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RE: Damned Christians
May 25, 2016 at 6:38 am
A perfect example of why the millenial generation is giving up religion. Why can't the christers see that every time school students see something like this the (already remote) possibility of them being enthused by christianity dies a little bit more. It's like expecting someone to be inspired to take up ballet by watching their drunk uncle "dad dancing" at a family wedding.
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Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful. — Edward Gibbon
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RE: Damned Christians
May 25, 2016 at 8:56 am
Not sure if you guys realize this or not, but I believe the vast majority of us Christians look at these stories and people the same way you do. As with most belief systems there are "fringe" or eccentric ones. Truly speaks to the old cliche of "one bad apple spoils the bunch". In this case it gives all of Christianity a bad name.
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RE: Damned Christians
May 25, 2016 at 11:44 am
We're certainly glad that you have stopped killing each other over the various heresies.... "heresy" defined as someone who thinks differently.
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RE: Damned Christians
May 25, 2016 at 3:58 pm
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(May 25, 2016 at 8:56 am)Kingpin Wrote: Not sure if you guys realize this or not, but I believe the vast majority of us Christians look at these stories and people the same way you do. As with most belief systems there are "fringe" or eccentric ones. Truly speaks to the old cliche of "one bad apple spoils the bunch". In this case it gives all of Christianity a bad name.
Ha, ha you're right, I do probably think that you're the same. Granted that woman is much louder about her Christianity, and probably much more honest but when it comes to worldviews - I mean tell me for instance what do you think about evolution? Do you think it's a masonic lie? Let me tell you what I think you think - you just don't like to think about it, sure you want to accept it because it seems normal, but you probably think there is God somewhere there it's just that those God hating scientists overlooked it? Or what about St. Januarius blood miracle? Or which Jesus' shroud is real?
Maybe you were just never cornered to question your beliefs.
(May 25, 2016 at 6:38 am)pgrimes15 Wrote: A perfect example of why the millenial generation is giving up religion. Why can't the christers see that every time school students see something like this the (already remote) possibility of them being enthused by christianity dies a little bit more. It's like expecting someone to be inspired to take up ballet by watching their drunk uncle "dad dancing" at a family wedding.
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Very funny remark but considering that dragging people to Christianity is dragging them to believe in talking snake, Rib woman, Moses it is pretty much drunk's worldview anyway.
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
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RE: Damned Christians
May 31, 2016 at 2:36 am
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
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RE: Damned Christians
May 31, 2016 at 9:49 am
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
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RE: Damned Christians
June 2, 2016 at 4:45 am
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teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
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RE: Damned Christians
June 7, 2016 at 12:04 am
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RE: Damned Christians
June 8, 2016 at 12:53 am
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
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RE: Damned Christians
June 8, 2016 at 4:43 pm
Sounds like Auschwitz.
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