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el_bryanto

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9. An interesting week

Wed Nov 18, 2015, 09:34 AM

Nov 2015

Very depressing as I spent time in France so have been a bit morose thinking about what that country is going through.

But on the other hand we have a few explicitly saying what they mean by "Religious privilege" and it is what I've suspected. It's not that Christians get privilege in the United States (which we do) and get to assume that our religious beliefs are shared by everybody. Rather what at least some mean by religious privilege is that religion gets to exist at all publicly without being mocked and despised.

The world in which these anti-theists want to live in is one in which there is Atheist privilege - on the grounds that they are in the right and the rest of us are wrong. Atheists get to hold public office, atheists get preferential job treatment, atheists get all the societal benefits that Christianity in say that 1950s and 1960s got.

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The crap on religion room [View all] el_bryanto Nov 2015 OP

I can do meta too. Fix The Stupid Nov 2015 #1

Hey who could have seen that coming el_bryanto Nov 2015 #2

We allow people here to complain from time to time about the big forums. kentauros Nov 2015 #6

You went there, Bryant? TexasProgresive Nov 2015 #3

I don't post there anymore - every so often i visit - to remind myself why not to bother. el_bryanto Nov 2015 #4

I have not looked at it for ages Fortinbras Armstrong Nov 2015 #8

Sadly, I agree with this. gelatinous cube Dec 2015 #25

Interesting take on that, kentauros Dec 2015 #26

You're correct, Bryant. I have to laugh to myself No Vested Interest Nov 2015 #5

I say screw' em I not going to give them the forum. Leontius Nov 2015 #7

An interesting week el_bryanto Nov 2015 #9

I do read what I write el_bryanto Nov 2015 #10

Just so you know this post has lead to a huge display of hypocrisy by the usual suspects. Leontius Nov 2015 #11

I saw that - it's one of those things. el_bryanto Nov 2015 #12

It is mordently amusing to note that on their survey of the religion room el_bryanto Nov 2015 #13

The religion room is a shell of its former self. hrmjustin Nov 2015 #14

You've got that correct. No Vested Interest Nov 2015 #15

Thanks. Good to be back. hrmjustin Nov 2015 #16

Who cares? Certainly not I. nt No Vested Interest Nov 2015 #18

I occasionally look at it out of curiosity, but no desire to post. goldent Nov 2015 #17

Interestingly, some of the same crowd okasha Nov 2015 #19

Looks like you hit a nerve. hrmjustin Nov 2015 #20

Guess so el_bryanto Nov 2015 #21

It was my mistake to allow myself to get drawn into that mess. hrmjustin Nov 2015 #22

I know we disagree on this, but that's part of why the policy of this room el_bryanto Dec 2015 #23

I have no issue with the hosts rethinking the bans or the way things are done here. That is healthy. hrmjustin Dec 2015 #24

So you can educate all faiths at the same time? snooper2 Dec 2015 #36

Dawkins certainly seems to think so in that clip. kentauros Dec 2015 #37

You are always the calm voice of reason in those debates. goldent Dec 2015 #34

It does appear to be turning into A&A II. kentauros Dec 2015 #27

It is very hard to get any traction over there el_bryanto Dec 2015 #28

Well, if the intent of the antagonist types was to drive people out, kentauros Dec 2015 #30

I doubt skinner will do that. hrmjustin Dec 2015 #29

It was just a thought about Skinner doing such a thing. kentauros Dec 2015 #31

And they act like they are all innocent. hrmjustin Dec 2015 #32

I think you need to look at timings to see who 'brought up a 2 week old thread' muriel_volestrangler Dec 2015 #38

Just so you know, at least with this group, kentauros Dec 2015 #39

If you're not one of the hypocrites or bigots referred to why so upset? Leontius Dec 2015 #40

Good question - it's because I object to other people being insulted, as well as me muriel_volestrangler Dec 2015 #41

I would be happy if there weren't hypocrites and bigots to deal with. Leontius Dec 2015 #42

Don't think it will happen goldent Dec 2015 #33

It was just an idea. kentauros Dec 2015 #35