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Permalink Reply by Heather Spoonheim on June 1, 2011 at 5:05pm

Fighting hate speech with hate speech is like a 'war on terror'.  :D

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Permalink Reply by AntiChristianLeague on June 2, 2011 at 11:35am

;)

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Permalink Reply by oneinfinity on June 2, 2011 at 3:09pm

I meant it in the nicest possible way!

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Permalink Reply by AntiChristianLeague on June 2, 2011 at 3:32pm

I know. :) And I certainly wasn't upset in any way about your comment. I am sometimes guilty of allowing my emotions too much control over my words. Sorry if I offended you in any way.

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Permalink Reply by oneinfinity on June 2, 2011 at 4:56pm

oh i meant that as a jokey reply to heather, I don't even know how you think that you may offended me! I hope these idiots get brought down, and brought down hard! And I thought that because this involves hate speech and civil rights issues with GLBT community that the ACLU might be able to give some help if they're not already working on it.

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Permalink Reply by Heather Spoonheim on June 2, 2011 at 8:30pm

@oneinfinity - Yeah, I know what you mean.  Somehow I don't see you as the type to lead a crazed mob.  If there were such a thing as a rational mob then perhaps, but I won't hold my breath.

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Permalink Reply by Brian Wood on June 2, 2011 at 5:13am

Suicide has been considered quite honorable in other cultures--the Romans spring to mind.  A Brit caught cheating at cards was expected to do the honorable thing--shoot himself through the brain.  By what right does a government tell me, a an elderly fellow with sound mind and body, what I can or cannot do with my own life?

 

Sounds like religio-tards trying to keep getting my money (were I a religio-tard).

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Permalink Reply by Albert Bakker on June 2, 2011 at 6:00am

Other practices were and are considered honorable in other cultures honor suicides, honor killings (also a honorable practice in ancient Rome) and other practices that are perhaps even more backward or downright dumb.

That can't be a reason. The second argument is rather better. You can of course always kill yourself. There are so many ways that the only limit is your own fantasy, not what the govt allows or prohibits.

The problem only rises when you ask other people to do it for you. And then we are in the realm of euthanasia and all the problems that entail. When, how, who decides and when, must you possess a testament (will) when you arrive at a state of disputable mental competence and so on. That should be an option and regulated properly, I think.

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Permalink Reply by Brian Wood on June 3, 2011 at 1:42pm

Because the Romans had some bad ideas doesn't' make every one of their ideas bad.

 

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Permalink Reply by Robert Karp on June 2, 2011 at 9:58am

Why don't you set up a counter protest beside them stating exactly their goals and beliefs.  Hand out information about their group. And wear a bright Atheist t-shirt!!!!!! If they come to Maryland be sure I will be doing so.

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Permalink Reply by AntiChristianLeague on June 2, 2011 at 11:41am

That is a great idea. If they ever come to Maryland, I'll hop in my car and chase them the whole way there while playing the Genitorturer's version of "I Touch Myself".

..Too weird?

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Permalink Reply by Robert Karp on June 2, 2011 at 1:58pm

brilliant!

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