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And don't think it's wasted, just because Colofornian in #134 tries to twist your words and change what you said.

Who's "twisting?" They are as plain as day. Loveliberty2 said:

Every moment wasted on quibbling about other people's personal beliefs and judging their souls is neglecting the task at hand.

So. Who just "wasted" moments "quibbling" about what others have said religiously on this thread? Why Loveliberty2 did! (Well, at least he/she did by their own standard)

It's real simple, Sam. When you make a comment about "religious" things or comment upon the "personal beliefs" of others -- including commenting upon the "personal beliefs" of other FReepers, you are commenting religiously.

If somebody thinks religious distinctions should be made, that's their religious "personal beliefs." If Loveliberty, or you, don't think the vital differences are to be stressed, well, that, too, is a stated religious "personal belief."

What's always funny on these threads is the FReepers who pipe up, and like the liberals on our college campuses, wind up appealing to "tolerance." They will come on and defend a cultist vantage point as sacro-sanct. "Don't pick on this or that cultist's viewpoint. Because we like a lot of what he has to say about the socio-political environment." And their appeal is to "tolerance" -- that we need to "tolerate" religious views we disagree with. And as they state that, they pull out their verbal paddle of discipline, assume the supposed "higher ground," and we surely note, yes, how everso "tolerant" of you to assume the "high road of tolerance."

Yet.

If these folks are indeed so "tolerant."

And if we're supposed to "tolerate" religious views (like Beck's) that we disagree with...if Beck's views are so "sacro-sanct"...
Then tell us, Sam. Tell us, Loveliberty. Why don't you seem to be able to "tolerate" my religious views? Why you so quick to take umbrage with them if "tolerance" is the key byword? Why don't you seem to be able to "tolerate" Tennessee Nana's views? Or Elsie's views?

Bottom line: If you are going to make some subtle appeals to "tolerance," then guess what? You need to practice it as well. Otherwise, what are we to do? Believe what you say -- that we should "tolerate" Beck's religious beliefs? Or are we to believe what you practice -- your hostile intolerance of our personal beliefs about faith?

You wanna explain why your imposition of "tolerance" is a one-way street? (Either you Sam, or you, Loveliberty). You wanna explain, Loveliberty, why it's OK for you to assume a role of "Grand Quibbler?" about what others have stated on this site? But, if you dare perceive anybody else "quibbling," then they get a lecture from you followed up by an even grander lecture by the "Grand Accuser" Samtheman?

And, please, Sam, pour even more vitriol on your accusations in your next post...why, that only makes it even clearer to others that the supposed "tolerant crowd" isn't as "tolerant" as the preachy words of "tolerance" they disseminate.

It's actually what's so sad. Because so many so-called "conservatives" have bought into the liberal lexicon of "tolerance."

When did I say I didn’t tolerate your religious views? I don’t care what they are and I don’t care what Beck’s are.

I know Beck is a strong conservative because of everything else he has done, outside of his “religious views”.

I assume you are a conservative because you’re here in FR, but I don’t think you’re a very intelligent conservative. Actually, I don’t think you are intelligent at all. You’ll hand the country over to jihadists rather than lend a hand in the fight against them, if it means having to work with a group of people that includes a few Mormons.

That’s not intelligent. That’s stupid. Because I know ONE group who will NOT tolerate your religion. And that group is NOT the group that was gathering in to hear Beck and Palin yesterday. It was the ENEMY. The enemy who you are blind to. The enemy who you are, stupidly, siding with.

You are stupid. There is no doubt about that.

They will take your bible, burn it, shove the ashes down your throat, make you swallow it dry, and when they do that you know what you might be thinking: samtheman said I was stupid, and you know what, he was right!