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KRISTALLNACHT

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
I disagree. There are way too many examples of people exercising choice to conclude that those raised in a particular religion are unable to leave.
I'm seeing "unable" as a limitation of the individual,
rather than one posed by society / government.
I was raised in a Southern Baptist family. Faith was in the very fabric of the family, aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, parents.

Yet, in college I renounced the faith, and became an atheist. The fact that later in life I corrected that error is irrelevant to the point that I left the Faith for years.

My experience has been repeated thousands, perhaps millions of times, and many suffered dearly for their choice,
Many grow up with a faith, & it never even dawns on them to choose another.
And many might change, but have emotional & intellectual traits such that
they are limited in their choice, eg, switching from Baptist to Methodist, but
with atheism an impossibility.
 

sooda

Veteran Member
Yes, like how Trump demonizes immigrants. And the Christian right demonizes gays. And the police demonize black males. And our government demonizes Muslim "terrorists" (while ignoring our home-grown mass-murdering terrorists). And how political conservatives demonize "liberals". And how ...

Welcome to America, the land of demons.

Pretty ugly, IMO/
 

9-10ths_Penguin

1/10 Subway Stalinist
Premium Member
When it comes to American law, you really ought to. Your uninformed proclamations are truly sad.
What I find sad is someone who claims to be a cop arguing that the people he supposedly arrested over his career weren't criminals. You're so desperate to defend your corrupt president that you're happy to make yourself out to be a fool.

What is it you find so appealing about Trump that you'd be willing to do this to yourself?
 

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
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Let's avoid insulting each other, folks.
We don't want mods rapping knuckles.
 
Kristallnacht ... was a pogrom against Jews carried out by SA Paramilitary forces and civilians throughout Nazi Germany on 9-10 November 1938, The German authorities looked on without intervening. - Wikipedia

We seem to have become adept at looking on without intervening.
Is this a reaction to the impeachment proceedings and half the country looking on without intervening?

A few people were debating if this is a Christian nation. Years ago, I used to participate in debates on this forum and I always disputed that characterization.

Ironically, today, I would welcome it if the US became a Christian nation. Almost anything would be preferable to a Trump Nation.

At least Christians have some admirable values and principles they adhere to. Trump has none.
 
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