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Re: Religion Thread: ...and suddenly, everyone's a theology scholar
Originally posted by FadeToBlack&Gold View PostPatheos is "extreme atheist" in the way that conservatives think liberal judges are "terrorists".
To man with only a hammer...In the immortal words of Jean Paul Sartre, 'Au revoir, gopher'.
Originally posted by burdI look at some people and I just know they do it doggy style. No way they're getting close to my kids.
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Originally posted by WisconsinWildcard View PostLOL no kidding. Who in their right mind sees Hemant Mehta as extremist?Cornell University
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Originally posted by 5mn_Major View PostAgreed. An extremist atheist website being outraged that a candidate for chaplain, who pronounces the merits of atheistic champlains, is certainly derpworthy.
Humanism is something I can get behind, and I think a Humanist chaplin would be a great asset for our military personnel that don't believe in a particular dogma. He could even be a good resource for those that are followers of a religion. (If you question that, think of how a non-believer can still gain things from a church service)Originally posted by West Texas Wolverine
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Re: Religion Thread: ...and suddenly, everyone's a theology scholar
What does a non-believer gain from church attendance?
A positive message? Well, assuming you aren't attending a fire & brimstone church, what does a non-believer stand to learn from the positive parts of a holy text that they couldn't deduce on their own? The modern Golden Rule is, "Don't be a dick." Most of us fail at it (some more than others), but the important thing is that you try.
Community/social involvement? Well, if all of those people are believers and you aren't, what is the benefit there?
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Originally posted by wolverineTrumpet View PostThe merits of a humanist chaplin.
Humanism is something I can get behind, and I think a Humanist chaplin would be a great asset for our military personnel that don't believe in a particular dogma. He could even be a good resource for those that are followers of a religion. (If you question that, think of how a non-believer can still gain things from a church service)
Originally posted by FadeToBlack&Gold View PostWhat does a non-believer gain from church attendance?
A positive message? Well, assuming you aren't attending a fire & brimstone church, what does a non-believer stand to learn from the positive parts of a holy text that they couldn't deduce on their own? The modern Golden Rule is, "Don't be a dick." Most of us fail at it (some more than others), but the important thing is that you try.
Community/social involvement? Well, if all of those people are believers and you aren't, what is the benefit there?Go Gophers!
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Originally posted by 5mn_Major View PostIts both inspirational and informative. It directly leads to personal growth. And I promise, you don't need to be a Christian to get the benefits...but you do need an open mind.
And therein lies the difference.
We can live together in peace. You just can't force your silly sh-t on us. Is it really, really all that hard to wrap your head around? You can believe in any fool thing your daddy told you when you were impressionable. You can devote your whole life to it -- that's yours. But you can't impose any of that dreck on us, even when 99% of your neighbors believe it, too.
That's the First Amendment in a nutshell. Don't like it? Move to a theocracy. You aint gettin' one here.
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Originally posted by FadeToBlack&Gold View PostWhat does a non-believer gain from church attendance?
A positive message? Well, assuming you aren't attending a fire & brimstone church, what does a non-believer stand to learn from the positive parts of a holy text that they couldn't deduce on their own? The modern Golden Rule is, "Don't be a dick." Most of us fail at it (some more than others), but the important thing is that you try.
Community/social involvement? Well, if all of those people are believers and you aren't, what is the benefit there?
Anyone with a modicum of knowledge regarding the founding of this country knows they did NOT have a State religion for a reason. The BS some of the Righty Tighty people sling about having to 'bring us back' to a Christian country are either disingenuous or practicing revisionist history.
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Originally posted by leswp1 View PostCommunity? I run the HS group at my church. THere are a few of the kids in my group who aren't sure if they believe. We are very open about it. You can't force belief on anyone. Had one of the believers bring in a friend who had been Catholic and decided he didn't believe. He couldn't understand what it was people got out of Church. We had this whole discussion- went round and asked the kids what they believed, why they came, what they got out of it. They all had different views about God (or not) but --> Consensus--> they liked to come because they felt like the people at the church were their family. They felt cared about, felt they could go to most of the adults if they needed help, felt the Church gave them an avenue to do good that was organized (and provided a 'voice' that was listened to about issues they care about) , gave them a structure for morality even if it wasn't God based. Gave them a backstop if they needed one re moral issues. Mind you we are a liberal, inclusive church. Christ was inclusive- he ate with the undesirables and lectured the Pharisees for obsessing about things that didn't matter. We aren't Literalists and the church is based on questioning, thinking about what Scripture is saying and how does it apply to you, not being told it means X.
Anyone with a modicum of knowledge regarding the founding of this country knows they did NOT have a State religion for a reason. The BS some of the Righty Tighty people sling about having to 'bring us back' to a Christian country are either disingenuous or practicing revisionist history.
Was there prejudice and discrimination? Yup. Still is.CCT '77 & '78
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Originally posted by leswp1 View PostAnyone with a modicum of knowledge regarding the founding of this country knows they did NOT have a State religion for a reason. The BS some of the Righty Tighty people sling about having to 'bring us back' to a Christian country are either disingenuous or practicing revisionist history.
They didn't even include any religious platitudes in the preamble, which would have been very tempting as well.Last edited by LynahFan; 03-24-2018, 06:45 AM.If you don't change the world today, how can it be any better tomorrow?
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Originally posted by leswp1 View PostYes but there was no one Faith.
It was not until the mass immigration that Catholicism became "mainstream" and we always had those "restricted" associations that kept the Jews down. "Enlightenment" didn't come until the 60s in law. In practice it takes a lot longer.
We should not have a theocracy but we shouldn't have a secular society either.CCT '77 & '78
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Originally posted by unofan View PostWe should absolutely have a secular government, though.CCT '77 & '78
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