From: "Robert Comer" 

> That's my biggest beef with organised religion - it cynically plays on
> this nature to gain power.

You can think that all you want, but I can't agree.

> I'm all for personal faith, but once some guy in a dress starts telling me
> to eat fish on Friday or face eternal damnation and BTW there are some
> blasphemers we need to beat up, then I'm outta there.

That, of course, is your choice, and you have to live with your choices
just like I do.

--
Bob Comer


"Tony Williams"  wrote in message
news:43ab10a8$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> Robert Comer wrote:
>>>Some go further in that they're more interested in making sure their
>>>opponents lose than actually winning.
>>
>>
>> Yep, it's human nature for some to act like that. (whether they are
>> Christians or not)
>
> That's my biggest beef with organised religion - it cynically plays on
> this nature to gain power. I think the founders of Christianity and Islam
> in particular would be horrified at what's been done in their names. Ok,
> so that's not exactly an original statement but it's still valid.
>
> I'm all for personal faith, but once some guy in a dress starts telling me
> to eat fish on Friday or face eternal damnation and BTW there are some
> blasphemers we need to beat up, then I'm outta there.
>
>>
>>>Organised  religioun
>                    ^ Blam! (sorry about the typo).
>>> has a long and shameful tradition of proving the
>>>rightness of the faith by killing anyone who disagrees.
>>
>>
>> There has also been some good moments as well -- we are mere humans after
>> all...
>
> I was with you right up until you said "mere" .
>
> --
> Tony

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