(March 31, 2012 at 10:53 pm)Rhythm Wrote: It isn't simply that they believe, it's what, specifically, they believe in amigo. I'm pretty sure I made that very clear, so I'm not sure exactly how your assessment applies to me and my personal value judgements. My position is my own (I also made that very clear), it is explicit, it is specific and it is applicable to the vast majority of self professing christians, whether or not I know anything else about them.
Mea culpa. I didn't read all the posts leading up to the short one. My last two posts on this thread were based on your short post to the effect that belief in god and atonement = assholeness.
Having read the longer one before I see the point you're making. People who need to believe a blood sacrifice absolves them of their responsibility or ennobles them in any way are at least not very admirable in that respect. "Assholes"? Wouldn't be my choice but I get now what you probably mean by that.
