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USCIRF: Led by Tony Perkins and Gary Bauer Major Nikon Apr 2019 #1
Refute what was written. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #2
China is afraid of religion for good reasons Bretton Garcia May 2019 #48
And.... guillaumeb Apr 2019 #3
WOW, he'll ally himself with the worst of the deplorables if they say what he wants to hear. trotsky Apr 2019 #9
Given the stated motivation is diversion, not all that surprising Major Nikon Apr 2019 #14
You seem confused. guillaumeb May 2019 #78
You're being repetitive in this thread. MineralMan May 2019 #79
You have the right to post that. guillaumeb May 2019 #83
#gaslighting trotsky May 2019 #80
Well, when you find a tool, you use it until it breaks or wears out. MineralMan May 2019 #81
You do understand that we all know that China doesn't treat MineralMan Apr 2019 #4
I understand why you do not like these posts about China. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #5
OK, then... MineralMan Apr 2019 #6
You seem confused. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #7
No, I'm not confused. MineralMan Apr 2019 #8
Such certaintly might be a symptom. eom guillaumeb Apr 2019 #11
A symptom of what, exactly, guillaumeb? MineralMan May 2019 #22
Given your own frequent admonitions to others that they think, guillaumeb May 2019 #24
Alleging other people are "confused" is classic gaslighting behavior Major Nikon Apr 2019 #15
I'm sure he has convinced himself that I'm confused. MineralMan May 2019 #18
Yep, and the predicted defense of gaslighting is more gaslighting Major Nikon May 2019 #26
You are confused. guillaumeb May 2019 #25
No, he's using it correctly. trotsky May 2019 #28
You too, are incorrect. guillaumeb May 2019 #30
Since you can provide absolutely no evidence in favor of your opinion, trotsky May 2019 #32
When called out for gaslighting, the predictable response is more gaslighting Major Nikon May 2019 #36
And when some are called for incorrectly using the term, and they continue, guillaumeb May 2019 #42
The number of people here who are incorrect is exactly one Lordquinton May 2019 #34
Being incorrect is one thing Major Nikon May 2019 #44
No arguments were offered Lordquinton May 2019 #46
Par for the course Major Nikon May 2019 #51
It's really ignorant too Lordquinton May 2019 #60
Those mean atheists are picking on his (former?) religion Major Nikon May 2019 #62
As if there's a comparisson Lordquinton May 2019 #71
There's cover up and there's providing cover Major Nikon May 2019 #72
When I see an actual argument, guillaumeb May 2019 #93
It's addressed regularly Lordquinton May 2019 #94
No, it is ignored. guillaumeb May 2019 #95
And regarding diversion, and avoidance, this is a classic: guillaumeb May 2019 #96
"And in spite of your opinion, the Religion Group is not restricted to posts about abusive clergy." trotsky Apr 2019 #10
Such drama. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #12
And of course, you can't defend yourself, so you resort to whataboutism. trotsky May 2019 #17
Well, it is written that Jesus often chided people. MineralMan May 2019 #19
There's a Jesus for everybody. trotsky May 2019 #20
And for every occasion, apparently. MineralMan May 2019 #21
Metaphorical Jesus is my favorite Major Nikon May 2019 #37
So far you have avoided any commetn on the actual topic. guillaumeb May 2019 #23
China oppresses many people - theists and atheists. trotsky May 2019 #27
More ad hominem. guillaumeb May 2019 #29
Do you have anything to say on the subject? trotsky May 2019 #31
This is the Religion Group. guillaumeb May 2019 #33
Well then your view is wrong. trotsky May 2019 #40
More ad hominem. guillaumeb May 2019 #43
You bet your ass I'll point out your bad behavior. trotsky May 2019 #68
The motivation is clearly articulated Major Nikon May 2019 #38
Bingo. n/t trotsky May 2019 #41
Actually none of them Lordquinton May 2019 #35
Someone is trying very hard to claim they are being persecuted Major Nikon May 2019 #39
Never been so transparent Lordquinton May 2019 #45
China's mad at religion, partly since Christians made them buy opium Bretton Garcia May 2019 #47
It's a widespread phenomenon, that's for sure. Mariana Apr 2019 #13
Agreed. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #16
Or more, where many religions were fantastically abusive. Bretton Garcia May 2019 #49
Guil? Can we have an explicit acknowledgement from you here? Bretton Garcia May 2019 #50
Don't wait up Major Nikon May 2019 #52
Anyone want to post a picture of a chicken here too? Bretton Garcia May 2019 #53
You'd be amazed at what you'll learn in this group Major Nikon May 2019 #54
Highly selective memory and reasoning does the dirty work for them. Bretton Garcia May 2019 #55
As a system of ethics, religion generally sucks pretty hard Major Nikon May 2019 #57
Not only Britain but also partly Catholic France and Germany Bretton Garcia May 2019 #56
Yeah, they were somewhat less successful there compared to Africa and the Americas Major Nikon May 2019 #58
In China it was more recent too: till 1949. Bretton Garcia May 2019 #59
China isn't the US Major Nikon May 2019 #61
Basicly; China has faced bad assaults from Christian countries Bretton Garcia May 2019 #63
And then we have the United States, where European Christians MineralMan May 2019 #64
Good point Bretton Garcia May 2019 #65
The cultural genocide of indigenous peoples Voltaire2 May 2019 #66
I'm a culture specialist Bretton Garcia May 2019 #67
And that has nothing to do with the actual post. guillaumeb May 2019 #92
Religion often severely hurt indigenous people Bretton Garcia May 2019 #97
But, speaking of China, that decision that Islam is a problem guillaumeb May 2019 #101
Are there no significant Muslim terrorists or military alternative states? Bretton Garcia May 2019 #105
The context in northwest China is that Voltaire2 May 2019 #110
Directly connected to Afghanistan, Pakistan. Tajikistan Bretton Garcia May 2019 #112
China is suppressing every aspect of Islam. guillaumeb May 2019 #114
Nope. Outside of Xinjiang Islam is not Voltaire2 May 2019 #119
Incorrect. guillaumeb May 2019 #125
Well no that is simply false. Voltaire2 May 2019 #127
Several of your posts have equated Islam with violence. guillaumeb May 2019 #113
And some Islamic groups have been associated with violence. MineralMan May 2019 #116
It's typical. But some groups are more typically violent than others. Bretton Garcia May 2019 #118
Violence is a human behavior. guillaumeb May 2019 #123
And those "two dozen other countries"? Act_of_Reparation May 2019 #69
I don't think he knows much about those, so MineralMan May 2019 #70
I'm guessing the others aren't ATHEISTS!!!11111111!!! uriel1972 May 2019 #73
Guil, religions, censor or ignore contrary evidence Bretton Garcia May 2019 #76
Prior oppression excuses or validates current oppression? guillaumeb May 2019 #88
Continuing terrorist threats are often countered militarily Bretton Garcia May 2019 #98
Calling concentration camps re-education camps guillaumeb May 2019 #102
So no significant numbers of Muslims were dangerous Bretton Garcia May 2019 #106
Whataboutism, and continued blaiming of the victims for the oppression. guillaumeb May 2019 #115
Typical Gil Apologetics and Denial/blackouts Bretton Garcia May 2019 #117
Typical avoidance. guillaumeb May 2019 #124
There is no excusing what the Chinese government is doing. Act_of_Reparation May 2019 #121
And the Tibetans as well? guillaumeb May 2019 #126
They allow religious freedom unless your Voltaire2 May 2019 #128
The exiled Tibetan head of state is a theocrat who has repeatedly called for independence. Act_of_Reparation May 2019 #129
It's hard to get information from China itself. But? Bretton Garcia May 2019 #109
Thank you for that information. MineralMan May 2019 #111
Look Guill, uriel1972 May 2019 #74
American law restricts some religions implicitly though Bretton Garcia May 2019 #75
This sounds like a blatant toleration fro persecution. guillaumeb May 2019 #85
Muslim terrorism is not a fig leaf; Bretton Garcia May 2019 #99
Your posts indicate to me that you have not read what I posted about China. guillaumeb May 2019 #103
The article excerpt ? Bretton Garcia May 2019 #108
Well put, but he doesn't care. trotsky May 2019 #77
Classic whataboutism on your part. guillaumeb May 2019 #87
I wish you understood what that word really means. trotsky May 2019 #89
And who here says that abuse should be ignored? guillaumeb May 2019 #84
And those "two dozen other countries"? Act_of_Reparation May 2019 #82
We are talking about religious persecution. guillaumeb May 2019 #86
"the actual nature of the problem"? trotsky May 2019 #90
Yes, the actual nature of the problem. guillaumeb May 2019 #91
Bad conduct - often intensified especially by religion. Bretton Garcia May 2019 #100
China. guillaumeb May 2019 #104
Due to historical and present problems with Muslims Bretton Garcia May 2019 #107
David Brooks. Act_of_Reparation May 2019 #120
Answer the question. n/t trotsky May 2019 #122
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