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Atheists & Agnostics

Warpy

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1. Sounds hard on the poor chook

Reply to HAB911 (Original post)

Sat Oct 22, 2016, 07:58 AM

Oct 2016

One thing I always appreciated about many INDN religions is the notion that the only thing you can sacrifice is yourself, hence things like the Sun Dance.

I guess that desert god made things convenient for the "nuh-uh, I aint doin' that" crowd.

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Anything is acceptable in the name of religion [View all] HAB911 Oct 2016 OP

Sounds hard on the poor chook Warpy Oct 2016 #1

And I suppose.... AlbertCat Oct 2016 #2

It is interesting when religion and magic intersect. Nitram Oct 2016 #3

I loathe anything that uses a scapegoat. SusanCalvin Oct 2016 #4

So... they can't eat the bird after this? Freelancer Oct 2016 #5

The vast majority of Jews don't do this sakabatou Oct 2016 #6

Oh, I'm sure they don't HAB911 Oct 2016 #7

It has nothing to do with the "No True Scotsman" fallacy sakabatou Oct 2016 #8