My claim is that many Religions aren't working.
Ofcourse people would find other reasons to commit such horrible crimes, but religious text like the Bible and Quran have contradictory passages which would give excuse for someone to kill.
The Bible says "Thou shalt not kill", yet it says homosexuality is "detestable and punishable by death"
Many religions have "lee way" when it comes to treating someone unfairly, and I assumed that the POINT of religion was to SERVE as a UNIFIER and better our world.
Take a look at all the CRIMES THAT ALL OF US HAVE MENTIONED......the examples I used, and the examples that All of you guys added (thanks btw)
How well has Christianity, Judaism, and Islam (and any other religion that you feel should be included) served our world in the past few thousand years ???????
Originally posted by lil bitchiness
was motivated by religious expantion, as were Crusaids.
Not all of them.
I think the reason Religion causes problems is because it's a ritual. Sit down, stand up etc.
"Oh look there's some guy we don't like!! We've been too busy sitting down and standing up and following code that we don't realize that our religion teaches AGAINST what we are doing! But we'll do it anyways because we are blind!!!"
And then people are beaten and executed, wars are waged and more and more blood is found on the hands of those who are 'religious.'
I get exactly what you are saying, but there are parts of the Bible that one can use in an attempt to "justify" a reason for trying to promote the limitting of freedoms upon another person.
And then there are religous extremists who pull up signs saying "God hates f.a.gs" and "AIDS=God's Punishment" and all that HATEFUL BS......
And the Bible if FILLED with examples of how God has punished and taken the lives and privelages of the "children he loves".
Originally posted by Lord Urizen
I get exactly what you are saying, but there are parts of the Bible that one can use in an attempt to "justify" a reason for trying to promote the limitting of freedoms upon another person.And then there are religous extremists who pull up signs saying "God hates f.a.gs" and "AIDS=God's Punishment" and all that HATEFUL BS......
And the Bible if FILLED with examples of how God has punished and taken the lives and privelages of the "children he loves".
Examples for discussion please........
Yes, and those people are idiots.
Yes. Punished. As in they did something wrong to deserve a 'punishment.'
Example: A man shall not layeth with another man as he would with a woman, for the is Detestable and punishable by death"
Can EASILY be intepretted as gay people have to be executed.
Religious Extremists obviously would follow into this, and see ALL THE REASON IN THE WORLD to commit murder because of one quote like this.
Originally posted by Lord Urizen
Example: A man shall not layeth with another man as he would with a woman, for the is Detestable and punishable by death"Can EASILY be intepretted as gay people have to be executed.
Religious Extremists obviously would follow into this, and see ALL THE REASON IN THE WORLD to commit murder because of one quote like this.
And that's why we have Jesus.
(waits for debbiejo to come in an denounce everything in the bible)
Originally posted by Shakyamunison
Ya, I just saw the DaVinci Code, so I know what really going on. 😛 😆
😆 You best watch yourself!!! I heard there is a buddhist version coming out 😛 They have Vin Diesel learning the path to enlightenment WITH attachments!!!!! 😱 😱 😂
Urizen>........I wouldn't say that. I would say that many have gone off the deep end in general. Starting a website that says 'GOD HATES FAGS' is the most stupid thing ever. Do you actually think Jesus would be seen doing something like that?
As for 'men must have short hair, women have long.' That was what perverse people in Greece were doing with their hair at the time. Paul was warning Christians of that and telling them to set themselves apart.
Originally posted by Lord Urizen
It's not God or Jesus that I am attacking, nor Christians in general.Like I said, I went to St. Francis Prep a Francisican tradition Catholic school, and i LOVED IT...
It's Conservative, Bible thumping, red state Christians that i usually have a problem with ...
Oh ok. News to me.
I agree. They can be quite obnoxious.