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Originally Posted by Willravel
Freedom from religion: I (a citizen of the United States) can't be forced to take part in or believe in religion.
It's essentially allowing for the right of disbelief to be equal to the right to belief.
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Okay, that reframes my own view on this a bit. Thanks. Of course one shouldn't be force to believe something.
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Originally Posted by JumpinJesus
As an aside, I have to say I'm growing a little tired of Christians complaining about being the only group left in America that it's okay to persecute. Give me a fucking break.
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I know. That complaint should be the entitlement of white males in general....
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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