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In reply to the discussion: The question has arisen as to the importance of religion and religious people in the civil rights [View all]trotsky
(49,533 posts)50. That is one brilliant post.
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The question has arisen as to the importance of religion and religious people in the civil rights [View all]
Thats my opinion
Apr 2012
OP
We must be open minded. Sometimes you find friends in the most unexpected places.
freshwest
Apr 2012
#1
And yet these days one of the prime opponents of full civil rights for all is religions..
Fumesucker
Apr 2012
#2
While true that some of the prime opponents to GLBT civil rights can be found in churches,
cbayer
Apr 2012
#8
I would suggest, then, that you weren't in what I would describe as a liberal church.
cbayer
Apr 2012
#10
Was the civil rights movement a topic of discussion in the Baptist church you attended?
cbayer
Apr 2012
#13
The N word was commonly used at the Baptist church, never heard it at the Episcopalian..
Fumesucker
Apr 2012
#14
While it's nice to see you have somewhat moderated your offensive and insulting position on this...
trotsky
Apr 2012
#5
My question had to do with the civil rights movement, not the 50s and 60s,
Thats my opinion
Apr 2012
#27
You are not using that word correctly, or it doesn't mean what you think it does.
cleanhippie
Apr 2012
#51
While Americans of all sorts, have been on both sides of the major isssues before the country,
Thats my opinion
Apr 2012
#39
A strong argument correlating that car salespersons, politicans, clergy persons, snake-oil con-men..
cleanhippie
Apr 2012
#45