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Quote: terapined

If he was a Muslim, conservative media would be screaming terrorist
To me, a terrorist can come from any religion

I disagree with the first part, Islam seems a protected class, AFAICT?

Agree on the second part, religion seems so intertwined with violence, but maniacs have to get their ideas from somewhere. Might as well blame god, otherwise the voices in their heads would mean they are crazy.

Consider the possibility, that is wasn't a Russian troll farm of 13 Ruskies that swayed the election. https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-03-21/it-wasnt-russia-it-was-obama-based-social-media-mining-beat-hillary

Quote: SOOPOO

I'm conservative. I'll say it. White Christian Terrorist.

Xtionity has a long record of terrorism.
Who else burned women at the stake
besides Xtions. Look at the KKK, they
were solidly Xtion, they even burn
crosses.

"Modern Klan groups are careful to refer to their ritual as "cross lighting" rather than cross-burning and insist that their fires symbolize faith in Christ."

Burning crosses was originally a terrorist
tactic to intimidate minorities, Catholics,
and immigrants.

I get accused of being conservative. I won't say it. Terrorism is a word, and as such, has a definition. In this case, it's "using violence for a political aim". As motives are as of yet unclear by any and every statement I've read, it is a falsehood claim it was politically motivated and thus cannot be called "terrorism".

Pedantry, pedantry everywhere...

Quote: petroglyph

I disagree with the first part, Islam seems a protected class, AFAICT?

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Protected class?
how?
The few Muslims that I have met worked at a hospital where I had major surgery last year
I hear lots of Muslims work in the medical field here in the USA.
I think that's wonderful, working in a field that helps people directly
I treat all Muslims the same, as an individual that happens to belong to a religion
No different in my eyes from say Christian, Jew, Hindu ect
They are all individuals in my eyes

Quote: terapined

Protected class?
how?
The few Muslims that I have met worked at a hospital where I had major surgery last year
I hear lots of Muslims work in the medical field here in the USA.
I think that's wonderful, working in a field that helps people directly
I treat all Muslims the same, as an individual that happens to belong to a religion
No different in my eyes from say Christian, Jew, Hindu ect
They are all individuals in my eyes

And yet you openly admit parking outside the church of Scientology to harass. You are just picking favorites.

Quote: petroglyph

And yet you openly admit parking outside the church of Scientology to harass. You are just picking favorites.

I don't consider scientology a religion
Its a cult

Quote: terapined

I don't consider scientology a religion
Its a cult

Sorry, Ed. I think you have to own that one.

Scientology is as much a religion as any other. There's no line to be drawn between it and any religion. It's a set of practices and tenets based on faith, followed by a certain number of people.

It doesn't matter what you think of it from outside it. The same has been said about Mormons, Jews, Christians as a whole, Baptists, Catholics, Muslims, Buddhists, druids, wiccans, Branch Davidians, and Jonestown.

Quote: terapined

I don't consider scientology a religion
Its a cult

They're all cults. The Abrahamic religions have killed millions of people, Scientologists not so many.

The religions that have killed millions get your approval? Any thoughts on the Xtion wars against each other, such as in Ireland? Thoughts on the continuous blood letting of Sunni versus Shia?

You approve of a religion that stones women to death for not wearing enough Burka or for not being with a male member of their family?

What does Scientology do that raises your ire?

Quote: terapined

I don't consider scientology a religion
Its a cult

Actually it's a scam.

But I repeat what you said.