Westboro baptist church

[josh9mille]

We should just outlaw all religion.

[mini_t racer]

+1 on that religion as caused more wars than politicians

Well religion and denomination are man-made things and therefore are not of God which leads to war and destruction. I take Jesus as my Lord and Savior and believe every Word in the Bible, outside of that I have no use for denomination and their so-called religion.

[TexasSP]

Originally Posted by Fast5sRevo88

Well religion and denomination are man-made things and therefore are not of God which leads to war and destruction. I take Jesus as my Lord and Savior and believe every Word in the Bible, outside of that I have no use for denomination and their so-called religion.

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I have no use for religion nor cultists like those at WBC. They will get what they deserve one way or another. I have no clue how or by whom, but my faith tells me it will happen.

Jesus had no use for religion either andI have no use for denominations anymore (I grew up Baptist and it was certainly nothing like the Westboro type).

[josh9mille]

Originally Posted by Fast5sRevo88

Well religion and denomination are man-made things and therefore are not of God which leads to war and destruction. I take Jesus as my Lord and Savior and believe every Word in the Bible, outside of that I have no use for denomination and their so-called religion.

The bible is a man made/written thing. Just sayin.

[TexasSP]

Originally Posted by josh9mille

The bible is a man made/written thing. Just sayin.

Divinely inspired/influenced, just sayin.................

[crazyjr]

Suicide, you hit the nail on the head, Those who believe are in some ways the true hypocrites. I for one do not yet believe, I say that as i do not know what the future brings, but for now i can't believe. I was raised with "Believe only half of what you see and nothing of what you hear", This came from my God fearing father, He believed i took it too far. When i was younger i was sent to sunday school by my parents, so i could have a base in religion. My family is a baptist based and fiercely religious, you can imagine thanksgiving and Christmas. I just developed my own opinions freely. I just think the fanaticism, of some religious sects, even christian, are either worthless or, so far out of reality, That they need to be re-examined

Suicide, I saw the second one down a few years ago. Kind of confirmed to me, That others feel the same as i do

My belief, Is, If people would spend more time doing right, than praying, the world would be a much, MUCH better place

I also believe, that the bible was written by Man, to keep Mankind in it's place.

[josh9mille]

Originally Posted by TexasSP

Divinely inspired/influenced, just sayin.................

inspired/influenced.....yup that sounds about right. It was written by man back when we were more gullible and dumb than we are now

Originally Posted by crazyjr

I also believe, that the bible was written by Man, to keep Mankind in it's place.

Exactly! Kinda reminds me of the the movie "The invention of Lying" Still cracks me up when I think about that movie.

[PBO]

The lunatic fringe will always be there...it's just a question of how much lunacy is extolled when compared to the average

Not religious myself, nor are my family & we have an interesting situation at my childrens school...the debate over whether ethics should be taught as an elective alternative to religious studies

My daughter chooses to visit the school library instead of attending the classes - which is fine as she's a librarian but she wants to attend ethics classes. My son visits different religious classes depending on which one he thinks will be most fun or gives him the best rewards for attending (here's my first issue). There has been an ethics class trialed at the school & it went well by all accounts however the religious voice dominated subsequent post trial discussions & the insipid school administration caved in to their demands

So the first issue I have is with my son being given vouchers for McDonalds or similar junk food places - why is a bribe required or offered? I can't understand the arguments offered to prostitute religion

Second issue is with the simmering fear that so many religious people appear have when alternatives are put forward. We are supposed to live in a tolerant society, that accepts people of any race, creed, belief etc

The situation surrounding this ethics debate, in my view puts the religious element at the school into the wacko, paranoid set & this damages the values they try & promote. My daughter especially is developing an unhealthy disrespect for religion in general because she sees the hypocrisy in the situation & she sees the parents & the school promoting it. Sad times for religion