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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 20 Aug 2014

    Who Will Stand Up for the Christians? http://nyti.ms/1qnSCsd 

    5:17 AM - 20 Aug 2014
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      1. ThinkingCap‏ @ThinkingCap_Org 20 Aug 2014
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        Don't have to be religious to speak out against religious injustice "@sapinker Who Will Stand Up for the Christians? http://nyti.ms/1qnSCsd "

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      1. MarianaLuiselli‏ @mluiselli 20 Aug 2014
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        “@sapinker: Who Will Stand Up for the Christians? http://nyti.ms/1qnSCsd ”/De @RonaldSLauder en el NYT http://nyti.ms/1qnSCsd ”/ BUENISIMO

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      1. Nacho García‏ @carbonlump 20 Aug 2014
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        @sapinker @jtepper2 Not their god, that's for sure. Seems to be busy with something else.

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      1. amer husain‏ @timeofaquarius 20 Aug 2014
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        @sapinker Don't you get it? It's not about Christians or Muslims our whatever. Its about who will deliver the economic value to the powerful

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      2. mark lawford‏ @marklawford 20 Aug 2014
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        @sapinker @JonathanMTweet Does it really matter what religion they are? People are dying under horrible circumstances. We get it. End of.

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      1. J.A.H. Khatri‏ @punteresting 20 Aug 2014
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        @sapinker Who stood for Muslims being killed in Gaza? Suddenly you worry about Genocide??? Didn't expect this from a scholar like you.

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      1. Caring Capitalist‏ @caringcapitalis 20 Aug 2014
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        @sapinker Our gaze will always shift around the planet, there are a limited number of journalists for one...

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      1. Caring Capitalist‏ @caringcapitalis 20 Aug 2014
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        @sapinker Do I detect a hint of irony? Better to stand up for PERSONS living peaceably together and how best to engender this IMO...

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      1. RaffaeloBonaccorsi‏ @Raffaelopietro 20 Aug 2014
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        @sapinker our governments don't arm &fund IS, boko haram etc like they do Israel. Surprised &disappointed by your 'human shields' comments

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      1. Doug‏ @ThynkTwyce 20 Aug 2014
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        @sapinker There have been efforts & attention. The Obamas leading on Boko Haram. Air strikes on #ISIS. Significant, tho perhaps not enough.

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      1. LynneAvVer ✡️ 🕯️‏ @LynneAvVer 20 Aug 2014
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        @sapinker How about we just tell the Muslims to share the world, period. Do we really have to list everyone?

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      1. Intrepid‏ @RuDauntless 20 Aug 2014
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        @sapinker @jtepper2 Sharpton?Jackson? Holder? Obama? #hell no

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      1. محمد الشبيلي‏ @ALSHEBAILY 20 Aug 2014
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        @sapinker Muslims, Jew and Christians needed to help each other against that from bad politicain and killing terrorists

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      1. Madana Bhat-Khandige‏ @madanabhat 20 Aug 2014
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        Who'll stand against #ISIS? “@sapinker: Who Will Stand Up for the Christians? http://nyti.ms/1qnSCsd ” #iraq

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