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Major Nikon

(36,900 posts)
57. And yet still better than the zero examples you've provided
Tue Oct 23, 2018, 08:28 PM
Oct 2018

Please continue. I love it when you make a spectacle out of yourself.

Putin uses religion for political purposes. saidsimplesimon Oct 2018 #1
Many politicians in many countries use religion as a tool. guillaumeb Oct 2018 #2
In the long run, it's won more arguments than anything else marylandblue Oct 2018 #3
The article suggests that Russians are coming back to religion. guillaumeb Oct 2018 #4
Maybe so, but your one sentence comment in the OP didn't say that marylandblue Oct 2018 #35
Understood. eom guillaumeb Oct 2018 #38
Why do you specify 'Greek' Orthodox? sprinkleeninow Oct 2018 #5
Sorry, thanks for the correction Russian Orthodox saidsimplesimon Oct 2018 #6
Thanx for that. We communicated at an Orthodox Church of the Greek Jurisdiction. sprinkleeninow Oct 2018 #16
Perhaps confusion about the fact that Russian Orthodox Christians guillaumeb Oct 2018 #7
😘 sprinkleeninow Oct 2018 #15
Both are Eastern Orthodox Major Nikon Oct 2018 #46
There are numerous types. guillaumeb Oct 2018 #50
Kinda funny how you claim "numerous types" yet can't name one example Major Nikon Oct 2018 #51
Is "Google" missing from your computer? guillaumeb Oct 2018 #53
The best part about you not having an answer is the waffling Major Nikon Oct 2018 #55
Much better. guillaumeb Oct 2018 #56
And yet still better than the zero examples you've provided Major Nikon Oct 2018 #57
The gif(t)s are better. Especially the penguin. guillaumeb Oct 2018 #58
Still no example Major Nikon Oct 2018 #60
Are you aware that Russia is now a fascist state Voltaire2 Oct 2018 #8
Putin is a dictator, as was Lenin and Stalin. guillaumeb Oct 2018 #9
An explicitly homophobic and misogynistic Voltaire2 Oct 2018 #10
Not to mention edhopper Oct 2018 #11
Your framing and motivation are understood. guillaumeb Oct 2018 #12
Whatever. Voltaire2 Oct 2018 #13
Your insight never ceases to amaze many. guillaumeb Oct 2018 #21
But you have no problem edhopper Oct 2018 #14
Faith Trumps Everything Else, See? MineralMan Oct 2018 #17
And just pointing that out edhopper Oct 2018 #18
'Tis a puzzlement. MineralMan Oct 2018 #19
And the intolerance for people of faith guillaumeb Oct 2018 #26
Do you see any one here edhopper Oct 2018 #27
So we agree that intolerance is bad. guillaumeb Oct 2018 #48
Yes edhopper Oct 2018 #54
Why don't you start with telling me how this works Major Nikon Oct 2018 #45
Only the obvious examples guillaumeb Oct 2018 #49
Both of which were ruled by totalitarians who also persecuted groups for non-religious reasons Major Nikon Oct 2018 #52
And what led you to this conclusion? guillaumeb Oct 2018 #23
your posts praise the return of this religion to Russia edhopper Oct 2018 #24
So because I did not write a 10,000 word treatise, guillaumeb Oct 2018 #25
How aboput one single sentence edhopper Oct 2018 #28
I wrote: guillaumeb Oct 2018 #29
No edhopper Oct 2018 #30
Again, you are engaging in whataboutism guillaumeb Oct 2018 #31
I am specifically talking about the ROC in Russia edhopper Oct 2018 #32
The post was about the resurgence of faith in a country guillaumeb Oct 2018 #33
You really don't understand whataboutism edhopper Oct 2018 #34
So do you think it's good the ROC is coming back or not? marylandblue Oct 2018 #39
His latest tactic is to call everything whataboutism Major Nikon Oct 2018 #37
The funny thing about that edhopper Oct 2018 #43
You just don't understand Major Nikon Oct 2018 #44
As is your attempt at diversion from the point. MineralMan Oct 2018 #20
Do you mean Voltaire's attempted diversion from my post? guillaumeb Oct 2018 #22
When child rape isn't an obstacle to the promotion of the RCC... Major Nikon Oct 2018 #36
More diversion. guillaumeb Oct 2018 #40
So you make a claim of diversion, and then proceed to divert Major Nikon Oct 2018 #41
No, my question relates to the actual post. guillaumeb Oct 2018 #47
Your question had nothing to do with my post Major Nikon Oct 2018 #59
Tu Quoque... MineralMan Oct 2018 #42
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