[b]@Everyone:[/b] More specifically those talking about religion and feminism. Do everyone a favour and stop. It's one thing to be annoyed by it and mention it here, it's another thing to turn a thread entirely [i]not[/i] about religion and gender issues into a thread about religion and gender issues.

Also, here's a hint for the future: [b]Stop mimicking Thunderf00t and AmazingAtheist's way of argument[/b] considering word choice and tone. They use highly aggressive tones because it's entertaining and because they've made it part of their goal to openly question and destroy the foundations of their adversaries. It works there because the people they tend to target are irrevocable insane or awful people all-round. It's why you'll see me give no love or quarter to people like Anita Sarkeesian, but concerning people like LoneSilverWolf I give ground and work for cooperation and tolerance and peace.

tl;dr: LSW doesn't have any intention of stopping you from living the way you want to, or believing that which you wish to believe in. From their perspective, LSW sees assaults on religious freedoms in the United States. I suggest taking a minute to view things from their perspective. Even if the claims are unverified, they believe them to be real enough to warrant noting.

[b]@LoneSilverWolf:[/b] Just to clarify though, the original pledge of allegiance of the United States did not contain religious reference. Same goes for the currency. It was done to try and fight off the influence of/unite the religious against "those godless commies" back in the cold war era.

Last I checked, people can still pray and even preach in public. Door knockers are still legal.

Personally: I find the bible to be a cornerstone of literature, we derive a lot of our tropes and metaphors to the bible. It is an important work, whether you believe it fictional or not, and has both good and bad lessons in it.

As I've said before: [b]It's a book[/b]. Books aren't evil. It's when you add people into the mix that good or evil appears. Justify charity off of the bible (Red Cross) or racism (Klu Klux Klan).

[b]@Everyone:[/b] Anyway, I'll ask those still arguing about this stuff, if you want, make your own thread for it... [i]And beware the first rule of the fanatic[/i]. It will consume you after a while.

Now.

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What's bothering me is that I'm still feeling extremely lonely after someone I thought was good friends and I parted ways. That pain, the hurt...it's still there and it sucks. I see her name every day, and I want to PM or message...and I know I shouldn't because she pretty much made it clear we'll never be friends again. The sickest part of it all, is I never wanted us to be apart, I just wanted this person to realize they were hurting me, and care about that fact. It sucks to lose someone who was so close to you, that you felt almost like they were a of you. That is a pain that nobody should ever have to face, but happens all too often.
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I feel you, mate. Similar thing is happening to me right now. It... Really hurts, to lose a friend like that. I recommend copious amounts of inspirational music and film, pick yourself back up and dust yourself off. If you want to talk about it more just let me know.