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In reply to the discussion: "goat-fucker", "Aladdin", "terrorist-sympathizer", "If you say Allahu Akbar, I'm gonna kill you" ... [View all]sinkingfeeling
(51,457 posts)17. When I was a kid and attended church regularly, I was taught
"to walk a mile in his shoes". To treat all of God's creatures with equal respect and dignity. My school taught "all men are created equal" and our country was the melting pot of the world based on personal freedom.
Today, a large number of churches preach hate the other. They have their believers 'testify' to their beliefs within their workplaces and communities. Schools don't seem to be able to overcome that when textbooks no longer give pages to others' cultures or religions.
We have become a country of hate, bullying, and fear.
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DetlefK
Aug 2016
OP
You offer the word of a man who murdered 50 people as if that word was bond and you
Bluenorthwest
Aug 2016
#11
And so? By the logic you present, every 'house of worship' that denigrates LGBT, every
Bluenorthwest
Aug 2016
#19
"I don't think the poster is trying to mitigate or justify his actions."
cannabis_flower
Aug 2016
#20
And now the name calling begins. Instead of calling me names why don't you tell me
Bluenorthwest
Aug 2016
#28
Oh I see they are still pushing that deflection. I also note that these posters can not
Bluenorthwest
Aug 2016
#33
We talk about the Rs looking at things simplistically and wanting B&W answers,
Dark n Stormy Knight
Aug 2016
#29
Do some research. Forgiveness is for the person forgiving. The forgiven one doesn't have to know.
Bernardo de La Paz
Aug 2016
#25
Only part of the country is of hate, bullying, and fear. Sprinkled throughout and concentrated in
Bernardo de La Paz
Aug 2016
#26
If you respond to insults with violence, there is something wrong with you and not one who insulted
Taitertots
Aug 2016
#21
If there is something wrong with someone, then they have a problem. Perhaps an illness
Dark n Stormy Knight
Aug 2016
#30