadly sin for merrily Jun 2014 #55

No. bravenak Jun 2014 #36

Unfortunately Obama's position on the legalization of recreational drugs is the same as Reagan's. Nye Bevan Jun 2014 #22

No it's not RainDog Jun 2014 #32

At first I thought this was joke RainDog Jun 2014 #5

They never are funny. bravenak Jun 2014 #10

Obama stated marijuana is safer than alcohol. RainDog Jun 2014 #4

So Obama has said recreational drugs should be legalized? MannyGoldstein Jun 2014 #6

Nothing I said has to do with Obama RainDog Jun 2014 #8

I don't know because he's never spoken on the subject RainDog Jun 2014 #14

Has Obama told the DOJ to stop arresting Americans, nationwide, for using MannyGoldstein Jun 2014 #18

I don't think the Pope is trying to make things better RainDog Jun 2014 #23

The President can tell DOJ to stop pot prosecutions. nt MannyGoldstein Jun 2014 #25

The Obama White House calls drug abuse a public health issue RainDog Jun 2014 #29

How does your Frankie Two Shoes compare to Obama on LGBT equality. Obama supports equality. Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #41

I disagree with Pope Francis on many things MannyGoldstein Jun 2014 #42

Note that I did not ask you if you agreed, I asked you to compare and contrast Obama's views with Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #43

Then I hope you keep doing what you're doing MannyGoldstein Jun 2014 #64

"He also talks about women's roles as barefoot and pregnant" Fortinbras Armstrong Jun 2014 #45

Oh, he's decided to join the 21st century RainDog Jun 2014 #48

"Anyone who supports this church supports the subjugation of women by default." Fortinbras Armstrong Jun 2014 #69

You don't seem to have a problem with oversimplification RainDog Jun 2014 #72

You accuse me of oversimplification, Fortinbras Armstrong Jun 2014 #73

actually, I believe you're the one who started down that road RainDog Jun 2014 #74

No, YOU were when you said Fortinbras Armstrong Jun 2014 #75

Colloquial versus doctrinal speech RainDog Jun 2014 #76

I think we are finished Fortinbras Armstrong Jun 2014 #77

Thanks! RainDog Jun 2014 #78

You know i agree with you 100 percent on this. bravenak Jun 2014 #7

do you have a link to the AK thing? RainDog Jun 2014 #12

Sorry, i forgot i should link it. bravenak Jun 2014 #15

That's exciting, bravenak! Sissyk Jun 2014 #50

Thank you, thats so nice of you to say. bravenak Jun 2014 #56

oh yeah Orange/Black is amazing...must see tv! randys1 Jun 2014 #51

Drugs aren't evil and drug addiction isn't evil. Drugs are nothing but inanimate objects, Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #13

And, as some linguists and anthropologists have stated RainDog Jun 2014 #16

Precisely and maybe that's what the Pope is really scared of, Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #19

I hope he has excommunicated those pederast priests RainDog Jun 2014 #24

He said that clergy preying on children is like a satanic mass, but I don't know if he has Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #27

I know the church shielded them from prosecution or arrest RainDog Jun 2014 #37

"cannabis may have been integral to the development of Judeo-Christian beliefs" Fortinbras Armstrong Jun 2014 #46

What's your evidence for this? RainDog Jun 2014 #47

Here's the basis for my statement RainDog Jun 2014 #52

So, basically, it comes down to a guess about the meaning of a word in Hebrew Fortinbras Armstrong Jun 2014 #70

sure RainDog Jun 2014 #71

Any further thoughts on this? RainDog Jun 2014 #59

"medical use" skips really fast over to "recreational drug." UTUSN Jun 2014 #17

What makes you think that Pope Photo-Op cares about harm reduction?... SidDithers Jun 2014 #38

... RainDog Jun 2014 #65

Look any institution that claims that its leader is infallible malaise Jun 2014 #40

As I said in another thread, it is all about the competition n2doc Jun 2014 #44

He's siding with reactionaries RainDog Jun 2014 #66

k and r--thank you for this. niyad Jun 2014 #49

Yeah, he should never have excommunicated the Mafia. Bad move, that. nt Hekate Jun 2014 #57

The reason the mafia became so powerful RainDog Jun 2014 #58

I'm aware of that. But what does it have to do with a religious figure damning them? Hekate Jun 2014 #60

He was talking about drugs here, not the mafia RainDog Jun 2014 #61

This is the context of the OP RainDog Jun 2014 #62

The pope's position is in opposition to Latin American policy RainDog Jun 2014 #63

Wake me up when they switch to sacramental grape juice. KamaAina Jun 2014 #67

now, now RainDog Jun 2014 #68