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Author Topic:   Christianity Needs to Return to Being a Good Example
Tangle
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Message 9 of 57 (844008)
11-24-2018 3:11 AM


The best thing Christianity could do for itself is what it's actually doing - throwing away its more rediculous beliefs, traditions and prejudices and moderating its rituals. No sane person has anything againt the ideals of Christianity - the 'what would Jesus do' Christians are thoroughly nice people wanting the best for humanity. They have deluded beliefs about why they should be that way but so long as they behave themselves we can all live together.
Sadly though there's still the evangellicals, the paedophiles, the missionaries, the crazies and the bigots damaging children and claiming rights over others. But the more they do that in modern society, the more they're marginalised and ignored.

Je suis Charlie. Je suis Ahmed. Je suis Juif. Je suis Parisien. I am Mancunian. I am Brum. I am London.I am Finland. Soy Barcelona
"Life, don't talk to me about life" - Marvin the Paranoid Android
"Science adjusts it's views based on what's observed.
Faith is the denial of observation so that Belief can be preserved."
- Tim Minchin, in his beat poem, Storm.

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Message 32 of 57 (844277)
11-27-2018 4:49 PM
Reply to: Message 31 by Phat
11-27-2018 4:08 PM


Re: Missionary: FAIL
The world is full of whackos, god knows why your god likes to make them, but apparently he does. It's even odder that he allows one of his creation to be killed trying to do something he instructed him to do.
Maybe you can tell us?

Je suis Charlie. Je suis Ahmed. Je suis Juif. Je suis Parisien. I am Mancunian. I am Brum. I am London.I am Finland. Soy Barcelona
"Life, don't talk to me about life" - Marvin the Paranoid Android
"Science adjusts it's views based on what's observed.
Faith is the denial of observation so that Belief can be preserved."
- Tim Minchin, in his beat poem, Storm.

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Tangle
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Message 34 of 57 (844314)
11-28-2018 2:47 AM
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11-27-2018 7:02 PM


Re: Missionary: FAIL??
Did you have a point?

Je suis Charlie. Je suis Ahmed. Je suis Juif. Je suis Parisien. I am Mancunian. I am Brum. I am London.I am Finland. Soy Barcelona
"Life, don't talk to me about life" - Marvin the Paranoid Android
"Science adjusts it's views based on what's observed.
Faith is the denial of observation so that Belief can be preserved."
- Tim Minchin, in his beat poem, Storm.

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Tangle
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Message 40 of 57 (861643)
08-24-2019 4:00 PM
Reply to: Message 37 by Phat
08-24-2019 1:57 PM


Re: Missionary: FAIL??
Phat writes:
If we suffered an economic collapse or another major 9-11 type attack, forcing us into war, the streets would run thick with preachers and society likely would have them arrested. Whether that would further add fuel to the fire in a war of ideologies is uncertain as of yet.
You're getting really desperate Phat.

Je suis Charlie. Je suis Ahmed. Je suis Juif. Je suis Parisien. I am Mancunian. I am Brum. I am London.I am Finland. Soy Barcelona
"Life, don't talk to me about life" - Marvin the Paranoid Android
"Science adjusts it's views based on what's observed.
Faith is the denial of observation so that Belief can be preserved."
- Tim Minchin, in his beat poem, Storm.

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