Lanky_Pomegranate530@midwest.social to Atheism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoRichard Dawkins says Christianity is "fundamentally decent," but Islam "is not"www.friendlyatheist.comexternal-linkmessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up157arrow-down117file-textcross-posted to: atheism
arrow-up140arrow-down1external-linkRichard Dawkins says Christianity is "fundamentally decent," but Islam "is not"www.friendlyatheist.comLanky_Pomegranate530@midwest.social to Atheism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square63fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: atheism
The atheist’s comments continue an irresponsible pattern of demonizing one religion while celebrating the one he grew up with
minus-squarelivus@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoPretty sure he’s talking age 8-12, I had a glance at his bio and that’s how old he was when he attended the school in question. Also, “young boy” normally means grade school age in British English not teenager.
minus-squareHubertManne@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoyeah in the US to but nowadays im never sure especially when you don’t know what slant folks may want to put on things. Wow. 12 on the high side!
minus-squarelivus@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoFair point. Yup, 8 to 12 and he somehow thinks it was okay and that people back then were just fine with it.
Pretty sure he’s talking age 8-12, I had a glance at his bio and that’s how old he was when he attended the school in question.
Also, “young boy” normally means grade school age in British English not teenager.
yeah in the US to but nowadays im never sure especially when you don’t know what slant folks may want to put on things. Wow. 12 on the high side!
Fair point.
Yup, 8 to 12 and he somehow thinks it was okay and that people back then were just fine with it.