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Atheists & Agnostics

Curmudgeoness

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6. Amazing that saying "faith drives ISIS" is bigoted.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 07:44 PM

Mar 2016

That isn't even saying that "Muslims are all terrorist" or "Muslims are bad"...which IS bigoted. There are places on DU that I am not bothering with these days, and it for that very reason. I can't even handle it right now.

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So, it looks like pointing out that faith drives ISIS makes you a bigot in DU's eyes [View all] muriel_volestrangler Mar 2016 OP

I'm so sick of people here telling us that a belief system that encourages beating women Binkie The Clown Mar 2016 #1

That made me sick Cartoonist Mar 2016 #2

The silver lining is that in an ensuing conversation, they called someone else a bigot muriel_volestrangler Mar 2016 #3

You can't tell me you're entirely surprised by that, can you? trotsky Mar 2016 #4

The 1-6 vote dismayed me muriel_volestrangler Mar 2016 #5

agree.. mountain grammy Mar 2016 #9

In the past... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2016 #8

Amazing that saying "faith drives ISIS" is bigoted. Curmudgeoness Mar 2016 #6

I am sick to death... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2016 #7

+1 mountain grammy Mar 2016 #10

I have no problem with believers Major Nikon Mar 2016 #12

I live in Texas awoke_in_2003 Mar 2016 #13

I live in Tarrant county where you can't swing a dead cat without hitting a church Major Nikon Mar 2016 #15

We ought to get coffee some time awoke_in_2003 Mar 2016 #18

It's inevitably justified with obvious false equivalencies Major Nikon Mar 2016 #11

Political correctness. DetlefK Mar 2016 #14

this mindset is alive in the other forum edhopper Mar 2016 #16

Ah yes, one of the great apologists at work there. mr blur Mar 2016 #17