Religion Thread: ...and suddenly, everyone's a theology scholar

[Jimjamesak]

Skeptics? Nah, we're right and we know it.

I’m not a skeptic, I just don’t ****ing care.

[5mn_Major]

Re: Religion Thread: ...and suddenly, everyone's a theology scholar

It would be an interesting topic to study. Have more human beings been killed in the name of a religion, or because they are religious? I know where my money would be placed.

Actually an interesting post. I don't have numbers on religion in general...but we can get a sense for Christianity. Per wiki, European wars of religion collectively are believed to have caused about 12 million casualties. Each of those wars were before society actually had access to the Bible - and none such wars occurred after the Bible was found throughout society.

Its hard to get a handle on the huge numbers of lives saved that came from faith based inspiration. A 2012 study from the report Save the Children and the Overseas Development Institute gives clues on the magnitude of charity. in 2010 alone, four million less children died than in 1990. Over 50 million more children were enrolled in school in the last decade. 131 countries now have over 90 per cent immunisation coverage for diphtheria, tetanus and major preventable childhood diseases such as measles, compared to just 63 in 1990. Over the next five years it means we will be able to vaccinate one child every two seconds – saving 1.4 million lives by 2017. Overall with four million lives saved in just one year, the clear conclusion of that report is that aid works.

Again, we only have data on Christianity. Yet, seeing a majority of the top 10 charities are faith based or faith inspired...Christianity has saved more lives and if you consider the casualties came from before society had access to Jesus Word, it can't be compared.

When it comes specifically to the topic of the Religion Thread, based upon theological debates, what does Puerto Rico's reconstruction or the St. Jude Hospital have to do with the subject?

Not sure why its not relevant, but St. Jude saves many lives. In the last few months, I've highlighted efforts that save 100s of thousands of lives in the international water project and feed my starving children. And yes, they support those from any walk of life. You've really mastered dead end tangents.

https://thewaterproject.org/
https://volunteer.fmsc.org/register/#.WfjQStWnG00

Ok...so you do believe that persecution of large groups of peoples depending on who they are is acceptable.

[Kepler]

Re: Religion Thread: ...and suddenly, everyone's a theology scholar

Ok...so you do believe that persecution of large groups of peoples depending on who they are is acceptable.

I know I will regret this, but, how do you reach that conclusion? What I'm hearing you say is this:

"The Holocaust killed 6 million Jews."

"A lot of Roma and Slavs were also killed."

"Aha! So you HATE Jews!"

[dxmnkd316]

Re: Religion Thread: ...and suddenly, everyone's a theology scholar

Feed My Starving Children is powered by believers and non-believers alike. Same with Habitat. Both are Christian organizations that get a significant amount of volunteer hours from secular sources. My division alone probably donates over 200 hours to each of those organizations annually. When ever we do a FMSC event, we’re usually one of three or four companies packing food that day and we’re doing this multiple times a year in just my area alone.

This isn’t mean to minimize their role in organizing these efforts. They do a great job. But be careful crediting all of the work to Christian sources. Because it’s not. A significant portion of the volunteering comes from secular sources.

[5mn_Major]

Re: Religion Thread: ...and suddenly, everyone's a theology scholar

I know I will regret this, but, how do you reach that conclusion?

Looking for clarification. Just don't know if any 'atheists' or whatever you call yourself are capable of dialog. All one sees out of you is immature anti faith rhetoric.

[MissThundercat]

Looking for clarification. Just don't know if any 'atheists' or whatever you call yourself are capable of dialog. All one sees out of you is immature anti faith rhetoric.

Pretty big talk, considering you continuously claim atheists are immoral.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

Re: Religion Thread: ...and suddenly, everyone's a theology scholar

Pretty big talk, considering you continuously claim atheists are immoral.

Hail Satan!

[bostonewe]

Re: Religion Thread: ...and suddenly, everyone's a theology scholar

Hail Satan!

Satan? (link)

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

Re: Religion Thread: ...and suddenly, everyone's a theology scholar

That guy was pretty underrated - believe it or not, saw him play for the Vipers when they were a big/cheaper alternative to the Wings here in the north 'burbs, and he was trying to crack the NHL. Then he landed in Edmonton the following year.

[MissThundercat]

That guy was pretty underrated - believe it or not, saw him play for the Vipers when they were a big/cheaper alternative to the Wings here in the north 'burbs, and he was trying to crack the NHL. Then he landed in Edmonton the following year.

Jesus may save, but Satan scores on the rebound!

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

Re: Religion Thread: ...and suddenly, everyone's a theology scholar

Jesus may save, but Satan scores on the rebound!

Evil usually wins.

[bostonewe]

Re: Religion Thread: ...and suddenly, everyone's a theology scholar

Evil usually wins.

Because Good is dumb.

[Kepler]

Re: Religion Thread: ...and suddenly, everyone's a theology scholar

Looking for clarification. Just don't know if any 'atheists' or whatever you call yourself are capable of dialog. All one sees out of you is immature anti faith rhetoric.

Religion is ice cream.

A creed is a flavor of ice cream.

Monotheists go to a Baskin-Robbins with only one flavor.

Fundamentalists go to a Baskins-Robbins where you are not permitted any toppings.

Dominionists believe everyone should be marched at gunpoint to their Baskin-Robbins.

[joecct]

Jesus may save, but Satan scores on the rebound!

Which is why it baffles me that he never played for the Devils.

[5mn_Major]

Re: Religion Thread: ...and suddenly, everyone's a theology scholar

Pretty big talk, considering you continuously claim atheists are immoral.

Nope. Atheists are often quite moral. But, atheism does not have a moral platform so it doesn't come from there...and it is really just a belief/philosophy of 'no'.

Feed My Starving Children is powered by believers and non-believers alike. Same with Habitat. Both are Christian organizations that get a significant amount of volunteer hours from secular sources. My division alone probably donates over 200 hours to each of those organizations annually. When ever we do a FMSC event, we’re usually one of three or four companies packing food that day and we’re doing this multiple times a year in just my area alone.

This isn’t mean to minimize their role in organizing these efforts. They do a great job. But be careful crediting all of the work to Christian sources. Because it’s not. A significant portion of the volunteering comes from secular sources.

Absolutely. A primary outcome of faith (based on its tenants) is to help shepherd society to the greater good.