(July 23, 2011 at 11:16 am)Judas BentHer Wrote: And the Bishop is presumed to be an educated man.
Lawful bestiality. Sounds like he's hopeful.
I'd contend Christianity isn't destructive. It's a faith, philosophy, myth, superstition, fiction that on it's own has no power to do anything to anyone, or affect society at all. Rather, it's those who relate to the faith, philosophy, fail to realize myth is not fact and live by tenets of a superstition as if their fabled soul depends on strict compliance, that are destructive. Because they think they are the warriors for the cause of monotheism and Christianity exclusively. As if the whole world's people are decreed to be their responsibility to save and redeem. So that mortal efforts might insure a higher power rules his earthly kingdom undeterred by those faiths, philosophies, myths and superstitions in opposition.
While, if there's only one god, as Muslims declare as well and they too are part of the Abrahamic trinity, then there can be no other god within or outside the realms of time and space. So the conflict then is semantics.
This site is meant to be read with a sense of humor. At least by normal people. While the Bishop sounds like a man who'd take it very seriously, as if having penned some of the points himself.
Much better written than my own.