+Gary7 Subscriber² Posted February 15, 2013 Subscriber² Share Posted February 15, 2013 Straw man, he never said 100% of the state was Mormon But it is the single largest Mormon Enclave with over 60% being Mormon and with clustering counted their are whole parts of the state where 90% of the town is Mormon. And I never said they were NOT racist. Do not call me names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richteralan Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 A statement that proves bigotry among the non-religious is alive, well and as ugly as the other way around. Yeah....they are bigot so we have to be bigot, too! I feel I'm back at elementary school playground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memphis Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 And I never said they were NOT racist. Do not call me names. In my ten years on Neowin, I have never seen a response that was only two sentences and stringed to straw mans into itself as well. I neither told you that you said they where not racist, nor called you a name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gary7 Subscriber² Posted February 15, 2013 Subscriber² Share Posted February 15, 2013 In my ten years on Neowin, I have never seen a response that was only two sentences and stringed to straw mans into itself as well. I neither told you that you said they where not racist, nor called you a name. Then take a look at the post directly above yours. You called me straw man. I guess that term is used more so in England. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekneek Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 all the top positions are the ones most prevalent in slavery trade :) Most of those states where in the Confederacy. Not a single slave ship ever fly a Confederate flag. Just something to think about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gary7 Subscriber² Posted February 15, 2013 Subscriber² Share Posted February 15, 2013 Most of those states where in the Confederacy. Not a single slave ship ever fly a Confederate flag. Just something to think about? This is true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compl3x Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Huh? Most of the racial hatred organizations distort religion and use it as one of their main reasons to be racist. Usually don't have to distort it too much. I love blanket statements like these. Bigotry and athiesm are two sides of the same coin. Athiests are biggoted against religion. If atheism had a racist dogma to follow, you might be right. Then take a look at the post directly above yours. You called me straw man. I guess that term is used more so in England. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man He wasn't "calling" you a straw man, he was pointing out the fallacy of attacking a position the other poster, DirthLarry, never made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfish Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 I never would have though Mississippi would be number 1. With all of the racial hatred that went on there. Mississippi also has the highest black population in the country, 37.3% of the population, and black people tend to be on average more religiously observant than white people. The South in general has a larger black population than the rest of the country, too. Not sure why everyone always thinks of white rednecks when they think of the South. There are lots of black "rednecks" there. Nowadays, black people are being elected by majority white districts in MI over white candidates, so I don't see the racial problems being there anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remixedcat Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 has anyone checked my link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Raze Subscriber² Posted February 15, 2013 Subscriber² Share Posted February 15, 2013 has anyone checked my link? Yes, a very sad and backwards place. An example of when religion fails by being distorted and corrupted to benefit only a few. remixedcat 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gary7 Subscriber² Posted February 15, 2013 Subscriber² Share Posted February 15, 2013 Usually don't have to distort it too much. If atheism had a racist dogma to follow, you might be right. He wasn't "calling" you a straw man, he was pointing out the fallacy of attacking a position the other poster, DirthLarry, never made. Dirty Larry told me to educate myself on something I never said. This is what I said. Using this logic Utah has to be a very racist state as well as they came in 2nd. I did not mention Mormons, that is all I am saying. I lived in Arizona for 5 years and there are plenty of Mormons there as well. But I understand now what is meant by Straw Man. It is a term widely used in The UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nub Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 I never would have though Mississippi would be number 1. With all of the racial hatred that went on there. lol wat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiranui Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 You called me straw man. Best post of 2013........................................ compl3x, Memphis, Luc2k and 2 others 5 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfish Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 all the top positions are the ones most prevalent in slavery trade :) Abolitionists were very religious people and used they saw their fight to end slavery as a religious fight, so that's not relevant in the end. The reason Southern states are more religious today is : 1. They're largely agricultural, country folk are more religious . 2. They have a high black population, black people are more religious than whites. So its isn't like its a coincidence that these were slave-owning states. Because the states that owned slaves were 1. agricultural, 2. had a high black population. But the actual slave-ownership had no connection to religion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfirth Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Heh. Nevada the least religious???? I would think everyone would be praying for that lucky 7 or royal flush. ;) Nope. You read it wrong. Vermont is the least religious. Amazing that you failed here, that was the 2nd sentence in the OP. Here, I'll make it easy for you: Vermont: 19 percent are very religious New Hampshire: 23 percent Maine: 24 percent Massachusetts: 27 percent Oregon: 29 percent Rhode Island: 29 percent District of Columbia: 30 percent Washington (tie): 31 percent Connecticut (tie): 31 percent Alaska (tie): 31 percent Hawaii (tie): 31 percent Nevada (tie): 31 percent But I understand now what is meant by Straw Man. It is a term widely used in The UK. I think you read that Wikipedia article wrong. In the UK, it's called an Aunt Sally. In the US, we call it a straw man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briangw Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Nope. You read it wrong. Vermont is the least religious. Amazing that you failed here, that was the 2nd sentence in the OP. I hope it feels so good to be right. There is nothing more exhilarating than pointing out the shortcomings of others, is there? Yeah I did read it wrong because when I look at a list, the last item usually counts as the bottom. But, hey, way to stay on top of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gary7 Subscriber² Posted February 15, 2013 Subscriber² Share Posted February 15, 2013 Best post of 2013........................................ Do I get a prize? @Dirty Larry. Sorry , I read too much into your post. Shiranui 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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