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miles
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posted 01 November 2004 02:51 PM
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Originally posted by Cougyr:
The thread on Atheism and Christianity (which really should be Atheism versus Religion) reminds me of what I see as the biggest problem with religion: religiosity.
great thougth cougyr. as my grandfather used to say to me: "i wash religiously every day, but that does not make me religious only smell better" [ 01 November 2004: Message edited by: miles ]
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Mr. Magoo
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posted 01 November 2004 03:19 PM
In many respects, religiosity is built into many religions, insofar as one of the tenets of many religions is the "need" to proselytize. If they'd just shut their eucharist-holes and get on with their own praying then I wouldn't have an issue with them, but when their God commands them to be as frickin' annoying as possible in their attempts to either bring me into the fold, or sanitize and bowdlerize the world into a Christian paradise of blandness then I get bored, fast.That's one reason I like Jews. They worship, they worry about the afterlife, they do some things and don't do others, but most importantly they don't act like if I don't get into heaven, they won't either. So they don't seem to need to restrict what I can watch on television, they don't need to boycott companies that sponsor television shows where homosexuals are treated with respect, and they basically don't get all Nosey Parker about my business. All religions should be like that, under penalty of law.
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Reality. Bites.
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posted 02 November 2004 08:12 AM
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Originally posted by brian2:
The same evangelizing is done every day on this board. It's done with political belief, social beliefs, gender beliefs, etc. Why would one be offended and insulted, when they can "politely" refuse the conversation?
I choose to come to this board, as does everyone else. When someone came to the corner of Church and Wellesley a few years ago to tell us queers we were all sinners, someone went up to him and started shoving him until he shut up and left. You don't come into someone's home, neighbourhood or country and start denigrating their beliefs and values. It's just plain rude. The wonder isn't that some missionaries have been murdered. The wonder is that there were any who weren't. Advertise, put up websites, publish. But don't target people for conversion. Let them come to you. Apart from that, I can think of no missionary church that hasn't been involved in horrendous abuses of children. They simply have no moral standing. Their religions are quite simply evil and immoral. Remember, we are not simply talking about going door to door. We are talking about people who go to impoverished countries and prey on vulnerable people. Evangelical churches are now targetting Muslims. [ 02 November 2004: Message edited by: RealityBites ]
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Mr. Magoo
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posted 02 November 2004 10:11 AM
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The same evangelizing is done every day on this board. It's done with political belief, social beliefs, gender beliefs, etc. Why would one be offended and insulted, when they can "politely" refuse the conversation?
This board is "opt-in". Some Ned Flandroid around the water cooler telling you all about the day he "met Jesus" is "opt-out". Both should be "opt-in". [ 02 November 2004: Message edited by: Mr. Magoo ]
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