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Dark: >What's your definition of Christianity? I would >define it as following Christ and following the >teachings of Christ. And Christ supports and >teaches mass murder how exactly? Very first definition found on googling "christianity definition": >1. Christianity, Christian...

Dark: >Sure: the undeniable conclusion of atheism is that >in the end, nothing matters. No matter what happens >in this life, it will all become pointless eventually. You are simply applying *your* definition of "meaning" (something that must endure beyond this world) and saying...

I agree with the last 80% of your above paragraph, but what you said that I questioned was this: >The broader lesson here is that it makes no more sense >to say Christianity intrinsically supports mass murder than >it does to say communism supports mass murder or that >democracy supports...

Dark; >Yes indeed, the old testament is very bloody. >The teachings of Christ, however, are not. No, let's get this notion of revengeful brutality limited to the old testament out of here. Have you read Revelations? That book happens to come along about as far as you can get in the...

Dark: >In declaring yourself more intelligent than everyone else, >more modern than everyone else, and then failing to back >up any of your statements with your own words, you are >practically a self parody. You sound like a philosopher >wannabe, a trendy dilettante who sits around in...

Dark: >The broader lesson here is that it makes no more sense >to say Christianity intrinsically supports mass murder than >it does to say communism supports mass murder or that >democracy supports mass murder I'll challange you on that one, particularly as it related to your democracy...

Axe: >If that doesnt qualify as religiously >motived, THEN WHAT DOES??? Damir: >i'm beginning to understand why people around here >dislike you so much: you are incapable of basic reading >comprehension, never mind critical thinking. >enjoy the rest of the day! Well Damir, I...

Jem: >How could they justify that in light of Christs >teachings in the bible. Well, some believe in the Holy Trinity and that the Father, Son and the Holy Ghost actually act and believe as one in many a sense. With such a belief it is EASY to take the entire Word of God (bible) as a...

Damir: >all belief systems - certainly including theist ones - are >useful as meanst of control. materialism, communism, >nihilism - systems of beliefs generally associated with >atheists - are also great systems of control. I disagree with your "all" word that opens your paragraph...

Jem: >You see the catholic encyclopedia was saying that the >crusades were fought on behalf of the "west" as we >know the meaning today. Ooooof cooouuurse! (rolling eyes) As we all "know" the word "christendom" actually means "west". Well Jesus F West, I had no idea. JB

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote from Turok: You can say that the REAL reasons are always hidden.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Damir: >i did not say that. Damir, you are quite...

I'll bet the percentage of losers is higher than that. JB

Jem: >Not an honest reply to the question whre is Pat? Now you've got him answering a question that wasn't even ask. JB

Hey, Row and I have little in common when it comes to philosophy of life so I'll just watch this one. I think Row is in over his head frankly. JB

Row? Row, are you there? You have been SERVED!!! JB

Jem: >Pats brother was grandstanding ... Yeah, sure seemed to me like all those grieving family members were grandstanding with their emotional remberances of their fallen kin. Couldn't have been real...no way. JB

No, that would only be one thing...read your religious history books. JB

TO: >My best judgement puts His return less than >100 years and no more than 300 years away. Yes, just like they said 100 -300 years ago and 100-300 years before that and... As they say in The Secret Policeman's Other Ball at the end of yet another second coming get together, "Well...

>when a non-religious politician makes a claim, people >normally looks past the statements made for public >consumption to find the "real" reason for the actions. >yet when a pope - a religious political leader - makes >a statement you take it at face value rather than as >pablum for...

Wow...I'll just take on one of those. Unless you are privy to information that others aren't, GB is a reformed alcoholic who has been dry for quite a number of years and is very open regarding the damage the drug did in his life. In spite of this positive turnaround in his life does his...