"Biblical" Genocide? Over 100K Public School Students To Get Lessons On Killing Unbelievers - Polidicks

[QUOTE=znk666;36785750]So Conservatism isn't to blame for taking away people's civil liberties. Neither is Nazism for killing innocent people. I am sorry,but specific religions are to blame,as you said Buddhism's general message is peace whilst Christianity's/Islam's is subjugation,bigotry and blind obedience.[/QUOTE] Of course a [b]specific[/b] religion might be, if it - for example - centered around mass genocide. But I'm talking about religion as a whole and, in a way, your example only reinforces my point. Should we argue that politics as a whole is evil purely because of the Nazi party? [QUOTE=Turnips5;36785767]kind of a copout, ain't it?[/QUOTE] No more than saying Stalin was the reason that Communism got a bad name.

[QUOTE=CheeserCrice;36785510]So... 3000 years isn't long enough, for some reason its going to happen now?[/QUOTE] well yeah it's a very real possibility 3000 years ago there was no such thing as a manmade global catastrophe because we were so cut off from each other. nowadays with shit changing so quickly and religions being conservative by default it's not hard to put 2 and 2 together [editline]15th July 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=znk666;36785750]I am sorry,but specific religions are to blame,as you said Buddhism's general message is peace whilst Christianity's/Islam's is subjugation,bigotry and blind obedience.[/QUOTE] lmao buddhism's teachings are actually terrifying

[QUOTE=David29;36785889]Of course a [b]specific[/b] religion might be, if it - for example - centered around mass genocide. But I'm talking about religion as a whole and, in a way, your example only reinforces my point. Should we argue that politics as a whole is evil purely because of the Nazi party? [/QUOTE] I admit there's a few good apples in the basket,but the majority is still rotten.

[QUOTE=CheeserCrice;36785796]How many athiests on here are angry with religion because they have problems with it on a daily basis, and not because they're told to get angry with it by the media and other athiests?[/QUOTE] I do. Have an overly-religious friend AND closet atheist friend. It is downright impossible to be around them sometimes. One tries to make "funny" jokes about Christianity, other one pretend to be "wise" and likes to tell people what to do because his book says so. I even went to his church meeting once, and while there were no bad stuff coming from them, they do tend to have some backwards views. For example, he truly believe that woman place is at home at the kitchen, and he would prefer that his possible wife will spend all time being at home rather then work and be happy about it,

[QUOTE=Zycoses;36785626]3000 years ago we didn't have nuclear weapons.[/QUOTE] I would be afraid of what would happen if they did.

[QUOTE=David29;36785889]No more than saying Stalin was the reason that Communism got a bad name.[/QUOTE] I'm not sure I understand. what I'm getting at is that you could easily blame any societal ill you like on "human nature" if you wanted to

[QUOTE=znk666;36785629]Respect isn't the right word,i only respect them in the sense that they aren't hypocrites and instead of ignoring half of their ''holy'' scripture that is supposedly the ''perfect word of god'' they actually take it as a whole.[/QUOTE] You're correct in that they don't ignore half of it, but the reality is people like this typically ignore [i]all[/i] aspects of their "religion" aside from those that benefit them. You'll find that the more pius a person claims to be, the more picking and choosing they do.

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[QUOTE=DainBramageStudios;36785918] lmao buddhism's teachings are actually terrifying[/QUOTE] As a genuine question, which ones?

[QUOTE=redBadger;36785363](Post about trashing the entire religion based on a small amount of people's actions.)[/QUOTE] (Pre-emptive "devils advocate" post about how despite numerous atrocities and continued social stigmas and discrimination present day caused by religion, religion is just fine and anyone who dislikes it is an angsty teenager) [editline]15th July 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=DainBramageStudios;36785918]lmao buddhism's teachings are actually terrifying[/QUOTE] like what

[QUOTE=carcarcargo;36786222]As a genuine question, which ones?[/QUOTE] the major hardon they get over suffering also they have a lot more hell[B]s[/B] than the abrahamic religions

[QUOTE=redBadger;36785363](Post about trashing the entire religion based on a small amount of people's actions.)[/QUOTE] (Post doing exactly that with no sarcasm whatsoever) [QUOTE=CheeserCrice;36785796]How many athiests on here are angry with religion because they have problems with it on a daily basis, and not because they're told to get angry with it by the media and other athiests?[/QUOTE] I spent each year in public school afraid that my science classes would involve discussions on intelligent design yes it is a daily nuisance.

[QUOTE=CheeserCrice;36785796]How many athiests on here are angry with religion because they have problems with it on a daily basis, and not because they're told to get angry with it by the media and other athiests?[/QUOTE] oh shut up yeah the media is constantly attacking religion, clearly atheists are just mimicking what they hear on the [I]lamestream media[/I] [editline]15th July 2012[/editline] "theres a war on christmas!!!!"

What the fuck...

[QUOTE=redBadger;36785363](Post about trashing the entire religion based on a small amount of people's actions.)[/QUOTE] (Posting about how fanatics and extremists in a given religion hijack it and use it as a vehicle with which to commit genocide, and about how the rest of the members of the religion(i.e. the Moderates) don't really do much of anything to stop said fanatics and extremists from giving their religion a bad image.)

[QUOTE=znk666;36785552]Maybe not literally,but it will slowly bring us back to dark ages because of religion's fear of knowledge and progress.[/QUOTE] Religion isn't a growing thing so I have no idea where you're getting that The only thing that will make people look backwards is their hatred and intolerance towards other people just for their religion

[QUOTE=Marbalo;36787111]Im going to say the same thing I say in a different thread; Why do people defend religion by blaming everything that's wrong with it on humanity, but in the same breath give religion credit by claiming religion is a good thing because it contributed a lot to charity? Ive still gotten no answer in the last thread, so I'll ask it again.[/QUOTE] Why? For the simple reason that human beings are vastly susceptible to Doublethink. The same person who coddles their infant son and tucks him into bed will have no moral qualms with hacking apart someone else's kid with a machete and then pissing on the bits if the poor kid has, say, parents who believe in an altogether different god than the man's.

Why do I imagine a zombie apocalypse with instead of zombies , tons of religious people trying to kill every last "nonbeliever"?

[QUOTE=Kopimi;36786563]oh shut up yeah the media is constantly attacking religion, clearly atheists are just mimicking what they hear on the [I]lamestream media[/I] [editline]15th July 2012[/editline] "theres a war on christmas!!!!"[/QUOTE] Nobody said the media is attacking religion. But exactly which media is attacking atheism? And give me a media source other than Fox that uses the words "war on christmas".

[QUOTE=King Tiger;36787619]Nobody said the media is attacking religion.[/quote] [QUOTE=CheeserCrice;36785796]How many athiests on here are angry with religion because they have problems with it on a daily basis, and not because they're told to get angry with it by the media and other athiests?[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=King Tiger;36787619]But exactly which media is attacking atheism?[/quote] i never said nor implied atheism was being attacked but if you really want to ask FOX is doing a pretty good job of it and considering they've been the most watched cable news network for the past 10 years it has a significant impact on popular opinion in america (ie [url=http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/06/americans-least-likely-to-vote-for-atheist-muslim-presidential-candidates-poll-finds/]why 56% of americans wouldn't vote for an atheist president simply based on the fact that they are atheist[/url]) [QUOTE=King Tiger;36787619]And give me a media source other than Fox that uses the words "war on christmas".[/QUOTE] i guess you got me there!!

The Bible has always been this fucked up. It's just that human nature keeps at least most of us from following the radical parts of it.

Sorry I misread CheeserCrice's post. [QUOTE=Kopimi;36787718]i never said nor implied atheism was being attacked but if you really want to ask FOX is doing a pretty good job of it and considering they've been the most watched cable news network for the past 10 years it has a significant impact on popular opinion in america (ie [url=http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/06/americans-least-likely-to-vote-for-atheist-muslim-presidential-candidates-poll-finds/]why 56% of americans wouldn't vote for an atheist president simply based on the fact that they are atheist[/url])[/QUOTE] Yes but anyone who watches Fox is a fat redneck hick piece of shit who deserves to be lobotomized.

[QUOTE=King Tiger;36787761]Sorry I misread CheeserCrice's post. Yes but anyone who watches Fox is a fat redneck hick piece of shit who deserves to be lobotomized.[/QUOTE] ok..? and? they still make up 56% of americans apparently so i don't take much comfort in that considering they're still out there voting

[QUOTE=Kopimi;36787718](ie [URL="http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/06/americans-least-likely-to-vote-for-atheist-muslim-presidential-candidates-poll-finds/"]why 56% of americans wouldn't vote for an atheist president simply based on the fact that they are atheist[/URL])[/QUOTE] whenever this gets posted around, there's always someone who responds with "lol white male atheists think they're the most oppressed group in america" (despite the fact that nobody claimed they were) but doesn't give anything that would refute the study I mean, if there's something seriously wrong with their methodology that I haven't thought of, then tell us, but if there's nothing wrong with the study, then the statement "atheists are one of the least trusted social groups in america" is... well, it's not unreasonable at all [editline]16th July 2012[/editline] it was from Gallup too, pretty reliable

[QUOTE=Kopimi;36787772]ok..? and? they still make up 56% of americans apparently so i don't take much comfort in that considering they're still out there voting[/QUOTE] Yes 56% of Americans are fat redneck hick pieces of shit that need to go away.

[QUOTE=King Tiger;36787823]Yes 56% of Americans are fat redneck hick pieces of shit that need to go away.[/QUOTE] thanks for sharing that i guess?

[QUOTE=Kopimi;36787842]thanks for sharing that i guess?[/QUOTE] np

[QUOTE=redBadger;36785363](Post about trashing the entire religion based on a small amount of people's actions.)[/QUOTE] Well the evidence against it is stacking up each day.

I don't get it, they're learning about the Bible in an optional, after-school program? What's the problem? Did I miss something in the article?

[QUOTE=SPESSMEHREN;36788128]I don't get it, they're learning about the Bible in an optional, after-school program? What's the problem? Did I miss something in the article?[/QUOTE] a bunch of evangelicals set up an after school club at a - public school - to teach children the wonders of divinely inspired genocide. what could go wrong!