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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI am the victim of legalized religious discrimination.
It is my deeply and sincerely held belief that I should try to beat some sense into the conservative Christians around me, but there are laws in every state preventing me from doing so. I find these laws to be an intolerable infringement on my religious freedom.
H2O Man
(73,692 posts)your while to move to Florida, and say that you felt threatened by them.
Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)When I think of how many of those fuckers there are, it scares the piss out of me.
HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)What if loud gospel music at a gas pump is involved?
HappyMe
(20,277 posts)loud gospel music car should be shot at.
Jeff In Milwaukee
(13,992 posts)you only go to jail for the ones you don't kill* Think of it. Americans will flock to shooting ranges to improve their aim and improve their odds of avoiding prosecution.
*Offer valid for African American victims only
HappyMe
(20,277 posts)Sad but true.
I don't think they will flock to gun ranges. They are usually pretty close to their target.
This SYG shit has to be stopped. Now.
Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)If they're blasting out Sweet Honey in the Rock, they get a pass from me.
If they were wearing three-cornered hats and playing Rush real loud, though, I would definitely feel threatened and almost certainly feel the need to defend myself from them with my Schmeisser machine pistol.
(Assuming I HAD a Schmeisser.)
HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)HappyMe
(20,277 posts)Rush Limpballs and not Rush the band?!
I like gospel music. There are some ass kicking choirs out there.
Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)HappyMe
(20,277 posts)No need to be hatin on this.
Jeff In Milwaukee
(13,992 posts)We don't open fire over religion.
We open fire over religion and really shitty taste in music.
yuiyoshida
(41,871 posts)Assault and Battery. Its illegal in any state. Even with a wet noodle, would be considered A&B now a days.
Rex
(65,616 posts)it was just practice?
yuiyoshida
(41,871 posts)I have seen people practicing with boken in Golden State Park, and ...In Chinatown, at that park. I was amazed at their skill and precision!
I have a couple myself...they are fun to play with.
Rex
(65,616 posts)Excellent training for hand eye coordination imo.
yuiyoshida
(41,871 posts)From the Pacific Rim movie..
Guilty as charged! You added something new...couldn't help but mention it!
I still need to see Pacific Rim. Have you seen the trailer to the new Godzilla movie!? It appears they made him a mile tall! There is a scene where he is emerging from the water...while an aircraft carrier slowly rolls off his back!
yuiyoshida
(41,871 posts)a huge hit if its as good as it looks. I worry about writers though, turning something fantastic into crap. I hope its well written, and the special affects wows everyone.
Rex
(65,616 posts)yuiyoshida
(41,871 posts)Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)Exceptions should be made for my religion, which requires me to try to try to knock some sense into them. Anything less is a violation of my religious freedom.
yuiyoshida
(41,871 posts)To assault someone based on your religious rights...BUT NO ONE ELSE... COULD hit you back.. because they don't have the same religious rights you do, as a Christian. Is that what you are saying? Not that a Buddhist would hit back.. But I am sure others, religious or not...would want to return the favor but they can't ...because they are not Christian.
Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)My OP was an attempt to ridicule the fundamentalists' notion that their religion gives them the special right to discriminate against others.
Other than during the regrettable period of my involuntary participation in the Vietnam War, I have never sought to harm another person, physically or otherwise.
My beliefs and values are very much shaped by my study of Buddhism, even though I do not identify myself as a traditional Buddhist.
yuiyoshida
(41,871 posts)I think they should be ridiculed.. wanting special privileges because they are Christians. The Jewish folk say they are the Chosen ones.. that must really stick in their craw.. or they scoff at it and say, Yeah right... pfft.
Its amazing to watch this drama unfold.. between them and everyone else. Its almost entertaining... almost.
sadoldgirl
(3,431 posts)Wrap yourself in a big flag and blast "Happy days are here again". On the other hand, if they are very young, they would not know why you play that.
La Lioness Priyanka
(53,866 posts)pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)Invite the offenders over for a session (preferably one small group at a time).
Jamastiene
(38,187 posts)I find that if you talk back to them using the same type of language they use on gay people but reverse to indicate them, they say they are being discriminated again. They completely miss the point, of course, but it is still a rather amusing hobby to poke them and use their own garbage back at them.
scarletwoman
(31,893 posts)The bonus is that you get to make them your slaves!