How Should We React When a ‘Militant Atheist’ Beats Up a Pastor?
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How Should We React When a ‘Militant Atheist’ Beats Up a Pastor?
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October 25, 2013 at 1:07 am
You're gettin' some use out of that squirrel lately, Luckie.
"YOU take the hard look in the mirror. You are everything that is wrong with this world. The only thing important to you, is you." - ronedee
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October 25, 2013 at 1:13 am
It's a multi-purpose squirrel, really
If I were to create self aware beings knowing fully what they would do in their lifetimes, I sure wouldn't create a HELL for the majority of them to live in infinitely! That's not Love, that's sadistic. Therefore a truly loving god does not exist!
Quote:The sin is against an infinite being (God) unforgiven infinitely, therefore the punishment is infinite. Dead wrong. The actions of a finite being measured against an infinite one are infinitesimal and therefore merit infinitesimal punishment. Quote:Some people deserve hell. I say again: No exceptions. Punishment should be equal to the crime, not in excess of it. As soon as the punishment is greater than the crime, the punisher is in the wrong. ![[Image: tumblr_n1j4lmACk61qchtw3o1_500.gif]](https://66.media.tumblr.com/5fb74c6d16622fb3dbb358509c9aec03/tumblr_n1j4lmACk61qchtw3o1_500.gif)
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October 25, 2013 at 8:35 am
A Swiss Army squirrel, eh?
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
RE: How Should We React When a ‘Militant Atheist’ Beats Up a Pastor?
October 25, 2013 at 9:14 am
(October 25, 2013 at 8:35 am)Stimbo Wrote: A Swiss Army squirrel, eh? The tail folds out into a spork.
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October 25, 2013 at 9:16 am
(October 24, 2013 at 1:57 pm)Esquilax Wrote: I don't feel the need to react when an atheist commits a crime for the same reason I don't react when a dark-haired person commits a crime: the fact that we have a trait in common doesn't mean his actions reflect upon me and my group, and there's no need for a press conference about it. Amen to that brother .....Coming soon..... RE: How Should We React When a ‘Militant Atheist’ Beats Up a Pastor?
October 25, 2013 at 9:23 am
yep it digs it jiigs it knaws it kakaaws, it jumps an pumps and thumps and bumps: its the Swiss Army Squirrel (available in most trees)
If I were to create self aware beings knowing fully what they would do in their lifetimes, I sure wouldn't create a HELL for the majority of them to live in infinitely! That's not Love, that's sadistic. Therefore a truly loving god does not exist!
Quote:The sin is against an infinite being (God) unforgiven infinitely, therefore the punishment is infinite. Dead wrong. The actions of a finite being measured against an infinite one are infinitesimal and therefore merit infinitesimal punishment. Quote:Some people deserve hell. I say again: No exceptions. Punishment should be equal to the crime, not in excess of it. As soon as the punishment is greater than the crime, the punisher is in the wrong.
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October 25, 2013 at 9:51 am
(This post was last modified: October 25, 2013 at 9:59 am by Doubting Thomas.)
(October 24, 2013 at 1:48 pm)Faith No More Wrote: While I don't condone violent behavior of any sort, the pastor isn't exactly blame free in this, either. Explicitly asking the girlfriend if he abuses her in front of both of them is a dick move and was most likely done to elicit an emotional response. I agree, but I'm wondering if there were a reason the pastor asked the question, seeing as how the guy was violent enough to beat him up for asking. I'm guessing he was probably exhibiting some signs of abusive or controlling behavior. If some pastor asked my wife that question out of the blue, I'd be pretty indignant and would probably leave at that point, but since I'm a nonviolent person there's no way I'd beat someone senseless because of it. (October 24, 2013 at 3:10 pm)freedomfromfallacy Wrote: I called a pastor out (privately, in an email) for having a very controlling way about him - I accused him of spiritual abuse. The very next day, my wife got a call from the pastor's wife asking her if she felt safe with me. My wife told her exactly how inappropriate she was being for asking the question. The next email I got from the pastor was an invitation to find another church "Immediately". FUCK PASTORS! When I told my wife of my atheism, she went to the local priest to talk to him about it. That cocksucker told her that usually whenever someone becomes an atheist it's because they're having an affair. It took a lot of convincing before my wife believed that I wasn't having an affair (I wasn't, never have, and never will). The funny thing is that priest got kicked out of the church because he was having sex with his secretary (incidentally someone I went to school with) who was also stealing money from the church. So it was someone having an affair accusing others of having an affair.
Christian apologetics is the art of rolling a dog turd in sugar and selling it as a donut.
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October 25, 2013 at 10:36 am
(October 24, 2013 at 9:50 pm)Polaris Wrote: If anyone and I mean anyone condones violence, they should check their moral values. I condone violence when it's appropriate. If I see someone getting raped, I will get violent in their defense if necessary.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
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October 25, 2013 at 10:39 am
(October 25, 2013 at 9:51 am)Doubting Thomas Wrote: I agree, but I'm wondering if there were a reason the pastor asked the question, seeing as how the guy was violent enough to beat him up for asking. I'm guessing he was probably exhibiting some signs of abusive or controlling behavior. Even if he was exhibiting violent behavior, the pastor is an idiot for bringing it up like that. The pastor may have had the best intentions, but it was not the smart thing to do.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
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