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Humanist_Activist

(7,670 posts)
66. In that case, I would call the speaker a typical Christian.
Sun Apr 29, 2012, 05:35 PM
Apr 2012

The problem is that you try to create an equivalence where none exists, and really, that is inexcusable.

Logic need not apply. MrSlayer Apr 2012 #1
I like Dan Savage a lot and I don't think he "skewers" the bible here. cbayer Apr 2012 #2
Yes, rather like skepticscott Apr 2012 #7
Strawman alert! bongbong Apr 2012 #12
Me, lol! cbayer Apr 2012 #14
What's to quit? skepticscott Apr 2012 #16
Ahhh... oh yes. Poor victimized Christians and bullies... Joseph8th Apr 2012 #38
You might educate yourself a little skepticscott Apr 2012 #15
The students were wrong to walk out. Kalidurga Apr 2012 #3
Why were they wrong to walk out ? Leontius Apr 2012 #55
They were wrong because they... Kalidurga Apr 2012 #67
These are High School students exboyfil Apr 2012 #4
have you listened to high school students recently? or even elementary students? niyad Apr 2012 #6
So the anti-bully becomes a bully WolverineDG Apr 2012 #5
Not as proud as skepticscott Apr 2012 #8
Do you often leap to conclusions like this? WolverineDG Apr 2012 #19
You know, I wondered about that, too. I think pansy assed would be a slur here, but cbayer Apr 2012 #21
Justify it anyway you want WolverineDG Apr 2012 #22
I don't think I am trying to justify it. In fact, I criticized him for saying cbayer Apr 2012 #26
Intolerance of intolerance... Joseph8th Apr 2012 #39
What you type is complete BS but the fact so many believe it is Lionessa Apr 2012 #75
I'm just speaking from experience with bullies... Joseph8th May 2012 #82
And just where did I say skepticscott Apr 2012 #23
justify it any way you want WolverineDG Apr 2012 #27
I don't need to justify anything skepticscott Apr 2012 #30
Oh really?! Joseph8th Apr 2012 #40
Shame can be applied without bullying. Good campaign, stupid, stupid comment. Lionessa Apr 2012 #28
And how as this bullying skepticscott Apr 2012 #31
I'm sorry if you think bullying is only a face to face issue. Clearly you've never been. Lionessa Apr 2012 #33
Did I say that? skepticscott Apr 2012 #50
If you don't get it, then you don't get it. Lionessa Apr 2012 #71
Wow..amazing skepticscott Apr 2012 #72
Simple yes or no? Like I said, Lionessa Apr 2012 #76
Lame dodge, but exactly what I expected skepticscott Apr 2012 #77
If refusing to whittle down a complex situation to a yes/no answer seems lame to you, sbi. Lionessa Apr 2012 #81
That would have been a perfect statement and showed him to be the class act her really is. cbayer Apr 2012 #60
Ironic, ain't it. nt LARED Apr 2012 #9
She was famously proud of him during her life. dimbear Apr 2012 #17
I don't see Christians being more likely to commit suicide due to Dan Savage... Humanist_Activist Apr 2012 #18
But you're ok with him calling kids "pansy assed" WolverineDG Apr 2012 #20
No... Joseph8th Apr 2012 #41
No, of course not, he should have called them oversensitive, bigoted, assholes instead. Humanist_Activist Apr 2012 #53
Would you feel the same if the speaker was a homophobe & called the students "pansy asses?" WolverineDG Apr 2012 #57
In that case, I would call the speaker a typical Christian. Humanist_Activist Apr 2012 #66
Nice squirming WolverineDG Apr 2012 #78
Since when is making an accurate observation of the atrocious nature of the Bible bullying? Humanist_Activist Apr 2012 #79
So the anti-bully becomes a bully AlbertCat Apr 2012 #36
Oh, please. Sometimes people might react inappropriately toward bigoted Zorra Apr 2012 #37
Thank you!! Joseph8th Apr 2012 #42
HE DID NOT! He called their BEHAVIOUR pansy-assed. TheMadMonk Apr 2012 #45
They appear to have already know who Savage is, and what he is about. Atman Apr 2012 #10
I agree. I think it was an organized protest against Savage. cbayer Apr 2012 #11
It never changes bongbong Apr 2012 #13
I would have walked emilyg Apr 2012 #24
Why would you have walked out with those students? skepticscott Apr 2012 #32
So you approve of emilyg Apr 2012 #35
Yes. nt Joseph8th Apr 2012 #43
I asked why skepticscott Apr 2012 #48
You do realize that the term "pansy asses" was used AFTER they walked out, right? cleanhippie Apr 2012 #58
She won't burn a cross on your lawn. She might roast a marsh-mellow, but she won't start the fire. Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2012 #68
As would I ButterflyBlood Apr 2012 #46
As I read it... southpaw Apr 2012 #25
Good point, but definitely an iffy phrase, generally associated with bullying. Lionessa Apr 2012 #29
And as with most generalizations, there are exceptions, and this is one. cleanhippie Apr 2012 #59
Right... calling out the behaviour... Joseph8th Apr 2012 #44
He shouldn't have called them pansy assed. Even though they totally are. Big time. Evoman Apr 2012 #34
MSM journalists of tomorrow. Good god. n/t Smarmie Doofus Apr 2012 #52
And yet, if the situation were reversed WolverineDG Apr 2012 #56
Didn't I say he shouldn't have called them that? Evoman Apr 2012 #61
There's right and there's wrong. 2ndAmForComputers Apr 2012 #73
What makes Savage a dick here is that so many others involved in It Gets Better are Christians ButterflyBlood Apr 2012 #47
Why don't they "strike you" that way? skepticscott Apr 2012 #49
"Innocent until proven guilty" is a nice premise to go off ButterflyBlood Apr 2012 #62
Point me to posts on this thread skepticscott Apr 2012 #65
I heard a critique of a highly selective interpretation of a section of a Judeo-Christian document. Smarmie Doofus Apr 2012 #51
So he shouldn't criticize the Bible because Christians are oversensitive? Humanist_Activist Apr 2012 #54
I suspect most Christians supportive of It Gets Better agree with Dan. Zorra Apr 2012 #63
Well said, Zorra. cbayer Apr 2012 #64
he isnt attacking Christianity Enrique Apr 2012 #74
Even if he was, so what. It deserves to be attacked when it is wrong. n/t Humanist_Activist Apr 2012 #80
Part of what a wonderful privilege being a Christian is... oilpro2 Apr 2012 #69
What? Any person has those rights. cbayer Apr 2012 #70
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