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Nah, if Jesus were real he would have been a Christian... everything he never said makes me think that. A communist, no.... not unless he got rid of his over-bearing father first.
Marxism has nothing to do with Stalinism... Marxism is an economic theory. We've never seen communism in this...
Hey Ya WarK... Yes, I understood that. My response was specifically in reply to " The worst offenders are those New Age types " . Reading it over again I see how it could have been a bit confusing as to what part of Lauren's reply I was replying to. I'll do a small edit on it.
They [NewAge types] think that's being open-minded.... though if your mind's that open it allows all kinds of shit in. I don't mind them saving trees, it's when they then marry them when I have a problem.
Yeah, and what if a bank robber or rapist wants to keep his balaclava on in court? This isn't a muslim country and if you live here, or you're british, then understand that your religion will at times be undermined in public or government buildings. If you don't like the rules of the system go...
I'm glad you've picked the right subject: the one that best shows up the most villainous, distasteful and cruel nature of sharia law and the one which works more against a happy family unit than any other. [Loud applause]
Firstly you are taking it for granted that adultery is a bad thing. It...
Had to give them something to bite on!
But seriously, the first line (getting rid of Jesus and God) refers to the inverse of making communism fit Christianity. So if they were to do it the other way around and make Christianity fit communism, they'd have to get rid of their hierarchical and...
If you think of the model of communism as a straight line and the model of Christianity as a triangle, then in order to make communism compatible with Christianity you'd have to distort (revise) the line.
So there could be Christian communism but it'd have to be a highly revised form of...
Yeah, nice idea. I did think of it but didn't put it down as a criteria as I wanted it to be something people could add to without too much research or hassle. So let's encourage people to give a history/origins but make it clear that they can add to the thread regardless. Each one without...
In debates we often hear stuff like:
"And you believe mohammed actually flew to heaven on a winged horse?" or "And you're also of the opinion that the world is less than 6000 years old?"
Sure, such questions mostly always win a point or two but it is over all too quickly and these religious...
Hey tux...
The Sun is a populist tabloid newspaper in the UK. Its editorial line is on the right. it's full of sex and violence and celebrity news.... Oh, yeah, and nationalism.
I Refer the Honourable Gentleman to the reply I gave some moments ago:
You're free in the confines of the prison. Liberal in the confines of your text. Both are very restricted freedoms, and to be liberal you need liberty and there is no liberty in religion.
I've said all there is and when...
Believing is not enough and the Koran will tell you as much. A muslim must not only believe but must submit to the will of god... that is what the word muslim means (submitter).
Mu'men is a believer
Muslim is a submitter
So there is certainly a criteria above just believing to be accepted as...
You've taken a small part of a much longer phrase and used it to stand alone. I explained quite logically why they (nor any other person adhering to religion cannot be democratic: because their ultimate authority is a dictator/god and the religious order itself is based on hierarchy which isn't...
Hey again Laurens... it doesn't matter if it sounds fascist or not (national socialism didn't sound fascist either)... all that is important is the religion or ideas which holds these views up. If one knows even a little of the strict scripture that islam is based on then it's very clear that...
Hey Ya Laurens....
I've worked and lived alongside them very same ignoramuses all my life. They are just as ignorant and as dangerous and as close minded as some of the groups they berate and hate. But the thing is , Islam (and most religions) even moderate islam, is even more ignorant and...
Maybe he should test his theory by using his Christian powers of ascension to hover for a short while. If he manages that, and after some time hasn't crashed into one of the four walls or ceiling, then he wins the 50p geocentric bet and can then rush out and buy a small pack of Haribo...