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former9thward

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53. No I am not going to do hours of research

Reply to beam me up scottie (Reply #51)

Fri Apr 3, 2015, 08:58 PM

Apr 2015

to prove anything to you. Believe what you want. Atheists are the most insecure people I know.

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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