Posted by Barbarossa at 209.236.174.88 on November 10, 1999 at 17:13:16:
In Reply to: Ooookay.. posted by Mr. Bitter on November 10, 1999 at 16:47:32:
: FYI: When you digress have a reference point to digress from.
: >>> And if you're going to make a bunch of points, please have some facts to back it up...
Here are the facts...
: Religion has become an obsession in this country seriously hindering freedom.
: >>> Religion doesn't hinder freedom. Our ability to practice whatever religion we want IS one of our freedoms. Much the same way you're free to spout off on how "absurd" religion is, we're allowed to wallow in our ignorance and believe in a higher power.
#Oh really, have you heard of the following, the Crusades, the Inquisition, papal infallibility, the caste system in India, serfdom in Russia, slavery in the U.S., missionaries in the congo, Columbus, Cortez, WWI, WWII, the tutsi slaughter in Rwanda, the killing of muslims in Serbia, the killing of Shite muslims in Iraq, the killing of sunni muslims in Iran...
: Medical science is making breakthroughs everyday which are being stifled by religous groups who subscribe to outdated notions of morality and collective responsibility.
#Fetal tissue has been shown to help in the research of Alzheimers, heart disease and aging in general.
: Anything that mocks christianity weakens the hold this religion has on our society, especially the young. Silly notions like sanctity and holiness have been perpetuated by the even more absurd concepts of a "virgin mary" or "forgiveness through a man who was too much of a wimp to save himself on a cross". Kudos makers of Dogma, catholicism's deconstruction is a one block at a time process and as josef stalin said (he's evil but he had great points on religion), "religion cannot be crushed by tanks and planes, it must be presented as absurd to a man's mind and then, only then, will an individual be without guilt for his actions"
Yeah, I am rambling here, but hey it a message board..
: Then again, I could be wrong and Kevin really is the anti-Christ...