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JFWilliam (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
The essence of Christianity is told us in the Garden of Eden history. The fruit that was forbidden was on the tree of knowledge. The subtext is; All the suffering you have is because you wanted to find out what was going on. You could be in the Garden of Eden if you had just keep your fucking mouth shut and hadn't asked any questions. - Frank Zappa
JFWilliam (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
As for your so called valid sources...
"Kid's heads are filled with so many nonfacts that when they get out of school they're totally unprepared to do anything. They can't read, they can't write, they can't think. Talk about child abuse. The school system as a whole qualifies. Go to the library and educate yourself if you've got any guts... " - Frank Zappa
JFWilliam (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Republicans will leave office armed and dangerous. As long as people believe that our so-called leaders are well-intentioned, they can, and do, get away with murder. Literally.
Whenever a people entrust the defence of their country to a regular, standing army, composed of mercenaries, the power of that country will remain under the direction of the most wealthy citizens.": A Framer - Anonymous 'framer' of the US Constitution - Source: Independent Gazetteer, January 29, 1791
JFWilliam (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Meanwhile...
"Of course, it is better and healthier for the mind to "choose" the path of skeptism and inquiry in any case, because only by continual exercise of these faculties can we hope to achieve anything. Whereas religions are whereas religions are merely "fossilized philosophies", or philosophy with the questions left out; to "choose" dogma and faith over doubt and experiment is to throw out the ripening vintage and to reach greedily for the Kool-Aid. " Christopher Hitchens
JFWilliam (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
But never the less...
People have been abused by their spiritual leaders (apart from their founders) for eons because they invariably side with the ruling class & power over the rabble..
"A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side" - Aristotle
JFWilliam (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Fundamentalism & obscurantism is the problem, not whatever faith humans decide to believe in to deal with their metaphysical shortcomings FOR WE DON'T ASK A FISH TO EXPLAIN THE MOLECULAR STRUCTURE OF WATER ;)
LOVE, PEACE & UNDERSTANDING is the answer here not rapture fueled nonsense !
Our founding father might have overstepped his range ...
« Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest. »- Thomas Jefferson
Ah, the pursuit of happiness ;)
edgerusher11 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Can you produce sources? Or do you only have broad hastily-spoken generalizations and stereotypes to support your irrational anger against religion logic? I challenge you, JF, to bring forth some valid sources for this information you spit... VALID sources...
JFWilliam (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Our troops are sacrified for shit. Blood for oil... class act ! Learn About Depleted Uranium From The US Army's Expert instead. Google it & cringe ! Our troops being poisoned & irradiated.
"Military men are just dumb stupid animals to be used as pawns in foreign policy." - Henry Kissinger
SO ANYBODY UP FOR IRAN OR RUSSIA ?
JFWilliam (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Ever heard of separation of church & state ? Let Thomas refresh your memory...
« Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest. » - Thomas Jefferson
Ah, the pursuit of happiness ;)
JFWilliam (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
As usual , it is the fundamentalist/obscurantist on both side of the fence that are causing most of the trouble...& they are being used, as the Taliban & the rapture crowd to cause more trouble but profit oriented... ask Cheney ;)
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