(August 22, 2014 at 6:14 pm)Losty Wrote:

(August 22, 2014 at 6:04 pm)Drich Wrote: Your like the 5th person who believes Christians cherry pick, so I will ask you to show me. In the interest of saving time I will remind you that the bible represents two different religions. In order to avoid a straw man a reminder, I am asking for Christian laws that tell us to declare war.

Woah woah woah, are you trying to say that none of the OT laws are relevant to Christianity? Or just the cherry picked ones....

Here is a thread we've already discussed on the subject. If you have anything to add or have questions pm me or start another thread.

http://atheistforums.org/thread-17275.html

(August 22, 2014 at 6:09 pm)Drich Wrote: Maybe do some reading on that war before you comment next time. The war was fought between wearing nations/empires. It was not a scriptural command.

Or are you intentionally trying to blur the lines?

I'm not blurring anything at all, but you do seem awfully ignorant. It's as if you haven't heard of the "divine right" theory that kings of that era used to buttress their rule. Which sort of god, Catholic or Protestant, they gained their authority from mattered much to the folks that they would rule. That necessarily blurred the lines between Church and State, which is exactly what I was saying: the Europeans learnt that letting religion interfere with all aspects of life was a damned dangerous thing. So I must suggest that you, yourself, do a little reading, at least enough to equip yourself for this conversation, because you clearly don't know your ass from third base about this little bit of history.

Also, when you do that reading (if you ever bother getting around to it, I'm sure your Bible holds sway in your "education"), you should perhaps focus on reading comprehension, because you seem to have an issue with it; I never said that that war was fought because of a scriptural command, for instance; yet you're acting as if that's what you read. I'll be happy to give you English lessons, but I do think that you'd be less embarrassed if we did that in private.

Another thing: you must have the advantage of height in order to be condescending. Not that you'd know that.

Ok I have saved the link. I will check it out when I'm not so sleepy.

(August 22, 2014 at 6:27 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:

(August 22, 2014 at 6:04 pm)Drich Wrote: Your like the 5th person who believes Christians cherry pick, so I will ask you to show me. In the interest of saving time I will remind you that the bible represents two different religions. In order to avoid a straw man a reminder, I am asking for Christian laws that tell us to declare war.

I'm not talking about declaring war specifically, so buzz off. You know as well as I do you cherry-pick, and even if you restrict it to only one testament or the other ... you like your peaceful Jesus of the New Testament? Well, he didn't come to send peace, but the sword.

Reconcile that without cherry-picking and then get back to me.

Until then, you're no better than cherry-pickers of any other ilk.

See the above link

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(August 22, 2014 at 6:29 pm)Fidel_Castronaut Wrote: Oh, you misunderstood me.

I don't care that you reveal yourself to be a prejudicial xenophobic racist who lies to blind people. In fact I welcome it

Ok good.

(August 22, 2014 at 6:42 pm)Losty Wrote: Ok I have saved the link. I will check it out when I'm not so sleepy.

You being sleepy makes me sleepy. It's Sabbath anyway.

(August 22, 2014 at 6:43 pm)Drich Wrote: See the above link

I don't have time for 17 pages of reading. Provide a pithy summary in your own words.

I'm already in bed. I'm close to falling asleep but this place is still fairly active.

(August 22, 2014 at 6:31 pm)Losty Wrote:

(August 22, 2014 at 6:23 pm)Fidel_Castronaut Wrote: You're talking to someone like drich and you think you're the weird one?

Don't put yourself down like that, losty.

Hehe I'm weird, Drich is just...well I wouldn't use weird to describe him.

How about, Drich is usually right about what he says even if he doesn't tip his hat to all the play nice 'good people' rules.

(August 22, 2014 at 6:28 pm)Drich Wrote: .... Well I'm not confused.

Nominated for the Dwarf-Star-Alloy Grade Irony Award.

Also you owe me a new smartphone. I just choked vodka over it.

(August 22, 2014 at 6:48 pm)Stimbo Wrote:

(August 22, 2014 at 6:28 pm)Drich Wrote: .... Well I'm not confused.

Nominated for the Dwarf-Star-Alloy Grade Irony Award.

Also you owe me a new smartphone. I just choked vodka over it.

The word choked makes me wanna throw up. for the hundredth time today.