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Hammy
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« on: May 26, 2017, 03:20:28 AM »

Trump's election already encouraged future acts of violence by Republican candidates. Gianforte was simply the first visible case.
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Hammy
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« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2017, 11:49:42 AM »

I could make the same argument about the left, looking at the violence in Berkely.

Notice you had to say "the left" rather than the Democrats, because you're talking about one band of anti-fascists that's outside the party vs. a major component of the Republican base and punditocracy.

But people make excuses for them.  Go to a Conservative campus and argue for left-wing policies and people might be mad at you, but they'll let you speak.

Not always the case, sadly. Have you heard of Larycia Hawkins, a Christian who lost her position at evangelical Wheaton College because donors found her speech in support of Muslims uncomfortable? 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larycia_Hawkins

I don't agree with the firing, but as a Christian college they do have the right to expect their professors to conform to a certain belief system.  And Muslims and Christians do not worship the same God.  I say this as an Evangelical who strongly supports religious freedom for Muslims.

I get a lot of criticism from other Evangelicals for my disdain for the religious right, my disagreements with the Republican Party, my opposition to military intervention against ISIS, my criticism of the treatment of Palestinians,  and my refusal to support Donald Trump.  However, I feel confident that I could walk onto Liberty University's campus and not be harmed.

Hate to break it to you, but yes, Christians and Muslims (and Jews) all worship the same god--Allah is merely 'god' in Arabic, regardless of your religion.
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