Atheists say something nice about religion & religious folks say nice atheism - go!

[Alex K]

http://lmgtfy.com/?t=v&q=J.s.+bach+passions+cantatas

Nuff said

[Mister Agenda]

A religious organization that is inclined to do so can be effective in charity work.

[The Valkyrie]

I genuinely read that as "they have boobs".

Yeah, I have issues.

Some of them do.

[ignoramus]

Ben Davis. Did you bend Avis behind the alter?
I trust you did the Christian thing and kept her virginity in place.

[Ben Davis]

Ben Davis. Did you bend Avis behind the alter?
I trust you did the Christian thing and kept her virginity in place.

Couldn't say


Come on people! Guess my name!!

[Kernel Sohcahtoa]

I like the idea of this thread; however, I'm not sure why we cannot equivalently (IMO) ask people to simply say something nice about others.  With that said, in the spirit and goodwill of this thread, I met a group of awesome people at a Christian University in Abilene Texas who were interested in bridge-building and conflict resolution (most of them are Christian)  .  In particular, during my two residency sessions, I enjoyed the quiet evenings where a group of us would gather in the living room of the apartment (four of us boarded in a student housing apartment for about 5 days) and just chat, exchange ideas, or enjoy each other's company; the evening Walmart runs and social/dinner outings are also memories that I cherish. I also valued the professors' passionate instruction about mediation and the positive impact that it can have in multiple contexts.  Specifically, their feedback about how to effectively mediate conflicts by developing the discipline to let the parties talk and knowing when/how to ask the right questions that can help nudge the parties out of impasse, was highly informative and motivating.

With that said, the particular views held by the people I connected with certainly helped me understand a different perspective of the world, but in the end, I think this experience of mine was special and unique because these people were decent and made the most out of an opportunity to learn something new and challenge their way of thinking.  IMO, some of them have taken the art of bridge-building to such a high, masterful level, which is, IMO,  a special and unique achievement that I greatly appreciate.

[Astonished]

I like the idea of this thread; however, I'm not sure why we cannot equivalently (IMO) ask people to simply say something nice about others.  With that said, in the spirit and goodwill of this thread, I met a group of awesome people at a Christian University in Abilene Texas who were interested in bridge-building and conflict resolution (most of them are Christian)  .  In particular, during my two residency sessions, I enjoyed the quiet evenings where a group of us would gather in the living room of the apartment (four of us boarded in a student housing apartment for about 5 days) and just chat, exchange ideas, or enjoy each other's company; the evening Walmart runs and social/dinner outings are also memories that I cherish. I also valued the professors' passionate instruction about mediation and the positive impact that it can have in multiple contexts.  Specifically, their feedback about how to effectively mediate conflicts by developing the discipline to let the parties talk and knowing when/how to ask the right questions that can help nudge the parties out of impasse, was highly informative and motivating.

With that said, the particular views held by the people I connected with certainly helped me understand a different perspective of the world, but in the end, I think this experience of mine was special and unique because these people were decent and made the most out of an opportunity to learn something new and challenge their way of thinking.  IMO, some of them have taken the art of bridge-building to such a high, masterful level, which IMO, is a special and unique achievement that I greatly appreciate.

Would you say they were motivated by their religious beliefs or by their intrinsically humanistic beliefs to be good sports about it? I'm always curious whether people will be honest about where that value emerges from. Especially since you can point out passages in their newsletter that say you ought to be brutally murdered by them if you don't believe what they believe.

[ignoramus]

Pooley, I appreciate the nice sentiment but I already tried it with my "polite thread" years ago.
Even Tibs told me to "fuck off"! or something to that effect! Lol!

Luckily, I received inspiration from CL and replied with: " I appreciate your response".

[vorlon13]

best ass munch ever was a nice catholic man

I could literal taste the guilt



or at least that's what I think it was

[vorlon13]

Pooley, I appreciate the nice sentiment but I already tried it with my "polite thread" years ago.
Even Tibs told me to "fuck off"! or something to that effect! Lol!

Luckily, I received inspiration from CL and replied with: " I appreciate your response".

she says that to me all the time . . . 



hmmm