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erinlough

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26. I'm not saying you, nor do I care what you believe, but

Tue Feb 21, 2012, 07:41 PM

Feb 2012

people who attend these religious institutions support them with their money, their attendance, and their silence. Try taking your place of worship to even the smallest task. You will be told you don't understand, shamed that you don't have enough faith, told to be quiet. I don't have a problem with believers in whatever they choose to believe in, I have a problem with the religious institutions they participate in. I can say I have never found one (and I have tried many) I can tolerate for very long, but that could just be my problem. Belief in anything or nothing, as you have already said, is an individual's right and private choice, my problem is with the people who want to have everyone believe like them.

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The Elephant In Santorum's Theological Room: Religion = Make Believe [View all] stopbush Feb 2012 OP

made me think of this... handmade34 Feb 2012 #1

how could he ever sit down with foreign leaders IcyPeas Feb 2012 #2

82% of Americans believe in the existence of god Spider Jerusalem Feb 2012 #3

90% of Americans believed Saddam had WMD, based on what bush said. stopbush Feb 2012 #6

you have to start with the ignorance somewhere snooper2 Feb 2012 #7

everyone is entitled to feel the way they want about God and their roguevalley Feb 2012 #20

I'm not saying you, nor do I care what you believe, but erinlough Feb 2012 #26

and mine too. roguevalley Feb 2012 #28

"82% of Americans believe in the existence of god" - okay, define "god" Warren DeMontague Feb 2012 #23

A divine or supernatural, omnipotent, omniscient being, creator, etc. Spider Jerusalem Feb 2012 #24

my objection to the wording on those polls; and maybe I'm a grammar Nazi Warren DeMontague Feb 2012 #25

I'm waiting for one of these moderators to have the balls or ovaries to ask the age of planet Earth snooper2 Feb 2012 #4

I totally agree Politicalboi Feb 2012 #5

Fighting religion in urban communities FrodosPet Feb 2012 #22

holly man-made constructs appearing nowhere but our own imaginations. LanternWaste Feb 2012 #8

Myth, legend, and make believe zipplewrath Feb 2012 #9

You wrote: stopbush Feb 2012 #11

It gives us a sense of understanding zipplewrath Feb 2012 #31

Thank you for taking the time to express logic and clear thinking in your writing left on green only Feb 2012 #10

At some point, the science side is going to have to play rough izquierdista Feb 2012 #12

Humans are a minor species that like to tell themselves they're special. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2012 #13

Human arrogance is behind a lot of religion. Arugula Latte Feb 2012 #21

Somebody had to say it gratuitous Feb 2012 #14

An alternative view not receiving any attention (surprise!!) cbayer Feb 2012 #18

Well put RussBLib Feb 2012 #15

It is mathmatically impossible to build a progressive majority that does not include a lot of Douglas Carpenter Feb 2012 #16

Damn you!! guitar man Feb 2012 #17

Agreed. Just b/c the world was created by the music of the Ainur Noodleboy13 Feb 2012 #19

I just hope everyone can take a minute to appreciate the funny OriginalGeek Feb 2012 #27

It is not "make believe" to him or to other religious people just because it is to you. undeterred Feb 2012 #29

Just like belief in fairies and vampires isn't make believe to those who believe stopbush Feb 2012 #30

Pointing this out doesn't really give us a way to refute Santorum. undeterred Feb 2012 #36

"make believe" isn't subjective.... mike_c Feb 2012 #33

The very definition of faith is "belief not based on proof." Arugula Latte Feb 2012 #34

There's more "evidence" for the existence of Bigfoot, ghosts, ancient aliens than there is of God Hugabear Feb 2012 #35

hear HEAR! mike_c Feb 2012 #32