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Related: About this forumA sign of comfort for ALL! It's for ALL of us. Why can't you people GET that?
Is it really needed? Probably, so here it is...
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A sign of comfort for ALL! It's for ALL of us. Why can't you people GET that? (Original Post)
cleanhippie
Sep 2012
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Flashmann
(2,140 posts)1. Oh yeah,it's needed
I chose to not use one the other day,resulting in a reply being,first,totally misunderstood,then reported and hidden.....
Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)2. A faulty assumption based on unfounded idea...
that everyone finds comfort in that particular holy symbol.
Why not create a Lingam of he same size? Hundreds of Millions of hindus would find that comforting, but most christians would squirm at a large iron phallus and be aghast at the idea that it is a comfort to all..
humblebum
(5,881 posts)3. So you are offended? nt
Starboard Tack
(11,181 posts)4. Doesn't take much to offend some people.
Blasphemy in reverse?
humblebum
(5,881 posts)5. Quit complaining. :)
Sarcasm of course.
EvilAL
(1,437 posts)6. I wouldn't really care that they put it up,
what bugs me is when they try to say it isn't a religious symbol, but a relic, in order to shut up the people trying to stop it from being put up. Also, they won't put it up upside down or sideways ...
That plaque says it all.. "blessed Oct. 4th, 2001"