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Curmudgeoness

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44. There is a lot of dispute on that one.

Fri Apr 3, 2015, 06:33 PM

Apr 2015

Wikipedia is not the best source, since anyone can put their own updates there and have their own spin on it.

But that isn't the point I wanted to make. This is no evidence that "atheism" was the cause of any wars. They did not wage wars in the name of atheism. That seemed to me to be the point of the post you responded to.

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What's up with this new interpretation of Christianity [View all] malaise Apr 2015 OP

Unfortunately I don't think this is a new thing. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #1

Christianity has always had its share of hateful jackasses Warpy Apr 2015 #2

Hmmm, third way "Christians" still_one Apr 2015 #3

Wrong Dirty Socialist Apr 2015 #70

I was directing the comment Regarding religion not Democrats, and being sarcastic. still_one Apr 2015 #83

They have a name--Heretics randr Apr 2015 #4

Or perhaps the new Pharisees PatrickforO Apr 2015 #23

That is it exactly. zeemike Apr 2015 #29

Religion is now more like "being republican" lumberjack_jeff Apr 2015 #5

This atheist thinks there is one way to get something useful out of Xtianity. hifiguy Apr 2015 #6

Born and raised Catholic, bvar22 Apr 2015 #17

I was raised the same way and my Jesuit teachers said similar things Dragonfli Apr 2015 #59

Or better yet, phil89 Apr 2015 #41

This may not sound good but the ones who is voting these days are given instructions on Thinkingabout Apr 2015 #7

Religion justifies its dominant culture, nuf said there. HereSince1628 Apr 2015 #8

Seven Mountains Dominionism SamKnause Apr 2015 #9

I went from a recovering catholic Faux pas Apr 2015 #10

Hitler was an atheist. former9thward Apr 2015 #14

religion or non religion are just guises. Wars are always fought for money and power. liberal_at_heart Apr 2015 #15

I tend to agree. former9thward Apr 2015 #16

So was Stalin. hifiguy Apr 2015 #18

The RCC may have been trying to save priests in Germany and occupied Europe. former9thward Apr 2015 #22

So you think the RCC thought that saving a couple hundred priests was more important than progressoid Apr 2015 #81

There is a lot of dispute on that one. Curmudgeoness Apr 2015 #44

Was WW I started over religion? former9thward Apr 2015 #45

"I am now as before a Catholic and will always remain so." - Adolph Hitler, 1941 beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #49

He had to do that politically. former9thward Apr 2015 #50

Prove he lied. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #51

No I am not going to do hours of research former9thward Apr 2015 #53

You made the claim and now you refuse to back it up. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #54

High Five! progressoid Apr 2015 #62

Narwhals Narwahls! beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #65

Dammit. Ear Worm! progressoid Apr 2015 #82

You got shot out of the water and you've got nothin' but that? Arugula Latte Apr 2015 #79

The poster I replied to said atheists start no wars. former9thward Apr 2015 #87

I'm the poster you replied to and you're full of shit. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #88

Let's see who is full of shit. former9thward Apr 2015 #89

Are you completely unable to follow the thread? beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #90

Nice try to delflect former9thward Apr 2015 #91

"was WW II started to spread Christianity" is your straw man. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #92

Joseph Goebbels isn't exactly a reliable source DefenseLawyer Apr 2015 #95

And the ones claiming he was a Christian are? former9thward Apr 2015 #96

If I have to choose based on what Hitler himself said DefenseLawyer Apr 2015 #97

This entire sub thread started when a poster claimed atheists don't start wars. former9thward Apr 2015 #101

Hitler claimed he was a christian. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #98

And I am told time and time again on here former9thward Apr 2015 #100

Do you own a factory? beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #102

Could not deal with the double standard. former9thward Apr 2015 #103

that bit about rewarding the strong treestar Apr 2015 #85

If christians had to follow all of Jesus' teachings beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #86

Yeah, sure he was. cleanhippie Apr 2015 #61

Pfft. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #64

Its called a photo op. former9thward Apr 2015 #66

It's called a strawman. cleanhippie Apr 2015 #71

And the myth of christian moral supremacy beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #73

You have certainly used them in your posts. former9thward Apr 2015 #76

You keep using that word... beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #84

I mean, that could be a textbook definition of Strawman! cleanhippie Apr 2015 #94

Fun with logical fallacies. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #99

It seems apparent that you've no idea what you're talking about. cleanhippie Apr 2015 #93

It's the Rethug interpretation of Christianity. SummerSnow Apr 2015 #11

Thanks for this link malaise Apr 2015 #25

Thanks malaise Apr 2015 #60

Unfortunately, that interpretaion is just as valid as any other. cleanhippie Apr 2015 #72

You might find this interesting Tanuki Apr 2015 #12

Well, there's another book for my "must read" list. hifiguy Apr 2015 #19

Thanks malaise Apr 2015 #26

I just saw that 2naSalit Apr 2015 #27

That was great thanks. zeemike Apr 2015 #47

The current trend is to ignore the New Testament, except for The Book of Revelation. liberal_at_heart Apr 2015 #13

It is an oversimplification to say New Testament good, Old Testament bad, Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2015 #20

I didn't say anything about Jewish people. I said the extremist Christians are using the Old liberal_at_heart Apr 2015 #58

That's exactly right BrotherIvan Apr 2015 #21

In the early years of DU, we had a poster who was the son of an Assemblies of God minister Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2015 #24

I was reading up on the Southern Baptists today .... kwassa Apr 2015 #31

the Baptists had an outright COUP, around the same time as America's plague of "think tanks" arose MisterP Apr 2015 #38

The Assemblies are weird. They were started to be integrated and ordain women LeftyMom Apr 2015 #74

I was married to the child of a SoBap minister... Dont call me Shirley Apr 2015 #106

Isn't there a Commandment that says something like... world wide wally Apr 2015 #28

#9. You shall not bear false witness (tell a lie) against your neighbor. Dont call me Shirley Apr 2015 #37

I knew it! world wide wally Apr 2015 #40

Organized religion was organized to steal from the non-rich. Usually not money but valerief Apr 2015 #30

It's money everywhere malaise Apr 2015 #32

Ha! How blatant!!! nt valerief Apr 2015 #35

Leaders have been using religion to stay in control for 1000's of years. ErikJ Apr 2015 #33

Religions are businesses and therefore members of Corporate America Dont call me Shirley Apr 2015 #34

+1,000 n/t malaise Apr 2015 #36

Eeyup. hifiguy Apr 2015 #67

Remember, most of these people think Jesus was white ybbor Apr 2015 #39

True their gawd cursed us and we got black skin malaise Apr 2015 #42

Fox News told them that Jesus was "a white man"! Tanuki Apr 2015 #48

malaise Diclotican Apr 2015 #43

Yes malaise Apr 2015 #46

They're old testament christians. nt awoke_in_2003 Apr 2015 #52

It's religion for position and profit, ruffburr Apr 2015 #55

From 'Zen Flesh Zen Bones'--#16, Not Far From Buddhahood panader0 Apr 2015 #56

They are not really Christians. onecaliberal Apr 2015 #57

The central theme of Christianity is a willingness to sacrifice for the sake of others. dawg Apr 2015 #63

Nothing new about it Glitterati Apr 2015 #68

I think the editing department got to it, it's and it now reads hughee99 Apr 2015 #69

I'm sure this has been posted before, but it's worth posting again Chathamization Apr 2015 #75

The Supreme Court (ruled by the religion of unfettered Capitalism) put its' religion into politics. Vincardog Apr 2015 #77

Christianity has been a tool to oppress and control others since its inception. Arugula Latte Apr 2015 #78

I thought about that side of it when I was posting this malaise Apr 2015 #105

That's true. However, a lot of the "little people" believers also use it so they Arugula Latte Apr 2015 #107

True malaise Apr 2015 #108

It's easier to sell hate and bigotry... 99Forever Apr 2015 #80

In America an atheist is unelectable, D or R, doesn't matter. Thats why in politics we have so many Sunlei Apr 2015 #104