Mister Jack Posted July 28, 2013 Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 http://youtu.be/YY92TV4_Wc0 The prejudice in this interview is beyond belief. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercurial Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 (edited) I am not done watching it, but he uses the old I have a black friend argument so immediately have less respect for anything else he brings up. Anyways the guy was asking for it by titling the book "Zealot" and not just saying it was just a take on Jesus from a historical point of view and without religious prejudice. Edited July 29, 2013 by Dr.Krieger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/07/29/206622682/pope-francis-discusses-gay-catholics-who-am-i-to-judge this Argentinian pope keeps getting better and better. A Christian who accepts others? WHAT HAS THIS WORLD COME TO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRevanchist Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2391176/Miraculous-weeping-tree-outside-California-cathedral-dripping-sap-says-tree-expert.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490 And people wonder why Fresno gets no respect. IT IS APHID EXCREMENT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 The heat must of gotten to them. Poor souls.Up next, God is pissed because He salted the fields. Its totally not because of the increasingly salt laden groundwater which does a shit job in low water usage irrigation. God, can I get a vision of what that area of California must of been like before we drained it, subsided it and wrecked the native flora and fauna? The entirety of the Central Valley was something to behold a few hundred years ago. The southern part had lakes and wetlands. Can't imagine that now, can you? Call bullshit if anybody says they know and can imagine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercurial Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 The geologist is leaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRevanchist Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 I've been to that church a few times, and most of the people there are sane, which really should have been stated in the article. Ugh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 When you put it that way, then yeah, I get what you are saying. I know a few folks like that. I know a barber who talk crazy talk when it comes to geol- The geologist is leaking. Oh... I wonder what will leak next. Wanna hear about the zircons I'm helping to collect? Anyways, she is quite sane. Just a bit misinformed. For the folks at the church, it is rather hard to see aphids on a ground level plant, let alone a damn tree. Also DailyFail not even once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 (edited) Christianity: How America's Top 20 Churches Brand Their Message A friend of mine linked this on Facebook, so I took a look and it's actually interesting. It's not so much about the entire message of these churches, but when you go to their website, what imagery and message you'll see in a first impression. Some you'll see have a focus on church leadership, others on donations, either to the church itself or as humanitarian aid. What stuck out to me is how few have pictures of Jesus Christ, though that could be dependent on how each church sees the portrayal of their Savior. EDIT: This has a focus on Christian churches, so that would explain why you won't see other religions represented. Edited August 17, 2013 by Atomsk88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJXtCUBwBCI If only all arguments about religion went this way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRevanchist Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 The new pope has really been making waves amongst the church and been a lot more inviting to the people. This article is a nice read, though not all inclusive of the positive changes he has done. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/26/pope-francis-britain-catholics I'm not catholic, but I like this pope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercurial Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 The only problem I have with Francis is that the media tries to run with at as the pope being modern thinking or somehow Catholicism coming out of the dark ages. That is bullshit he still believes homosexuality is a sin, but everyone is a sinner so he just treats them all equally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 It's still a step forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 I've a feeling that US coverage of him might be a bit different given I've seem some Americans online that seem to be under the impression that Catholic church is as anti-science as some fundamentalist christian types and shocked to find that catholic church over it's history is actually quite pro-science and funded many scientists and findings over the centuries (then again some are shocked to find Catholic church is a wing of Christianity). It's just a bit awkward slow moving in reconciling modern science with catholic dogma, in olden days it's a bit easier to have the time to figure how Darwins findings work within your framework compared to the speed required to make choices on how your rules tie in with safe sex and AIDs. Francis in general has a somewhat down-to-earth and humble portrayal over the older bullet proof pope-mobile driving predecessor. Yeah still under the "homosexuality is a sin" that other denominations have, but at least he's joining some of the modern ones with the "well, homorelationships are okay I guess, just don't do the sex part" which is a reasonable half-way and is something Catholic church needed to cover with same-sex marriages quickly spreading throughout the world. Compared to past popes he seems a decent sort, but being tied to catholic and christian doctrine he is going to be inflexible in some points just like predecessors. Probably going to still shit in the woods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercurial Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 No that isn't how Christianity works. It isn't meant to be changed or adapt to the will of the masses or beliefs of the secular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 Yes it is, things are always being reinterpreted in light of modern thinking. That's been going on for the last two thousand years, it's not a new thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercurial Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 Maybe for some sects, but that's not what is meant to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 Meant by whom? That's a completely arbitrary statement. Religion is a social construct, and like any social construct it changes over time. Even if you believe the writings themselves were handed down word for word by God, they're still being interpreted by fallible humans, and as such are subject to reinterpretation. If the writings weren't meant to be reinterpreted then being a biblical scholar wouldn't even be a thing that exists. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/fa1a1c8fb7/creationist-cosmos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted April 19, 2014 Report Share Posted April 19, 2014 http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/04/18/are-atheists-the-new-mormons.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted May 8, 2015 Report Share Posted May 8, 2015 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-32625662 Interesting read up on this fair in Italy where Catholic stuff is on sale for priests and such. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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