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   From: ingilt@yahoo.co.uk   
      
   On 24/04/2015 08:56, felix_unger wrote:   
   > On 23-April-2015 11:49 PM, Christopher A. Lee wrote:   
      
      
   >> And which quoted an article about multilingual signs in a community   
   >> with a large number of Arabic speakers - and said nothing about   
   >> atheism. homosexuality or Islam.   
   >   
   > well, people with more intellectual capacity than you can understand   
   > that this is about the spread of the Islamic ideology which is   
   > intolerant of those things and in fact prescribes 'punishment' for them.   
   > If there were a town in my country where I could not drive and see where   
   > I'm going because the road signs were not in english, I would be   
   > concerned about that. but then maybe we're not stupid enough to allow it   
   > to happen.   
      
   Arguably, the US is intolerant of atheism and actively punishes   
   atheists.  It's simply that these penalties are not codified in law but   
   imposed by society -- which makes them more insidious than legal   
   sanctions.  If you do not believe me, try standing for office as a   
   professed atheist, refuse to swear on a bible when asked to do so, apply   
   for a job while mentioning your atheism on your CV, "come out" as an   
   atheist among your colleagues at work, decline to participate in   
   "voluntary" church services at work or school, or otherwise display your   
   unbelief in public.  You will very soon experience the intolerance of   
   the Christian majority and the punishments they inflict upon you.   
      
   As for driving, most countries in Europe have roadsigns in certain areas   
   where national minorities are in the majority.  Try driving in the   
   Scottish highlands or in Wales, and you will see what I mean.  In fact,   
   Switzerland has four officially recognised languages and road signage in   
   respective areas is rigorously enforced ... and yet, accidents and lost   
   drivers caused by this are rare, nor is this a sign of any one group   
   trying to enforce their culture on others.  IOW, as "evidence" of some   
   sort of cultural takeover it's pretty damn silly.   
      
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