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Is the Cataclysm (bloody autocorrect) to the bible the same as the hadith are to the kerrang?
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
 (December 14, 2015 at 6:44 pm)Chad32 Wrote:Catholic Bibles have some entertaining stories.(December 14, 2015 at 6:23 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Ah, I see.  (December 14, 2015 at 6:55 pm)Stimbo Wrote: Is the Cataclysm (bloody autocorrect) to the bible the same as the hadith are to the kerrang? I don't know anything about the Hadith and the Koran, so I can't say. 
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh  (December 14, 2015 at 6:47 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote:Yet somehow christians still have a long history of violence. Some atheists can be violent too. They have their own individual reasons, but since there's no dogma commanding them to do violence, it's not as widespread.(December 14, 2015 at 6:44 pm)Chad32 Wrote: Catholic bibles must be different than protestant bibles, then.
Poe's Law: "Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is impossible to create a parody of Fundamentalism that SOMEONE won't mistake for the real thing."
10 Christ-like figures that predate Jesus. Link shortened to Chris ate Jesus for some reason... http://listverse.com/2009/04/13/10-chris...ate-jesus/ Good video to watch, if you want to know how common the Jesus story really is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88GTUXvp-50 A list of biblical contradictions from the infallible word of Yahweh. http://infidels.org/library/modern/jim_m...tions.html
To be fair, there's no "dogma" commanding me to do violence either. On the contrary, my dogma teaches me about forgiveness and turning the other cheek and respect for all human life, even criminals, considering our anti death penalty stance.
Other than to say that it was horribly wrong, I can't speak for the culture and the times of hundreds of years ago, or of the Christians of those times who committed violent acts... because they are long dead, and their children are long dead, as are their great great great grandchildren. Luckily, times change and we have evolved. I don't think it's fair to speak in today's times with today's people and portray Christianity as this thing who's "dogma" commands us to do violence. Mine certainly doesn't.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
Weren't they doing "God's" work?
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
Biggest freedom was the escape from hypocrisy. A lot of talk the talk, not much walk the walk.
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
There's still violence and persecution in today's times. It's just good that the enlightenment happened, and secular values have started overriding biblical values. we don't have witch trials anymore. When a pastor tells people that we should go around killing all gay people, most other people will laugh it off instead of taking action.
This is the issue when you attach a religion of a guy saying we should love our enemies to a religion where the god's most common interaction with Humans is killing them, sending his followers to kill them, or threatening to kill them. There was some kind of mixup there. It all depends on who you ask.
Poe's Law: "Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is impossible to create a parody of Fundamentalism that SOMEONE won't mistake for the real thing."
10 Christ-like figures that predate Jesus. Link shortened to Chris ate Jesus for some reason... http://listverse.com/2009/04/13/10-chris...ate-jesus/ Good video to watch, if you want to know how common the Jesus story really is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88GTUXvp-50 A list of biblical contradictions from the infallible word of Yahweh. http://infidels.org/library/modern/jim_m...tions.html
Helen Upkabio. I have nothing more to add.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
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