# Another Reason to Despise Religion

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-reason-to-despise-religion/615983>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 16, 2012, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-reason-to-despise-religion/615983 "2012-03-16T17:31:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2012, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-reason-to-despise-religion/615983/41 "2012-03-19T00:49:08Z")

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> [@kanicbird](#):
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> From your link for those who want their head to spin:A)
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> > The Makah Treaty of 1855; [specifically Article 4, which allows the tribe to whale], is a 152 year old document; one which pre-dates the AMERICAN CIVIL WAR BY 6 YEARS, and is therefore no longer relevant; anymore than the past tradition of slavery, WHICH THE MAKAH TRIBE FORFEITED WHEN SIGNING THIS TREATY. That’s right folks, the Makah owned slaves!!

Not as much as Brennan Browne’s head will spin when somebody tells him the US Constitution predates the American Civil War, too.

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**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2012, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-reason-to-despise-religion/615983/42 "2012-03-19T00:57:20Z")

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Let’s see here: bald eagles are as endangered as humans, the honeybee, and the common mouse. The tribe wants to kill two, and has waited four years for government permission because… because… well, there doesn’t seem to be a good reason.

My vote is with the tribe. There is absolutely nothing wrong with killing very limited numbers of animals that are not endangered or threatened.

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**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2012, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-reason-to-despise-religion/615983/43 "2012-03-19T01:02:25Z")

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> [@MrDibble](#):
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> They were the eagles’ eagles.

And the falcons were the falcons’ falcons.

And the cardinals were the cardinals’ cardinals

And the seahawks…ah, nevermind.  
mmm

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