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Sir;... It isn't as though the churches have not made war on the state, and interfered with the government's ability to provide for basic services and needs, broken down the separation of church and state on free speech grounds, and then argued against a me too allowance for free speech for non Chrisitian faiths... It is a mistake to allow Christianity such power in our society, or to let them get by without paying taxes.... Given a chance, the Christians would take over, and the only thing stopping them is that they hate and distrust each other as much as they hate and distrust every secular group, or individual...I would not mind them nearly so much if they held to their faiths... Not one of them holds to the belief which was common in the past, that humanity would be judged as a whole.... And yet they think they have to save the whole of society even if it means lighting up Christmas with Auto de fe's.... I love Christians, and find so few of them... Then again, I love intelligent and educated people and find few of them as well... I don't think Organized Christianity has anything to recommend it... It is a vehicle the ungodly ride to power, which is Un-Christian, and not at all what Jesus would accept... If no one stops me from doing Good, why must I interfere with anyone's ability to do Good... I do not believe that any good can come about but by the will of God, and yet good is also the goal of government, which the denominations have hobbled... So long as they see their success, and their profit, and their numbers, and their political power growing out of the misery of the nation they will not cease to make matters worse or hamper the ability of government to work... Making fun of institutional religion is a small thing... I would trash them all in a heartbeat, and know humanity would be better off seeking God and doing good as individuals...Thanks...Sweeney
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Posted by: James A, Sweeney
Thu Nov 27, 2008 8:34 AM
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Mr. Bozell issues a throw away line that is of some import here--"christians and muslims are grouped as two brands of the same poison". The fact that national mouthpieces for this sick religion are beginning to acknoweldge this argument by those of us opposed to their abusive religion's teaching and attempt at political hegemony in the USA is the best indicator that we are seeing the truth rise at last...Of course all Christians are well meaning and non-violent....my arse.
In this country today the violence and anger from Christians is a growing threat to the stability, safety and future of the United States of America.
They teach their children stories of approved biblical infanticide, mass ritual societal murder for "sins", deliberate rejection of science and learning as antithetical to belief and proper conduct and that their god provides them with an inherent right to a priveleged place in American society because their churches laws trump secular law. Such stories and teachings, if done in a madrass in this country would result in prosecution for child abuse and treason--but the christian church is allowed to continue teaching their parasitic and abusive message to the young even as their leadership sanctions and allows sexual abuse by their priests and their adherents characterize all non-believing Americans as "communists" and "not real Americans".
In fact, all the ethno-based, monotheistic religions of the world share the same basic dangerous and sick attributes--1) a belief that they have a right and obligation to propogate their singular beliefs to the world and that any interference to that obligation is a violation of their civil rights 2) a history of violent torture and execution of those who refuse to adopt their belief systems any time they rise to significant power in a society 3) A rejection of any science or learning that disagrees with their belief systems--and a notion that they have a right to kill those who engage in such learning as apostates. Whether they are jews, islamists or christians each segment has these attributes hard copied in their religious DNA and they cannot deny their history--as a wag once said---"people don't change, only their circumstances do".
This history tells us EXACTLY what their belief system is and how it will react when it achieves power---all you need do is look to the history of the worst abuses of islam during the ottoman empire, the actions of the Christians in Europe during the times of the inquisition and 100 years war and the jews in their historical oppression of other races when they held power in the ancient world to see the future if we don't stop them gathering political power.
It is time that those of us who use our brains to overcome such petty and dangerous belief systems- those of us who work for peace and justice for all--not just our fellow believers; those of us who refuse to surrender our minds to a failed belief system that demands we reject science and reality as a condition of membership--It is high time that we begin forcing them to pay their fair share of taxes and to view societies laws as paramount--or to go to jail.
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Posted by: Bruce Stone
Sat Nov 29, 2008 6:42 AM
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