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cleanhippie

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1. To me, the answer seems to be that we need to get folks to keep their personal beliefs personal.

Reply to cbayer (Original post)

Thu Mar 28, 2013, 12:01 PM

Mar 2013

And that means everyone.

When religion is put forward as a force for good, as many liberal/progressive believers tend to do, it makes it difficult to dismiss the absurd claims of believers when their religion is put forward in support of a cause, such as "traditional" marriage.

We cannot have it both ways. We either do things because its the right thing to do, or we don't. YMMV.

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Religious Freedom, Meet Secularism: Your Best Ally [View all] cbayer Mar 2013 OP

To me, the answer seems to be that we need to get folks to keep their personal beliefs personal. cleanhippie Mar 2013 #1

I am asking you politely to leave me alone. cbayer Mar 2013 #4

Huh? cleanhippie Mar 2013 #5

Group SOP MADem Mar 2013 #7

I think you have our group confused with Religion. kentauros Mar 2013 #6

The Hedgehog Review, Fall 2010: Does Religious Pluralism Require Secularism? Jim__ Mar 2013 #2

Thanks Jim. I think the links between religion and secularism, as opposed to the cbayer Mar 2013 #3