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RE: The terror of religion
February 13, 2012 at 8:32 am
What is disturbing is the way
in which it manifests itself that
results in her having to have an
escort to school for exercising her
fundamental right of self expression
free spech is for everyone not just for
those one agrees with : this is a perfect
example of what can happen when a view
or ideology becomes so common that it just
is a given that everyone thinks the same also
You know who she reminds me of : Rosa Parks
She may not end up being as famous but even so
A MIND IS LIKE A PARACHUTE : IT DOES NOT WORK UNLESS IT IS OPEN
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RE: The terror of religion
February 13, 2012 at 2:52 pm
(This post was last modified: February 13, 2012 at 2:53 pm by Cosmic Ape.)
Off base but, I've always thought 9/11 was religiously motivated. Conspiracy or not, it still insighted a kind of holy war pitting a new age Christian vs Muslim war of nations either way.
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RE: The terror of religion
February 13, 2012 at 2:54 pm
(This post was last modified: February 13, 2012 at 2:54 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Well, they definitely didn't shout "there is no god!" on their way to the cockpits.
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