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Christianity destroying cultures
November 18, 2013 at 12:24 pm
http://www.thestate.com/2013/11/18/30968...ality.html
Quote:Some people assume Jason Thunderbird prays to eagles. Others are convinced he worships rocks. They seem disappointed, he said, when they learn he spends Sunday mornings reciting liturgical texts from a church pew.
Native American spiritual practices are the source of countless misconceptions, he said. Mainstream society has long viewed American Indians as disciples of Mother Earth, but "all the stereotypical stuff you saw on John Wayne is not real."
"I'm a follower of Jesus Christ," he told Minnesota Public Radio (http://bit.ly/1j5TVIY). "That's kinda what it boils down to, you know."
For America's indigenous people, late 19th century Christianity meant forced assimilation and cultural domination.
I despise Christianity for its insistent determination to destroy other cultures.
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RE: Christianity destroying cultures
November 18, 2013 at 12:29 pm
(November 18, 2013 at 12:24 pm)Kitanetos Wrote: I despise Christianity for its insistent determination to destroy other cultures. That makes three of us brother!
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RE: Christianity destroying cultures
November 18, 2013 at 12:30 pm
Do you despise a male lion killing the leader of a pride in order to take his land?
I don't like it much either but its expected.
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RE: Christianity destroying cultures
November 18, 2013 at 12:32 pm
(November 18, 2013 at 12:30 pm)Bad Wolf Wrote: Do you despise a male lion killing the leader of a pride in order to take his land?
Why would you do something as illogical as comparing human behavior to wild animal behavior?
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RE: Christianity destroying cultures
November 18, 2013 at 12:34 pm
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(November 18, 2013 at 12:32 pm)Kitanetos Wrote: (November 18, 2013 at 12:30 pm)Bad Wolf Wrote: Do you despise a male lion killing the leader of a pride in order to take his land?
Why would you do something as illogical as comparing human behavior to wild animal behavior? Or better yet, why compare instinct to insult?
(November 18, 2013 at 12:30 pm)Bad Wolf Wrote: Do you despise a male lion killing the leader of a pride in order to take his land?
I don't like it much either but its expected. Why would you compare instinct with indoctrination?
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RE: Christianity destroying cultures
November 18, 2013 at 12:38 pm
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RE: Christianity destroying cultures
November 18, 2013 at 12:43 pm
All I just meant, is that it's in its nature to do it. Lions kill each other to survive. Christianity kills other cultures to survive.
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RE: Christianity destroying cultures
November 18, 2013 at 12:48 pm
Xtianity kills other cultures to expand. Spreading their filth is what makes them rich.
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RE: Christianity destroying cultures
November 18, 2013 at 12:53 pm
(November 18, 2013 at 12:48 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Xtianity kills other cultures to expand. Spreading their filth is what makes them rich.
Sounds like Islam as well.
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RE: Christianity destroying cultures
November 18, 2013 at 12:54 pm
(November 18, 2013 at 12:43 pm)Bad Wolf Wrote: All I just meant, is that it's in its nature to do it. Lions kill each other to survive. Christianity kills other cultures to survive. Apples and oranges.
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