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Interfaith Group

pinto

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5. Interesting article. Hardly objective, imo, but a good read.

Reply to rug (Original post)

Sat Jun 1, 2013, 03:24 PM

Jun 2013

I like the cited Dworkin quote - “ The familiar stark divide between people of religion and without religion is too crude. Many millions of people who count themselves as atheists have convictions and experiences very like and just as profound as those that believers count as religious.”

And find the cited Hobson reference to 9/11 a little extraneous. Or too simplistic.

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Religious-secular divide narrower than believed: Marmur [View all] rug May 2013 OP

Why should I waste my time trying to talk to those who think I'm going to hell?? Manifestor_of_Light May 2013 #1

No one here is going to tell you you're going to hell. okasha May 2013 #3

I'm not talking about DU. I'm talking about real life. Manifestor_of_Light May 2013 #4

The article is clearly not talking about those people. cbayer Jun 2013 #6

There's no interfaith outreach where I live. Manifestor_of_Light Jun 2013 #8

I've heard you say that before and it's too bad. cbayer Jun 2013 #9

I think the closest UU to her is here in Houston. kentauros Jun 2013 #10

I went through there last month and it is beautiful. cbayer Jun 2013 #12

East Texas must be changing in places. kentauros Jun 2013 #13

We drove from Austin up to a small town called Hemphill near the LA border. cbayer Jun 2013 #14

I wonder what that preacher would have thought of Margaret Thatcher! kentauros Jun 2013 #15

I did not see the memorial but my sister in law has told me stories cbayer Jun 2013 #16

I'm sure the locals have no clue of politics outside of this country, kentauros Jun 2013 #17

I am so sorry to here that. hrmjustin Jun 2013 #11

Interesting article Rug, thanks for posting. nt Union Scribe May 2013 #2

Interesting article. Hardly objective, imo, but a good read. pinto Jun 2013 #5

Interesting times we live in. cbayer Jun 2013 #7