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Originally posted by thricearound
I find religion objectable.
disfigure womens' genitals because they think they should take the fun out of procreation.
Originally posted by mattpryor
reply to post by The time lord
Most Muslim-dominated countries are intolerant and backward because they've remained pretty much unchanged for centuries or even millennia, until the 20th century happened.
That doesn't mean we have to be like them. In fact we should be setting an example of tolerance of each others' beliefs if we expect them to improve.
Damn the PC hypocrisy. Mindless people. If you were TRULY genuine in your defense of human rights, you would NOT pick and choose to only defend the PC causes. You would stand up for EVERYONE- not just who you were mindlessly programmed to defend.
Originally posted by Spiramirabilis
do you really see this as being about picking on Christians?
can you not see that standing up for one group is in fact standing up for everyone?
do you really see this as being about picking on Christians?
can you not see that standing up for one group is in fact standing up for everyone?
do you believe I am mindless?
But it is a completely different story when I see the same people trashing one religion's preaching but accusing others of bigotry if they have a problem with another religion's preaching. Or seeing some TRASH one gender but defend another against stereotypes. Or TRASH one race but call it racism to trash another. Or criticize one culture's foibles but will defend the grossest of atrocities as 'respecting culture' for another.
If they weren't fakes simply regurgitating their programming, they'd be applying their virtuous disagreement to all types. Either critical of all or defensive of all. Not being brainwashed people who salivate at the thought of attacking Group A but defending the SAME BEHAVIOR in Group B.
And that is what I saw occurring in this thread. The self righteous indignation and accusations against the OP for 'trolling' and being 'phobic' when those same members express the same kind of thoughts against others.
I have never seen you trash one group and defend another for the same thing so you're not part of what I describe above.
I must say she makes a strong point - the same people who are offended by Christmas trees are suddenly not offended by Minarets.
The halfmoon in your avatar and you going from thread to thread defending Islam means you are defending everyone?
Or does it mean that you are taking sides? There would be no problem taking sides if you quit pretending that you are not.
Originally posted by Skyfloating
I used to find it very objectionable, but intolerance begets intolerance so Ive gone from "very objectionable" to "sometimes questionable".
There are different versions of what religion can be from the most abhorrent -
to the most beautiful (check out the artwork on some mosques).
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So, looking deeper the agenda turns out to be Communist/Anarchist.
[edit on 17-12-2009 by Skyfloating]