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The way the Bible should be sold! (Picture)
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PREDICTION: This thread is going to go well.
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"angels bleed from the tainted touch of my caress"
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its like splashing gas on a smolding fire pit. Im sure it will flare up  not the orginal intentions of course, I posted it because I thought this was just TOOOO FUNNY not to post 
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Originally Posted by Ω
PREDICTION: This thread is going to go well.
With biblical proportions.
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Originally Posted by Athens
its like splashing gas on a smolding fire pit. Im sure it will flare up not the orginal intentions of course, I posted it because I thought this was just TOOOO FUNNY not to post
Dood, it may be "TOOOO FUNNY" to you but it is offensive to a lot of people, myself included. And I'm an atheist.
**Why do you feel it necessary to constantly attack and criticize other people's religions?
**For some people religion is very important, for others--myself included--it is not.
**For some people religion is a vehicle for peace, for others it is a tool for violence.
**You're "problem" with religion ought to be with those who practice it and not the idea of religion itself.
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One should never stop striving for clarity of thought and precision of expression.
I would prefer my humanity sullied with the tarnish of science rather than the gloss of religion.
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Originally Posted by dcmacdaddy
Dood, it may be "TOOOO FUNNY" to you but it is offensive to a lot of people, myself included. And I'm an atheist.
**Why do you feel it necessary to constantly attack and criticize other people's religions?
**For some people religion is very important, for others--myself included--it is not.
**For some people religion is a vehicle for peace, for others it is a tool for violence.
**You're "problem" with religion ought to be with those who practice it and not the idea of religion itself.
for you.
The only part on that label that might be or might not be true is the part about the fiction. The rest of it except for the long term effects part, the the warning about what it contains is 100% true. It is violent and so on. And I wasent intending to attach any religion, I saw it thought it was funny and posted it. So get over it already. And no my problem is with religion and not those that believe in God. I feel GOD and religion are 2 totally different things. I don't have any problems with any one who believes in GOD.
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what is the idea of religion?
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Originally Posted by moodymonster
what is the idea of religion?
Religion is both an idea and a concept that is almost universal to every culture on Earth. What differs is the implementation of the ideas, and even then I don't think the difference are that great. I would define the idea of religion as a person or culture's world view that includes the beliefs in some higher power/force greater than that of the individual or the collective identity.
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One should never stop striving for clarity of thought and precision of expression.
I would prefer my humanity sullied with the tarnish of science rather than the gloss of religion.
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That warning should go on on every thread Athens starts...
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My Jedism is mocked by Christians 
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Well athens, I have lost what little respect I had for you. You are open game now. For your sake, you better hope hope you never make a mistake because I will pounce on ever factual error you make.
Mocking a person's belief base is about the worst thing you can do. It's pathetic.
You are pathetic.
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Lastly, if this thread is not locked soon and athens is not banned for posting the picture, I will have to assume that the administrators and moderators agree with this kind of posting to be acceptable. If that is true, then this place has truly become a wasteland filled with the unintelligent and the intolerant.
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Originally Posted by Railroader
Well athens, I have lost what little respect I had for you. You are open game now. For your sake, you better hope hope you never make a mistake because I will pounce on ever factual error you make.
Mocking a person's belief base is about the worst thing you can do. It's pathetic.
You are pathetic.
What's with all the name calling?
How do you not get banned?
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Originally Posted by Railroader
Lastly, if this thread is not locked soon and athens is not banned for posting the picture, I will have to assume that the administrators and moderators agree with this kind of posting to be acceptable. If that is true, then this place has truly become a wasteland filled with the unintelligent and the intolerant.
What a cry baby, crying for satirical material to be banned.
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paging kevin: a religious discussion in the politics lounge
paging kevin: there is no explicit homosexual content in this thread, so it may not interest you
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railrod guy whines a lot.
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People argue and complain to each other about everything in here, but isn't it interesting that when someone posts a silly picture critical of religion, some people see it as some kind of oppression. How many times have people posted critical things about others' political beliefs?
Yet religion is somehow sacred? 
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Notice:
There are a lot of threads whose opening opinion is one that MacNN.com and its moderators and administrators do not agree with.
That does not mean we close everything we find repulsive- our practice is to be light-handed rather than heavy, and that letting offensive threads remain open is often a means for folks who disagree vehemently to reject such wrong-headed opinions.
That said, folks shouldn't make it a practice to be knowingly offensive under the guise of "TOO FUNNY!!!!111" - it is a thin disguise.
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And most importantly the internet is not a place where would be Ayatollahs think they can go around banning material.
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Originally Posted by vmarks
Notice:
There are a lot of threads whose opening opinion is one that MacNN.com and its moderators and administrators do not agree with.
That does not mean we close everything we find repulsive- our practice is to be light-handed rather than heavy, and that letting offensive threads remain open is often a means for folks who disagree vehemently to reject such wrong-headed opinions.
That said, folks shouldn't make it a practice to be knowingly offensive under the guise of "TOO FUNNY!!!!111" - it is a thin disguise.
Everything on that label is true.
I went to a catholic grade school and I still have nightmares decades later.
Added later...
Those nuns liked to scare the crap out of us with all the stories about burning in HELL from the bible...and dressed in their habits they looked more evil than holy.
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given the number of wars fought over religion is it not a bad thing to close down open discussion on it? That allowing criticism, satire and, indeed, out-right mocking is heathly for any belief that plays such a role in people's lives. If we are to come down on what we can and can't say about religion, who decides this? At what point do we accept discussion on these issues? Whose interpretation do we listen to? The version we want, the one that suits our purpose?
If we listen to the version that suits our (or someone else's) purpose and the prevailing attitude of society, be it social, "legal" or both is to accept it without question, what protection do we have from those who wish to exploit it, if free discussion is closed down on it?
Are the freedoms that we have today, the result of the divorce of religion from the state? That the decisions made by those in power have to be justified by reason and can't be excused under a blanket of "divine right".
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Originally Posted by Atomic Rooster
What's with all the name calling?
How do you not get banned?
Ahhh... the stalker shows himself. How's that for name calling?
Where did I call anyone a name in that post? Do you speak English as a 2nd language? If you do, then I will forgive it this time.
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Originally Posted by Atomic Rooster
railrod guy whines a lot.
Stalker. Fanboi. You are a pure idiot. One of the simplest persons I have ever met.
QUIT FOLLOWING ME AROUND AND POSTING IDIOT RESPONSES!!!
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I see the OP is very confident in their choice of beliefs or non-beliefs, after all they're most certainly not bashing others' beliefs.. are they?
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I think that if Athens can post whatever pictures he wants to then the rest of us can do the same.
Athens, I have to say that, overall, I liked you. But why make fun of a Bible?
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Since you're posting pictures of the Bible, ridiculing faith and God which some of us find disturbing, maybe we should discuss what cancer does to a woman's breasts?
I'll post my own picture of that - great topic - remember those who have died as the result of cancer. Makes you think that believing in God is a good thing. I do.
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