Nice Davis posted:

The "logic" there is that Christianity is a religion while Islam is a radical cult/political movement. See, e.g., this misspelled URL: http://thepatriotfactor.blogspot.com/p/islkam-is-not-religion.html

Eulogistics posted:

There was a thread in ask/tell by a guy who worked as an escort at a clinic and he specifically talked about a couple instances where regular protesters would show up as patients. He also had a link to some other site with lots of these anecdotes. I didn't see it on A/T, so I'm not sure where it's gotten to.

Scratch Monkey posted:

Tell that to the Cathars, Spanish Jews, Mormons, Quakers, etc...

Poizen Jam posted:

Better yet, go a step further and suggest that if this had not been the case, they'd probably would have grown up following a different religion- some European pagan tradition or perhaps Islam- and been just as bullheaded confident in that faith.

Almost every religious person I've ever talked to seems blissfully ignorant that their religion is culturally imposed. When its come up in debate, they say they're convinced they would have 'found' their true religion (invariably the one they currently follow) somehow. There's just some kind of mental block whereby they can't fathom that if they grew up in bum-gently caress nowhere Afghanistan they probably never would have been a Jew/Catholic/etc.

Nice Davis posted:

The "logic" there is that Christianity is a religion while Islam is a radical cult/political movement. See, e.g., this misspelled URL: http://thepatriotfactor.blogspot.com/p/islkam-is-not-religion.html

Vorpal Cat posted:

I love how this say's that no true religion would command its followers to kill in the name of god. Apparently they must have skipped over the entire old testament or they just argued that Christianity isn't a religion.

Twelve by Pies posted:

No but see that was the Old Testament and that doesn't apply anymore except for the Ten Commandments and the stuff about gays. Also all the people that God told the Israelites to kill were evil heathens therefore it was totally okay.

Rigged Death Trap posted:

Then explain the Crusades.
Because that poo poo isn't a defensive war.

at least not in sane land.

Rigged Death Trap posted:

Then explain the Crusades.
Because that poo poo isn't a defensive war.

at least not in sane land.

Nice Davis posted:

The "logic" there is that Christianity is a religion while Islam is a radical cult/political movement. See, e.g., this misspelled URL: http://thepatriotfactor.blogspot.com/p/islkam-is-not-religion.html

ratbert90 posted:

Go to a place of worship once or more per week in a organized fashion? Then it's a religion.

ratbert90 posted:

Go to a place of worship once or more per week in a organized fashion? Then it's a religion.

Twelve by Pies posted:

Ahem I think you'll find that Christianity is not a religion or a philosophy, it is a relationship.

Mitchicon posted:

But is it a sexy relationship?

nm posted:

Preparing for a bunch of smug from rightwingers who don't understand that a finding of reasonable doesn't mean "he did the right thing."

FCKGW posted:

I didn't know this trial was about gun control?

nm posted:

He's protecting his home by killing urban youth.
Just like in American History X. (Seriously, some people actually like the curb stomping scene)

Nice Davis posted:

That scene is why I refuse to watch that movie. I guess I'm just a liberal human being softie

Fulchrum posted:

To play devils advocate here, if I had grown up in Afghanistan, I would be a completely different person in every single way, with different cultural values, opinions, a different personality, a different sexuality, everything. So of course I would have chosen a different religion.

You're saying that culture helps shape a persons religion without also talking about how it shapes personality, and said personality can go on to define the religious path a person will take.

LP97S posted:

AA and the bar trivia is now religion (ironic, I know) are now religions according to this idea, it's a dumb idea.

quote:

A Suffolk County jury on Saturday night found a black man guilty of manslaughter for shooting of an unarmed white teenager outside the man’s house last year, ending a racially charged trial.

The jury began deliberating on Wednesday, and on Friday indicated that it was deadlocked and racked with discord. But late Saturday night, it delivered its verdict: The man, John H. White, 54, was guilty of the second-degree manslaughter charge that prosecutors had sought, and of criminal possession of a weapon. Mr. White was allowed to remain free until sentencing, when he will face a maximum term of 5 to 15 years in prison.
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James Chalifoux, said the trial did not hinge on race, but rather on the rash actions of a quick-tempered man who kept an arsenal in his house in preparation for such a situation. Mr. White admitted in court that he had not hunted in years and that the Beretta was unlicensed.

Instead of trying to calm the unarmed teenagers, or simply locking his doors and waiting for the police, Mr. White grabbed an unlicensed pistol and stormed out of his house to confront the teenagers, Mr. Chalifoux said.
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Mr. White said the shooting happened accidentally after he began turning to retreat and Daniel lunged at the gun. He testified that he told his wife to call 911.

Emron posted:

Nevvy Z posted:

This has to be a joke.

Look at that shirt that guys wearing. He totally tucks it in.

Emron posted:

Emron posted:

A Children's Treasury of Semi-Libertarian Weirdo poo poo:

Wikipedia: Economy of Anguilla posted:

Anguilla's economy fell with the fastest speed in the world due to the 2008 world financial crisis. Due to its small size and reliance on tourism and foreign direct investment, Anguilla is vulnerable to external economic conditions in the United States and Europe. Therefore, economic growth in Anguilla can be very volatile. A 3.3% increase in GDP is expected for 2012 following a period of rapid expansion (2004-2007) and contraction (2008-2010). Weak global demand for tourism and oil price volatility are downside risks to economic growth moving forward.[1]

Wikipedia: Anguilla posted:

In April 2011, faced with a mounting deficit, it introduced a 3% "Interim Stabilisation Levy", Anguilla's first form of income tax.[6]

Emron posted:

BatteredFeltFedora posted:

1996:
2013:
Spot the difference!