| For the second time in my life, my beliefs go up in smoke. [message #140414] |
Thu, 24 February 2005 17:11  |
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DaveGMM
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Location: England, UK
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4296373.stm
People wonder why I have little faith in religion. I used to be a pretty damned devout Christian, and then suddenly I woke up, smelled the Communion wine and decided the grapes it was made of were a little on hte sour side.
I must admit, hats off to the person who came up with this:
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Out of those polar opposites, even Solomon himself would find it hard to forge a united church.
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Pretty much describes the whole situation. It seems that the 21st century will be remembered as the century that the Christian church splits.. er.. again.
I had faith in people again, faith that these people wouldn't just return to the ways of "I'm right, you're wrong, see you in three years", but hey.
It's going to be an interesting topic.
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| For the second time in my life, my beliefs go up in smoke. [message #140421] |
Thu, 24 February 2005 17:25  |
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SuperFlyingEngi
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Registered: November 2003
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I have my own, rather strong feelings about religion that I probably won't be sharing here, but this book can largely sum all that up:
No, my opinions are in no way connected to anything ACLU. Thanks for asking, though.
"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." -- Theodore Roosevelt (1918)
"The danger to political dissent is acute where the Government attempts to act under so vague a concept as the power to protect "domestic security." Given the difficulty of defining the domestic security interest, the danger of abuse in acting to protect that interest becomes apparent. --U.S. Supreme Court decision (407 U.S. 297 (1972)
The Liberal Media At Work
An objective look at media partisanship
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| For the second time in my life, my beliefs go up in smoke. [message #140455] |
Thu, 24 February 2005 21:30 |
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IRON FART
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Registered: September 2003
Location: LOS ANGELES
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Im not a huge religous guy but I do think that the Bible serves a purpose even if there is no God. Its a book of guidelines that a human being should follow to be a decent person. This much I do understand about religion, Its a way to keep some form of mental order stable. Anyone understand what I mean?
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YES. And that is all it is. People keep searching for puns, deeper meanings and people try to interpret the bible differently.
I don't care if gays do get married or not. They want to get married, let them. They aren't harming anyone.
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Quote from IRC
<[Digital]> get man_fucking_a_car.mpg
<[Digital]> ah fuck wrong window
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| For the second time in my life, my beliefs go up in smoke. [message #143936] |
Wed, 16 March 2005 13:34 |
Jzinsky
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Registered: June 2004
Location: Warrington
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In a few thousand years time, after a nuclear (or other) holocaust, people will find a few books.
These books will be read, translated into their native language, and taken as the word of God.
In my opinion, Stephen King could be the next God...
Religion should be about peace, and if it meant me dying I'd abandon mine. Abraham Lincoln said it best though.. "Be excellent to each other.."
I'd live my life by that one line if nothing else.
No flashy signature..
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