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Atheists & Agnostics

trotsky

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5. Good ol' Reductio ad absurdum!

Reply to progressoid (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 20, 2016, 01:39 PM

Apr 2016

There are those (even on DU) who want to think the freedom of religion is absolute. If true, then it should be impossible to imagine a case where a reasonable person would agree that something overrules it.

But you just did - so congrats! Religious freedom is NOT absolute. Get your ass on the Supreme Court please!

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Denied medical care because of religion, she now wants her parents prosecuted [View all] trotsky Apr 2016 OP

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Good ol' Reductio ad absurdum! trotsky Apr 2016 #5

I aim to please! progressoid Apr 2016 #7

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