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longship

(40,416 posts)

14. Amen, my good friend.

Reply to cbayer (Reply #13)

Tue Feb 10, 2015, 12:26 PM

Feb 2015

"The absence of noise is not the absence of discussion."

Plus, a lot of noise is mostly meaningless. And personal attacks have no place in any rational discussion. They are the end of rational discussion.

Keep cool down there in Mexico, my good buddy. Thankfully heating oil here is really cheap this season and although the winter is cold, there is little snow here in the national forests of west Michigan. Life is grand.

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"Religious Freedom" what it IS and what it ISN'T [View all] Viva_Daddy Feb 2015 OP

Perfect description. Thanks on point Feb 2015 #1

great job! guillaumeb Feb 2015 #2

Are you suggesting that religious people should keep it in the closet? cbayer Feb 2015 #9

no I am not, but, speaking as a person of faith, guillaumeb Feb 2015 #19

I agree. Clearly drawn lines need to be in place. cbayer Feb 2015 #20

LAIICITE guillaumeb Feb 2015 #22

Thanks so much for the information. cbayer Feb 2015 #23

What about aspects of my religion that dictate how I act and behave. Igel Feb 2015 #3

As long as you keep it to yourself, I have no problem. longship Feb 2015 #4

But the person you are responding to is describing situations when he cbayer Feb 2015 #7

I understand the point. longship Feb 2015 #10

Yes, respect is what it is about. cbayer Feb 2015 #11

Harm is the measure. longship Feb 2015 #12

Agree, harm is the measure, though it is not always that clear. cbayer Feb 2015 #13

Amen, my good friend. longship Feb 2015 #14

I think your points are really worth noting. cbayer Feb 2015 #8

But free speech confers the right to say many kinds of things to people, whether or not they like it struggle4progress Feb 2015 #5

I think that's a good start, but it gets more complicated at the edges, cbayer Feb 2015 #6

There are some public displays of religion on public property that I view as benign. pinto Feb 2015 #16

They recently had the blessing of the fleet here, and it was wonderful. cbayer Feb 2015 #17

I tend toward benign inclusion, if that makes sense. And oppose any imposition. A line of sorts. pinto Feb 2015 #18

I like the concept of benign inclusion. cbayer Feb 2015 #21

+1. Agree, though your third point is somewhat vague, to me. I assume you mean teaching creationism, pinto Feb 2015 #15