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OK, I think we need to define persecution. Too many people in the theist/atheist debates think it means something it does not.
Most times either side is voicing an opinion of the other. Is having and/or voicing that opinion persecution?
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Persecution is when people are mistreated for their beliefs.
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Im sorry, when i think of persecution, i think of the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law]-godwinslaw!-[/url] and jews, not an atheist laughing at soemones beliefs. Personally if you want to have beliefs, you cant prove, you need to get some thicker skin. The fact that theists believe i should have to respect their beliefs is retarded, i dont have to, i just tolerate it.
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By tolerating their religion, and treating them the same way you would treat another person, then you are respecting them.
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