On 10/9/11 1:20 AM, JustWait wrote:
On 10/8/2011 8:07 PM, X ` Man wrote:
On 10/8/11 7:53 PM, Tim wrote:
On Oct 8, 4:23 pm, X ` wrote:


It isn't reasonable to "mock Christianity," as you put it, because of
the WBC, but what about the actions of Jeffress, his flock, and those
Baptist Christians who are as bigoted as he is? Is that sort of
behavior
"Christian"?

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I'll believe corporations are people when Texas executes one.

What about 'em?

"Is that sort of behavior "Christian"?"

Well, you tell me....

Just because they say they are............

That's a problem, isn't it? So many of many religions claim to consist
of true believers and followers, but what they stand for is hate.

My feeling is that if you are part of the "Values Voters" conference
sponsored by the Family Research Council, you parted ways with
Christianity a long time ago. Those folks hide under the banner of their
religion to spread hate.

I don't see how it is possible to be a social conservative and a
follower of the teachings of Jesus.


Well Harry, why don't you tell us all about the teachings of Jesus..
Then tell us about "Jesus on a stick at *Christmas* again, and while
your are googling, go ahead and tell us why Tim *can't* answer your
questions. go ahead, I will wait.



People of intelligence can, with good manners, debate whether
churches/mosques/synagogues are doing good or doing evil. The Christian
bible has been used to do good and to do evil. There are individual
Christians/Moslems/Jews/whatevers who do good and there members of those
religions who do evil, and all of this is done in the name of
their religion.

If you are the sort of ultra conservative who attends Family Research
Council events such as the Values Voters conference and you sit and
listen to a bigoted preacher put down a reasonably decent guy because
his religion is different from yours and you don't protest, then you are
as bigoted as the speaker. I wouldn't vote for Mitt Romney, but I
wouldn't insult him in a public forum on the basis of his personal
religious beliefs. Romney doesn't make an issue of his religion; those
"politicized good Christians" do.

At a more personal level, *you* are the sort of hate-filled bigot who
helps give Christianity a black eye.

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I'll believe corporations are people when Texas executes one.