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Post by Superhappyjen on Nov 13, 2004 18:45:49 GMT -5
One of my biggest issues with Christianity (and other religions) is that somehow, followers are able to make pronouncements on moral issues, or on pretty much anything; and people are expected to give their weird beliefs equal weight with, say, scientific research, or plain commonsense. Eg: teaching "creationism" in schools. Why teach just the Christian creation myth? Why not include the maori legend? or Norse for that matter? Some religions have prohibitions on what their followers eat. This is completely irrational in today's world, yet we have to make allowances for it. When discussing issues like homosexuality, I've struck people who use the bible to justify their stand on the issue. The bible means nothing to me, yet it's somehow able to be used in discussion as some sort of authority! Grrrrrrr! It's just a book, for goodness sake! Phew...... I need to take my pills.... I couldn't have said it better myself. YES! Um...you didn't actully strike anyone did you? If so I hope you told them you were a fundie (don't want to give atheists a bad rap)
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Post by Filter on Nov 15, 2004 14:44:39 GMT -5
Phew...... I need to take my pills.... When someone quotes Bible morality, it is always good to ask - "But what do you think?" They can either ponder and reveal their true thoughts (or in some cases, bigotry), or play the humble servant thing and defer to the Bible's authority. In either case you have tested if there is a point in discussing the issue any further. Quite often there is.
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Post by A Souless Demon on Dec 13, 2004 21:25:26 GMT -5
the thing i like least about christians, is their reference to god, all the time. My auntie will refer to god every single day and say things like "what would jesus do"... you know what, i dont give a shit on a stick what jesus would do... hes dead.
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