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Religious moderates enable religious extremists
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RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists
October 20, 2013 at 7:05 am
I am catching shit at another website from fellow atheists for making this same point. Christopher Hitchens called religion poison, and I agree. Sam Harris made the same point that liberals and moderates give cover to fundies by ignoring the dark side of religion. Dakwins has also called teaching kids religion as an absolute a form of child abuse.

But I get accused of seeking attention, yet they are the ones who are famous authors saying the same thing I am agreeing with. And the other stupid thing they are accusing me of is being dogmatic, even after I tell them this is NOT about human rights in a legal sense. If someone wants to go around claiming they are Napoleon, I will defend their right to claim it, but that does not mean the claim itself deserves taboo status.

I guess you have to be a certain class to have a voice.
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RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by DLJ - October 18, 2013 at 10:36 am
RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by DLJ - October 18, 2013 at 11:11 am
RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by DLJ - October 19, 2013 at 7:12 am
RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by DLJ - October 18, 2013 at 7:17 pm
RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by DLJ - October 19, 2013 at 12:07 pm
RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by DLJ - October 19, 2013 at 12:12 pm
RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by DLJ - October 19, 2013 at 12:23 pm
RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by DLJ - October 19, 2013 at 2:40 pm
RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by Brian37 - October 20, 2013 at 7:05 am
RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by DLJ - October 20, 2013 at 7:32 am
RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by DLJ - October 20, 2013 at 7:48 am
RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by DLJ - October 20, 2013 at 12:06 pm
RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by DLJ - October 20, 2013 at 11:22 am
RE: Religious moderates enable religious extremists - by DLJ - October 20, 2013 at 1:42 pm

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