Praise be to God!

[ggw]

Originally posted by cale:
   

Originally posted by manimtired:
   

What's wrong with being disrespectful towards people of faith? Believing in ancient religious dogma above all else is ignorant and dangerous... I don't see what is respectable about that...
   

quite an ignorant post [/b]

Why? [/b]

Because faith and religion are distinct things.

A slideshow of gays partying on Falwells grave:
 
 http://www.nbc6.net/slideshow/news/13327704/detail.html[/url

[calecp01]

Well, I can try to back up my generalization with some rational arguments... at least I think I can... which someone who says gays are sex addicts probably can't (although is being a sex addict necessarily a bad thing?) anyway - people who adhere to ancient religious dogma are dangerous even if they aren't fundamentalists because they raise their offspring to believe these texts are true, and both the Bible and Koran have plenty of nasty parts, and no real way to determine which are the parts to ignore and which are the parts to follow. Generalizing them as ignorant is based on the fact that I think it is plainly obvious that the Bible was written by plain old humans, and not even divinely *inspired*, due to the many contradictions, bad math and science, lack of anything that couldn't be imagined during the time and place it was written, failed prophecies, etc. so believing they are the word of God is ignorant and ignorance doesnâ??t need to be respected, im my own humble opinion.
 
 

Originally posted by manimtired:
  why?
 just a major generalization...
 ya know..all gays are sex addicts...keep them away!!! why should i show them respect?

[calecp01]

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
   

Originally posted by cale:
   

Originally posted by manimtired:
     

What's wrong with being disrespectful towards people of faith? Believing in ancient religious dogma above all else is ignorant and dangerous... I don't see what is respectable about that...
   

quite an ignorant post [/b]

Why? [/b]

Because faith and religion are distinct things. [/b]

Not following... I mean, I understand they are different things, but I think in the context of this discussion we're talking about people of faith being people that believe the religious texts of Christianity to be true in some fasion... so why would that make my post ignorant?

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

yes
 
 

Originally posted by cale:
 [QB](although is being a sex addict necessarily a bad thing?) QUOTE]

[sweetcell]

Originally posted by Psychoda alternata:
  A slideshow of gays partying on Falwells grave:
 
  http://www.nbc6.net/slideshow/news/13327704/detail.html

i'm shocked.  i mean, falwell spent his life reaching out to gays, supporting them, understanding them, and generally respecting them.  it's not as if he blamed the 9/11 attacks on homosexuals or anything.  frankly, these people have NO reason to mistreat this man's memory.
 
 shocked, i tell you.  next thing you know, new yorkers will be dancing on bin laden's mock-grave when he's confirmed dead!

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Couldn't stay away, could you?
 
   

[Herr Professor Doktor Doom]

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
   

Originally posted by They call me Doctor Doom.:
  If you object to this, I'm sure Liberty Baptist University has a forum where Falwell will be treated with respect, and "dope fiend musicians" will not.

Not surprisingly, you totally missed the point. [/b]

actually, *you* missed the point... not surprisingly.

[sweetcell]

Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
  Couldn't stay away, could you?
 
     

guilty, again... seriously, i tried.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

While you may have a point, that kind of behavior isn't going to win over anybody in terms of acceptance of their cause.
 
 

Originally posted by sweetcell:
   

Originally posted by Psychoda alternata:
  A slideshow of gays partying on Falwells grave:
 
   http://www.nbc6.net/slideshow/news/13327704/detail.html  

i'm shocked.  i mean, falwell spent his life reaching out to gays, supporting them, understanding them, and generally respecting them.  it's not as if he blamed the 9/11 attacks on homosexuals or anything.  frankly, these people have NO reason to mistreat this man's memory.
 
 shocked, i tell you.  next thing you know, new yorkers will be dancing on bin laden's mock-grave when he's confirmed dead! [/b]

[ggw]

Brilliant comeback.  I guess I better be on guard now, in you case you bust out the "rubber and glue" gambit.
 
 

Originally posted by They call me Doctor Doom.:
   

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
   

Originally posted by They call me Doctor Doom.:
  If you object to this, I'm sure Liberty Baptist University has a forum where Falwell will be treated with respect, and "dope fiend musicians" will not.

Not surprisingly, you totally missed the point. [/b]

actually, *you* missed the point... not surprisingly. [/b]

[lagas]

I think you can find the difference between a good man of faith versus a total asshole in the moment the asshole wants you to convert to his religion. Why they feel the need to evangelize and try to save your ass from their vision of hell or Limbo or whatever?
 Now, for cultural reasons, I dont know this guy Falwell, but he seems to have been pretty controversial, so I guess he was an asshole, am I right?

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

I think the Bible says you should go out and bear witness and spread the faith. I don't think it's about saving you from hell, it's about spreading God's word.
 
 Are you saying that anyone who goes out and tries to get people to see the world through the same lens as them is an asshole? That makes an asshole out of tens of thousands of activists for a myriad of different causes and beliefs.
 
   

Originally posted by lacroix:
  I think you can find the difference between a good man of faith versus a total asshole in the moment the asshole wants you to convert to his religion. Why they feel the need to evangelize and try to save your ass from their vision of hell or Limbo or whatever?
 Now, for cultural reasons, I dont know this guy Falwell, but he seems to have been pretty controversial, so I guess he was an asshole, am I right?

[lagas]

I think the Bible says you should go out and bear witness and spread the faith. I don't think it's about saving you from hell, it's about spreading God's word.
 

I think the bible is between 4000 to 2000 years old, I think the world has changed a lot since then...or maybe not....

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

At what point do you disregard writings because of their age? The Constitution and Declaration of Independence are 230 years old.
 
 

Originally posted by lacroix:
   

I think the Bible says you should go out and bear witness and spread the faith. I don't think it's about saving you from hell, it's about spreading God's word.
 

I think the bible is between 4000 to 2000 years old, I think the world has changed a lot since then...or maybe not.... [/b]