Damned Protestants...

[Oldandeasilyconfused]

I want to help people, they doesn't mean make them religious, just help people.

Holy Elmer [Fudd] save me from prigs.


My sincere apologies if you are that rare person, the altruist. I've never actually met anyone who meets my definition of the word. IE "an altruist is one who does good for its own sake"

Me? I often do good, which I call "doing the right thing" for one (or a combination) of three reasons: Sentiment, self interest or an annoying vestigal Catholic conscience.

I have been guilty of the odd altruistic act,but they are rare. My perception, at age 63, is that there are indeed altruistic acts, many,but no altruistic people. I may be wrong and meet one before I die,but I'm not holding my breath. Hence my use of the word 'prig'


Lest you misunderstand my meaning: To me,humans are only another species of animals,with fewer redeeming qualities than most other animals. (such as say dogs)

[reverendjeremiah]

[chatpilot]

Don't know what you are talking about Vox, I don't agree that there is no such thing as marital rape. No means no, just because you are married does not mean she has to give it up every time you feel like having sex. I get your point about the military since I myself have served in the Marine Corp.

One thing we used to say is that freedom isn't free, the only way to realize that is if your ass is sitting in the thick of it taking enemy fire so that someone else could be back at home burning Korans and inciting the enemy to even greater violence. It's not just soldiers that are now targets of terrorist acts overseas, it's regular civilians who pay the price as well.

[Oldandeasilyconfused]

vox Wrote:First, there is no such thing as marital rape.

There is in Australia,and has been for over 30 years. I strongly suggest you don't try it here. We will put your arse in gaol,where you will make many new intimate friends and gain a new understanding about rape..


I'm aware of some of the more primitive and vicious beliefs about women, sex and sexuality held by some of the more primitive and vicious Muslims.

[chatpilot]

padraic we have laws here in the U.S. against marital rape and like it or not vox it's a real crime that has real consequences.

[tackattack]

I split the thread to merge it with the other thread already going on about the FL pastor burning the Quran, we'll keep this thread focused on the raping type of theist.

[Minimalist]

[Minimalist]

[tackattack]

here's where they first fail "because they credit him or her with a life-changing event," (even though I'm sure, to an atheist there are many fails prior to this)
The pastor first failed in the humility part, long before his public sin. A good pastor to me is always humble and a powerful servant first; never taking credit for where his power comes from.

[Minimalist]

These wolves prey upon human gullibility.

As for the second part, I'm reading a book by H.L. Mencken right now in which he talks about the growth of priesthoods on the basis of their being able to influence "the gods." People have been falling for this line of shit for millennia.