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LTRS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-05 10:20 PM Original message |
Want to marginalize religious nut jobs? |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-05 10:22 PM Response to Original message |
1. How about reminding folks that the "pro-life" movement wants to |
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LTRS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-05 10:28 PM Original message |
Exactly! |
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DemBones DemBones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 12:06 AM Response to Reply #1 |
12. That's inaccurate. SOME in the pro-life movement would |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 02:08 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Most National "Pro-Life" organizations DON'T REGARD the pill as |
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DemBones DemBones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 05:08 AM Response to Reply #14 |
41. I don't think that most pro-lifers believe that birth control pills are |
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FizzFuzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 09:17 AM Response to Reply #41 |
63. abortion and adultery are good |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 02:18 AM Response to Reply #12 |
20. Part of the solution |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 02:22 AM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Actually, the catholic church doesn't give a damn whether contraception |
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DemBones DemBones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 05:23 AM Response to Reply #22 |
46. You are completely wrong about that. The Catholic Church teaches that |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 05:28 AM Response to Reply #46 |
48. Okay. What about masturbation? Sex within marriage with birth control? |
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DemBones DemBones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 05:58 AM Response to Reply #48 |
50. Catholic teaching that sex is a great good between marriage partners |
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FizzFuzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 08:46 AM Response to Reply #46 |
61. Heard about the paraplegic that the Catholic Church is refusing to marry? |
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DemBones DemBones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 05:38 AM Response to Reply #20 |
49. You seem to want to speak for me. I understand |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 11:05 AM Response to Reply #49 |
68. Ah, splitting hairs again |
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Clark2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-05 03:49 AM Response to Reply #68 |
76. You seem to want to piss on a religion because of what its |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-05 02:46 PM Response to Reply #76 |
77. Nonsense |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 04:58 AM Response to Reply #12 |
37. Oh... and I STRONGLY SUSPECT that the "National Right To Life Committee" |
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DemBones DemBones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 06:07 AM Response to Reply #37 |
51. As H.L. Mencken used to reply to his critics: |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 06:30 AM Response to Reply #12 |
53. DemBones, this shit's not about making abortion rare |
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Coastie for Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 08:18 AM Response to Reply #12 |
58. I am a pro-life leftie |
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LTRS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 10:44 AM Response to Reply #58 |
67. Would it be rude of me to point out that.... |
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Coastie for Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 11:15 AM Response to Reply #67 |
69. Not at all |
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NAO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-05 10:28 PM Response to Original message |
2. Bringing Freethought back into National Discourse key to re-Enlightenment |
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LTRS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-05 10:31 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. No, I don't think we can win by attacking Christianity |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 02:16 AM Response to Reply #3 |
18. Right. The Pat Robertson crowd can rewrite science textbooks |
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funflower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 04:00 AM Response to Reply #3 |
33. The key is to find issues that separate the extremists from |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-05 11:03 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. This is exactly the wrong idea |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 02:11 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. Yes, because thinking for one's self |
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LTRS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 02:15 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. No, but this stuff from his post.... |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 02:19 AM Response to Reply #17 |
21. I would like what you call "mainstream christianity" to step up to the |
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LTRS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 02:26 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. You can shout them from the rooftops if you want |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 02:33 AM Response to Reply #23 |
26. Yes, crazy, whackjob me, I think the Earth is really 4.5 billion years old |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 02:42 AM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Deleted message |
Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 03:16 AM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Thank you, thread monitor. Well, I'm wondering just what it will take |
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LTRS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 05:05 AM Response to Reply #30 |
39. How many times do I have to repeat myself |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 07:38 AM Response to Reply #30 |
55. You're missing several points here... |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 03:23 AM Response to Reply #17 |
31. I agree.....no need to alienate. |
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funflower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 03:55 AM Response to Reply #2 |
32. Interesting and informative post, but |
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Comrade Kangaroo (6 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-05 10:33 PM Response to Original message |
4. What would Jesus do? |
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LTRS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-05 10:37 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. I can't picture Jesus kicking anyone in the nuts... |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-05 11:06 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. Use it to your advantage... |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-05 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
6. Above all, use the word "unchristian" frequently |
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LTRS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-05 10:47 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Great word -- perfect! |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-05 11:01 PM Response to Original message |
8. Nominated for the Greatest Page |
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understandinglife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 12:00 AM Response to Original message |
11. Just ask them how 'christian' this is: |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 02:27 AM Response to Reply #11 |
24. Yeah, you'll be arguing with a brick wall. |
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LTRS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 02:33 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. You miss the point completely |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 02:37 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Again, that's the job of mainstream christians... wherever they are. |
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LTRS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 02:43 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. No one said it was the job of atheists |
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FizzFuzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 09:42 AM Response to Reply #29 |
65. I sure wish the pastors of the normal Christian churches would GET BUSY |
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understandinglife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 08:43 PM Response to Reply #25 |
72. PRECISELY. Thank you. |
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KaliTracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 12:19 AM Response to Original message |
13. it's hard to talk to those on the edge.... but |
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oxbow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 02:12 AM Response to Original message |
16. "I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians...." |
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TheGunslinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 02:16 AM Response to Original message |
19. Call them what they are: religious extremists and radical clerics |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 04:24 AM Response to Original message |
34. Want to marginalize fundamentalist extremists? Apply CRITICAL THINKING |
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LTRS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 04:42 AM Response to Reply #34 |
36. So telling all people who believe in God |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 05:00 AM Response to Reply #36 |
38. All I said was to apply critical thinking to their assertions. The same |
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LTRS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 05:10 AM Response to Reply #38 |
42. There is plenty of evidence that Jesus existed |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 05:25 AM Response to Reply #42 |
47. Yawn. |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 07:52 AM Response to Reply #47 |
56. Secular Voters |
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LTRS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 10:38 AM Response to Reply #47 |
66. Not proseltyzing at all |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 05:38 PM Response to Reply #66 |
71. I don't mean to sound intolerant- really, I don't. |
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NMMNG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 04:27 AM Response to Original message |
35. Kick |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 05:08 AM Response to Original message |
40. No, I want them lobotomized. |
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LTRS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 05:11 AM Response to Reply #40 |
43. That could work too! |
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NMMNG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-05 02:13 AM Response to Reply #40 |
74. You can't remove the nonexistent |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-05 03:24 AM Response to Reply #74 |
75. I was waiting for you show up. |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 05:11 AM Response to Original message |
44. if christian extremists can dish it out -- then they can take it. |
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LTRS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 05:17 AM Response to Reply #44 |
45. I'm actually talking about what dem politicians should say |
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pgh_dem (584 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 08:59 AM Response to Reply #45 |
62. My impression of a impeachdubya's point |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 09:28 AM Response to Reply #45 |
64. that's what i mean by ''the game''. |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 06:23 AM Response to Original message |
52. One more thing |
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CTLawGuy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 07:28 AM Response to Original message |
54. I completely agree with your statement |
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Jawja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 07:56 AM Response to Original message |
57. I'm for the use of |
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hootinholler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 08:34 AM Response to Original message |
59. Don't forget to add you're not speaking of good Christians, just the |
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Coastie for Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 08:36 AM Response to Original message |
60. The religious right |
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Joanne98 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
70. "The Flat-Earth Society" works better. They hate that one. |
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Mr_Spock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
73. I do this every day - everybody MUST do this as a resposibility to country |
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