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AtheistCrusader

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26. I do get mad when I see people hurting themselves for religious reasons

Reply to dimbear (Reply #3)

Fri May 31, 2013, 09:48 AM

May 2013

but the thing that REALLY gets my goat is the intersection between religion and politics in this nation. Legislating religious morality, for starters, but also injecting religious doubt or ideas into science classrooms, and the like. (Where Behe admitted on the stand in court under oath that Intelligent Design wasn't science, etc)

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9 Questions That Atheists Might Find Insulting (And the Answers) [View all] Brainstormy May 2013 OP

Thanks. Pretty good. sinkingfeeling May 2013 #1

Some here need to read #5 Lordquinton May 2013 #2

I come here for the snack tray. progressoid May 2013 #11

#9 is the best. Why are atheists so angry? dimbear May 2013 #3

*100 jives May 2013 #19

I do get mad when I see people hurting themselves for religious reasons AtheistCrusader May 2013 #26

There's something wrong with this. Scuba May 2013 #4

I have always loved the "what if you are wrong" argument. Curmudgeoness May 2013 #5

It always puzzled me... uriel1972 May 2013 #13

I am sure that I would get it wrong. Curmudgeoness May 2013 #14

#9 Mr.Bill May 2013 #6

... EvolveOrConvolve May 2013 #7

The first question LostOne4Ever May 2013 #8

I hear you Brainstormy May 2013 #9

Just because we "talk" to you here Curmudgeoness May 2013 #15

Yes, the one part I didn't agree with was her expression SwissTony May 2013 #21

My sister threw most of those questions at me when I first told her. n/t cynatnite May 2013 #10

I found that a most excellent article. Jasana May 2013 #12

Same here. trotsky May 2013 #18

Its not a question LostOne4Ever May 2013 #16

Yep. If only God were in the classroom nothing bad would happen to them, deucemagnet May 2013 #17

And what, exactly, is keeping god out? Bay Boy May 2013 #24

Greta Christina missed a couple. Anymouse May 2013 #20

Good post & welcome to DU! JNelson6563 May 2013 #22

What gets me about LostOne4Ever May 2013 #23

"If you don't believe in God or heaven, why don't you just kill yourself?" Bay Boy May 2013 #25

K&R Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel Jun 2013 #27

After reading #1 I would ask Christians LiberalFighter Jul 2013 #28