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darkstar3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 12:51 AM Original message |
Tell me again how faith is a quiet, private thing. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 01:00 AM Response to Original message |
1. Tell me again how you know outspoken evangelists comprise the majority |
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darkstar3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 01:12 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. In order: |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 01:23 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Those people are attention hoggers and grabbers. |
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darkstar3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 01:32 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. "TWO out of thousands." |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 01:41 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. But most of the ones who aren't evangelists aren't TRYING to engage you |
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darkstar3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 01:45 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. A. See #6. |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 01:38 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. No, but the fact that polls and surveys consistently show them to be a majority does. |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 11:49 AM Response to Reply #3 |
85. Surveys exist. DU is not reflective of reality |
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Green_Lantern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 12:21 PM Response to Reply #2 |
87. wow so what about the Christians who use Planned Parenthood? |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 01:36 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. The key word is "again." You've been told several times already. Why should we waste our time |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 01:42 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. yeah, right, I've been told. n/t |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 06:05 AM Response to Reply #1 |
18. How about you tell us how you know your Christianity is the majority, then. |
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Green_Lantern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 12:26 PM Response to Reply #18 |
88. those surveys are loaded because evolution is misunderstood |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 04:35 PM Response to Reply #88 |
92. Not really... |
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Green_Lantern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 10:36 AM Response to Reply #92 |
95. that survey doesn't show most Christians are Creationists |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 02:22 PM Response to Reply #95 |
102. The claim has always been that a majority are creationists, and you acknowledge that as true. |
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Green_Lantern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 02:55 PM Response to Reply #102 |
103. that survey says 40% of Americans don't believe in evolution |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 06:11 PM Response to Reply #103 |
105. Stop ignoring data you don't like |
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Green_Lantern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 10:13 AM Response to Reply #105 |
107. I never once said liberal Christians were the majority in Christianity... |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 03:51 PM Response to Reply #107 |
127. Shifting the goalposts again? |
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Green_Lantern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 10:20 AM Response to Reply #127 |
138. no...I'm not surprised 40% of Americans are Creationists but |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 02:11 PM Response to Reply #138 |
139. You don't think that a literal belief in the Bible is based on religion? |
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Green_Lantern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 02:55 PM Response to Reply #139 |
141. of course not...I said I don't think belief in Creationism is based on |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 04:05 PM Response to Reply #141 |
145. ... |
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Green_Lantern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 04:23 PM Response to Reply #145 |
147. what better symbol of the cynicism of militant atheism |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 05:02 PM Response to Reply #147 |
150. What better illustration of absurd hyperbole... |
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Green_Lantern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 05:15 PM Response to Reply #150 |
152. militant atheism doesn't mean commiting acts of violence it |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 06:07 PM Response to Reply #152 |
154. Uh huh. Sure. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 03:05 PM Response to Reply #1 |
38. Perhaps the quiet Christians should stop being quite so quiet |
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cleanhippie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 03:05 PM Response to Reply #1 |
39. Ok, every piece of conservative legislation has the stamp of approval from them. |
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Green_Lantern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 12:29 PM Response to Reply #39 |
89. so do you think Al Qaeda is running Islam? |
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cleanhippie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 10:28 AM Response to Reply #89 |
108. In some countries, yes, they are. |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 01:42 AM Response to Original message |
8. Ok, faith is a quiet, private thing. |
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Cronus Protagonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 02:00 AM Response to Original message |
11. Do we have an Atheism forum? |
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humblebum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 02:03 AM Response to Original message |
12. Seems to me the only one telling someone to be silent is you. nt |
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darkstar3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 02:07 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Oh? Where? |
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cleanhippie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 10:54 AM Response to Reply #12 |
29. No, it seems like you are projecting. AGAIN. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 03:42 AM Response to Original message |
14. I would not call this typical of Christians n/t |
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darkstar3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 09:43 AM Response to Reply #14 |
22. Read the subthread at the top. |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 10:20 AM Response to Reply #14 |
25. Show show us some proof that your brand of Christianity |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 10:53 PM Response to Reply #25 |
50. I'm not a Christian. I just do a lot of political work with progressive Christians n/t |
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Dragonfli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 04:05 AM Response to Original message |
15. They are intentionally blind to the effects of their religion on the innocent |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-11 01:39 PM Response to Reply #15 |
80. I do not consent |
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Green_Lantern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 12:41 PM Response to Reply #15 |
90. that's odd...I know several gay men who are religious |
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Meshuga (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 04:59 AM Response to Original message |
16. To the individual who feels that he/she needs to save you from... |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 06:02 AM Response to Original message |
17. Tough shit. Fire the client if you don't like it and... |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 06:06 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Wow, miss the point much? n/t |
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darkstar3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 09:42 AM Response to Reply #17 |
21. And here we have an example of what I touched on in #4, not to mention the OP. |
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Ninjaneer (577 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 09:54 AM Response to Reply #17 |
23. Whooosh! n/t |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 10:21 AM Response to Reply #17 |
26. Soooo move to the back of the bus |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 10:44 AM Response to Reply #17 |
28. Bingo nt |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 11:00 AM Response to Reply #28 |
31. I wonder how you'd feel if the situation were reversed. |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 12:18 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Another one who refuses to get it |
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darkstar3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 12:27 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. How very special. |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 12:31 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. Who is calling someone an idiot or a moron? |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 05:44 PM Response to Reply #36 |
43. Atheists do it all the time on DU |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 06:07 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. "All the time" |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-11 05:52 PM Response to Reply #43 |
58. 24 hours later, still waiting. |
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Ninjaneer (577 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-11 05:57 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. You just got owned by the biggest weapon |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-11 06:01 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. It would seem that way, wouldn't it? |
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darkstar3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-11 07:19 PM Response to Reply #60 |
61. Damn straight. |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 04:41 PM Response to Reply #43 |
70. 2 days. Still waiting. |
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skepticscott (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-15-11 05:25 PM Response to Reply #43 |
76. Up to 4 days and still no response |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-15-11 05:56 PM Response to Reply #76 |
77. Give it some time, I've been waiting for an answer from someone else since late 2009. |
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darkstar3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-11 01:02 AM Response to Reply #76 |
78. In light of recent activity, I'm kicking from here, because I think you make a GOOD point. |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 02:12 PM Response to Reply #43 |
101. It's been almost a month. Surely you have an answer by now. n/t |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 01:41 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. Deleted message |
PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-15-11 10:00 AM Response to Reply #33 |
75. If you feel like an idiot or a moron, it's your problem. |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
20. Sounds like you are living in hell. Maybe you should check your pulse. |
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Ninjaneer (577 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
24. Perhaps this question deserves its own thread but |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
27. I've had clients try to "save" me |
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darkstar3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 10:58 AM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Ah, dismissal. |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 12:13 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. No, not dismissal |
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darkstar3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 12:23 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. Oh, so you pass judgment on how you think I handled the business situation? |
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cleanhippie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 03:10 PM Response to Reply #32 |
40. WHERE has anyone called you an "idiot & moron"? WHERE? |
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On the Road (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
41. "They will not be silenced |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 08:08 PM Response to Reply #41 |
47. I think the word 'simply' was significant. |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
42. Faith may be a quiet private thing, but religion is not. |
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AlecBGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 06:32 PM Response to Original message |
45. I feel for you DS3 |
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westerebus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
46. Next time don't wear the god is dead T shirt. |
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Mariana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 09:54 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. DS3 probably wouldn't get upset about it |
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darkstar3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-11-11 10:06 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. I was forced to attend Baccalaureate services, led by a pastor, in the public high school gym, |
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Meshuga (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-11 05:01 AM Response to Reply #49 |
52. Was this a private or public school? |
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darkstar3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-11 07:26 AM Response to Reply #52 |
54. It was a public school, but that didn't stop them from violating the law when they felt like it. |
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Meshuga (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-11 07:42 AM Response to Reply #54 |
56. It is a lose-lose situation for whoever has a problem with it |
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westerebus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-11 06:34 AM Response to Reply #48 |
53. I see it here too. |
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LAGC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-11 01:00 AM Response to Original message |
51. darkstar, I think your main problem is you lie on the fringes of the Bible Belt. |
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darkstar3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-11 07:31 AM Response to Reply #51 |
55. With luck, I'll be moving soon. |
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Green_Lantern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 12:50 PM Response to Reply #55 |
91. you're in Stl...aren't we a pretty Catholic city? |
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cleanhippie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 10:31 AM Response to Reply #91 |
109. What makes it a "Catholic city"? |
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Green_Lantern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 11:23 AM Response to Reply #109 |
114. very large population of Catholics and many Catholic churches |
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cleanhippie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 11:30 AM Response to Reply #114 |
115. So its a city with many catholics and catholic churches, not a "Catholic city". |
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Green_Lantern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 11:35 AM Response to Reply #115 |
117. I meant the same thing.. |
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cleanhippie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 11:50 AM Response to Reply #117 |
120. Ok, no problem. Its just that those two things are not the same. |
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Green_Lantern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 12:33 PM Response to Reply #120 |
122. I'm just saying I don't think we are a mecca(irony) of Evangelicals |
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cleanhippie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 12:50 PM Response to Reply #122 |
124. I guess its all just a matter pf perspective. |
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Green_Lantern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-09-11 09:41 AM Response to Reply #124 |
132. true but then we could say many atheists are evangelical |
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cleanhippie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 03:46 PM Response to Reply #132 |
144. No, thats a false equivalency. |
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Green_Lantern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 04:09 PM Response to Reply #144 |
146. again we keep coming back to atheists wanting Christians to |
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darkstar3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 09:25 PM Response to Reply #146 |
156. If you cannot see the mile of space between keeping silent and open evangelism, |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 09:30 PM Response to Reply #156 |
157. +1 |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-12-11 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
57. We must have a serious vampire problem here in the South. |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-09-11 12:32 PM Response to Reply #57 |
135. Haven't you watched "True Blood" on HBO? |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
62. In Yankee-Ohio, Christians are not so obnoxious |
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jeepnstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
63. I'm very public with my witness. |
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darkstar3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 12:59 PM Response to Reply #63 |
64. Where did I say |
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jeepnstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 01:11 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. It can be. |
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darkstar3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 02:03 PM Response to Reply #65 |
66. Oh they study, and quite a bit, but they don't corroborate sources. |
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jeepnstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 02:30 PM Response to Reply #66 |
67. Fair enough. |
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darkstar3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 05:27 PM Response to Reply #67 |
71. Oh I know I'm not the only target, |
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Angry Dragon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-11 01:09 AM Response to Reply #67 |
79. I enjoyed reading your posts in this thread............. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 02:48 PM Response to Reply #63 |
68. I'll tell you about good Christian music. |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 04:02 PM Response to Reply #68 |
69. Don't forget Bach! |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 07:07 PM Response to Reply #69 |
72. I forgot Bach. Sorry. |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 10:08 PM Response to Reply #72 |
73. It's the 2nd movement. |
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LAGC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-11 09:05 AM Response to Reply #68 |
74. I love Lux Aeterna. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-11 01:48 PM Response to Reply #68 |
81. Correction: It's not performed in evangelical churches |
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iris27 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-04-11 09:25 PM Response to Reply #81 |
83. "Torch songs for Jesus," lol...that is such a |
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darkstar3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-04-11 09:20 PM Response to Original message |
82. An update: |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-04-11 11:42 PM Response to Reply #82 |
84. Even if it's willful, it's worth studying. n/t |
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Green_Lantern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
86. who said faith had to be a quiet and private thing? |
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darkstar3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 08:24 PM Response to Reply #86 |
93. That is, of course, bullshit. |
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Green_Lantern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 10:58 AM Response to Reply #93 |
96. why do you say Xtian...do you think replacing Christ with X |
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iris27 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 11:09 AM Response to Reply #96 |
97. It's an abbreviation, derived from the Greek (chi). Why would an abbreviation get under your skin? |
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Green_Lantern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 11:19 AM Response to Reply #97 |
98. some atheists and even Christians think saying Xtian is |
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iris27 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 11:28 AM Response to Reply #98 |
99. Well, then they aren't very educated on the history of |
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dimbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 06:22 PM Response to Reply #99 |
106. Since Christ is a title or job description, abbreviating it is just as offensive as |
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cleanhippie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 10:37 AM Response to Reply #98 |
110. Who cares? If one wants to type xtian, why should it be a point of contention? |
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Green_Lantern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 11:03 AM Response to Reply #110 |
112. I don't oppose someone saying Xtian I'm just amused |
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cleanhippie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 11:08 AM Response to Reply #112 |
113. Are you clairvoyant? How do you know what someone is thinking? |
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Green_Lantern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 11:41 AM Response to Reply #113 |
118. not really...It is Occam's razor...I just doubt they are doing it with |
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cleanhippie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 11:49 AM Response to Reply #118 |
119. Yeah, I think that goes without saying, as an atheist does not believe in that. |
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Green_Lantern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 12:26 PM Response to Reply #119 |
121. "screw you" was the wrong description to use..I meant to say |
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cleanhippie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 12:47 PM Response to Reply #121 |
123. Hmm, ok. I do it simply as an abbreviation. |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-09-11 11:48 AM Response to Reply #112 |
134. Really? I must be doing it wrong... |
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frogmarch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 03:24 PM Response to Reply #96 |
142. One of my Pilgrim ancestors, whose |
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KaoriMitsubishi (74 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
94. The so-called quiet xians aren't quiet either. |
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Green_Lantern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 11:46 AM Response to Reply #94 |
100. stereotyping isn't a good thing.. |
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cleanhippie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 10:41 AM Response to Reply #94 |
111. ^^^^ You point was just made! ^^^^^ |
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Green_Lantern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 11:30 AM Response to Reply #111 |
116. just like the OP proved our point about angry atheists wanting Christians.. |
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cleanhippie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 01:01 PM Response to Reply #116 |
125. I think you are fabricating things, friend. The OP never stated any of what you claim.. |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 09:49 PM Response to Reply #116 |
128. Excellent point! |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 11:13 PM Response to Reply #116 |
129. Freedom of religion cannot exist without freedom from religion. |
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Green_Lantern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-09-11 09:57 AM Response to Reply #129 |
133. no...you're wrong..freedom from religion would mean |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-09-11 04:13 PM Response to Reply #133 |
136. LOL! |
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Green_Lantern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 10:05 AM Response to Reply #136 |
137. freedom from religion would mean no public display of religion.. |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 02:23 PM Response to Reply #137 |
140. It really doesn't. |
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Green_Lantern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 03:26 PM Response to Reply #140 |
143. that doesn't make sense |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 04:34 PM Response to Reply #143 |
148. It doesn't make sense because you don't understand the issue. |
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Green_Lantern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 04:53 PM Response to Reply #148 |
149. No...I really do understand the issue because my religious views |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 05:06 PM Response to Reply #149 |
151. You belong to the single largest religious denomination in the US! |
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Green_Lantern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 05:25 PM Response to Reply #151 |
153. I'm not saying mainstream Roman Catholic beliefs are a minority.. |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-10-11 06:16 PM Response to Reply #153 |
155. Good grief. n/t |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
104. We had student assemblies with JAMES ROBISON, famous evangelist. |
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iris27 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-07-11 03:06 PM Response to Reply #104 |
126. Best one of those I ever heard (maybe it was here on DU somewhere?) was |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-08-11 03:44 AM Response to Reply #126 |
130. Unitarians worship the giver of life -- the coffeepot. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-08-11 03:44 AM Response to Reply #126 |
131. Unitarians worship the giver of life -- the coffeepot. |
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