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Atheism doesn't equate to despotism
Reader comment on item: Palestinians Who Prefer Israel
in response to reader comment: Atheism is not a panacea
Submitted by Matt (United States), Jan 3, 2008 at 17:30
Stalinist Russia, modern day China and North Korea are political dictatorships, as you pointed out in your comments. Politically suppressing religious beliefs is an act of despotism, not atheism. A democratic state with no support for (nor any laws suppressing) religion would be the ideal.
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| Logical to want to live under Israeli rule........ [247 words] | Froike | Feb 8, 2013 08:05 | 203326 | ||
| 2 | Should Israel offer pro-Israel Arabs a chance to become Jews? [75 words] | Godfrey deBouillon | Jan 29, 2010 18:21 | 168100 | |
| Polemic from Jonathon Cook [83 words] | garry prior | Feb 8, 2008 00:15 | 119780 | ||
 Jeff Rense [131 words] | Rochelle Michaels | Feb 10, 2008 15:49 | 119780 | ||
| jeff rense [212 words] | JJ | Oct 11, 2008 21:25 | 119780 | ||
| 1 | Jeff Rense [154 words] | Krista | Oct 16, 2008 12:04 | 119780 | |
| I agree [118 words] | thebimbly | Jan 26, 2010 15:49 | 119780 | ||
| the real reason a Palestinian state is NOT what the Palestinians want [162 words] | Jose Amram | Jan 18, 2008 15:36 | 118472 | ||
| good idea [11 words] | jacob | Jan 13, 2008 16:44 | 118084 | ||
| Why not... It is the promised land. [128 words] | Egyptian Christian | Jan 8, 2008 10:51 | 117732 | ||
| trojan horse [86 words] | gdb | Jan 7, 2008 09:00 | 117640 | ||
| choice: two different set of morals [42 words] | Phil Greend | Jan 5, 2008 21:08 | 117572 | ||
| obvious exaggeration [23 words] | Ronald MC Washington | Nov 18, 2009 14:32 | 117572 | ||
| Why change of heart? [33 words] | Alex Saby | Jan 4, 2008 18:53 | 117536 | ||
| The Palestinians have decided that the 2 State solution is dead or ought to be euthenased ASAP. [407 words] | alan | Jan 4, 2008 17:58 | 117534 | ||
| Hypocrisy [80 words] | mark Goldberg | Jan 4, 2008 00:30 | 117492 | ||
| TO: mark goldberg of france - * Hypocrisy * [132 words] | Rochelle Michaels | Jan 5, 2008 16:44 | 117492 | ||
| Speak up when it counts. [175 words] | Jay | Jan 2, 2008 23:40 | 117384 | ||
| I don't doubt the wariness about accepting citizenship in an Arab Palestinian state, but don't discount duplicity. [313 words] | Dante | Jan 2, 2008 19:26 | 117376 | ||
| Reason number (what) 4? 8? 20? [288 words] | Ron Thompson | Jan 2, 2008 18:03 | 117373 | ||
| 1 | Palestinian Authority = Mafia [219 words] | Charles Nixon | Jan 2, 2008 17:01 | 117369 | |
| AHA! [86 words] | Seamus MacNemi | Jan 2, 2008 14:03 | 117349 | ||
| Yep Seamus. [21 words] | Ynnatchkah | Jan 3, 2008 02:34 | 117349 | ||
| Palestine people don't want to be in PLO areas , they want to be in Israel..safe [84 words] | kim segar | Jan 2, 2008 13:04 | 117346 | ||
| Passive Jihad [207 words] | Peter, Scotland | Jan 2, 2008 12:45 | 117343 | ||
| Let's not be intolerant, like the Shiites and Sunnis. [223 words] | Mary Connor | Jan 2, 2008 21:34 | 117343 | ||
| Live and let live, but please leave my heritage [176 words] | Peter, Scotland | Jan 4, 2008 15:03 | 117343 | ||
| IMPORTANT NUMBERS [415 words] | DAVID PA | Jan 2, 2008 11:43 | 117342 | ||
| Palestinians self-destructive, this is interesting but meaningless [59 words] | Charles Martel | Jan 2, 2008 11:16 | 117340 | ||
| But why... [29 words] | Stuart Teich | Jan 2, 2008 06:44 | 117327 | ||
| Vast majority of Jerusalem Arabs rejected citizenship & opted for permanent residence status [62 words] | David Goshen | Jan 2, 2008 06:29 | 117325 | ||
| Completely true [56 words] | satiricohen | Jan 2, 2008 02:57 | 117322 | ||
| Sincerely..... [332 words] | Ynnatchkah | Jan 2, 2008 02:04 | 117321 | ||
| Palestinians Who Prefer Israel [31 words] | DAVID R. GROESBECK | Jan 2, 2008 01:43 | 117319 | ||
| Wouldn't it be loverly. [187 words] | Mary Connor | Jan 2, 2008 00:48 | 117318 | ||
| No publicity for those that prefer Israel [46 words] | Rae Sharfman | Jan 1, 2008 23:39 | 117312 | ||
| Paradise Found? [328 words] | Rebecca Moulds | Jan 3, 2008 21:22 | 117312 | ||
| This is No Positive Implication - The Implication is I will Live with You on Account of the Benefits. I Still Hate You From the Core of My Heart [418 words] | Singha | Jan 1, 2008 22:49 | 117309 | ||
| Palestinians still want to destroy Israel--Keep the Arab population of Israel as small as possible [37 words] | Rafi | Jan 1, 2008 22:07 | 117307 | ||
| The Palestinians prefer Israel to the PA, but, they still do not want the Jews. [104 words] | Rafi | Jan 1, 2008 21:51 | 117306 | ||
| Preferring Israel [133 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Sofa Sogood | Jan 1, 2008 20:20 | 117303 | ||
| Not suprising [48 words] | Andrew | Jan 1, 2008 19:56 | 117301 | ||
| Any rational person prefers life over death [75 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Eben Spinoza | Jan 1, 2008 19:51 | 117300 | ||
| palestinians prefer living in Israel [184 words] | Janusz Kowalik | Jan 1, 2008 19:27 | 117299 | ||
| Atheism is not a panacea [178 words] | Henry Davis - Australia | Jan 2, 2008 05:45 | 117299 | ||
| Politics Rules! [27 words] | Brian H | Jan 3, 2008 11:54 | 117299 | ||
 Atheism doesn't equate to despotism [45 words] | Matt | Jan 3, 2008 17:30 | 117299 | ||
| the ideal system [111 words] | Henry Davis - Australia | Jan 4, 2008 00:43 | 117299 | ||
| RE: Palestinians Who Prefer Israel [267 words] | Marc Weintraub | Jan 1, 2008 18:30 | 117297 | ||
| RE: Palestinians Who Prefer Israel [25 words] | There is NO Santa Claus | Jan 4, 2008 08:32 | 117297 | ||
| Hypocrisy writ large [64 words] | Monty | Jan 1, 2008 18:26 | 117296 | ||
| The Arab Israeli Voice [60 words] | Rochelle Michaels | Jan 1, 2008 18:13 | 117295 | ||
| Very Interesting [83 words] | Blackspeare | Jan 1, 2008 17:24 | 117292 | ||
| Individual as the unit of value [84 words] | Henry Davis - Australia | Jan 3, 2008 04:43 | 117292 | ||
| Just another thought [78 words] | DaveP | Jan 1, 2008 17:13 | 117291 | ||
| Demographics [195 words] | Tiburon | Jan 2, 2008 11:01 | 117291 | ||
| Arabs in Israel [42 words] | Donald W. Bales | Jan 1, 2008 17:03 | 117290 | ||
| What religion? [7 words] | Robert Lynn | Jan 1, 2008 23:35 | 117290 | ||
| Religion of Arabs in Israel [77 words] | Donald W. Bales | Jan 2, 2008 17:12 | 117290 | ||
| Uh, yeah ... [13 words] | Brian H | Jan 3, 2008 11:28 | 117290 | ||
| Religions in Israel [105 words] | Donald W. Bales | Jan 3, 2008 21:45 | 117290 | ||
| RE:Religion [31 words] | Robert Lynn | Jan 4, 2008 03:39 | 117290 | ||
| It's a start [71 words] | David W. Lincoln | Jan 1, 2008 16:50 | 117289 | ||
| Cancer within [56 words] | Gerry Burke | Jan 1, 2008 20:38 | 117289 | ||
| How to be cured [69 words] | David W. Lincoln | Jan 2, 2008 14:50 | 117289 | ||
| Whose Cure? [93 words] | Seamus MacNemi | Jan 4, 2008 12:06 | 117289 | ||
| Whose cure indeed [259 words] | David W. Lincoln | Jan 4, 2008 19:34 | 117289 | ||
| The Elders Have Always Been With Us: To David Lincoln [496 words] | Seamus MacNemi | Jan 6, 2008 10:01 | 117289 | ||
| The brokenness attributable to early decisions: To Seamus MacNemi [318 words] | David W. Lincoln | Jan 6, 2008 22:58 | 117289 | ||
| A New Racist Theory? Reply to David W. Lincoln [757 words] | Seamus MacNemi | Jan 7, 2008 21:34 | 117289 | ||
| The Faith of the Elders Imputed to Abraham is the Faith Called for by Jesus Christ [414 words] | M. Tovey | Jan 8, 2008 15:48 | 117289 | ||
| Fine [76 words] | David W. Lincoln | Jan 8, 2008 20:50 | 117289 | ||
| In reply to David W. Lincoln [536 words] | Seamus MacNemi | Jan 9, 2008 18:11 | 117289 | ||
| Objective Truth [139 words] | David W. Lincoln | Jan 10, 2008 22:44 | 117289 | ||
| Objective Truth And Supposition [241 words] | Seamus MacNemi | Jan 12, 2008 02:42 | 117289 | ||
| Accountability [44 words] | David W. Lincoln | Jan 12, 2008 20:24 | 117289 | ||
| Accountability To Whom And For What [272 words] | Seamus MacNemi | Jan 14, 2008 18:16 | 117289 | ||
| I won't be fenced in [147 words] | David W. Lincoln | Jan 15, 2008 15:22 | 117289 | ||
| Ah Yes, No Thanks I suppose To Nicea [498 words] | Seamus MacNemi | Jan 18, 2008 12:30 | 117289 | ||
| Indeed [254 words] | David W. Lincoln | Jan 18, 2008 22:20 | 117289 | ||
| In This We Finally May Agree [281 words] | Seamus MacNemi | Jan 20, 2008 11:01 | 117289 | ||
| Nice weaving in of Shakespeare [41 words] | David W. Lincoln | Jan 20, 2008 22:50 | 117289 | ||
| Where Does Shakespeare Fit In? [81 words] | Seamus MacNemi | Jan 21, 2008 17:41 | 117289 | ||
| I must appologise for my error [154 words] | Seamus MacNemi | Jan 22, 2008 16:09 | 117289 | ||
| Apology accepted [116 words] | David W. Lincoln | Jan 22, 2008 18:15 | 117289 | ||
| The Mirror Reflects But We See Little Of The Whole In The Reflection [488 words] | Seamus MacNemi | Jan 23, 2008 22:49 | 117289 | ||
| More than the tangible [71 words] | David W. Lincoln | Jan 24, 2008 16:28 | 117289 | ||
| The Faith Of Abraham Was Not What You Think [576 words] | Seamus MacNemi | Feb 4, 2008 02:34 | 117289 | ||
| Abraham's Faith in His L--d is the Model of the Faith One Should Have in The Anointed of the L--d [679 words] | M. Tovey | Feb 5, 2008 11:23 | 117289 | ||
| It Is A Matter Of " Who" Bows To Whom [125 words] | Seamus MacNemi | Feb 7, 2008 19:49 | 117289 | ||
| Sh'ma Israel - At His Name Every Knee Shall Bow [555 words] | M. Tovey | Feb 8, 2008 17:43 | 117289 | ||
| Reply To M. Tovey [237 words] | Seamus MacNemi | Feb 9, 2008 17:05 | 117289 |
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