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Originally Posted by Slingin Sammy 33
Of course you're right, Christians do nothing but perpetrate violence on others. Nice you needed to reach back hundreds of years for your references.
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A recent example? Damn, you got me... wait, except for this
minor incident. And
these...
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Originally Posted by Slingin Sammy 33
While we're cutting through shit, let's cut through your shit. You're quite anti-religious and paint with a very broad brush in your negative (and very condescending) statements against those who are religious.
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All true, and I often forget to account for the power of prayer. (Now that's condescending!)
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Originally Posted by Slingin Sammy 33
And while agnostics/atheists may not have a "supernatural father figure" that tells them to commit murder, those that want to commit violence for secular reasons (money/power/statism) don't have any moral compass to hold them back from mass murder. For example; tens of millions murdered by Communist regimes such as the USSR, China, Cuba, etc.
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No these regimes do not require holy authority, which is why in addition to my normal anti-religion shit talking I was also coming out against US Foreign Policy. (remember, there were two components of my argument...) We potentially kill innocents with every drone strike, let's not pretend we operate on a higher moral level. Also... with all of our awesome dedication to the sanctity of human life, we're still the only society that's ever done this:
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Originally Posted by Slingin Sammy 33
Look at the violence in U.S. society today, most of it is over $$$, drugs, etc....purely secular.
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Sammy, I don't know you personally, but I love you. In a completely old testament, love thy neighbor sort of way. That said, the above quote is borderline retarded. It's a complete straw man argument in that I never said Christians were run amok throughout the US causing mayhem. Or the majority of mayhem. But certainly SOME mayhem. When I think of crimes involving money, sex and drugs (oh so secular), i can't help but think of
this and
this, and, just because I'm originally from Lancaster, PA, i've got to include
this.