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In reply to the discussion: Wow! Religious privilege runs strong in GD. [View all]Lordquinton
(7,886 posts)30. Your viewpoint is offencive
If starting prayers in a general discussion forum isn't aggressively promoting their religion, than what is?
Plus it's a huge strawman, equating an atheist saying "Hey I'm here, and what you're doing actually offends people" to pretty much anything a church does, as they can't breathe without thanking god that he made it possible.
in other words, check your privilege.
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They don't claim they're immoral assholes, they say we are "vermin" instead...
truebrit71
Apr 2015
#17
"some militant nonbelievers use any entry to attack and trash believers."
beam me up scottie
Apr 2015
#20
"but there are a lot of other people reading who think you're full of it."
beam me up scottie
Apr 2015
#26
well you post here and we are all vermin so you must have been blocked
Warren Stupidity
Apr 2015
#44
"We don't actually like insults over there, even if it's our own people starting it."
Rob H.
Apr 2015
#47
There's an ongoing form of hostility between a couple well-defined camps, yes.
AtheistCrusader
Apr 2015
#51
So are you just trying to see if we are even remotely as intolerant as
Warren Stupidity
Apr 2015
#21
"I read it as "some militant nonbelievers use any entry to attack and trash believers."
amuse bouche
May 2015
#55
I find any aggressive promotion of religious, or nonreligious, belief offensive.
AlbertCat
Apr 2015
#48
Yeah, but I hear that the UberHost over there will ban *anybody*, just for existing.
mr blur
Apr 2015
#46
Well it is the season for all politicians to dry hump Jesus for votes.
beam me up scottie
Apr 2015
#12
There are quite a few who complain that believers are persecuted on DU.
beam me up scottie
Apr 2015
#14
This thread certainly turned into a perfect example of proving its own point.
MindPilot
Apr 2015
#41