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Trauma-san:
Matthew 7:6

Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.

rafsta:
kids need to learn through metaphors and such... i dont think ure gonna get ure point across with ure example, i dont know if im graspin exactly what you talkin about  :-\ in a way the story told is true, and there is no reason i can see why the literature would be removed  (sorry but ure example is throwing me)....

Acgrundy:
no

Lincoln:
If I'm not mistaken, you are getting at the censorship of religious texts, and I think you are making a great point. I know it all to well, as in my country (Canada) religious freedoms are secretly being taken away. In some provinces, religious groups are being punished for not performing gay marriages, and there's talk of a bill that will censor all religious texts which mention homosexuals.

Fucking leftists.

Ant:
Most atheists don't dislike religion.  In fact I am happy the teachings of Jesus exist.  I tend to follow a lot of them.  What aethists, and specifically myself, dislike is the manifestations of relgion that people develop to suit their own worldview.  In this regard, its not the teachings of Jesus or Mohammed that are responsible for terrorism, or christian bigotry, but it is the individuals who abuse scripture for their own pscyhological gain and mangle the true meaning of Jesus's teachings. 

Would Jesus condone the Iraqi war?  I think not. But your twisted interpretation of christianity condones the killing of perhaps 100,000 innocent civilians for a reason you can no longer explain.  Jesus would not have condoned a war that was based on false premises, and resulted in the violent death of tens of thousands of innocents, and the destruction of hundreds of thousands of lives. 

I admire the teachings of people like Jesus and Ghandi, and at the same time despise the abuse of their teachings.  Abuse of Christianity led us into the crusades.  Religion empowered Hitler.  And now has done the same for GWB. 

You want to know why there is growing criticism of the religious.  Look at yourself for the answer.  Your a living contradiction as are many modern day christians and muslims. 

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