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marylandblue

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12. No, I didn't think he would

Reply to Mariana (Reply #11)

Sat Dec 8, 2018, 12:27 AM

Dec 2018

But it is a real life example of the harm that faith can do, and I wonder what his thoughts are about that. We have never had a President so grossly unfit and dangerous. Yet faith allows these people to vote for him in good conscious solely because their god says controlling women's bodies is more important. Seems like that should bother Gil at least a little bit.

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What is the proper role of religion in public life in the US? [View all] guillaumeb Dec 2018 OP

People will and should vote based on their own best judgment. MineralMan Dec 2018 #1

what do yopu mean by edhopper Dec 2018 #2

Both. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #3

It plays no role in how I vote. MineralMan Dec 2018 #4

Understood. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #5

What role does it play in how you vote? MineralMan Dec 2018 #6

It played a role for quite a few of our friends guillaumeb Dec 2018 #7

and do you suggest to them that maybe they shouldn't base their vote on a single issue? marylandblue Dec 2018 #8

2 of them were quite firm that it was the deciding issue. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #9

Hence one of the problems with faith marylandblue Dec 2018 #10

So, based on that opinion, you did not try to change their minds? MineralMan Dec 2018 #14

Outside of special places, I do not generally discuss politics. eom guillaumeb Dec 2018 #15

I see. You're politically active MineralMan Dec 2018 #17

Funny. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #18

Would Gil try very hard to persuade his friends of that? Mariana Dec 2018 #11

No, I didn't think he would marylandblue Dec 2018 #12

Well, since you don't appear to have a strong position MineralMan Dec 2018 #13

My view is that it is for women to decide. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #16

You said you were both pro-choice and pro-life marylandblue Dec 2018 #19

We disagree. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #20

We disagree on what? That it's confusing? Or that you are taking a centrist position on one issue? marylandblue Dec 2018 #21