Georgia Couple arrested after seeing the "Passion of Christ"

[tandot]

for beating each other up

STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) - A couple was arrested after their argument over a theological point turned physical following a night at the movies to see "The Passion of the Christ

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGADQ0U7ZRD.html

don't they all wear one of those WWJD bracelets?

[wryter2000]

1. LMAO

Welcome to DU, btw. :hi:

[tandot]

2. thanks

[arcane1]

3. the sanctity of marriage at work

jeez even married couples get violent when it comes to interpreting dogma! Anyone still think organized religion is a good thing? :silly:

[TacticalPeek]

5. But of course!

[Kimber Scott]

9. I love that!

What a great idea for a talk show - having a diety for a host!

[smirkymonkey]

24. Like "Jesus & Pals"

from South Park.

[Kimber Scott]

25. Ultimate Reality TV

Is this Guy Straight/Gay or God?

[pnb]

10. Yes, I'm quite sure this had never happened before...

...I'm sure they would have a fully functional relationship if it wasn't for that darned religion thing...

[forgethell]

14. It's not the religion,

it's the idiocy. Afflicts liberals and secularists about as much as conservatives and the devout. I think it is because most people do not actually think about their beliefs, but go with what they want to be true. sometimes this will lead them in the right, correct way that actually will work in the real world; sometimes not.

I once read somebody who wrote, "Most opinions, including morals, are based on taste." I don't know if that is correct,I hope not because somebody else said, "there is not disputing taste", but I imagine for a number of people it is true.

[XNASA]

4. "The Smashin' of the Tryst"

Sorry. I just had to.

[tom_paine]

6. WWFMD?

That is EXACTLY what Ferdinand Marcos or Emperor Bunnypants* would do.

Talk tough. Slap a woman. When she slaps back, cry and call the cops.

WWFMD?

[CO Liberal]

8. WWTND?

What Would Ted Nugent Do?

Slap her around a few times, go shoot something, and then molest someone.

[redqueen]

7. People are just too stressed out

and too used to seeing violence displayed as a reasonable way to settle a dispute.

:(

And yes, organized religion is usually the perversion of the spirit so many of these orgs suck bigtime.

[DieboldMustDie]

11. Whether God the Father was human?

What branch of Christianity do these people belong to? That's the most heterodox theological view I've seen in ages. :eyes:

[derby378]

12. Why am I not surprised?

The Roman Catholics and the Eastern Orthodox split over a debate as to whether the Holy Spirit proceeded from the Father only or from the Father and the Son. To some, this may sound so trivial that it's just plain laughable, but the schism indirectly resulted in Catholic/Orthodox bloodshed and violence during the Crusades.

[9215]

13. Religion tends to do that. It

deadens the mind and flames ignorant passion. I'll bet there are some deeper reasons why this loving couple went at it, but hey, I am athiest, what do I know?

[Muddleoftheroad]

15. Yeah, atheism deadens the mind and flames ignorant passion

You know what? That sounds like a stupid ass comment either way.

[9215]

17. Thank you. You stand as a perfect

illustration of what I said.

I have evidence (the fighting couple) to support my claim, what do you have to support yours except your own reactionary opinion?

[Muddleoftheroad]

22. One fighting couple does not mean anything

It stands as evidence of a fighting couple. Nothing more.

My post pointed out how bigoted and uninformed such a blatant assault is going EITHER direction.

[9215]

26. What is obvious is that religion is behind

alot of conflicts and this little fracas is an example of how it gets people fighting. IMO it is the process of being indoctrinated that causes it. That is because it is simply myth disguised as "theory".

Anyone who has the power to make you believe absurdities has the power to make you commit injustices.
- Voltaire, 1767.

[Muddleoftheroad]

29. No, what is obvious is that a lot of people are religious

And inevitably people get in fights. That does NOT mean they were fighting about religion.

Thankfully, there aren't enough atheists for us to test that point on them. (That assessment is based on those I tend to meet here.)

[9215]

32. See, already you are fighting and I didn't start it, so there.

tongue sticking out.

[Muddleoftheroad]

36. Of course you began it

"Religion tends to do that. It deadens the mind and flames ignorant passion."

It is this kind of anti-religious hatred that has made me skeptical of all atheists.

[redqueen]

39. Seems like another case of de-humanizing a group

Not all religious people are ignorant and have their minds deadened.

De-humanizing and demonizing any group is wrong. Because every group is made up of individuals, and their opinions and beliefs are unique, despite whatever agreement they may have on whatever overarching issue.

But Muddleoftheroad, you just admitted you were doing that very thing to atheists, as a group.

[Muddleoftheroad]

40. Not exactly true

Based on my experiences with atheists here at DU, I now look at them skeptically because our belief systems are extremely different.

As I explained in the thread about voting for an atheist, I would still consider it, but I definitely would need to know more.

[tjwash]

43. Atheists have no history...

...of murderous crusades, and burning witches at the stake, and drawing and quartering dissidents, and imprisoning astronomers who had the bravado to say that the earth revolves around the sun, and torturous inquisitions. Just to name a few off the top of my head. It's not the "religious people are ignorant and have their minds deadened", factor that causes the conflict of ideas, it is just the plain bad track record held by christianity for the past couple thousand years. And this current holy crusade against Islam by B* and the rest of the RR is not helping matters any.

And as for de-humanizing and demonizing groups of people, no one does it better than religious groups. Just read the book of Exodus, where Moses has everyone in the way to his path to the promise land slaughtered. How did he whip them into a frenzy to do so? By invoking literally the oldest propaganda trick in the book. He convinced his people that they were sacrificing babies to pagan gods. Dehumanizing a people in such a way is a good way to make someone feel not so bad about killing them.

Skip forward a few thousand years and not much has changed. Remember the Iraq bombings a few years ago in 98? When the press was screaming headlines about the "babies torn from incubators" by the Iraq Republican Guard that turned out to be untrue. Even after the story was refuted, people were whipped into a frenzy. Same type of dehumanizing effect that works so well.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

44. i don't suppsoe the soviets' masacre of jews would count

but, atheist do have a history...and if you try to say that was just a man (Stalin) then that same argument could be used for any of the attrocities you mention above...they were just bad men...

theProdigal

[billyskank]

45. Hey, what about all those atrocities

that have been committed by godless communists? The gulags; the killing fields in Cambodia. What about all those totalitarian states where you can be executed as an intellectual for being able to write your name?

Religion has been the vehicle for evil more times than I can count. But that doesn't mean that faith is to blame for evil.

People are the problem, because people mostly have a tendency to form tribes. My kind are good, other kinds are bad. Mostly tribes can live alongside each other in peace; sometimes they cannot. When they cannot, wars usually break out.

[9215]

46. Excellent post!

And not because it happens to support my position I'm simply speaking as an, uh, er, unbiased atheist.

Welcome to DU :toast:

[9215]

47. I'm taking my toys and going home, so there again!

You'll notice I said "tends" and you said "all" atheists, kinda makes you a little more intolerant than me.

[9215]

27. What's the prob? They

were just being passionate.

[America_Is_Real]

30. Pulp Christian

...would have been a better name for Mel's movie

[9215]

31. Yea, he was a "pulp" when the fascists got

through with him. :bounce:
bwwwaaaaah.

I didn't realize their were fascists back then until I saw that movie. :shrug:

[9215]

35. Welcome to DU

:toast:

[myrna minx]

37. LOL...

Do you know what they call unleavened bread in Greece? Pita.
Welcome to DU. :toast:

[Deja Q]

16. Did my dogma get ran over by your gasguzzla?

:D :D :D

It's a movie for goodness' sake. One that isn't even fully accurate and prefers to show Christ being a punching bag for 2 hours than being the most noble Son of God who lived and gave a damn about people. (Speaks volumes for Gibson and his own beliefs, fortunately... he's a sick phony.)

[revree]

18. This is so perfect...

Those Crazy Christian Right Wingers...Could this be a sitcom in the making?

[pnb]

34. What makes you so sure they were right wingers?

n/t

[dawn]

19. How sad.

And typical.

[xchrom]

20. now that's funny

thank you.

[mitchum]

21. "Blessed are the moviegoers..."

hilarious :)

[specter]

23. Sometimes

Im just ashamed to be in the south;(

[nicecakes]

28. How sweet

Good thing they didn't go see train spotting.

[Avalon Sparks]

33. That is so funny~

ha ha ha

[immoderate]

38. It'll all be resolved in the sequel...

"The Revenge of Christ"

Jesus goes to Texas after his resurrection and gets trained in the martial arts by Chuck Norris. He returns to get vengeance on those who kicked his ass in the first movie.

--IMM

[blindpig]

41. history repeats itself

in the Roman Empire disputes over the fine points of the trinity led to serious rioting and loss of life in Alexandria and other cities. If I remember correctly this led the new emperor Constantine(so-called the great) to form the Council of Nicea from whence came the Nicean Creed and set a precedent for church/state relations in the East.

[raysr]

42. Brothers

and sisters behave that way sometimes!