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Old 05-11-2007   #10 (permalink)
JoshJ
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Default Re: Question about the forum rules- why is religion shielded?

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Originally Posted by ButteBlues View Post
That isn't bashing - that's making a statement based on information.

Bashing would be saying something stupid, like, "Gee - doesn't the Christian God come off as a huge dick? I mean he just murdered millions of people. Anyone who could have faith in such a God is a complete twat."
In reality, those two statements are basically saying the same thing. (One's more precise, but that's beside the point.) One shouldn't have to mince words to post- a true statement can be surrounded by 100 ad hominems and still be a true statement.
“There can be but little liberty on earth while men worship a tyrant in heaven.”- Robert Green Ingersoll
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