Bashing Your Bishop!

[Teenage Venus]

So! Should we allow 'Gay' Bishops?

I say a definate no. Ban ALL bishops. In my view, religion has been the biggest scouge of humanity since the year dot. It has been the cause of more misery, persecution, torture, murder, genocide attempts, corruption, child abuse, and other evils than anything else in existance, and continues to be so.

Ban ALL bishops, and all those above and below them, I say. Anybody agree?

 

[Guest]

yes

 

[ABSTRUSE]

I say ban all organized religion...period.

 

[Lauren Hynde]

I say mind your own business.

 

[neonlyte]

I say mind your own business.

I say what she said.

You are entitled to you view, on an equal footing with every other person.

 

[ABSTRUSE]

Hi Lauren.

 

[Guest]

What Lauren said. - Perdita

 

[dr_mabeuse]

If you practice any religion in which fear plays a major part, then you're basically worshipping the devil and there's something wrong with it.

--Zoot

 

[cloudy]

Just chiming in to agree with what Lauren, Perdita, and Neon said.

Religion, or the lack of it, is a very, very personal thing...be careful.

 

[Guest]

Me worship tomatoe

You worship potatoe

All warship cameltoe

Read aloud - staccato

 

[cloudy]

Me worship tomatoe

You worship potatoe

All warship cameltoe

Read aloud - staccato

Call me a TWAT, and my day will be complete!

 

[cheerful_deviant]

Me worship tomatoe

You worship potatoe

All warship cameltoe

Read aloud - staccato

Would someone please check to see if Vodka has taken his medication yet.

 

[Teenage Venus]

I say mind your own business.

A very constructive comment. Tells me a lot. I like to know peoples thoughts and reaction wnen religion is mentioned. It sorts the sheep from the thinkers. (Just my view.)

 

[CharleyH]

So! Should we allow 'Gay' Bishops?

Well, it would definately increase the attractiveness of chess.

 

[ABSTRUSE]

Re: Re: Bashing Your Bishop!

Well, it would definately increase the attractiveness of chess.

Now you see why I worship Charley.

 

[cheerful_deviant]

Re: Re: Bashing Your Bishop!

Well, it would definately increase the attractiveness of chess.

 

[cloudy]

Re: Re: Re: Bashing Your Bishop!

Now you see why I worship Charley.

Yep.

Charley, may I renew my Groupie membership?

 

[Guest]

Re: Re: Bashing Your Bishop!

Well, it would definately increase the attractiveness of chess.

Ah, now I get why I suck at chess, the queen is really a euphemism.

Perdita

 

[cheerful_deviant]

Re: Re: Re: Bashing Your Bishop!

Ah, now I get why I suck at chess, the queen is really a euphemism.

Perdita

again

 

[CharleyH]

Re: Re: Re: Bashing Your Bishop!

Ah, now I get why I suck at chess, the queen is really a euphemism.

Perdita

LOL good one

 

[ABSTRUSE]

So! Should we allow 'Gay' Bishops?

I say a definate no. Ban ALL bishops. In my view, religion has been the biggest scouge of humanity since the year dot. It has been the cause of more misery, persecution, torture, murder, genocide attempts, corruption, child abuse, and other evils than anything else in existance, and continues to be so.

Ban ALL bishops, and all those above and below them, I say. Anybody agree?

To be serious for a sec, (I can do that once in a while ). Humans need a source of spirituality, in one form or another. Since the begining of time humans have been worshiping some form of deity, either in the form of what they understood, ex..the sun, moon, seasons etc. or an unnamed God/goddess.

It's in our nature to express our spirituality or our lack of it.

My two worthless cents.
~A~

 

[Lauren Hynde]

A very constructive comment. Tells me a lot. I like to know peoples thoughts and reaction wnen religion is mentioned. It sorts the sheep from the thinkers. (Just my view.)

No, it sorts fascists from everyone else.

Organised religion has caused much grievence and pain to a lot of people, and brought hope and relief to countless more.

If you want to ban religion, start by banning politicians and lawyers and guns and alcohol and drugs and money and stupidity. Maybe then we can do without the rest.

 

[CharleyH]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Bashing Your Bishop!

Yep.

Charley, may I renew my Groupie membership?

I didn't know you lost it Bad, BAD girl

 

[Teenage Venus]

Religion, or the lack of it, is a very, very personal thing...be careful.

So is politics, sexual persuasion, liking chocolate, or agreeing with abortion. You agree or don't. It doesn't make you right or wrong.

It's handy if you know your reasons for being a Democrate, say. And it's just as valuable if people can give you logical reasons for supporting, or disagreeing with your point of view.

Only by using constructive information can you start to form an opinion on something that has any real value. As this information is assimilated, one can then affirm, or change their opinion with some basis for doing so.

Up to now I have many grounds for my opinion on religion. I'm always open to having it modifed. However, 'mind your own business', and 'be careful' comments do little to convince me. Substancial comments may.

Currently, my view of religion is summed up by the following:

There is a car crash. Husband and wife are okay, two of the three children are killed.

The religious father thanks God for sparing one child.

The wife, who is not religious says "There IS no God. If there were such a loving and forgiving Entity, as some believe,what sort of cruel bastard is he/she REALLY? - to take my two innocent children from me?"

The priest will console the father with the usual blurb.
Her friends will console her in other ways.

If there is a God, is he the greedy, murdering bastard portrayed in the bible as leading Moses and his crowd on a forty year journey of rape, pillage and genocide? Or is he the merciful, all-forgiving father figure I've been taught to believe?

Any sensible help appreciated.

 

[cloudy]

So is politics, sexual persuasion, liking chocolate, or agreeing with abortion. You agree or don't. It doesn't make you right or wrong.

It's handy if you know your reasons for being a Democrate, say. And it's just as valuable if people can give you logical reasons for supporting, or disagreeing with your point of view.

Only by using constructive information can you start to form an opinion on something that has any real value. As this information is assimilated, one can then affirm, or change their opinion with some basis for doing so.

Up to now I have many grounds for my opinion on religion. I'm always open to having it modifed. However, 'mind your own business', and 'be careful' comments do little to convince me. Substancial comments may.

Currently, my view of religion is summed up by the following:

There is a car crash. Husband and wife are okay, two of the three children are killed.

The religious father thanks God for sparing one child.

The wife, who is not religious says "There IS no God. If there were such a loving and forgiving Entity, as some believe,what sort of cruel bastard is he/she REALLY? - to take my two innocent children from me?"

The priest will console the father with the usual blurb.
Her friends will console her in other ways.

If there is a God, is he the greedy, murdering bastard portrayed in the bible as leading Moses and his crowd on a forty year journey of rape, pillage and genocide? Or is he the merciful, all-forgiving father figure I've been taught to believe?

Any sensible help appreciated.

Okay, I'll bite.

It looked, from your first post that you were bashing all religions, regardless of what they were, or believed.

If that's not the case, then I'll try my best to explain what I believe, if that's what you want. It's very hard to explain to someone not raised in it, much like explaining Chrisitianity to Pagans must have been, eons and eons ago. But, if you want me to, I'll try.