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In reply to the discussion: If someone publicly claims to be an adherent to a religion, [View all]Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)32. That's just what a mansplainer would say in defense of misogyny
Meanwhile the Pope's comments speak for themselves and you can't seem to admit your hero is a misogynist who represents one of the most harmful misogynistic organizations on the planet. Believe it or not that's exactly the point of the OP, and even if you could possibly provide equivalent examples from Dawkins (and I'm sure you can't), the very best you'd have is a false equivalence.
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This is a majority Protestant country, though not over 50% of the pop., I don't think.
Mc Mike
May 2018
#6
If somebody claims to be a member of X, does that claim firmly attach X to the person's behavior?
struggle4progress
May 2018
#24
If someone self-identifies as a scientist, then behaves badly, does that tarnish scientists?
struggle4progress
May 2018
#33