So much for the religion of peace!

[ryoder 1,590]

Baptists are pretty complicated.
This video is pretty long, so I've started it at the point where the denominational breakdown begins: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBKIyCbppfs&t=2m40s

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[billvon 3,120]

>A religion can be neither violent nor peaceful. Those qualities can only be possessed by a person.

That's like saying that Pakistan is not violent or peaceful; those qualities can only be possessed by its people/soldiers.

Any person of any religion can be violent or peaceful. However, when religious leaders advocate violence and enable its usage, then the religion itself is violent. Examples would include the Catholic Church in the 1100's and the Taliban mullahs of the 2000's. (Fortunately, nowadays that is very rare.)

[Kennedy 0]

Stalin, Pol Pot, and co took care of that for them.

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>A religion can be neither violent nor peaceful. Those qualities can only be possessed by a person.

That's like saying that Pakistan is not violent or peaceful; those qualities can only be possessed by its people/soldiers.

Any person of any religion can be violent or peaceful. However, when religious leaders advocate violence and enable its usage, then the religion itself is violent. Examples would include the Catholic Church in the 1100's and the Taliban mullahs of the 2000's. (Fortunately, nowadays that is very rare.)

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/violence
"exertion of physical force so as to injure or abuse (as in warfare effecting illegal entry into a house)"

How does an inanimate abstract object exert physical force?

(also note: a Taliban mullah is a person)

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[billvon 3,120]

>How does an inanimate abstract object exert physical force?

People can be violent. Organized groups of people can be violent. When such an organization has as part of its charter to cause such violence (and is not a coincidence due to violent people being members) then the organization itself is violent. It would be incorrect, for example, to claim that the IRA or Al Qaeda were not violent organizations.

[quade 4]

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How does an inanimate abstract object exert physical force?

Go into a bar in the South.
Tell people you're inviting them outside to watch you burn a flag.

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[Skyrad 0]

LOL

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[AggieDave 6]

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Whew, Baptists aren't listed.

Well, they got most of their whippings, kidnappings, lynchings and church-bombings out of their system by the end of the 1960s.

Now they just cluck at you and share a bunch of feel-good worthless shit on facebook to make themselves feel religious.

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[AggieDave 6]

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How does an inanimate abstract object exert physical force?

Go into a bar in the South.
Tell people you're inviting them outside to watch you burn a flag.

In Austin they'd probably light the flag for you and sing some Atheist songs...


http://youtu.be/nvu_kS6x4QY?t=13s

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[quade 4]

Austin is only geographically located in "the South."

Entire point being however, that "religion" generally becomes "violent" once somebody's panties get into a wad and I believe it has far more to do with "us versus them" than the actual beliefs.

"Us versus them" can be anything; Red versus Blue, North versus South, East versus West, Left versus Right.

You want peace? Stop making everything "us versus them."

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[promise5 17]

I do not!
But then I'm probably to liberal.. Oh well I'm happy

No matter how slowly you say oranges it never sounds like gullible.
Believe me I tried.

[rehmwa 2]

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You want peace? Stop making everything "us versus them."

nicely stated, applies to a lot more than just religion

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[JerryBaumchen 1,468]

Hi normiss,

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I never get atheists at my front door

I do, every time I come home.

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[OHCHUTE 0]

Rare? Joseph Kony. He made kids bite another kid to death in the name of HIS religion.

There is much evil in religion. Must be skeptical of false profits.

[Kennedy 0]

Are you comparing bankers to religious leaders? Damning those evil 1%ers?

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[mistercwood 287]

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You want peace? Stop making everything "us versus them."

nicely stated, applies to a lot more than just religion

Reminds me of a line in a book once, something to the effect of "first contact from an alien species would do wonders for racial harmony on earth - black and white will swiftly settle their differences so they can all gang up on green."

You are playing chicken with a planet - you can't dodge and planets don't blink. Act accordingly.

[JerryBaumchen 1,468]

Hi cwood,

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black and white will swiftly settle their differences so they can all gang up on green

Which brings to mind the old adage: The enemy of my enemy is my friend.



JerryBaumchen

[Erroll 80]

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pamplets = WMDs

Pamplets are small pamps?

[DanG 1]

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nicely stated, applies to a lot more than just religion

Of course YOUR KIND would think so.

- Dan G