Atheists target gays? As a group?
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Atheists target gays? As a group?
All i know is that Richard Dawkins clubs baby seals .
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"Homo" is considered a slur in the States just so you know.
i withdraw the name i gave and suggest a new one---gayland .
Rest easy, cos that just isn't going to happen . If the Muslim population increases in Europe there is no reason why there would be more radicals, in fact the next generations would just become more European.
while i fear my predictions will come true , i hope i am proved wrong and it is you who is proved correct .
Give me a break. Thinking a gay country would be called Homostan is not offensive. We call ourselves "homosexuals", as well as a lot of other vulgar names at times.
In fact, if there was ever a real gay country, it would probably be named something much, much worse.
It would probably be called the United Dicks of Amenica. Something like that.
In fact, if there was ever a real gay country, it would probably be named something much, much worse.
It would probably be called the United Dicks of Amenica. Something like that.
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Give me a break. Thinking a gay country would be called Homostan is not offensive. We call ourselves "homosexuals", as well as a lot of other vulgar names at times.
In fact, if there was ever a real gay country, it would probably be named something much, much worse.
It would probably be called the United Dicks of Amenica. Something like that.
In fact, if there was ever a real gay country, it would probably be named something much, much worse.
It would probably be called the United Dicks of Amenica. Something like that.
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***wonders if 'Amenica' was a typo. If not, it might be funnier than I'd originally thought.
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fifty years down the line if we are both alive we will have known the answer .
while i fear my predictions will come true , i hope i am proved wrong and it is you who is proved correct .
while i fear my predictions will come true , i hope i am proved wrong and it is you who is proved correct .
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***wonders if 'Amenica' was a typo. If not, it might be funnier than I'd originally thought.
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Give me a break. Thinking a gay country would be called Homostan is not offensive. We call ourselves "homosexuals", as well as a lot of other vulgar names at times.
There are some really sad, bigoted comments from Ashdoc in this thread - and some silly ones. Why on earth would someone want to rename London Londonstan???
In 1999 there was an Australian Christian missionary and his two sons attacked by a group of about 50 people in India - their car was set alight and the mob prevented them from escaping. The three of them were burnt alive - the children being 10 & 6. Does this act by Hindu hardliners represent the thoughts of all Hindus - just like Ashdoc seems to claim that the actions of radical Muslims represent all Muslims?
Do the actions of Catholic priest around the world and their treatment of children represent the beliefs of all Catholics?
We had a hostage situation in Sydney about a month ago where two people were killed. It was carried out by someone claiming to represent ISIS. After this event a memorial was set up where people could leave flowers and pay their respects. The number of Muslim Australians that visited that memorial when I was there was amazing - and they were there because they felt, like non-Muslim Australians, that this was an attack on their city and it certainly didn't represent their religion.
The world has a problem with criminals claiming that they are acting on behalf of a religion - it doesn't have a problem with Muslims. Go to Malaysia, a Muslim country, at Christmas sometime to see all of the Muslim families taking photos of their children in front of Christmas trees. That is what truly represents the vast majority of people who follow that religion.
In 1999 there was an Australian Christian missionary and his two sons attacked by a group of about 50 people in India - their car was set alight and the mob prevented them from escaping. The three of them were burnt alive - the children being 10 & 6. Does this act by Hindu hardliners represent the thoughts of all Hindus - just like Ashdoc seems to claim that the actions of radical Muslims represent all Muslims?
Do the actions of Catholic priest around the world and their treatment of children represent the beliefs of all Catholics?
We had a hostage situation in Sydney about a month ago where two people were killed. It was carried out by someone claiming to represent ISIS. After this event a memorial was set up where people could leave flowers and pay their respects. The number of Muslim Australians that visited that memorial when I was there was amazing - and they were there because they felt, like non-Muslim Australians, that this was an attack on their city and it certainly didn't represent their religion.
The world has a problem with criminals claiming that they are acting on behalf of a religion - it doesn't have a problem with Muslims. Go to Malaysia, a Muslim country, at Christmas sometime to see all of the Muslim families taking photos of their children in front of Christmas trees. That is what truly represents the vast majority of people who follow that religion.
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An appellation accepted within a group can still be considered offensive when used by outsiders.
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I think Ashdoc is probably much more exposed to (semi-)radical Islam than most of us here and therefore has more biased and extreme views on the matter because of his personal experiences with the religion.
I'm going to be very honest here. I'd probably be the exact same way if I lived in a country where a large part of the population (the Islamic part) wants to impose their religious values and habits on the more secular part of society, for instance when it comes to women's rights (which Ashdoc referred to), rights for LGBTs, etc.
I don't agree with what he's saying, but I think it's important to understand his views through his perspective.
I'm going to be very honest here. I'd probably be the exact same way if I lived in a country where a large part of the population (the Islamic part) wants to impose their religious values and habits on the more secular part of society, for instance when it comes to women's rights (which Ashdoc referred to), rights for LGBTs, etc.
I don't agree with what he's saying, but I think it's important to understand his views through his perspective.
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I think Ashdoc is probably much more exposed to (semi-)radical Islam than most of us here and therefore has more biased and extreme views on the matter because of his personal experiences with the religion.
I'm going to be very honest here. I'd probably be the exact same way if I lived in a country where a large part of the population (the Islamic part) wants to impose their religious values and habits on the more secular part of society, for instance when it comes to women's rights (which Ashdoc referred to), rights for LGBTs, etc.
I don't agree with what he's saying, but I think it's important to understand his views through his perspective.
I'm going to be very honest here. I'd probably be the exact same way if I lived in a country where a large part of the population (the Islamic part) wants to impose their religious values and habits on the more secular part of society, for instance when it comes to women's rights (which Ashdoc referred to), rights for LGBTs, etc.
I don't agree with what he's saying, but I think it's important to understand his views through his perspective.
dead accurate !!
muslims divided my country ( India ) and created pakistan in the midst of the most horrific massacres---probably a million died . that pakistan ( a creation of indian muslims ) does not have normal relations with India , but is in perpetual hostility with India .
Indian muslims have been suspected to co operate with pakistan whenever it mounts a terrorist attack on India .
muslims refuse to accept modern secular laws in respect to marriage and insist on maintaining their right to polygamy at a time when other religions in India have accepted modern secular laws . they even forced the government to reverse the court judgement giving muslim women equal rights .
I could go on and on....
Well, maybe muslims from India aren't the same then muslims from Québec, but I have had some very deep philosophical discusions with muslims that were very intelligent and that even though they believed in allah were also saying that religion is something private and that it goes with personnal belief not in politics. Reason and logic is something that can be possible even for religious people (think of Saint-Augustin, Averroès, Avicenne, etc.)
Also, I'd like to give an exemple of a beautiful text that talks about the problems and propose some solutions to islam (it's written in french so I know that 95% of the members won't be able to read it, but I know that Cobpyth and maybe some others speak french so I wanted to share) http://quebec.huffingtonpost.ca/abde...b_5991640.html
Also, I'd like to give an exemple of a beautiful text that talks about the problems and propose some solutions to islam (it's written in french so I know that 95% of the members won't be able to read it, but I know that Cobpyth and maybe some others speak french so I wanted to share) http://quebec.huffingtonpost.ca/abde...b_5991640.html
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Give me a break. Thinking a gay country would be called Homostan is not offensive. We call ourselves "homosexuals", as well as a lot of other vulgar names at times.
In fact, if there was ever a real gay country, it would probably be named something much, much worse.
It would probably be called the United Dicks of Amenica. Something like that.
In fact, if there was ever a real gay country, it would probably be named something much, much worse.
It would probably be called the United Dicks of Amenica. Something like that.
When events like what has happened in France take place, and it will happen again somewhere, it forces people to look closely at our own feelings, prejudices, and laws - to re-examine our cultural ideals and values, something that closed societies, autocratic and dictatorial systems abhor. The first thing to go in these type of societies is the printing press and comedians.
Je Suis Charlie!
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I used to read another French satirical newspaper when I lived in France in the mid 70s - the near 100 year old Le Canard Enchaîné which I think has more investigative journalism than Charlie Hebdo? anyway at the time Franco was in his death throes, so Spain was on the cusp of change and Pinochet was well into the swing of his regime of torture and murder, in reading about these world events in Le Canard, it was instrumental in awakening my interest in world politics which has lasted all this time.
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