Most people don't take things to extremes thank God (yes irony lives) butbelief of a cruel God makes a cruel man (Thomas Paine I think). All main religions have a cruel and violent rule book which people are told to live by.That is the norm, not unusual.Quote from ElCubano:Fanatics perhaps, but I have been around religious people ( and I do mean religious ) all my life and they do not bash non believers like GG and some bash believers...In the end it is not religion but the person..it is not racism but the person who practices it....You are talking extreme cases,,no one has ever told me to believe or get the fuck out
Yeah plenty of folks not taking it seriously that's good ...a new laid back take it or leave it , no strings attached Cuban style god ...cool ..... peace dude....and u cant get more religious than Cubans...peace
Quote from stu:
Most people don't take things to extremes thank God (yes irony lives) butbelief of a cruel God makes a cruel man (Thomas Paine I think). All main religions have a cruel and violent rule book which people are told to live by.That is the norm, not unusual.
People want to select some nice bits, fine - it's like being warm and friendly about your favorite baseball team even when they are atrocious losers - but not harmless. There is a problem with religion being institutionalized, pumped up self righteous God is on our side bull shite . Being threatened with damnation for not believing can have a certain effect on your perspective and is an especially not good way to nurture youngsters as they grow up.It pisses about with freedom of thought.
Yeah plenty of folks not taking it seriously that's good ...a new laid back take it or leave it , no strings attached Cuban style god ...cool ..... peace dude![]()

Quote from jbtrader23:
My question is, why did the Elizabeth Smart case get so much media attention?? After all, children unfortunately go missing in this country every day.
Well, let's see. First off, it helps (ALOT!!) that Elizabeth is a pretty, young blonde caucasian girl. And that's she from a well to do family (a coincidence, Jon Benet Ramsey, also from a nice upper class white family? who also happened to be very photogenic). Imagine that.
When I see a poor minority from the inner city get the same amount of media coverage in a missing person case, then I'll be less cynical of the national news media. The media can do alot to help solve these cases, but Elizabeth Smart gets the royal treatment by Larry King, The Today Show, etc....while other pressing cases wouldn't get 1/1,000th of the same exposure.
Yeah, how many ugly girls get kidnapped? LOL. I know this is not something to laugh at..but there's probably some truth to it.Quote from OPTIONAL777:
When was the last time you saw major media attention of a missing child that was butt ugly?
They feed on the cute blond blue eyed, just like those who kidnap them.
Quote from OPTIONAL777:
When was the last time you saw major media attention of a missing child that was butt ugly?
They feed on the cute blond blue eyed, just like those who kidnap them.
Butt ugly girls are not the target of most wackos, or the media.
