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guillaumeb

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15. And, there was this, from well into the article:

Reply to trotsky (Reply #6)

Tue Apr 16, 2019, 05:57 PM

Apr 2019

Since that time, in the wake of the Communist Revolution of 1949, China has embraced pure atheism, and the Church, guided by the Second Vatican Council, has sought a more open dialogue with the modern world.

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China and the Catholic Church -- Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow [View all] trotsky Apr 2019 OP

The RCC considers itself to be superior in all things. MineralMan Apr 2019 #1

Correct, this is a deep cultural conflict. trotsky Apr 2019 #2

which, ironically enough, is the demonstrated pattern of the current guillaumeb Apr 2019 #4

China has its own culture. MineralMan Apr 2019 #5

A "culture" of intolerance? guillaumeb Apr 2019 #8

Oh, dear... MineralMan Apr 2019 #12

Someone has. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #13

Concentration camps that "just happen" to only contain theists guillaumeb Apr 2019 #3

It is clear you did not read the article. trotsky Apr 2019 #6

I am sorry that your article does not support what you want it to do. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #10

From your article: guillaumeb Apr 2019 #14

Yes but that doesn't support your claim. trotsky Apr 2019 #18

And, there was this, from well into the article: guillaumeb Apr 2019 #15

Yes, but that also does not support your claim. trotsky Apr 2019 #19

A new strategy? guillaumeb Apr 2019 #23

Nope, same strategy I've always used with you. trotsky Apr 2019 #29

Not so much misinformed as duplicitous Major Nikon Apr 2019 #16

Deliberate muddying of the waters. trotsky Apr 2019 #20

And somehow Chinese atheists persecuting people is a "counterpoint" to RCC priests raping children Major Nikon Apr 2019 #21

Another old, and unsubstantiated, accusation. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #26

No you admitted it yourself. trotsky Apr 2019 #31

Yawn. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #34

What is that supposed to mean? n/t trotsky Apr 2019 #39

Really? guillaumeb Apr 2019 #41

Yes, explain your attempted smear. n/t trotsky Apr 2019 #45

Ad hominem, obviously Major Nikon Apr 2019 #44

It's not as if the duplicity is that hard to prove Major Nikon Apr 2019 #43

It's nice he helps discredit himself so much. n/t trotsky Apr 2019 #47

"Hyperbolic" concentration camps? guillaumeb Apr 2019 #22

Are you calling me a liar? guillaumeb Apr 2019 #24

Well g, let's look at the evidence. trotsky Apr 2019 #33

Still waiting. n/t trotsky Apr 2019 #48

Still waiting. n/t trotsky Apr 2019 #51

It is so very easy to ignore repression and intolerance from a place of privilege. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #36

...said the religious believer, without a hint of awareness about the irony. n/t trotsky Apr 2019 #40

Are you unaware of your own western privilege? guillaumeb Apr 2019 #42

#Whataboutism n/t trotsky Apr 2019 #46

Avoidance. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #49

Yes, that's what you use whataboutism for. trotsky Apr 2019 #50

I wonder if they are similar to the labor camps the Spanish MineralMan Apr 2019 #7

Whataboutism? eom guillaumeb Apr 2019 #9

Nope. MineralMan Apr 2019 #11

Thank you! Duppers Apr 2019 #17

And have you researched the concentration camps fror Uighurs? guillaumeb Apr 2019 #25

Are you fluent in those languages? MineralMan Apr 2019 #27

Are you the person who wrote the response? guillaumeb Apr 2019 #28

It's a public forum. It's a public thread. I post as I please here. MineralMan Apr 2019 #30

So copying your own response to me was wrong? guillaumeb Apr 2019 #35

No. I was asking you the same question you asked MineralMan Apr 2019 #37

The other person made a statement. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #38

Ooh here's another response of yours to bookmark. trotsky Apr 2019 #32