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RE: "Laughing At Religion" Meme Thread
November 17, 2021 at 2:26 pm
(November 17, 2021 at 1:36 pm)Fake Messiah Wrote: There was a guy "purer" than Jesus
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This reminds me of a story concerning a monk, Thomas Merton (for whom I have a great deal of respect).
Later in his monastic career, Merton became a convinced peacenik who spoke out against the Vietnam war. Being an accomplished author and very influential figure, the Church allowed Merton to travel a lot. Merton was a Trappist. Most Trappist monks spent all their time cloistered in a monastery where no women were allowed to set foot.
Anyway, once Merton went to San Francisco to communicate with other peaceniks about activism for peace. He had a conversation with one peacenik at a coffee shop. This guy said Merton gave him his undivided attention during their conversation, until such time as a beautiful woman passed by, at which point his eyes remained locked on her until she strolled out of sight.
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RE: "Laughing At Religion" Meme Thread
November 17, 2021 at 5:06 pm
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: "Laughing At Religion" Meme Thread
November 17, 2021 at 5:59 pm
(November 17, 2021 at 5:06 pm)Fake Messiah Wrote: ![[Image: Athetards.png]](https://i.postimg.cc/rmKyh0pw/Athetards.png)
I hope it's a joke.
That's right up there with those "giant" skeletons...
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RE: "Laughing At Religion" Meme Thread
November 18, 2021 at 12:59 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: "Laughing At Religion" Meme Thread
November 18, 2021 at 10:33 am
(November 17, 2021 at 5:59 pm)A. Secular Human Wrote: (November 17, 2021 at 5:06 pm)Fake Messiah Wrote:
I hope it's a joke.
That's right up there with those "giant" skeletons...
I remember the giant skeletons. First saw them in my dad's email when they were making the rounds.
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RE: "Laughing At Religion" Meme Thread
November 18, 2021 at 12:41 pm
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: "Laughing At Religion" Meme Thread
November 19, 2021 at 1:48 pm
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: "Laughing At Religion" Meme Thread
November 19, 2021 at 5:44 pm
(November 19, 2021 at 1:48 pm)Fake Messiah Wrote: ![[Image: Cross-home.png]](https://i.postimg.cc/2SBSs9hX/Cross-home.png)
Pedantic trivia: Crucifixion took many forms, depending on what was available, such as wood and expensive, hand made nails. (which were usually re used)
Exactly what Jesus was nailed to is not clear in the bible. He could have been carrying a pole.
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RE: "Laughing At Religion" Meme Thread
November 20, 2021 at 1:06 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: "Laughing At Religion" Meme Thread
November 20, 2021 at 1:13 am
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(November 20, 2021 at 1:06 am)Fake Messiah Wrote: ![[Image: Monk.jpg]](https://i.postimg.cc/hG9tSZj2/Monk.jpg)
 So true!
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