The Atlantic: "The Freakishness of Christianity"

[Blake]

" Evangelical Christianity has long had a stranglehold on how Americans imagine public faith. Vague invocations of “religion”—whether it’s “religion vs. science” or “religious freedom”—usually really mean “conservative, Protestant, evangelical Christianity,” and this assumption inevitably frames debates about American belief. For the other three-quarters of the population—Catholics, Jews,*other Protestants,*Muslims, Hindus, secular Americans, Buddhists, Wiccans, etc.—this can be infuriating. For some evangelicals, it’s a sign of success, a linguistic triumph of the culture wars......"

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/...freaks/400265/

[Blake]

Solid read regarding the grand ol Southern Baptist Convention imo

[boutons_deux]

The word Southern in Southern Baptist Convention stems from its having been founded and rooted in the Southern United States, following a split from northern Baptists over the issue of slavery; the specific issue was whether slave owners could serve as missionaries.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southe...ist_Convention

The entire basis of these religions is to define a group and then exclude, denigrate, shame, condemn, agitate against all the people who don't belong.

[SpursforSix]

The word Southern in Southern Baptist Convention stems from its having been founded and rooted in the Southern United States, following a split from northern Baptists over the issue of slavery; the specific issue was whether slave owners could serve as missionaries.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southe...ist_Convention

The entire basis of these religions is to define a group and then exclude, denigrate, shame, condemn, agitate against all the people who don't belong.

Yes, I will agree that many whites want to denigrate their towns.

[SpursforSix]

Yes, I will agree that many whites want to denigrate their towns.

oh...nevermind. I was pronouncing it wrong.

[TeyshaBlue]

[Clipper Nation]

A known cuck calling others "freaks"

[Blake]

A known cuck calling others "freaks"

says dude that visualizes "cucktainers", naked black guys and worships Donald Trump

[DarrinS]

Ever notice how atheists are always taking care of orphans, the sick, the elderly, or sheltering the homeless, or feeding the hungry, or volunteering to help people after disasters?

Me neither. Thankfully, there are freaks out there.

[TeyshaBlue]

This one does. Next.

[TeyshaBlue]

http://atheists.org/relief

[DarrinS]

http://atheists.org/relief

We recommend giving to organizations which provide real relief to victims of tragedy, and not to organizations which use your charitable donations for proselytizing those who are most vulnerable.

[TeyshaBlue]

Your point?

[DMX7]

Your point?

The website actually makes a good point.

[Drachen]

See randomguy's flood thread

[Spurminator]

Ever notice how atheists are always taking care of orphans, the sick, the elderly, or sheltering the homeless, or feeding the hungry, or volunteering to help people after disasters?

Me neither.

Oh, well, hey everybody, DarrinS hasn't met atheists who do volunteer work or donate to charity, so guess that proves they never do.

[ElNono]

Ever notice how atheists are always taking care of orphans, the sick, the elderly, or sheltering the homeless, or feeding the hungry, or volunteering to help people after disasters?

Me neither. Thankfully, there are freaks out there.

Ridiculous. I donate to charity every once in a while. Clothes, old cars. It's absurd to think such things are reserved to religious persons, or even just Christians.

[Slutter McGee]

The word Southern in Southern Baptist Convention stems from its having been founded and rooted in the Southern United States, following a split from northern Baptists over the issue of slavery; the specific issue was whether slave owners could serve as missionaries.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southe...ist_Convention

The entire basis of these religions is to define a group and then exclude, denigrate, shame, condemn, agitate against all the people who don't belong.

The republican south gives over 1% more of its income to charity than the liberal north east. That 1% adds up to a lot.

[boutons_deux]

The republican south gives over 1% more of its income to charity than the liberal north east. That 1% adds up to a lot.

Get back to us when a mega-church grifter pastor, any grifter pastor, stands up against USA war mongering, drone killings, planet-wide murdering mafia.

Repug-voting Christians don't scream when Repugs cut the social welfare net, support of poor kids and women, homeless.

Self-congratulating, preening, holier-than-thou Christians don't have a monopoly on good works, good deeds. They probably give more to support their pastors' $M homes, jets, lifestyles than to charity.

[Th'Pusher]

The republican south gives over 1% more of its income to charity than the liberal north east. That 1% adds up to a lot.

I wonder what percentage of that is a result of bible belters hing 10% of their income to their local church as God commands them to, in which case the vast majority of money is reinvested in the church and goes toward proselytizing. Wouldn't really consider that charity.

[Kefka1]

??.

[Blake]

Ever notice how atheists are always taking care of orphans, the sick, the elderly, or sheltering the homeless, or feeding the hungry, or volunteering to help people after disasters?

Me neither.

seriously, that's probably the most ignorant thing I'll read today.

[Blake]

To be fair, Protestants are so heretical from the original church that they really aren’t even true Christians in my book. Baptists, non-denominational, Anglicans, etc it’s all the same crap.

If you want a fair picture look at the Catholics/Orthodox. If you really want a fair picture look at what the Orthodox church believes since Catholicism was really a heretical, political movement but most of their members don’t know that and they’re still fairly close to the original teaching. But I know you have an agenda to push so don’t let facts get in the way.

Rofl this is pretty ignorant tho

[boutons_deux]

the original teaching.

The Bible is full myths, fables, crazy bull , and Christ as an actual historical figure is do ented exclusively Christian writings.

[Kefka1]

The Bible is full myths, fables, crazy bull , and Christ as an actual historical figure is do ented exclusively Christian writings.

that wasn't what you said originally though, don't move the goalposts.