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Religious shams
are the most insidious shams.
posted by
archiew
on October 6, 2005 at 6:56 PM
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The lord, liar, lunatic, etc. argument
is flawed logic.
posted by
archiew
on October 6, 2005 at 6:55 PM
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No. He did not make that claim.
posted by
archiew
on October 6, 2005 at 6:55 PM
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Unfortunately . . .
A feeling of security isnot the same as actual security.
posted by
archiew
on October 6, 2005 at 6:54 PM
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Lord, Liar, or Lunatic, you choose.
posted by
poetjpb
on October 6, 2005 at 4:59 PM
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Jesus did claim to be the son of God
so can a good man lie?
posted by
poetjpb
on October 6, 2005 at 4:58 PM
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oh I hope there is a warm security blanket in Christianity, I sure could use one.
I need a crutch too, and maybe a wheelchair....
posted by
poetjpb
on October 6, 2005 at 4:58 PM
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Shams are in all of humanity
posted by
poetjpb
on October 6, 2005 at 4:56 PM
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But that's just me...
Personally, and I am ripping open a can of worms with both hands here, I view religion as a convenient excuse. Religion, like claiming insanity, gets people into and out of a variety of issues. There is an incredibly secure feeling within the warm blanket of Christianity.
posted by
mhickory
on October 6, 2005 at 4:44 PM
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NoPeace . . .
Correction, NoPeace; I probably don't believe in
your god.
Yes, Christianity is a religion and no spin or wiggle will ever change that. Most religions are a way of life as well, and Christianity is no exceptional philosophy in that sense, either. I don't think Jesus ever said he was the son of god, but, I think he said we all were sons and daughters of god.
Everyone seems to think their religion is
Lthe one and only; yet, all are chosen, not by rationality, but by faith.
There is no such thing as separation of church and state (read your
Constitution), nor should there be. Where the problem comes about is when a government forces a particular religious belief on its citizens or bans some religion from its citizens. That is not what a prayer in the Supreme Court, or in school, or anywhere, for that matter, does.
posted by
archiew
on October 6, 2005 at 1:34 PM
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I taken by your statements that you don't believe in God. First, Christianity is not a religion, it is a way of life which is why there are so many different ways of worshipping. Baptist, Catholics and many other religions worship different but all recognize christianity as a way of life which is why they can all claim to know Jesus who by the way was not a "philosopher" but the Son of God.
I don't know if there is any listing of the Supreme Court Justices religion, but the Supreme Court does open each session with a prayer. So much for separation of Church and State.
posted by
NOPEACE
on October 6, 2005 at 1:19 PM
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