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LGBT Civil Rights and Activism

ak1

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12. Not only

Reply to jimmie (Original post)

Sun May 27, 2012, 12:28 PM

May 2012

For me the the biggest issue for the UN should be, equality for humanity world wide period. One singular group of people under civil law with equal guarantees & protection, where the laws of a religious faith have no standing in civil code. Where man's laws support the Civil Liberties of each person & of society for the sake of humanity, not because of a passage in one of the religions holy books.

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Iran's persecution of gay community revealed [View all] jimmie May 2012 OP

Disgusting nt jimmie May 2012 #1

Revealed? The neocons have been pounding away at this same message for decades. leveymg May 2012 #2

Not at nearly the same level ProgressiveProfessor May 2012 #3

Right, but wrong. War and advocating war against a group of people is the ultimate persecution. leveymg May 2012 #4

When did Israel threaten war? jimmie May 2012 #5

Just last week. leveymg May 2012 #6

You're kidding , right? jimmie May 2012 #7

I kid you not. Israel effectively used nuclear blackmail to force U.S. arms shipments leveymg May 2012 #8

Oy vey jimmie May 2012 #9

You think they aren't blackmailing the U.S. again, this time over Iran's enrichment program? leveymg May 2012 #10

i guess youre right jimmie May 2012 #11

Not only ak1 May 2012 #12