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Author Topic:   Ground Zero Mosque - Tolerance, Racism or Comedy?
ringo
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Message 10 of 200 (582782)
09-23-2010 1:36 PM
Reply to: Message 9 by Straggler
09-23-2010 1:09 PM


Re: Theistic Ghettoism
Straggler writes:
This specific example is obviously been stirred up by some anti-Moslem hysteria. But we could make a wider point about religious intolerance by suggesting similar things be located next door to Christian churches or whatever.
Q: How can you tell a Christian from a Muslim?
A: It's a trick question. You can't tell a Christian anything.
I don't think you can teach people to be tolerant any more than you can teach them not to drink too much. It's something they have to learn on their own.

"It appears that many of you turn to Hebrew to escape the English...." -- Joseppi

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ringo
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Message 17 of 200 (582817)
09-23-2010 4:02 PM
Reply to: Message 11 by Huntard
09-23-2010 2:07 PM


Re: Theistic Ghettoism
Huntard writes:
And make a television show out of it! That'll bring in the cash!
We have a show called Little Mosque on the Prairie about a mosque that's housed in an Anglican church. It's produced by the CBC, so it's practically guaranteed not to make any money.

"It appears that many of you turn to Hebrew to escape the English...." -- Joseppi

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ringo
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Message 89 of 200 (584353)
10-01-2010 12:40 PM
Reply to: Message 87 by onifre
10-01-2010 12:01 AM


Re: Targetting "The Line"
onifre writes:
I've heard funny jokes about pretty much every subject - AIDS, rape, pedophilia, cancer, handicaps, dead troops, genocide (and a host of others).
At my father's funeral, the limo driver was a black woman who talked and laughed all the way to the cemetery. Some people might have thought her behaviour was inappropriate, especially for an "employee". But it occured to me that my father had done exactly the same thing at my mother's funeral. He certainly would have enjoyed the driver's company (if he had been there in a more life-like state).
Sometimes the people who are supposedly "hurt" by comedy may be the ones who appreciate it most.

"It appears that many of you turn to Hebrew to escape the English...." -- Joseppi

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