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AtheistCrusader

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54. It's double-edged.

Reply to yeoman6987 (Reply #53)

Mon May 12, 2014, 04:26 PM

May 2014

Cuts us just as easy as it cuts them.

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How Liberals Abandoned Religion to the Fundamentalist Right [View all] cbayer May 2014 OP

Moral Mondays? What about that? mmonk May 2014 #1

Oh, I think we are taking it back, but we have got to stop our cbayer May 2014 #2

And what exactly is "our side"? skepticscott May 2014 #4

The sky daddy believers have GOT to go! FrodosPet May 2014 #59

You don't even aknowledge religious privilege... MellowDem May 2014 #16

If we want the House back yeoman6987 May 2014 #26

Fully agree. And that goes both ways. cbayer May 2014 #27

And if their opinion is 'my faith holds same-sex marriage to be unacceptable'? AtheistCrusader May 2014 #40

Totally with you on killing gerrymandered districting. cbayer May 2014 #44

Gerrymandering was a good thing at first yeoman6987 May 2014 #53

It's double-edged. AtheistCrusader May 2014 #54

So he's blaming secularists skepticscott May 2014 #3

I thought it was because rock May 2014 #5

Are you saying that all believers, including the liberal/progressive people cbayer May 2014 #6

I'm saying Uganda and face it, Christian leaders are inciting violence and calling for horrible Bluenorthwest May 2014 #7

I posted an article that does a good job of outlining the atrocities cbayer May 2014 #11

If they believe that an invisible being is watching over them skepticscott May 2014 #8

Yes, I think that's a fair statement rock May 2014 #9

Thanks! That's going to work out real well when we are focused on GOTV. cbayer May 2014 #10

"consigned discussions of religion and its impact to the supper table, the church pew and Fox News" muriel_volestrangler May 2014 #12

The press pays little to no attention to what goes on within the progressive/liberal cbayer May 2014 #13

And if they did look in this group, they'd find contempt for non-believers too. trotsky May 2014 #14

" It's just not as sexy as what the religious right does. " AtheistCrusader May 2014 #23

Well, it's also because they have clear cut objectives that are rather absolute cbayer May 2014 #24

Why would the "worst possible solution" be Catholics leaving their corrupt, conservative church... trotsky May 2014 #25

Your response is confusing to me. AtheistCrusader May 2014 #34

You really have no business encouraging anyone to leave anything unless you cbayer May 2014 #36

Why not? AtheistCrusader May 2014 #37

But you are contradicting yourself. cbayer May 2014 #42

Do you give money to said orgs? AtheistCrusader May 2014 #45

I absolutely do give money and they absolutely do lobby. cbayer May 2014 #46

I don't think it's unrealistic or 'off putting' to suggest someone find a path in keeping with AtheistCrusader May 2014 #48

I again question why you think it is within your purview to suggest cbayer May 2014 #50

People here HAVE suggested I go check out a UU church. AtheistCrusader May 2014 #51

I saw that, but, IIRC, it was in response to you inquiring about the UU church. cbayer May 2014 #52

Ok, to borrow your words, what business do you have interpreting a comment about AtheistCrusader May 2014 #55

The Arbiter of All Things has spoken. trotsky May 2014 #56

Religious expression was never a glue that bound men together... MellowDem May 2014 #15

I think "stretched" is being kind Prophet 451 May 2014 #17

I agree that it is in everyone's best interest to rebuild that wall and that we are cbayer May 2014 #19

Do you have any data whatsoever to show that "anti-theism" is destroying the Democratic Party? trotsky May 2014 #21

I've noted that threads about religion that get posted to GD usually get AtheistCrusader May 2014 #38

Secularists have created their own form of intolerance? LostOne4Ever May 2014 #18

Do you not see the "secular" intolerance towards religious people or do you not feel cbayer May 2014 #20

"Secular" intolerance LostOne4Ever May 2014 #60

This sounds a lot like the anti-chickenpox vaccine argument I got into last week in GD. AtheistCrusader May 2014 #22

Sorry, are we supposed to issuee engraved invitations to various Kelvin Mace May 2014 #28

Then you haven't been paying attention. cbayer May 2014 #29

Bear in mind that the Religion forum is for discussing and debating religion CJCRANE May 2014 #30

I beg to differ. It's very much for promoting liberal ideas and the liberal/progressive cbayer May 2014 #31

Religion (Group): About This Group CJCRANE May 2014 #32

Are these not religious issues? Is this not a relevant topic? cbayer May 2014 #33

I didn't tell you what you can and can't post. CJCRANE May 2014 #35

Ok, I hear you, but I actually get lots of good conversation in here. cbayer May 2014 #39

Hahaha AtheistCrusader May 2014 #41

I think it's often worse in GD because those that stand up for believers and most believers cbayer May 2014 #43

Fair enough. Keep at it. CJCRANE May 2014 #47

It is heartening and I think they are taking it back, though the press seems cbayer May 2014 #49

maybe we should start public meetings with a civics lesson rurallib May 2014 #57

Instead of a prayer!!: cbayer May 2014 #58

Religious expression was never the glue that held America together, look up the Protestant vs. Humanist_Activist May 2014 #61