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Ah, the joys of fanatical belief. PeteSelman Oct 2015 #1
They believe in something Dorian Gray Oct 2015 #2
I agree, and vilifying the victims isn't a solution . orpupilofnature57 Oct 2015 #4
If we really wanted to defeat ISIS we would abandon the notion of getting rid of Assad for now. kelliekat44 Oct 2015 #58
Fanatical Muslim belief, Pete... whathehell Oct 2015 #9
That's right! We are far superior! JNelson6563 Oct 2015 #13
Oh no.. whathehell Oct 2015 #14
I'm of the view neither is better. JNelson6563 Oct 2015 #26
As a woman, leftynyc Oct 2015 #31
Yep. Christian assholes here refuse to bake cakes for gay weddings. Nye Bevan Oct 2015 #55
Why is that so hard for people to say? leftynyc Oct 2015 #59
As a gay man who likes living Kurska Oct 2015 #40
You seem to be moving the goal posts; what "neither" are you talking about? whathehell Oct 2015 #41
Actually, if we went the way of theocracy our society's JNelson6563 Oct 2015 #54
Actually, that's just an opinion based on nothing. whathehell Oct 2015 #63
Not in a million years. Mass shootings are not being done by coordinated patsimp Oct 2015 #66
Utter bullshit sub.theory Oct 2015 #71
Thank you. whathehell Oct 2015 #74
They are just following their holy book, unless most religous people on the planet snooper2 Oct 2015 #20
i don't recall other holy books asking for the extermination of non-believers patsimp Oct 2015 #30
read many holy books? snooper2 Oct 2015 #35
interesting. I just google that highmindedhavi Oct 2015 #38
In the major religions around the world - which one (s) have millions of followers still patsimp Oct 2015 #64
They don't...It's just another knee jerk attempt at false equivalence, i.e. all religions are whathehell Oct 2015 #43
All religions are not equivalent. Some have millions of followers who are willing to kill patsimp Oct 2015 #65
My sky dad can beat up your sky dad...! TipTok Oct 2015 #68
I don't have a sky dad whathehell Oct 2015 #73
You don't read enough holy books. Alittleliberal Oct 2015 #49
it's the muslims that are doing this. Not the Christians. patsimp Oct 2015 #29
National borders are also a common denominator LanternWaste Oct 2015 #62
Islam, not religion in general. Donald Ian Rankin Oct 2015 #69
Post removed Post removed Oct 2015 #3
woman's Dorian Gray Oct 2015 #5
People try to whitewash the brutal isis ideology patsimp Oct 2015 #32
Does that include the students killed in Oregon last week? (eom) Petrushka Oct 2015 #8
That is terrible and untrue yeoman6987 Oct 2015 #10
Say WhAT? whathehell Oct 2015 #11
there are no words. snagglepuss Oct 2015 #6
isis is equal opportunity monsters..lets not give in to christian persecution complex dembotoz Oct 2015 #7
What exactly is the "Christian persecution complex"? NT Elmergantry Oct 2015 #12
Many Christian groups in the US believe that Christians are being targeted for persecution el_bryanto Oct 2015 #16
Would love to see example of christians being persecuted in the US. cleanhippie Oct 2015 #17
I can understand that - you generally despise Christians from what I recall. el_bryanto Oct 2015 #18
Lol. You made a claim that christians are being persecuted in the US. Back it up with proof. cleanhippie Oct 2015 #19
You didn't really read what I said did you? el_bryanto Oct 2015 #21
You didn't really read what I said did you? cleanhippie Oct 2015 #23
You should try writing more clearly. el_bryanto Oct 2015 #24
You shouldn't intentionally misrepresent others to make yourself feel better. cleanhippie Oct 2015 #25
You mean like you did with your initial response? el_bryanto Oct 2015 #27
The USA charities only promote the persecution of christians stuck in barbarian countries. Sunlei Oct 2015 #36
If I am not mistaken Elmergantry Oct 2015 #37
Odd statement when given the rare example where hughee99 Oct 2015 #15
Are you kidding me? Persecution of Christians is a real thing in the ME. hrmjustin Oct 2015 #51
You're hopeless sub.theory Oct 2015 #72
Another Monday for religion... TipTok Oct 2015 #22
just like WW2, soldiers & authorities torment and massacre "in public" relig/race/class they hate Sunlei Oct 2015 #28
"Christian Aid Mission" uses this as front page news.A huge USA, Va. ORG. They set-up those missions Sunlei Oct 2015 #33
Or just stop trying to spread your own particular nonsensical mythologies. Arugula Latte Oct 2015 #61
horrific Liberal_in_LA Oct 2015 #34
Muslims killing Christians and Christians killing Muslims been going on for over 1000 years YabaDabaNoDinoNo Oct 2015 #39
Yes. Those evil Shinto priests MUST be outlawed or we'll never have rest here! Shandris Oct 2015 #45
Go ahead and keep believing in fantasy make believe figures YabaDabaNoDinoNo Oct 2015 #48
Oh you're so enlightened sub.theory Oct 2015 #75
History is my guide and the history of the religions killing to get what they want fills volumes of YabaDabaNoDinoNo Oct 2015 #76
Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, et al. refute you sub.theory Oct 2015 #77
A good Christian boy killed over 6 million Jewish people YabaDabaNoDinoNo Oct 2015 #78
Russia, do what you need to do LittleBlue Oct 2015 #42
What? rockfordfile Oct 2015 #44
"Civilian casualties be damned." NuclearDem Oct 2015 #46
More like deciding whether to bomb the train tracks going LittleBlue Oct 2015 #47
Ah, so war crimes for their own good then. NuclearDem Oct 2015 #50
Well I hope Russia can avoid civilian casualties Elmergantry Oct 2015 #53
Yes Dorian Gray Oct 2015 #70
Disgraceful and horrific. A crime against humanity. hrmjustin Oct 2015 #52
ISIS equals NAZIS workinclasszero Oct 2015 #56
What about the Prophet Muhammed FrodosPet Oct 2015 #79
Fucking morons. Iggo Oct 2015 #57
It's sad and pathetic modern humans are still fighting and dying over these stupid mythologies. Arugula Latte Oct 2015 #60
Horrorific. romanic Oct 2015 #67
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