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	<title>Comments on: Anti-Gay Extremists Predict &#8220;Flash Point&#8221; for Charlotte Pride</title>
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		<title>By: GMRinSAN</title>
		<link>http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/07/20/13328/comment-page-3#comment-56977</link>
		<dc:creator>GMRinSAN</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:17:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Son of Thunder:

Fine, let God judge. Since you&#039;re not God, you tend to your own sins and mind your own business and stay out of everyone else&#039;s. Or, are you claiming to be without sin? 

See, that was easy. Simple rules for simple folk to follow.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Son of Thunder:</p>
<p>Fine, let God judge. Since you&#8217;re not God, you tend to your own sins and mind your own business and stay out of everyone else&#8217;s. Or, are you claiming to be without sin? </p>
<p>See, that was easy. Simple rules for simple folk to follow.</p>
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		<title>By: Ben in Oakland</title>
		<link>http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/07/20/13328/comment-page-3#comment-56974</link>
		<dc:creator>Ben in Oakland</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:06:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Did god tell you this personally, or did oyu make it up all by yourself?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Did god tell you this personally, or did oyu make it up all by yourself?</p>
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		<title>By: Priya Lynn</title>
		<link>http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/07/20/13328/comment-page-3#comment-56968</link>
		<dc:creator>Priya Lynn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Son of thunder, the voices in your head don&#039;t concern me in the slightest.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Son of thunder, the voices in your head don&#8217;t concern me in the slightest.</p>
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		<title>By: A Son Of Thunder</title>
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		<dc:creator>A Son Of Thunder</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:13:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>With the comments you have put on this site you are dealing with a Spirit that you cant come up agianst and you are in danger of hell fire itself if you dont repent of your wicked ways. God will show his judgement on you.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With the comments you have put on this site you are dealing with a Spirit that you cant come up agianst and you are in danger of hell fire itself if you dont repent of your wicked ways. God will show his judgement on you.</p>
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		<title>By: Progay</title>
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		<dc:creator>Progay</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>JUST BAN RELIGION IN ALL ITS FORMS - LIKE SMOKING AND DRINKING IT HAS BECOME A BAD HABIT AND A THREAT TO HUMAN KIND</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>JUST BAN RELIGION IN ALL ITS FORMS &#8211; LIKE SMOKING AND DRINKING IT HAS BECOME A BAD HABIT AND A THREAT TO HUMAN KIND</p>
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		<title>By: Richard W. Fitch</title>
		<link>http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/07/20/13328/comment-page-2#comment-46504</link>
		<dc:creator>Richard W. Fitch</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 03:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The most recent postings (7/25 6:30PM) at Pride Charlotte indicate that the day was very successful and peaceful, i.e., the Red Shirts were there but their impact was negligible.

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/pridecharlotte?ref=nf</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The most recent postings (7/25 6:30PM) at Pride Charlotte indicate that the day was very successful and peaceful, i.e., the Red Shirts were there but their impact was negligible.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/pridecharlotte?ref=nf" rel="nofollow">http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/pridecharlotte?ref=nf</a></p>
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		<title>By: Timothy Kincaid</title>
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		<dc:creator>Timothy Kincaid</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:13:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Christopher

&lt;blockquote&gt;I don’t see an “overt anti-Christian prejudice” here. I see many people using their religion as a justification for their homophobia.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Actually, we have very little instance on this site of people using their religion as a justification for their homophobia.  It happens, but not very often at all.

On the other hand, as even a quick glace can tell you, we have a number of very devoted evangelical athiests who use every opportunity to preach their beliefs about religion. They are particularly fervent in their denunciation of Christianity.

In fact, they are often rude, defamatory, hateful, factually ill-informed and fond of the sort of language one would call &quot;homophobic&quot; if directed towards gay people.

Personally, I find evangelical atheists to be as obnoxious and annoying as evangelical Christians.  I&#039;m not overly fond of those who are absolutely certain that they are right about issues which they cannot possibly know and who insist that I&#039;m at fault for not agreeing with them.  

For example, I would find the statement, &quot;A planet converted to Christianity won’t happen in my lifetime, but it is an inevitable trend&quot; to be boorish and offensive.  It isn&#039;t any more pleasant in its current variation.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Christopher</p>
<blockquote><p>I don’t see an “overt anti-Christian prejudice” here. I see many people using their religion as a justification for their homophobia.</p></blockquote>
<p>Actually, we have very little instance on this site of people using their religion as a justification for their homophobia.  It happens, but not very often at all.</p>
<p>On the other hand, as even a quick glace can tell you, we have a number of very devoted evangelical athiests who use every opportunity to preach their beliefs about religion. They are particularly fervent in their denunciation of Christianity.</p>
<p>In fact, they are often rude, defamatory, hateful, factually ill-informed and fond of the sort of language one would call &#8220;homophobic&#8221; if directed towards gay people.</p>
<p>Personally, I find evangelical atheists to be as obnoxious and annoying as evangelical Christians.  I&#8217;m not overly fond of those who are absolutely certain that they are right about issues which they cannot possibly know and who insist that I&#8217;m at fault for not agreeing with them.  </p>
<p>For example, I would find the statement, &#8220;A planet converted to Christianity won’t happen in my lifetime, but it is an inevitable trend&#8221; to be boorish and offensive.  It isn&#8217;t any more pleasant in its current variation.</p>
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		<title>By: A Response from the God Has a Better Way campaign &#124; News Blog from 365gay.com</title>
		<link>http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/07/20/13328/comment-page-2#comment-46139</link>
		<dc:creator>A Response from the God Has a Better Way campaign &#124; News Blog from 365gay.com</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:11:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] took issue with some of my reporting. (He says he has also contacted the Box Turtle Bulletin with objections to their article as well.) He started off by clarifying his group’s use of the [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] took issue with some of my reporting. (He says he has also contacted the Box Turtle Bulletin with objections to their article as well.) He started off by clarifying his group’s use of the [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Penguinsaur</title>
		<link>http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/07/20/13328/comment-page-2#comment-46137</link>
		<dc:creator>Penguinsaur</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:55:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;I’m fine if a virtually religion-free world is “the trend,” but I hope that it won’t give rise to yet another wave of persecution or ostracism of Jewish people.&quot;

Historically trying to suppress religion has just made people cling to it more fervently, athiests who want to take that route are just poor strategizers. Education destroys religion far more effectively than oppresion.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;I’m fine if a virtually religion-free world is “the trend,” but I hope that it won’t give rise to yet another wave of persecution or ostracism of Jewish people.&#8221;</p>
<p>Historically trying to suppress religion has just made people cling to it more fervently, athiests who want to take that route are just poor strategizers. Education destroys religion far more effectively than oppresion.</p>
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		<title>By: Priya Lynn</title>
		<link>http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/07/20/13328/comment-page-2#comment-46134</link>
		<dc:creator>Priya Lynn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:22:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I share your hope Emily.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I share your hope Emily.</p>
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