On 7/31/2015 2:54 PM, Keyser Söze wrote:
"Mr. Luddite" wrote:
On 7/31/2015 12:12 PM, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 7/31/15 10:13 AM, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 7/31/15 7:05 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 7/31/2015 6:32 AM, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 7/30/15 10:21 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 7/30/2015 9:39 PM, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 7/30/15 9:38 PM, Tim wrote:
Thank you for consistently and consistently reminding us of your
views
Harry. It's always refreshing....



It's always refreshing to read or watch the stupidly religious
being...stupid about religion.


Harry, you really have become an ass. It's a shame. You once had a
working brain.




Right, because we shouldn't castigate, for example, the "religious" who
handle venomous snakes as part of their ritual, get bitten, and die.
Right on.


Did a little reading on snake handling rituals.

First of all, it is entirely voluntary. Only a small percentage of
parishioners participate and only a few churches even practice the
ritual. Children are not allowed to participate.

Snakes have had a major significance in many religions, countries and
cultures dating back to ancient times. The modern day Pentecostals may
be looney, but it's their right to worship and practice what they want.
Nobody is "jamming it down your throat" or forcing you to participate.
Even those who belong to one of the few churches that practice the
ritual are not "forced" to do so.

Approximately 71 people have died due to snake bites since the snake
handling ritual began in 1922. That's less than one person a year. In
2013, 89 people *a day* were killed in automobile accidents.



Gotta love these specious comparisons...


Gosh, lots of people die in bathtubs by accident...there you
go...another specious comparison for you.


You are the one who is concerned about people participating in this
ritual getting bit and dying. I was simply trying to put the number of
deaths in perspective. Remember also ... these people are not "forced"
by their religion to dance around with snakes. The practice is
completely voluntary and, it turns out, is practiced by a very few of the congregation.

How your initial statement relates to your oft repeated complaint about
religious organizations trying to shove their beliefs down your throat is
beyond me. Did someone show up at your front door recently holding a
rattler asking you if you wanted to kiss it?

It's fundamentalist religion, a set of beliefs that has become politicized
to the point where it is destroying this country...part and parcel of ultra
conservative Republicanism.



"Destroying this country"? Oh come now.