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Then why the love-in?

I found it extremely disturbing and I'm not going to apologise for that. I sincerely hope though that those of you who are prepared to be more laid back about it are going to be proved right.

Or perhaps you should wake up and smell it. By the time wannabe-dictators start sending their opponents to the camps, it's generally too late.

Footage of a Stalinist-style Cult of Personality developing around the leader of the most powerful country on earth - what could there possibly be to worry about?

Echo Chamber power politics.

What the actual heck?! Cabinet Members Take Turns Praising President Trump in Meeting

I think the post was sarcastic

If you believe what you read in the Daily Wail, then I have a bridge to sell you...

Hmm...the command to Saul to destroy the Amalekites in I Sam 15 seems fairly prescriptive to me...

Noted, which was why I was careful to refer to "executions for heresy and witchcraft" rather than merely the dreaded Spanish Inquisition, since neither branch of historical Christianity has covered itself in glory on that front. But it's interesting you bring up the point, which skates close...

Ok, I get that. Now we're getting somewhere. I agree there is no comparison spiritually. However, my original point is that we need to very careful about avoiding facile points along the lines of "of course they're violent, what do you expect when their holy book containd encouragement to...

So how much of the rest of the Bible are you prepared to excise to achieve that result?

Nope. Wrong again. Another name-caller only; no substantial arguments to bring

In what way is ordering the killing of those in the land not inciting violence?

Happy to oblige: you could start by stating whether or not the Bible contains statements encouraging or condoning genocide and other forms of violence rather than resorting to calling posts 'evil'.

Voting Labour today even though I am in a safe Tory seat.

Try this then: The Muslim Council of Britain Masuk atau Daftar untuk Melihat

Agreed with both the above. Blame on our side of the Pond lies with the person who is now - at least until today - our Prime Minister: the laws exist to deport and prosecute those who have gone to Syria and attempted to return but largely have not been enforced by her (then) Home Office.

Yes, I'm well aware of the social democracy achievements of the post-war Labour government. Are you likewise aware that Thatcher undid most of that and that your assessment of Britain's political state is about 30 years out of date? And that's before you add in what the Tories have done in the...

Response to to your first post above: Which was then hijacked by people talking about guns....to which I responded...and there we are then. Response to your second post: now I know you're joking - we've had seven years of one of the most right-wing Conservative governments in our history...