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libdem4life

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10. Uh, that was the point. If you know The Beatitudes, they are all about love and such.

Reply to xfundy (Reply #7)

Mon Dec 3, 2012, 12:23 PM

Dec 2012

Not babble...not forcing it...sending a response...just letting Jesus off the hook. He himself did not consider himself religious, nor am I, but realize that the concepts hold true even for agnostics or atheists and from all other cultures. Be kind unto one another. Love your neighbor. Stuff like that.

Peace.

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Not an attack on religion, just homophobic bigots.... [View all] Playinghardball Dec 2012 OP

You should attack religion. "Nice Jesus" is a myth too. Old Union Guy Dec 2012 #1

I prefer to think that Jesus is represented by The Beatitudes. libdem4life Dec 2012 #6

Don't forget to look up what Jesus said about homosexuality. xfundy Dec 2012 #7

Uh, that was the point. If you know The Beatitudes, they are all about love and such. libdem4life Dec 2012 #10

not really leftlibdem420 Dec 2012 #9

Paul, formerly Saul of Taurus and persecutor, became the First Christian Preacher libdem4life Dec 2012 #11

Of course...Paul used to be Saul who converted and became the First Christian Preacher libdem4life Dec 2012 #17

Well said!!! I'm really fed up with the bigots, homophobes, haters, hypocrites RKP5637 Dec 2012 #2

The West Wing had a GREAT segment on the subject; elleng Dec 2012 #3

Also the Biblical Stoning thing... libdem4life Dec 2012 #4

Yes. nt Bigmack Dec 2012 #5

It's more of a fear thing. xfundy Dec 2012 #8

I'm an xfundy as well...PK..it took me a very long time to come full circle and realize that I held libdem4life Dec 2012 #13

What is wrong with attacking religion? Nothing. We should do it more. cleanhippie Dec 2012 #12

I prefer logic and discussion. Religion is primarily cultural...it was the original governmental libdem4life Dec 2012 #14

Me too, but logic and discussion are anathema to religion. cleanhippie Dec 2012 #15

+1 forestpath Dec 2012 #16