Good Old Neon

Really, I would say quite the opposite

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Would it be morally defensible for food producers to stop producing food, or only produce food for a certain segment of the population? How about water

Well, that certainly seems arbitrary. Death by another human, bad

Do we have the right to not be killed by curable diseases, when the cure to that disease exists, but a person does not have access to it? Nineteen thousand plus people die every year due to a lack of health insurance

Now there's a suprise.

It won

Well, gee, Jules, so far, by my count, your post count in this thread is higher than mine, can we consider it hijacked by your own bad self?

Awesome, I appreciate your consistency.

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Gee, what

Well, we certainly are bringing our

Why not extend that philosophy to national defense

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Hey, that's not a bad idea. M. Christine - feel free to cancel my account. Analogman - I wish you well in everything you do - sincerely - oh, and you as well Atticus - I will respond to your very thoughtful pm shortly. To those I have offended - my apologies. Over and out.....

Understood the point, thank you. This thesis, did you even like, once, use someone else

No, that was not my intent. Given you have chosen to not take my word, and in doing so, implied that I am a liar, what is the point of continuing with this line of discussion? Nothing I say will be taken at face value.

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You are intentionally misinterpreting what I said.

Are you suggesting that certain passages in the bible are not, in fact, intolerant?

Yes, El, you are correct, in general, I think I

It has nothing to do with interpretation, some parts are downright intolerant. But one example: "If we apply sola scriptura to slavery, I'm afraid the abolitionists are on relatively weak ground. Nowhere is slavery in the Bible lambasted as an oppressive and evil institution: Vaughn Roste, United Church of Canada staff. Overview: The quotation by Jefferson Davis, listed above, reflected the beliefs of many Americans in the 19th century. Slavery was seen as having been "sanctioned in the Bible." They argued that: Biblical passages recognized, controlled, and regulated the practice. T

The bible, itself, is, in many ways, intolerant.

Because its use is meant to be hateful

If you choose to believe something that has no basis in fact, I have the right to question that belief. Religious belief is, in now way, in my opinion, equitable with race, sex or sexual preference