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RE: "Laughing At Religion" Meme Thread
August 6, 2024 at 12:32 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
August 6, 2024 at 5:47 pm
(August 4, 2024 at 8:14 pm)Gwaithmir Wrote: ![[Image: a3fbeb82c9901df8206c37f706e7c886.jpg]](https://i.pinimg.com/564x/a3/fb/eb/a3fbeb82c9901df8206c37f706e7c886.jpg)
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August 6, 2024 at 6:14 pm
Anytime I hear 'Carmel' the first thing I think of is Branch Davidian's/Waco. They were true to that sign, what a wonderful relationship.
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August 7, 2024 at 12:45 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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"The world is my country; all of humanity are my brethren; and to do good deeds is my religion." (Thomas Paine)
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August 8, 2024 at 1:32 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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August 8, 2024 at 9:10 am
Waldo has been dethroned. Shouldn't have been punching above his weight class.
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August 8, 2024 at 3:14 pm
(August 8, 2024 at 9:10 am)brewer Wrote: Waldo has been dethroned. Shouldn't have been punching above his weight class.
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RE: "Laughing At Religion" Meme Thread
August 8, 2024 at 6:27 pm
(August 8, 2024 at 3:14 pm)A. Secular Human Wrote: (August 8, 2024 at 9:10 am)brewer Wrote: Waldo has been dethroned. Shouldn't have been punching above his weight class.
Great new children's book: "Find Jesus!" 
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