On 31 Aug 2006 at 16:40, William T Goodall wrote: > > On 31 Aug 2006, at 4:09AM, Charlie Bell wrote: > > > > > On 31/08/2006, at 12:56 PM, Andrew Crystall wrote: > > > >> On 31 Aug 2006 at 2:36, William T Goodall wrote: > >> > >>>> What's your point? The guy was [allegedly] responsible for forcing > >>>> girls as young as 12-y.o. to "marry" older men, giving the girls no > >>>> choice in the matter. Are you suggesting that under "religious > >>>> freedom" he should have been allowed to do that? Or what? > >>> > >>> What is religious freedom if it isn't that? > >> > >> That you're, again, deliverately using a cult - NOT a religion > > > > Isn't a cult a subset of "religion"? > > 'Cult' is a derogatory term used by members of one religion to > describe another religion they particularly dislike.
Yes, I'd describe your militant atheism as a cult in many respects, especially intollerance, encouraging seclusion from members of the family with different beliefs, aggressive preaching and conversion... AndrewC Dawn Falcon _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
