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beam me up scottie

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8. "I am not okay with it."
Thu Apr 23, 2015, 04:19 PM
Apr 2015

"I'm not going to hide that."

Exactly, apologists don't want to address the damage done in the name of religion, so they malign atheists who speak out.

I think it's the duty of every liberal to speak up for minorities, not dismiss their anger.

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Sheesh, how many times have we heard skepticscott Apr 2015 #1
Just recently Lordquinton Apr 2015 #5
Ikr? It's like she reads DU. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #6
That accusation... awoke_in_2003 Apr 2015 #12
Angry? nil desperandum Apr 2015 #2
Charlie Hebdo is a good example of both. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #7
Same reason I smile when I say I'm a radical leftist. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #3
"I am not okay with it." beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #8
She sounds angry at god Capt. Obvious Apr 2015 #4
Thank you Capt. Obvious. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #9
And he had a special bug up his ass skepticscott Apr 2015 #10
And it's tragic that he let that meteorite wipe out the second ark. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #11
If they would keep their religion... awoke_in_2003 Apr 2015 #13
I used to be just an atheist. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #14
Yep awoke_in_2003 Apr 2015 #15
I've never wanted so desperately to become an ex-pat. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #18
You and me both... awoke_in_2003 Apr 2015 #19
And it's multiplied when people skepticscott Apr 2015 #16
Well they have their priorities. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #17
^^ THIS^^ Novara Apr 2015 #23
But but but...what about those billboards? progressoid Apr 2015 #20
Well someone has to feed their persecution complex. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #21
Poor oppressed christians... AlbertCat Apr 2015 #22
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