(November 3, 2011 at 9:16 am)Rhythm Wrote: Bah, I don't even want to hear this garbage. I've seen each of you claim some common religious belief, yourself specifically stating that the 38,000 denominations of christianity were all essentially the same. I've also had each of you try to fob off the "not really a christian" argument.
It's both. You claim to follow the same god, except when you don't. Very irritating. When's the last time you challenged an Old Earth Creationist? Or a non literal believer? Care to tell the catholics that they're apostates? Of course not, united front and all. Horseshit.
Perhaps some guidelines need to be given to those who wish to criticize the nonreligious. How about this?
Notice the hypocrisy in blasting Dawkins for being an atheist yet, ignoring blatant religious abuse within your own camp. Where is the hate mail for the untold numbers of "name and claim it" (more commonly known as prosperity doctrine) preachers who take advantage of the poor an ignorant every day? What about the people who would jump at the chance to protest an abortion clinic yet do nothing (except judge perhaps) to work towards solving the teen pregnancy problem? What about local abuses? When the church down the street does something like say, kick out a local Boy Scout and troop and steel it's trailer (something that actually happened here) how about opening your mouths and saying something? Is your assurance that God will forgive you for your errors so strong that you forget the fact that others won't?
How about Christians put their moral outrage towards self regulation -towards fighting for those in their church who have no money and no power? Oh wait they don't matter.
