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In reply to the discussion: Couple Stoned in Mali [View all]arely staircase
(12,482 posts)41. see here is what bothers me about what you are saying
You seem to be offering the following premises:
A. Violent confrontation with religious fundamentalists (i assume this includes my grandmother) is inevitable.
B. When it happens you are ready to "pick up a gun and shoot as many of them as (you) possibly can."
So if A and B are true, the conclusion in this little logic exercises is:
it is inevitable that you will shoot people
though i see you qualified with "if (you) are still physically capable", contemplating, i suppose, the possibility that my Nana gets the drop on you.
What am I getting wrong in this?
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Bridget Cleary - this one occured so late in the game that they almost could have broadcasted it
arely staircase
Jul 2012
#37
Interesting that most were Northern European. What does that say about western culture?
smirkymonkey
Aug 2012
#58
how do you propose we destroy all practitioners of fundamentalist religions?
arely staircase
Jul 2012
#22
i read that post and am now even more disturbed by what seems to be not so veiled
arely staircase
Jul 2012
#34
"They killed them like they were animals." WRONG! They don't even kill animals that way.
GodlessBiker
Jul 2012
#10
Knowing Islam, or any religion for that matter, probably rape, torture and death
Taverner
Jul 2012
#43
"They killed them like they were animals." the animals were the one's doing the stoning
leftyohiolib
Jul 2012
#27
Just as horrible as the lying murder of appx. 5K US troops & 100K INNOCENT Iraqis, I'd say.
patrice
Jul 2012
#29
I can find similar calls for compassion in the Quran and similar calls for brutality in the Bible.
white_wolf
Jul 2012
#48
Followers of the Desert God of Death; Killing in His name in the most horrific ways for
Egalitarian Thug
Jul 2012
#40