tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post8095433797255299256..comments2023-12-21T08:53:00.190-05:00Comments on Forever In Hell: A Call to TheocracyPersonalFailurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03034292023591747601noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-76496886752826661602009-04-21T19:29:00.000-04:002009-04-21T19:29:00.000-04:00um. they LIE.
they most certainly *DO* want to fo...um. they LIE.<br /><br />they most certainly *DO* want to forcebly convert, and if that fails - or in the case of Leigh, myself, and other Pagans - they will return to the stake.<br /><br />listen to yourselves, Timothy! you want me to believe you don't hate us? THEN QUIT SAYING HOW MUCH YOU HATE US AND HOW YOU WANT TO PUNISH US.<br /><br />for Christ's sake, man, follow you own goddamned religious law! Don't Judge! Love Everyone Equally! Show Mercy And Charity! Don't Brag About Your Religion and Don't Shove It Down People's Throats!<br />Jesus said that it was better to come to God with a clear heart in a closet than it was to come to God in public with Pride, because doing it in public is like bragging.<br /><br />shut up already. if - *IF* - Christians actually start acting like the actual Christ, i might - *MIGHT* - consider being one. my problem isn't with Christ, after all; just with the people who corrupt and cheapen His words.denelianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083149213773118359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-52908580990574807892009-04-21T13:21:00.000-04:002009-04-21T13:21:00.000-04:00Is Anonymous with DNA?Is Anonymous with DNA?Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01264241978515946396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-32844422823201987022009-04-21T12:22:00.000-04:002009-04-21T12:22:00.000-04:00I can't say that I'm reading your blog, but it doe...I can't say that I'm reading your blog, but it does make me smile that I see you've linked to us occasionally. We love you and all of your friends and we don't want anyone burned at the stake. I hope your eyes will also be opened that when you speak of hatred, racism, etc, you express these thoughts very clearly toward us while we do not toward you. Grace and peace to you -<br /><br />timothyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-60323391474059405332009-04-21T12:14:00.000-04:002009-04-21T12:14:00.000-04:00If you consider theocratic aspects to include havi...If you consider theocratic aspects to include having a religious figure of head of state, then many more can be included. Queen Elizabeth II is head of the Anglican Church, and including religious figure in the definition of theocratic aspects would include any country that recognizes her as head of state. There might even be a case for this as the Queen and her Governors General have more power than the Bishop of Urgell.Rob Fhttp://thewordsonwhat.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-34451302122617688162009-04-21T11:47:00.000-04:002009-04-21T11:47:00.000-04:00"equivalent to religion" i would certainly allow, ..."equivalent to religion" i would certainly allow, but not a religion in its own right. <br /><br />and i have always felt that christianity's persecution complex comes from their inability to persecute others. just look at the gay marriage debate and the hate crime dustup. basically, their arguments amount to "what do mean i have to be respectful to homosexuals?!"<br /><br />leigh: i don't admit to being atheist in real life. for the same reason.PersonalFailurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03034292023591747601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-87563822055775780402009-04-21T11:43:00.000-04:002009-04-21T11:43:00.000-04:00These are the people that make me afraid to admit ...These are the people that make me afraid to admit in real life what my actual religion is. Because these people? Would happily burn me. It doesn't matter that what I believe doesn't affect them at all, what matters is that I'm not thinking what they want me to think.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01264241978515946396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-20078310401544714702009-04-21T11:37:00.000-04:002009-04-21T11:37:00.000-04:00I actually see Humanism as being equivalent to rel...I actually see Humanism as being equivalent to religion. Atheism isn't, not even similar, but Humanism has religious aspects. I don't mean this in the negative way. I am not a Humanist but I admire the Idea and have given it some consideration.<br /><br />The guys lie is that Secular Humanism is given "a seat at the table" which is just false. <br /><br />When it comes to public policy no one should have any special place. We all have one vote. If you want to vote according to what your religion says, then go for it. As long as you don't step on the Constitution that is cool. I vote my philosophical beliefs, Christians can to.<br /><br />They don't want freedom to vote, they have that. They want freedom to convert by the sword. Which just isn't happening. Laws that restrict free choices or repress groups of people simply because of religious prejudice can and will be stopped.<br /><br />That is what a Christian means when they say they are persecuted. They mean they are being prevented from persecuting everyone else.Rykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16424545934239146403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-43549747266741963462009-04-21T11:33:00.000-04:002009-04-21T11:33:00.000-04:00Salem Witch Trials anyone? We don't need to go dow...Salem Witch Trials anyone? We don't need to go down this road, we already know where it leads.PersonalFailurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03034292023591747601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-84330515628293084662009-04-21T11:15:00.000-04:002009-04-21T11:15:00.000-04:00Ah, the old No True Scotsman fallacy...
Back when...Ah, the old No True Scotsman fallacy...<br /><br />Back when I was a Christian I was also a historian (kinda). I guess this isn't allowed, because I had this bad habit of knowing what past theocratic regimes looked like. I didn't even have to go with Muslim regimes or anything. I just tossed out the words "Oliver Cromwell," "John Calvin," and "Salem Witch Trials."<br /><br />Sadly, it seems that Christian theocrats either don't know what those words mean, assume they'll do it better, or think we made a mistake by not keeping on with the earlier governments...Gedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047239425466517786noreply@blogger.com