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Aristus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 03:15 PM Original message |
There's been a lot of hostility towards Jesus and Christians in the Lounge lately. |
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LadyoftheRabbits (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
1. ... |
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ohiosmith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
2. Amen brother. Can I get a "praise the Lord"? |
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crim son (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
3. What do you believe Christ would have to say about gay marriage? |
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MrCoffee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 03:37 PM Original message |
something about getting the plank out of your own eye |
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crim son (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 03:54 PM Response to Original message |
11. A forgivable sin, then? |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 06:36 PM Response to Reply #11 |
34. mary magdalene |
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crim son (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 07:37 PM Response to Reply #34 |
48. I haven't heard Mary Magdalene described as an apostle before. |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 06:32 PM Response to Reply #3 |
33. jesus slept with john. |
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crim son (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 07:46 PM Response to Reply #33 |
51. I think Jesus would oppose it, like any Jew at the time. |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 08:06 PM Response to Reply #51 |
61. out of all his male followers he called only one beloved. |
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crim son (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 08:12 PM Response to Reply #61 |
65. On this we agree completely: |
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liontamer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 06:36 PM Response to Reply #3 |
36. I think he'd answer it as being a non issue |
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SPKrazy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 08:08 PM Response to Reply #3 |
62. Truly I Say |
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crim son (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 08:16 PM Response to Reply #62 |
67. LOL. |
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SPKrazy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 08:27 PM Response to Reply #67 |
71. Well, Yes |
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chknltl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 10:14 PM Response to Reply #62 |
91. Well said... |
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Telly Savalas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 10:49 PM Response to Reply #3 |
94. He'd be asking where the buffet table at the reception is. |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 10:00 AM Response to Reply #94 |
116. Best post here so far! |
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Aristus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
4. I have no idea what He would have said about gay marriage. |
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crim son (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 03:52 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Thank you for answering the question. |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 05:49 PM Response to Reply #9 |
27. I believe that Jesus would have welcomed gay marriage. |
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crim son (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 06:24 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. There are probably a fair number of Christians who have |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 06:36 PM Response to Reply #27 |
35. Jesus was well aware of how difficult the pursuit of happiness can be. |
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Duncan Grant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 07:30 PM Response to Reply #9 |
46. That wasn't expressed badly. |
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crim son (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 07:42 PM Response to Reply #46 |
50. Well, I appreciate that. |
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Duncan Grant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 08:33 PM Response to Reply #50 |
72. I should distinguish between fundamentalists and liberal Christians. |
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SPKrazy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 08:03 PM Response to Reply #46 |
59. Yeah, Why Isn't It Your Business |
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Duncan Grant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 08:44 PM Response to Reply #59 |
75. Could everyone please line up? |
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SPKrazy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 08:49 PM Response to Reply #75 |
77. Yeah, Please Take A Number! |
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SPKrazy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 07:49 PM Response to Reply #9 |
53. No, It Isn't Badly Expressed |
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crim son (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 07:54 PM Response to Reply #53 |
56. If we agree, then you are biased! |
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SPKrazy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 07:59 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. Of Course I'm Biased |
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miss_american_pie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
5. ... |
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azmouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
6. Thank you! |
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BarenakedLady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
7. "and even atheists"? |
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Aristus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 03:48 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. You're right, I didn't mean it that way. |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 05:39 PM Response to Reply #8 |
24. No worries |
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LaurenG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 07:37 PM Response to Reply #24 |
49. AZ!! |
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Bzzzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 09:10 PM Response to Reply #49 |
81. I was just thinking the VERY same thing!!! |
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Aristus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 08:19 PM Response to Reply #24 |
68. Thanks, buddy. |
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youthere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 12:05 PM Response to Reply #24 |
128. AZ!!! |
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ghostsofgiants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
10. It's actually kind of ironic. |
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SOteric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
12. There are many of us at DU who are practising Christians. |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 04:52 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. I stay out of them. |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 08:55 AM Response to Reply #16 |
112. So do I. |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 09:56 AM Response to Reply #112 |
115. Thank you! |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
13. If I come across anti-christian I apologize |
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cwydro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
14. Hell, there's been a lot of hostility in the Lounge |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 06:38 PM Response to Reply #14 |
37. There ya go... |
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Ariana Celeste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 07:03 PM Response to Reply #14 |
44. Precisely. |
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L A Woman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
15. Thank you.... |
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billyskank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
17. What do you mean, lately...? |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
18. *is*, surely? |
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buddhamama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
19. i am cool with Jesus |
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Kajsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
20. Thank you, Aristus! |
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El Fuego (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 05:37 PM Response to Original message |
21. I think we need a disclaimer: |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 06:42 PM Response to Reply #21 |
38. Christian*. |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 05:37 PM Response to Original message |
22. Happens every Christmas |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
23. Jesus is just alright with me. |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 05:39 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Ghandi. |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 05:48 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Precisely. |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 05:50 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Exactly how I feel. I'm embarrassed to say I worship the same |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
28. Really? Where? |
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johnnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
30. Everyone is heading in the same direction |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
32. I'm sure the Christians you don't like consider themselves "real" Christians. |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 06:55 PM Response to Reply #32 |
41. criticism is not so hard to take |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 07:16 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. I'm for debate, not censorship |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 07:34 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. there's no debate involved in simple name calling |
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WindRavenX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
39. this isn't directed at you... |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
40. So much toxic waste in GD it's bound to spillover to the Lounge |
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Connonym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 06:59 PM Response to Original message |
42. If it makes you feel any better there's a lot of hostility towards atheists CONSTANTLY |
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BikeWriter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 07:02 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Yeah, what's up with that? |
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cwydro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 07:47 PM Response to Reply #42 |
52. Yes, that is a good point |
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WindRavenX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 07:50 PM Response to Reply #42 |
54. thanks for pointing that out |
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mainegreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 07:51 PM Response to Reply #42 |
55. This is what drives me nuts: |
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WritingIsMyReligion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 08:43 PM Response to Reply #55 |
74. Exactly. Attack the beliefs. |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 08:08 PM Response to Reply #42 |
64. Oh, bullshit. |
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bertha katzenengel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 09:09 PM Response to Reply #42 |
80. Whine. |
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WritingIsMyReligion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 09:24 PM Response to Reply #80 |
84. Except in America, where Christians are the 80% majority and in no danger of being oppressed. (nt) |
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L A Woman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 08:41 PM Response to Reply #42 |
161. In the real world, yes, but on this board it's hostility toward Christians... |
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AirmensMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
57. Lately? |
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WritingIsMyReligion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 08:46 PM Response to Reply #57 |
76. I think it's fine to mock the beliefs of others, or at least criticize them. |
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speedoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 09:11 PM Response to Reply #76 |
82. I don't think it's fine to mock the beliefs of others. Not at all. |
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WritingIsMyReligion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 09:23 PM Response to Reply #82 |
83. You mean mocking would be like "Christianity is a piss-poor child's |
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speedoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 09:51 PM Response to Reply #83 |
88. Do you deliberately make statements designed to anger people? |
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WritingIsMyReligion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 10:14 PM Response to Reply #88 |
90. Nooo.... |
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speedoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 10:33 PM Response to Reply #90 |
92. Nope. |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 11:35 PM Response to Reply #82 |
95. So can we mock Fundies? Can we mock Republicans? |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 03:36 AM Response to Reply #95 |
106. What is your purpose at DU? |
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speedoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 03:54 AM Response to Reply #106 |
107. Thank you for that post. |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 05:01 AM Response to Reply #107 |
108. aw shucks. It's nice of you to say so |
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billyskank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 08:41 AM Response to Reply #76 |
110. Yeah, it's fine if you have no respect for them whatsoever |
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AirmensMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 08:43 AM Response to Reply #76 |
111. No, it's not fine to mock the beliefs of others. |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 10:10 AM Response to Reply #76 |
117. I disagree. Mocking is belittling and serves no purpose. |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 08:03 PM Response to Original message |
60. We're all atheists. I just happen to believe in one less god than you. |
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cwydro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 08:08 PM Response to Reply #60 |
63. That is a very intriguing way to put it. |
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speedoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 10:45 PM Response to Reply #60 |
93. What's your definition of atheism? |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 11:37 PM Response to Reply #93 |
96. Clearly you do. |
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speedoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 11:44 PM Response to Reply #96 |
99. Yes, I miss the point of the quote. |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 10:58 AM Response to Reply #99 |
120. The quote's part of an argument that goes like this: |
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deucemagnet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 11:18 AM Response to Reply #120 |
123. Here's the whole quote: |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 12:53 PM Response to Reply #99 |
132. ... |
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speedoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 03:43 PM Response to Reply #132 |
134. Thank you. |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 03:55 PM Response to Reply #134 |
135. It's relevent because I BELIEVE it is. |
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speedoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 04:05 PM Response to Reply #135 |
136. No I am not mocking your beliefs. |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 04:26 PM Response to Reply #136 |
138. Why do you care? |
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speedoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 05:02 PM Response to Reply #138 |
139. No. Are you? |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 05:24 PM Response to Reply #139 |
144. You already made many assumptions |
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speedoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 05:28 PM Response to Reply #144 |
146. Did I really? |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 05:32 PM Response to Reply #146 |
147. You do not care why I posted the quote. |
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speedoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 05:36 PM Response to Reply #147 |
149. Right. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
66. I hate fundamentalists. That is all. |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 08:23 PM Response to Original message |
69. suck it up |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
70. that would make a great band name... |
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WritingIsMyReligion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 08:40 PM Response to Original message |
73. Jeebus told me, this I know... |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
78. And well deserved is what I say. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 09:58 PM Response to Reply #78 |
89. You are correct on both counts, my friend. |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 08:55 PM Response to Original message |
79. Hostility toward Jeebiz? You gotta be kidding! |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 09:25 PM Response to Original message |
85. theres a lot of hostility period, you should see the mocking of the gays here, atleast IRL |
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tinfoil tiaras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
86. A-friggen-Men! |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
87. Hostility towards any group is bigotry. |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 11:40 PM Response to Reply #87 |
98. Republicans? |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 08:39 AM Response to Reply #98 |
109. Yes |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 11:11 AM Response to Reply #109 |
122. Well, here's where I see a difference. |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 11:21 AM Response to Reply #122 |
125. What if it's discovered that sexual orientation is not genetic? |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 11:33 AM Response to Reply #125 |
126. If hostility toward a group for its beliefs is bigotry... |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 12:19 PM Response to Reply #126 |
129. Logical fallacies |
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mduffy31 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 11:39 PM Response to Original message |
97. ..... |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 11:46 PM Response to Original message |
100. Thank you for speaking out, Aristus. |
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Floogeldy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 11:52 PM Response to Original message |
101. Jesus is different from the "Christians." |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 01:52 AM Response to Original message |
102. What bugs me are the people who jump into any thread that has |
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speedoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 02:37 AM Response to Reply #102 |
103. Thank you for that. |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 02:56 AM Response to Reply #102 |
105. I haven't much persecution of atheists on DU either. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 09:55 AM Response to Reply #105 |
114. I wasn't offended at the "YMCA" thread |
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GirlinContempt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 09:20 AM Response to Reply #102 |
113. I've never understood this attitude of |
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crim son (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 11:51 AM Response to Reply #113 |
127. If you are referring to me, I will explain myself. |
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GirlinContempt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 07:38 PM Response to Reply #127 |
169. Why would you think that I was |
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crim son (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 10:44 PM Response to Reply #169 |
170. Good. |
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GirlinContempt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 10:48 PM Response to Reply #170 |
171. I don't. |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 02:41 AM Response to Original message |
104. I won't get mad at Jesus if he doesn't turn on his leaf blower before 8. I'm still trying to sleep! |
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swimboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
118. Thanks, Aristus, for this appeal. |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
119. What should we call you? |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 11:03 AM Response to Reply #119 |
121. I agree with you. It's hard to be a 'Christian' and not get lumped in |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 05:26 PM Response to Reply #119 |
145. As I mention above, call us Christians, as we try to follow our |
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NewWaveChick1981 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
124. Fundies and other assorted idiots have abused the "Christian" designation horribly... |
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Aristus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 10:38 PM Response to Reply #124 |
164. Jesus was DEFINITELY a Liberal. If He was not, when the mob brought |
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youthere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
130. Without getting too far "into it" (this is the LOUNGE afterall)... |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 03:40 PM Response to Reply #130 |
133. However, there's a whole thread in R&T about how horrible Jim Wallis is |
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youthere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 09:17 PM Response to Reply #133 |
162. Very true.. |
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Aristus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 10:57 PM Response to Reply #130 |
165. I'm not offended. Either by your reply, or by the threads I was calling out |
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youthere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 12:24 PM Response to Reply #165 |
166. You can't let it get to you.. |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
131. I think that at least several occasions I may have been guilty of this. |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
137. I think many christians imagine far more hostility than there |
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speedoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 05:04 PM Response to Reply #137 |
140. Thom, it takes no imagination whatsoever to see the hostility in this thread. |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 05:20 PM Response to Reply #140 |
142. I hope we can agree to disagree on this. |
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speedoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 05:34 PM Response to Reply #142 |
148. I don't know. |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 05:48 PM Response to Reply #148 |
150. I can agree, to an extent |
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speedoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 06:05 PM Response to Reply #150 |
151. I can agree with some of that. |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 06:23 PM Response to Reply #151 |
153. "most Christians have not been so polite to non-christians" |
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speedoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 07:16 PM Response to Reply #153 |
155. Aren't you basing some harsh conclusions and judgements on the "Christian majority" arguement? |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 07:30 PM Response to Reply #155 |
156. I don't see the hostility you keep referring to. |
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speedoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 07:54 PM Response to Reply #156 |
157. It's not my business to set standards for making judgements. |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 08:07 PM Response to Reply #157 |
158. Some corrections |
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speedoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 08:24 PM Response to Reply #158 |
160. Well, I guess it's time to end this mini-thread. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 06:14 PM Response to Reply #142 |
152. Must agree to your allusion to "reverse discrimination." |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 06:26 PM Response to Reply #152 |
154. That must have been a bit painful |
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Connonym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 09:21 PM Response to Reply #142 |
163. Exactly |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 05:06 PM Response to Reply #137 |
141. Indeed they do--and I AM Christian. My sense of humor and faith are sturdy enough |
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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 12:30 PM Response to Reply #137 |
167. Yikes. |
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Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
143. Amen. And amen. |
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jarab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-06-06 08:15 PM Response to Original message |
159. You've authored an excellent thread, Aristus. Congrats! n/t |
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gfindu (108 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
168. Excellent discussion |
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UrbScotty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-07-06 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
172. Jesus never denounced abortion. |
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