On 6/21/15 9:09 PM, Tim wrote:
On Sunday, June 21, 2015 at 6:02:29 PM UTC-7, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 6/21/15 7:50 PM, Tim wrote:
On Sunday, June 21, 2015 at 4:33:41 PM UTC-7, wrote:
On Sunday, June 21, 2015 at 12:14:58 PM UTC-4, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 6/20/15 3:48 PM, Tim wrote:
http://biblehub.com/kjv/revelation/14-13.htm


I don't believe biblical verse is solace for the families of the nine
decent citizens who were murdered by a white racist.

OOps, that's where you're wrong. Their faith is (and the biblical verse that goes along with it) is exactly what comforts them.


But, some will never understand. And for those who wish to question, that verse I posted is of of the most read at Christian funerals.

Once again, why are so many praying to a supposedly omniscient entity
who lets little children die/suffer from dread diseases and who allows
nine decent people to be shot down at their house of worship? Because
they think there is an afterlife, a concept sold to them by other men
for thousands of years?

Is that all there is?

No, it's much more than that. Here's a pretty comprehensive link that gives good answers, and I really doubt if you'll read it, but I'll post it anyhow.


http://www.gotquestions.org/bad-things-good-people.html



These are nothing more than rationalizations to spread and perpetuate
religious belief and explain away why "god" doesn't intervene. When most
of the world was living in abject poverty, along comes religion to make
the suffering feel better because after their certain death, there was
another life of plenty.

Bull****.

Hey, if people want to take solace in mythology and in passages written
long ago by *men* to help promulgate a religion, that's just fine, so
long as those myths and "rules" don't find their way into controlling
access to health care and all the hundreds of other areas in which "the
religious" want to impact on life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.