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TheBlackAdder

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8. Open an atheist meeting house in town and we'll see who becomes the persecuted ones.

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Fri Nov 16, 2018, 09:39 PM

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All those churches in every town are proof of persecution [View all] MineralMan Nov 2018 OP

This seems relevant Ron Obvious Nov 2018 #1

Well, natch! MineralMan Nov 2018 #2

But it's not. Igel Nov 2018 #16

Look at that sharp point, poking into the Christian majority. MineralMan Nov 2018 #17

The music isn't secret Cartoonist Nov 2018 #3

... Major Nikon Nov 2018 #4

"What I heard...was a jingle jangle...of a thousand lost souls" Docreed2003 Nov 2018 #9

Did I miss a thread or comment saidsimplesimon Nov 2018 #5

You missed a lot of them Major Nikon Nov 2018 #10

Thanks for the heads up. saidsimplesimon Nov 2018 #13

Nope. I just wanted to introduce a different thing. MineralMan Nov 2018 #12

Holy cadookilas. cachukis Nov 2018 #6

And they're not even allowed to pay taxes on those places. n/t rzemanfl Nov 2018 #7

Open an atheist meeting house in town and we'll see who becomes the persecuted ones. TheBlackAdder Nov 2018 #8

A guy would have to have deep pockets to do that. MineralMan Nov 2018 #14

That's right. Atheists don't require constant affirmation and support of others to validate beliefs. TheBlackAdder Nov 2018 #18

Not only that, atheists really have no central theme to gather them together. MineralMan Nov 2018 #19

Bar yes. Don't forget add a roller disco :-D TheBlackAdder Nov 2018 #20

I don't know about the roller disco thing. MineralMan Nov 2018 #21

I created an atheistic religion for you marylandblue Nov 2018 #22

Way too complicated. All you need is one thing: MineralMan Nov 2018 #23

I spent years meditating alone in my man cave before an angel gave me this religion marylandblue Nov 2018 #24

I heard they eat the body of some zombie and drink blood packman Nov 2018 #11

It's all a mystery to me. MineralMan Nov 2018 #15

He's a lich. Iggo Nov 2018 #32

I am still looking for those posts on DU about Christians being persecuted in the US. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #25

Just swivel your chair and tap MM on the shoulder... ret5hd Nov 2018 #26

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #27

Multiple personalities ret5hd Nov 2018 #28

What if we are all aspects of the same personality? guillaumeb Nov 2018 #29

I would prescribe a double dose of haldol ret5hd Nov 2018 #30

Sound of laughing. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #31

... Major Nikon Nov 2018 #33

LOL @ gil trotsky Nov 2018 #35

Over and over Major Nikon Nov 2018 #40

That is not persecution. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #36

Please tell me how I just don't understand Major Nikon Nov 2018 #37

Again with the ad hominem. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #38

As expected you failed to back up your assertion when asked Major Nikon Nov 2018 #39

And we haven't even scratched the surface.. Permanut Nov 2018 #34

The real reason for the task force... Major Nikon Nov 2018 #41