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ZonkerHarris

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80. My response: Why is suicide a sin?

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Tue Jun 6, 2023, 12:32 AM

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Fox News Host: Why Try to Save Earth When Afterlife Is Real? [View all] Nevilledog Jun 2023 OP

So that's why it's ok with them to pollute, drain the resources, cut down rainforests Deuxcents Jun 2023 #1

Therin in lies the true danger of flying rabbit Jun 2023 #2

No kidding!!! calimary Jun 2023 #50

Then why don't they all just kill themselves now and get the good seats next to Jesus in Heaven? TheBlackAdder Jun 2023 #75

Well there you have it..................... Lovie777 Jun 2023 #3

And with that assertion EYESORE 9001 Jun 2023 #4

Absolutely ArizonaLib Jun 2023 #51

Sheesh, this is a left-over attitude from the Reagan era. Sogo Jun 2023 #5

This attitude has been around for a very long time. Mariana Jun 2023 #14

You do realize that this has been an argument of the christian sect ExWhoDoesntCare Jun 2023 #65

If you've every wondered why irreligious billionaires get into bed w/ religious nuts via the GQP... RockRaven Jun 2023 #6

I mean, who better? GoodRaisin Jun 2023 #62

And your evidence that they're irreligious...is? ExWhoDoesntCare Jun 2023 #66

Reading comprehension isn't for everyone... RockRaven Jun 2023 #70

Wait, who are these conservatives PatSeg Jun 2023 #7

Now you're getting it! ExWhoDoesntCare Jun 2023 #67

Ask one of these so-called after-life believers it they are ready to meet their maker --- erronis Jun 2023 #8

"conservatives tried to live "within those moral limits," a lifestyle she purported liberals don't" Takket Jun 2023 #9

So do the guys who kill people for drawing Mohamed. Iggo Jun 2023 #11

Funny...Those values ExWhoDoesntCare Jun 2023 #69

Not enough facepalms in the world for that attitude RandomNumbers Jun 2023 #10

It's an old talk radio bit. underpants Jun 2023 #12

Conservatives Are Happy? ProfessorGAC Jun 2023 #57

Is fox still on the air? How can that be? mobeau69 Jun 2023 #13

"Peasants, your rewards are in heaven" dalton99a Jun 2023 #15

I remember reading a theory somewhere about religion Freethinker65 Jun 2023 #16

I would think it would lead to complacency and fatalism, as it's designed to do. Maru Kitteh Jun 2023 #20

Anxiety must be mitigated, if even by believing great untruths Model35mech Jun 2023 #29

Genetic component? Ligyron Jun 2023 #55

Ok. I didn't re-read all of this, but this seems similar to what I read years ago Freethinker65 Jun 2023 #56

Rachel Campos-Duffy, "Those of us who have faith don't believe that, and we believe how we act .... Botany Jun 2023 #17

Why doesn't he go first? live love laugh Jun 2023 #18

+1000 roamer65 Jun 2023 #22

My 1st thought too. nt Duppers Jun 2023 #24

Do the people that asked that have children? Grandchildren? CrispyQ Jun 2023 #19

Moral behavior for Republicans: Martin Eden Jun 2023 #21

They don't deserve hell. ExWhoDoesntCare Jun 2023 #71

The minute I saw the OP title I knew it was Campos-Duffy. She is one of the benchwarmers... keep_left Jun 2023 #23

Radical Catholic fundamentalists, were on The Real World? CrispyQ Jun 2023 #63

Well, I think that came somewhat later, but the seeds were there, because Campos-Duffy... keep_left Jun 2023 #64

I find the thought of eternal life terrifying. Sky Jewels Jun 2023 #25

I'm so touched. That's some real deep theology there. Exegesis and all that good stuff. Hekate Jun 2023 #26

After all the billions of humans who have died on earth rurallib Jun 2023 #27

Also, at what point did our ancestors supposedly start receiving afterlives? Sky Jewels Jun 2023 #60

Since the goal is afterlife, why the abortion concern? sanatanadharma Jun 2023 #28

Because they first must vote for GOP candidates. Marcuse Jun 2023 #31

This has been a guidpost since Reagan, at least... Shipwack Jun 2023 #30

This is what I call the "Snopes problem". It's true that Watt didn't make *that* particular... keep_left Jun 2023 #43

They're forgetting there is supposedly 2 sides to that afterlife judesedit Jun 2023 #32

Oops. I just said basically the same thing. I should have read all the comments first. LoisB Jun 2023 #34

Lol. You're good. We were typing at the same time judesedit Jun 2023 #38

And the ultimate irony is that christians have confused which one is better ExWhoDoesntCare Jun 2023 #73

Some "Christians" are doing that now wirh Dumpy Boy. judesedit Jun 2023 #81

Does she realize that those who believe, believe there are TWO places one can go in the afterlife LoisB Jun 2023 #33

Good let them commit mass suicide malaise Jun 2023 #35

Asshat cilla4progress Jun 2023 #36

well, you're not behaving very well GenThePerservering Jun 2023 #37

but many right wing Christians don't have morals, kill directly or indirectly, and support enemies samsingh Jun 2023 #39

MAGAt broodmare (9 children and counting) duncy fool says wot Celerity Jun 2023 #40

What about the "we got to behave... within moral limits" part? Beartracks Jun 2023 #41

Then why bother ever seeking medical treatment for anything? The quicker you die and all that. Solly Mack Jun 2023 #42

Such a shame tiredtoo Jun 2023 #44

Republicans live within moral limits? patphil Jun 2023 #45

Please don't use the "true chrisitans" hatefulness ExWhoDoesntCare Jun 2023 #74

I made no such statement. patphil Jun 2023 #79

Watched the video... MiHale Jun 2023 #46

That is some fucked-up shit. GoCubsGo Jun 2023 #47

Pastor Says Jesus Hasn't Returned Because People Haven't Donated Enough Cash keithbvadu2 Jun 2023 #48

What about that pesky bible verse that says... 3catwoman3 Jun 2023 #54

thousands of telescopes, both amateur and professional, have scanned the sky for hundreds of years, vlyons Jun 2023 #49

Religion justifies killing. Including the planet. dchill Jun 2023 #52

Delusional Bristlecone Jun 2023 #53

I've heard the being in the "last/end days" is another such religious excuse. NT. andym Jun 2023 #58

Strange how the've been in the "end days" since their deity was around ExWhoDoesntCare Jun 2023 #77

Apparently taking care of the garden means shit to these assholes sakabatou Jun 2023 #59

They were thrown out of the garden ExWhoDoesntCare Jun 2023 #76

GOP panders to a Doomsday Cult ThoughtCriminal Jun 2023 #61

They've always loved money. ExWhoDoesntCare Jun 2023 #78

Prove it to us Rachel. Walk out to the middle of the street with a can of gas, Hotler Jun 2023 #68

There maybe an afterlife but theres still time on Earth before Raine Jun 2023 #72

My response: Why is suicide a sin? ZonkerHarris Jun 2023 #80

Talk about separation of church and states of consciousness. Kid Berwyn Jun 2023 #82