Funny, I've lost several conservative friends on FB (oh well) saying that between banning gay marriage and a host of other "moral regulations" some Repubs want to institute the Christian version of Sharia Law........for some reason they didn't think that was cute.........
"imagine"
that means that rocks are our enemy
Are you really that bad at math?
If you are not with us, you are against us! Destroy the rocks too!
"Non-believing", or "willing to admit publicly that there's no god even if it means defeat at the next election by voters who'd rather have a Muslim Socialist than an Athiest in a position in government"?
however agreeable this post, 'culturally religious' isn't the group referred to - 'atheist' is. and if one is going to profess atheism, what are the dogma to be lauded as a 'profession of faith'? you think this is what this country needs, or would be for the greater good? to say nothing of their electability...
yes. I actually happen to believe that there is no such thing as morality/aturism if you are a religious person. All-seeing-eye-in-the-sky is watching you and what not.
so it's not an issue your fellow man sees? wouldn't there then be the temptation to do something to curry favor, or repair one's damaged image?
That is secular morality. You still have to answer to someone. The difference is that an individual is responsible to the family/tribe/society/whatev's, Vs. the sky fairy.
or both
neither.
Sure. But neither does religion.
living as a christian is a mobius strip of sin
Moar bomb them back to the "Stone age" then?
I'd whole heartedly agree, and I'd add without the "promise" of praise from others.
Yes. And that second part is pretty damn funny.
barry....one out of three ain't bad.
young life....those girls couldn't wait to get a dick in their mouth/ass/vagina..
No they don't. They didn't tell me a lot of things in Young Life as it turns out.
This young life had no access to such girls at that time... And I was never ass raped in the school showers. I must have been uglier than I thought.
Anytime someone tells me they are a good Christian person, I know immediately not to trust them.
This was pretty much my experience with this group as well. They use "forgiveness" as an excuse to act in a manner that is completely contrary to the teachings of their savior. Why bother when you can be forgiven every Sunday. The "keep your ass out of Hell" scare tactic only motivates out of fear and self-centeredness, not of humility. I can't tell you how many times I've heard conversations that begin with, "When I get to heaven...". So many "good Christians" wasting their time alive worrying about the afterlife.
Having grown up in and around non-denominational Christian church and attended Catholic Academy I can agree, that for the most part, ceremony aside, Catholics have a more relaxed viewpoint.
Exactly. Think about it, where is the Text is the phrase "personal relationship with God"? No where, but that gets said I'd wager hundreds of thousands of times every Sunday at altercalls / invitations. It frames one's faith all all about them and God, but the Text speaks of a communal faith, you know Yom Kippur and the "sins of the nation" deal. While there are some exceptions, this is why your rank and file Baptist/Non-Denom/Pentacostal/Evangelical is a total d!ck the other 6 days of the week.
Any good baby jesus fearing man knows that rape is the fault of the woman. Why shouldn't they take responsibility for their actions?
