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January 4, 2013 at 11:37 am
(This post was last modified: January 4, 2013 at 11:42 am by Mister Agenda.)
(January 3, 2013 at 8:49 pm)Mark 13:13 Wrote:(January 3, 2013 at 8:32 pm)Stimbo Wrote: Indeed, any message perceived to be in its pages must be a powerful one, since it's been described as the greatest atheist recruiting tool ever created. I'd heard that it was pulled from bookshops in China (I think) a few years ago, due to complaints about its violent and pornographic content. Probably apocryphal, but what a beautiful world it would be if it were true.
If only what you say was true then given how long its been around i,m surprised there are any Theists left. But you are correct Christianity would have been crushed out at its start if it was based on only a book given both the Jews and the Romans did all they could do to kill it of. For some reason in face of death death and persecution it survived and the weakest of the weak turned over the superpower of the day with nothing but Words and of course the power of Jesus Christ "And I say also unto you, That you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hades shall not prevail against it." the church is not dead and after 2000 years that prophesy stands.
If Constantine had picked a different religion to back, its adherents would today be remarking on how miraculous it is their particular religion/scripture has persisted for so long.
(January 3, 2013 at 9:00 pm)Mark 13:13 Wrote:frankiej Wrote:As an atheist I have a lack of belief in gods
Well my cats an atheist too by that definition and my cat has more sense as it wouldn't waste its time on anything it wasn't interested in. If you are only here to horse around i suggest you grow up, and troll elsewhere or better still if you get your kicks from trying to wind folks up then grow some balls and run around some Muslim are with a placard with Mohammed is a ..... whatever you want to put last on.
You don't have to be THAT Christian, the one that comes to mind when we reflect on whether Christians come anywhere close to living up to their propaganda.
And if he was running around with a placard with 'Jesus is a ....' your challenge might have made the slightest bit of sense. All he did was make a comment on a forum, and it's easily verifiable that Islam fares no better here when IT is discussed.
