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No Vested Interest

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36. Sounds like Luntz at work again. nt

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Religious Freedom?? We need a new term. [View all] cbayer Mar 2015 OP

religious hatred Trillo Mar 2015 #1

I second this one! leftofcool Mar 2015 #2

Well, I was gonna say "religious bullying" rock Mar 2015 #3

"Religious bullying" is good. (nt) stone space Mar 2015 #49

I'm not a fan of lumping. Call people assholes if they are assholes, and call people MADem Mar 2015 #4

People BEHAVE edhopper Mar 2015 #5

Huh? People at the Unitarian Universalist church "believe" but they don't "hate." MADem Mar 2015 #14

Okay edhopper Mar 2015 #20

A UU might say safeinOhio Mar 2015 #23

I don't presume to speak for them but I had a cousin who was active in that church and MADem Mar 2015 #35

It's one of our 7 beliefs. safeinOhio Mar 2015 #37

Well, they came out in droves for my cousin's funeral, from all walks of life, all circumstances, MADem Mar 2015 #38

I'm just pointing out that the right once again took the language. cbayer Mar 2015 #8

Your OP didn't include that reference point--it appeared generic, so I took it that way. MADem Mar 2015 #10

I will edit to make it clearer. Thanks.. cbayer Mar 2015 #13

When "religious liberty" encompasses "hate" it's a no-go. IMO, anyway. nt MADem Mar 2015 #15

Exactly. They made it a phrase that everyone could love, cbayer Mar 2015 #16

Sounds like Luntz at work again. nt No Vested Interest Mar 2015 #36

"Words that matter" from a "turd that blathers!" nt MADem Mar 2015 #39

Right on. nt No Vested Interest Mar 2015 #45

One more: religious tyranny meow2u3 Mar 2015 #6

^This. LiberalAndProud Mar 2015 #9

That's the definition of religous tyranny to me meow2u3 Mar 2015 #12

King? High priest. LiberalAndProud Mar 2015 #21

It won't rest unless we stand up to them. cbayer Mar 2015 #22

It looks like corporate pressure will win this for us. PassingFair Apr 2015 #65

I am pleased to see the overwhelming response to this and love to cbayer Apr 2015 #66

Each side is seeking the right to impose their belief system on others. Leontius Apr 2015 #67

Yes. LiberalAndProud Apr 2015 #68

I like this one. I know we are not going to settle on a term, but I hope we cbayer Mar 2015 #11

Simply: Religion Cartoonist Mar 2015 #7

So instead of calling these bills "Religious Freedom Restoration Act", cbayer Mar 2015 #17

Religious false justification? muriel_volestrangler Mar 2015 #18

Maybe, religious false justification for hate. cbayer Mar 2015 #19

Im going with Privilege LostOne4Ever Mar 2015 #24

I like that as well because it can be applied to other areas besides these laws. cbayer Mar 2015 #25

I kind of like "religious privilege" The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2015 #26

establishing a theocracy guillaumeb Mar 2015 #27

We need to get back to the enlightenment ideals of our founders. cbayer Mar 2015 #28

but this, in my opinion, is the essential conflict guillaumeb Mar 2015 #32

I think there is a yearning for simpler, better days. cbayer Mar 2015 #34

It's hate, nothing more and nothing less. onecaliberal Mar 2015 #29

I was going with "Dogmatic Demagoguery" (it rolls off the tongue) Half-Century Man Mar 2015 #30

I like that! The Dogmatic Demagoguery Act. That says it all. cbayer Mar 2015 #31

Simplest solution, shoot the horse drag it back in. Half-Century Man Mar 2015 #44

Dominionism. okasha Mar 2015 #33

I think we need to call it Bullshit. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #40

Don't step in the Bullshit! Trillo Mar 2015 #43

Reaffirm the First Amendment Act (Reaffirm the First) pinto Mar 2015 #41

No need for a new term. The word 'superstition' already exists. Yorktown Mar 2015 #42

This is not about replacing the word religion, it's about replacing the phrase cbayer Mar 2015 #46

IMHO, superstition freedom exactly depicts 'religious freedom' Yorktown Mar 2015 #50

Are you making the case that free speech should be curtailed? cbayer Mar 2015 #51

Freedom stops when you threaten others. Simple. Yorktown Mar 2015 #52

I'm not sure you answered my question. cbayer Mar 2015 #53

Telling children that non-believers are going to hell is threatening nobody Starboard Tack Mar 2015 #54

It's still abusive and sick phil89 Mar 2015 #60

I agree. Hopefully, these children will eventually think for themselves Starboard Tack Mar 2015 #61

How should religious freedom be curtailed? hrmjustin Mar 2015 #58

I like the term that MLK used: "Religious bigotry". stone space Mar 2015 #47

That works and is a much better description than "freedom" cbayer Mar 2015 #48

Religious fuckery AZ Mike Mar 2015 #55

I chose "Religious Discrimination" at first, but that smacked of martyrdom, so I changed my vote BlueCaliDem Mar 2015 #56

Religious entitlement. DetlefK Mar 2015 #57

No. Let's keep it like it is. It's perfect, just like that. AtheistCrusader Mar 2015 #59

Religious Exceptionalism? Maedhros Mar 2015 #62

I think they might eat that up, lol. cbayer Mar 2015 #63

Religion Misusage. nt Jamaal510 Mar 2015 #64