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1. almost 10 years ago on John Deering

   Does anyone recall Bhopal?

2. almost 10 years ago on Mike Luckovich

   How do you tell one all powerful, invisible entity from another? They all require Faith, Obedience and Intolerance.

3. almost 10 years ago on Clay Jones

   It’s a question of mutual respect. Treat other religions or non-believers as you wish to be treated. (I’m paraphrasing some book or other there). I enjoy pork, beef, bacon etc. But I haven’t set up a stand outside a synagogue or mosque. Some people object to the Koran being burnt, or the Prophet being drawn. Others object to Bibles being burnt, and Yazadi christian being murdered.Those atrocious actions are accepted, because those non-believers are deemed to be less that human, less worthy of life than the Chosen of another religion.Can’t we all just get along.

4. almost 10 years ago on John Deering

   There are indeed good and bad in every camp. However, not every camp is charged with investigating… or required to put their lives on the line.

5. almost 10 years ago on Non Sequitur

   How clearly worded was that law? It sounds like it could be used to justify virtually any prejudice.

   Would it allow atheists to bar Christians, Jews, or any religious group.

   Or was could another religion use it for their freedoms.

   Was Christianity given special treatment?

   Could racism be justified as a heartfelt belief, if the Klan chose to call themselves a religion, would they be recognised…. if not … why not?

6. almost 10 years ago on Non Sequitur

   Does the law say whose religious freedoms it is protecting, or who it is excluding. I genuinely don’t know. In any case it feels very dangerous to put on the books. If it’s vague it could be and eventually will be turned against others.Imagine the Klan had called themselves a religion and demanded their rights?

   I can imagine what Friedrich Nietzsche would have said.

7. almost 10 years ago on Rebecca Hendin

   As time goes on, and the effects become more severe. Their position will change. They will become against ‘wasteful’ gestures, and pretend they never denied the science.

8. almost 10 years ago on Views of the World

   Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

9. about 10 years ago on Mike Luckovich

   He has ventured into the Undiscovered Country. We’ll all make the voyage someday.

10. about 10 years ago on Mike Luckovich

    He lived long, and he prospered.