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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 06:30 AM Original message |
converted or born again religious types seem the most extreme |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 06:35 AM Response to Original message |
1. or the euro woman who married a Morocan, then became a bomber? |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 06:37 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. who is that ? |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 06:47 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. NPR last night had a short story about a recent terror attack |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 06:35 AM Response to Original message |
2. oops dupe |
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NMMNG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 06:44 AM Response to Original message |
4. Their new faith seems to act like a drug in their brain |
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mrcheerful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 07:11 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. The fundies call it being in the rapture. Basically it works the same way |
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Solomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 08:51 AM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Damn I was telling my brother the same thing yesterday about our |
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lady raven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 01:25 PM Response to Reply #8 |
31. I like the way you described it |
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NMMNG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 10:53 PM Response to Reply #8 |
42. Hence the need for frequent attendance at church services, |
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lady raven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 01:24 PM Response to Reply #4 |
30. That's an interesting point |
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trixie (696 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 01:36 PM Response to Reply #30 |
34. Comfort of faith???????????? |
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lady raven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 03:21 PM Response to Reply #34 |
40. yes |
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Rich Hunt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 01:49 PM Response to Reply #4 |
37. funny you should mention it... |
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NMMNG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 10:57 PM Response to Reply #37 |
45. Several of the individuals with whom I work are religious zealouts |
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mopaul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 06:52 AM Response to Original message |
6. it's like a virus |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 06:55 AM Response to Original message |
7. But there's still a difference between belief and acting on belief. |
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WildClarySage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 07:12 AM Response to Original message |
9. My theory is that they're too unsure of their own faith, so they think |
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Solomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 08:54 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. You are so right. I've often asked them why they just can't be happy |
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lady raven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 01:30 PM Response to Reply #15 |
32. I think we all care about that, but go about it differently. |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 07:17 AM Response to Original message |
10. There's an "up" side to this. |
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Seansky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 07:26 AM Response to Original message |
11. I think it is that they have so many "sins" and feel so horrible about |
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musiclawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 11:56 AM Response to Reply #11 |
23. Spot on |
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DELUSIONAL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 08:18 AM Response to Original message |
12. Rather like a non-smoker who used to smoke? |
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Loonman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 08:54 AM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Exactamundo! |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 01:08 PM Response to Reply #12 |
28. Nope. |
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DELUSIONAL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 08:19 AM Response to Original message |
13. Rather like a non-smoker who used to smoke? |
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Solomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 08:57 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Not really. Most smokers who used to smoke (myself included) know |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 09:26 AM Response to Original message |
18. True Believer by Eric Hoffer |
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ck4829 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 09:29 AM Response to Original message |
19. I'm a Convert |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 09:33 AM Response to Original message |
20. They just trade one addiction for another. |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 11:58 AM Response to Reply #20 |
24. I believe most of the time, that's the case. |
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VaYallaDawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 09:36 AM Response to Original message |
21. Agreed. Frequently they're using "religion" as a crutch |
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Kindigger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
22. I've told this story before |
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Norquist Nemesis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 12:05 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. OMG!!! YOU ARE KIDDING!!! |
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Hamlette (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 01:36 PM Response to Reply #22 |
35. like "reformed whores" |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 01:58 PM Response to Reply #22 |
38. At least your doctor warned you |
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Ladyhawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 10:58 PM Response to Reply #22 |
47. No way! Really? |
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Norquist Nemesis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 12:03 PM Response to Original message |
25. Cult! Cult! Cult! Cult! |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
27. Yep. |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
29. Of course they are. Scratch any of them, and you'll find some trauma |
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Julius Civitatus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
33. Torquemada is a good example of this phenomenon |
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ScooterKen (160 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
36. Agreed. |
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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
39. You're absolutely correct. |
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Solon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
41. I wouldn't say that was accurate... |
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Ladyhawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
43. It probably works the other way, too. As an ex-fundy, I'm more easily |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 11:01 PM Response to Reply #43 |
48. I know how you feel |
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SPKrazy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
44. It might be religious addiction |
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Ladyhawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-02-05 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
46. I don't know...my mother's pretty extreme. Her parents didn't push |
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