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In reply to the discussion: Ray Giunta, Discredited Pastor, No Longer Appearing At Pentagon Prayer Breakfast [View all]truebrit71
(20,805 posts)82. That is complete and utter horseshit...
...You'd be right if it weren't for things like The Crusades, The Inquisition...you know..minor little tiffs like that....
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cbayer
Nov 2012
OP
"nothing but" please cite your source for that or accept the possible fact that you are as bigoted
patrice
Nov 2012
#5
What you "cite" is not the sum and total of religion. You are characterizing billions of people on
patrice
Nov 2012
#8
You didn't answer my question; isn't it stupid to lump the guilty in with the innocent? nt
patrice
Nov 2012
#13
And the definition of stupid here would be anything that damages one's putative goals. nt
patrice
Nov 2012
#14
Your posts are VERY formulaic. Don't your templates include enough variations. Try a thesaurus &
patrice
Nov 2012
#15
Oh! my dear, they most certainly are NOT. Anyone who understands what science really is
patrice
Nov 2012
#18
You are only displaying what is either bigotry or ignorance. I sure hope that avatar isn't Minerva..
patrice
Nov 2012
#23
My friend, the facts are that more people have been murdered under atheistic dictators,
humblebum
Nov 2012
#25
His point makes much sense. Whether or not they were killed directly in the name
humblebum
Nov 2012
#65
They don't need to kill in the name of atheism. Atheism is part of the Communist belief system.
kwassa
Nov 2012
#69
I am not quite sure what your point is. However, ALL members of the Communist party in the USSR
humblebum
Nov 2012
#70
Humblebum got to use his "League of Militant Atheists" line! Everyone take a drink!
cleanhippie
Nov 2012
#71
it is neither blather nor BS. The fact that it makes you uncomfortable? well, that's your problem
ChairmanAgnostic
Nov 2012
#35
As a matter of fact i do know about the Wil Durant writings on the Muslim Conquest of India, but
humblebum
Nov 2012
#63
Your "facts" first please...expressed as a percentage of the population at the time...
truebrit71
Nov 2012
#111
The numbers that you argue show that more atheists have killed people than religious folks..
truebrit71
Nov 2012
#115
Never said that. Your individual choice to reject organized religion is just that -
cbayer
Nov 2012
#21
And neither can anyone else. You still have failed to present any historical evidence to
humblebum
Nov 2012
#45
I certainly have seen nothing from you to back up your allegations
Fortinbras Armstrong
Nov 2012
#46
Who made the opening assertion, but failed to provide any sources, except the opinion of
humblebum
Nov 2012
#54
As I recall, you slithered out of our last exchange after refusing to admit that
humblebum
Nov 2012
#56
So again I'll ask you, are you again saying that you have never been a participant in a
humblebum
Nov 2012
#61
Like I said before, it doesn't matter whether you agree or not. Trying to apply your
humblebum
Nov 2012
#120
Well just considering that the world population around the fifteeth century was roughly only
humblebum
Nov 2012
#79
I simply stated that the greatest mass murder in all of recorded history happened in the 20th centur
AlbertCat
Nov 2012
#91
The denseness suggests a motive other than truth. There's not much one can do with dishonesty...
patrice
Nov 2012
#12
Why not? as long as no one is ordered to attend and as long as there is no religious, and/or other,
patrice
Nov 2012
#4
Your assertion of Christian privilege might stand if there are no non-prayer breakfasts at
humblebum
Nov 2012
#66
No. Because atheism isn't a religion, nor does it require "prayer breakfasts"...
truebrit71
Nov 2012
#80
Could not disagree more. Providing space for employees to practice their religion
cbayer
Nov 2012
#83
They should practice their religion in their churches and leave govt property to govt business..
truebrit71
Nov 2012
#100
You have made your point clear. We will have to agree to disagree and let the courts decide
cbayer
Nov 2012
#101
(for now) Thank goodness there are groups like the FFRF to go after this type of nonsense..
truebrit71
Nov 2012
#102
Should they have to leave to pray? Yes. That's what synagogues/mosques were designed for..
truebrit71
Nov 2012
#109
In this country, they are free to be as religious as they want anywhere they want as
cbayer
Nov 2012
#112
I noticed that as well. Not a single comment about the actual subject until now.
cbayer
Nov 2012
#96