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    Thread: Yet another Catholic abuse scandal...
Post: RE: Yet another Catholic abuse scandal...

(May 31, 2013 at 10:03 am)Esquilax Wrote: Mere quibbling: the fact is, it happened at all. Sorry, pointing out that you lied about the existence of a new case of abuse isnt "quibbling". (May 31, 2...
Gabriel Syme Christianity 56 26669 May 31, 2013 at 10:20 am
    Thread: Pope Francis defends atheists
Post: RE: Pope Francis defends atheists

(May 27, 2013 at 11:36 am)Minimalist Wrote: Quote:All of your posts (to theists) are not an effort to challenge them or engage with them, but to shore up your own atheism - hence "defence mechanism"...
Gabriel Syme Christianity 98 34010 May 31, 2013 at 10:05 am
    Thread: Yet another Catholic abuse scandal...
Post: RE: Yet another Catholic abuse scandal...

(May 29, 2013 at 3:24 am)Esquilax Wrote: Yet another Catholic abuse scandal Hi Esquilax, While I share your horror at any cases of abuse (in any environment) its important to note that this is NOT ...
Gabriel Syme Christianity 56 26669 May 31, 2013 at 9:39 am
    Thread: The growth of atheism
Post: RE: The growth of atheism

(May 26, 2013 at 12:49 pm)CleanShavenJesus Wrote: In the world today, "no religious affiliation" is the third largest religious affiliation. Over 1.1 billion people identify as "atheist" around the ...
Gabriel Syme Atheism 15 4754 May 27, 2013 at 11:13 am
    Thread: Pope Francis defends atheists
Post: RE: Pope Francis defends atheists

(May 27, 2013 at 10:59 am)Minimalist Wrote: Quote:The whole situation is a testament to both how powerful and maniupulative the media is, and how gullible most secular people are. Says the guy who...
Gabriel Syme Christianity 98 34010 May 27, 2013 at 11:10 am
    Thread: Look what I found!
Post: RE: Look what I found!

(May 25, 2013 at 12:16 am)Drich Wrote: AF.com is indeed a very anti religious site. Unless the religious offender is a poe who enjoys one sided arguments. Because the Mods over there do indeed restr...
Gabriel Syme Christianity 58 23070 May 27, 2013 at 11:00 am
    Thread: Quiverfull christian baby machines
Post: RE: Quiverfull christian baby machines

(May 17, 2013 at 11:01 am)downbeatplumb Wrote: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22526252 Quote:Quiverfull families tend to believe in male headship - the principle, also derived from the Bible, t...
Gabriel Syme Christianity 14 3581 May 27, 2013 at 10:51 am
    Thread: Pope Francis defends atheists
Post: RE: Pope Francis defends atheists

(May 23, 2013 at 6:01 pm)CleanShavenJesus Wrote: This guy is a lot better than Benedict was. He is exactly the same as Benedict, in terms of faith, moral and world view - the only place he differs i...
Gabriel Syme Christianity 98 34010 May 27, 2013 at 10:37 am
    Thread: If Jesus came back to life....what was his sacrifice?
Post: RE: If Jesus came back to life....what was his sac...

(May 21, 2013 at 2:32 pm)Tonus Wrote: The curious thing is... he sacrificed a human life. That was the sacrifice. He gave his (human) body and blood. In the Christian view (at least mainstream Chr...
Gabriel Syme Christianity 101 31581 May 22, 2013 at 6:18 am
    Thread: If Jesus came back to life....what was his sacrifice?
Post: RE: If Jesus came back to life....what was his sac...

(May 4, 2013 at 4:38 am)homocidlefreak Wrote: Many Christians will say that Jesus made the ultimate sacrifice....the thing is.... if he came back to life....what was he sacrificing? His torture, suf...
Gabriel Syme Christianity 101 31581 May 21, 2013 at 2:03 pm
    Thread: Japanese politician: rape was necessary during WW2
Post: RE: Japanese politician: rape was necessary during...

(May 14, 2013 at 1:55 pm)ideologue08 Wrote: Well they were atom bombed as you said, so that was punishment enough in my opinion. If you include all the earthquakes and tsunamis as well, they took a ...
Gabriel Syme Politics 26 11345 May 21, 2013 at 1:50 pm
    Thread: Conflicting statements in the bible
Post: RE: Conflicting statements in the bible

(April 23, 2013 at 1:57 pm)Baalzebutt Wrote: Wait...how could jesus be born in 6 BC? BC stands for "Before Christ". If he was actually born 6 years earlier than scholars originally thought, then he ...
Gabriel Syme Religion 404 262246 May 20, 2013 at 1:55 pm
    Thread: 20 Questions for Theists
Post: RE: 20 Questions for Theists

(May 1, 2013 at 6:54 am)Mononoke Wrote: (April 30, 2013 at 12:20 pm)Gabriel Syme Wrote: I believe in the existence of God. (April 30, 2013 at 5:30 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: 1) Why are you a theist? D...
Gabriel Syme Religion 37 14551 May 20, 2013 at 1:49 pm
    Thread: Japanese politician: rape was necessary during WW2
Post: RE: Japanese politician: rape was necessary during...

The crimes of the Japanese during WW2 were at least on a par with those of Nazi Germany, if not worse. It is a disgrace how they have been allowed to casually airbrush this conduct from their history...
Gabriel Syme Politics 26 11345 May 14, 2013 at 1:39 pm
    Thread: Jewish crackpots get hysterical in Scotland
Post: RE: Jewish crackpots get hysterical in Scotland

(May 8, 2013 at 10:41 am)CapnAwesome Wrote: Scotland has the same history of racism as the rest of Europe and that extends to the Jews. The only thing that can be said is the British Union of Fascis...
Gabriel Syme Politics 50 14663 May 14, 2013 at 1:35 pm
    Thread: Who created god?
Post: RE: Who created god?

(May 6, 2013 at 11:09 am)pocaracas Wrote: huh... my parents created me. Their parents created them... and so on and so on... Having possession of this naturalistic explanation, why do you require ...
Gabriel Syme Religion 29 7300 May 6, 2013 at 2:59 pm
    Thread: Why do feminists have such a bad reputation?
Post: RE: Why do feminists have such a bad reputation?

(May 2, 2013 at 11:59 am)Darkstar Wrote: Just like there are no racists because it is illegal to discriminate against people on the basis of ethnicity. Oh...wait Hey there, Sorry for the delay gett...
Gabriel Syme Off Topic 207 73265 May 6, 2013 at 1:38 pm
    Thread: Who created god?
Post: RE: Who created god?

(May 6, 2013 at 10:56 am)pocaracas Wrote: There's no faith in saying that "I exist". I have 5 senses that relay the information of my existence to myself. None of them fails at this. You misundersta...
Gabriel Syme Religion 29 7300 May 6, 2013 at 11:02 am
    Thread: Religion trumps fact once again
Post: RE: Religion trumps fact once again

(May 3, 2013 at 12:39 pm)A_Nony_Mouse Wrote: Well known historical fact, that there was no such exile and the Palestinians were at one time Judeans, is reduced to theory, too hot to handle theory, b...
Gabriel Syme Religion 5 3210 May 6, 2013 at 10:59 am
    Thread: Who created god?
Post: RE: Who created god?

(May 1, 2013 at 5:53 pm)smax Wrote: you must also conclude that god's existence is evidence of his creator. No we don't need to conclude that. God is the source, the "first mover". God has no crea...
Gabriel Syme Religion 29 7300 May 6, 2013 at 10:47 am