4th September 2011
“Jesus unambiguously preached mercy and forgiveness. These are supposed to be cardinal virtues of the Christian faith. And yet Evangelicals are the most supportive of the death penalty, draconian sentencing, punitive punishment over rehabilitation, and the governmental use of torture.”
Phil Zuckerman
September 4th, 2011 at 2:38
well, so what. in fact, “so what” to both statements.
the supposed teachings of jesus were ideals…….to be
believ4ed in, and practiced UNCONDITIONALLY.
to expect creatures of “free will” to act at ALL in
an unconditional manner is self-contradictory.
wont happen.
and…..there is NEVER going to be a balance of laws,
and morals and ethics, that humans will
universally agree is just, fair , and correct.
again, wont happen.
i dont give a damn what the religionistas think is
right or wrong because their bedrock ( FAITH ) is
a flawed premise, ranging in expression from
harmless to delusional.
i give them, and statements like the above quote,
a very wide berth.
September 4th, 2011 at 3:20
Don’t confuse or misuse the word freewill. It does’nt mean you can do whatever you wish following your lusts. Freewill in the sense doing good & justs things.
September 4th, 2011 at 12:26
solomon – please define your understanding of the words “good” and “just”.
September 4th, 2011 at 15:03
His understanding of “good” and “just” is doing whatever god tells him to. If he were to believe the voice of god was telling him to murder his own mother, he would believe this to be a just and moral act. Just like Abraham was willing to kill his very own son. Whatever god says is good, even if it entails killing every man, woman, child and beast in a city, it is good.
And the theists say we’re the moral relativists.
September 4th, 2011 at 15:16
“Jesus unambiguously preached mercy and forgiveness. These are supposed to be cardinal virtues of the Christian faith.
Abortion is as I have said before a merciful act, an act Jesus would approve of. To oppose abortion is to oppose Jesus and a blasphemy.
Solomon you blasphemer! Dirty evil Solomon.
You speak out about lust but you hide you own. You are dirty Solomon, you can’t hide your perversions. The truth always reveals itself.
You must make a penance for your ugly perversions, you must read the bible, alone in a quiet place, and no masturbating. you must not touch your loins and dream of children Solomon whilst reading the holy book.
Children are not food Solomon!
September 4th, 2011 at 15:21
R j you must have been a sailor? The only people I know to speak of giving “wide berth” I met as a sailor in the Navy. I think the saying was “give fools wide berth”.
Argh! I’m hearing Sarah Palin in the background. One of the Sunday talk shows is blaring in the kitchen. Another difficult day to be a Republican…
September 4th, 2011 at 15:38
An Ice Age Beast Evolved To Beat The Cold
http://www.npr.org/2011/09/02/140121917/an-ice-age-beast-evolved-to-beat-the-cold?sc=fb&cc=fp
More evolution evidence? Hmmn! How’s that bible nonsense fairing?
September 4th, 2011 at 15:41
I Voted for Obama, Now I’m Voting for Ron Paul
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anthony-anderson/i-voted-for-obama-now-im-_b_944097.html?ref=fb&src=sp
I wonder does anyone else share the sentiment in this article?
September 4th, 2011 at 15:45
Rambler,
God have known all along that the slaughtering of Abraham’s son will never took place. Its just a tough test to see how far a faithful subject can go. Like an endurance test. Case closed.
September 4th, 2011 at 16:06
Perspective:
September 4th, 2011 at 16:35
For an excellent book on the science of morality see: http://amzn.com/143917122X
It is simply so much more than the bible could have ever been.
September 4th, 2011 at 17:23
re post at 3:20
the only evident confusion is your own.
September 4th, 2011 at 17:32
” against stupidity the very gods themselves
contend in vain ”
fredrich shiller………………….
September 4th, 2011 at 17:40
” freewill ”
is not a word
September 4th, 2011 at 17:46
SINJIN …………………..
how ya doin ? my dad sometimes used the term
” wide berth ” ………….so………….. i guess i
got it from him. it’s descriptive isnt it ?
September 4th, 2011 at 18:26
happy
sleepy
grumpy
dopey
doc
bashfol
sneezy …………………………………….
guess which one of the 7 deadly dwarfs
hangs around Atheist QOTD !!!!
(( hint: starts with D ))
September 4th, 2011 at 20:04
2,000-Year-Old Biblical Burial Box Reveals Clue About Death of Jesus
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/08/31/2000-year-old-biblical-burial-box-reveals-fresh-clues-about-death-jesus/#ixzz1X0oN9IHH
Wow! After 2,000 years a clue has been found? Really, a clue?