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27. that comment is beneath you

Reply to cliffordu (Reply #23)

Tue May 28, 2013, 05:53 PM

May 2013

I am skeptical of these numbers but that isn't a cool thing to say.

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Vatican: 100,000 Christians are killed every year for their faith [View all] Playinghardball May 2013 OP

another reason to dump 'faith'...... bowens43 May 2013 #1

They should dump their faith because they might get killed for it? I think not! hrmjustin May 2013 #3

That's right. They should conform to be just like you BainsBane May 2013 #28

Some of the responses in this thread are just insane! hrmjustin May 2013 #30

It shows that too many people are intolerant BainsBane May 2013 #31

"Religious intolerance, homophobia, racism, and sexism all come from the same impulse" alp227 May 2013 #47

No BainsBane May 2013 #48

I believe in the 1st amendment, and I don't like organized religion. alp227 May 2013 #68

You can be personally intolerant of anyone you want BainsBane May 2013 #71

So I wonder how pipi_k May 2013 #89

If you suggest legal discrimination or murder BainsBane May 2013 #90

I'm not talking about pipi_k May 2013 #95

False BainsBane May 2013 #104

100,000???? sound like some creative accounting to me dembotoz May 2013 #2

I would love to know how they came up with the number. hrmjustin May 2013 #5

Sheeeit! Mah cousin kills a couple dozen of them each year; 'specially thems that comes to the byeya May 2013 #20

Um not very funny! hrmjustin May 2013 #21

Right. Everyone knows temporary311 May 2013 #51

Ah sure whatever. hrmjustin May 2013 #52

Divine hubris. defacto7 May 2013 #72

Nice to know the Catholic Church is opposed to rape... brooklynite May 2013 #4

Sadly the different religions JNelson6563 May 2013 #6

What sort of people can have 100k of their own murdered and make their priority Bluenorthwest May 2013 #7

Does the Vatican know how many people worldwide were killed BY Christians? MineralMan May 2013 #8

That would be a thing I would like to know. hrmjustin May 2013 #10

Well - would you make a distinction between military members who happened to be Christians el_bryanto May 2013 #12

Does their number include Christians killed by acts of God? defacto7 May 2013 #73

+71 burnodo May 2013 #82

Zero. trotsky May 2013 #102

I'm assuming those numbers were pulled out of his ass? Apophis May 2013 #9

would that be his holy ass or an ass with a hole in it. dembotoz May 2013 #15

If they are going to give a number like this they should explain how they got the number. hrmjustin May 2013 #11

Its maybe a minor thing, but this is another example of lazy shitty reporting. el_bryanto May 2013 #13

I would not doubt a 20,000-50,000 number but 100,000 seems like he picked it out of a hat. hrmjustin May 2013 #14

It seems to be a continuation of a claim of 105,000 that was made in 2011 muriel_volestrangler May 2013 #38

Thanks for posting this! It appears he had an agenda so the numbers are seem inflated. hrmjustin May 2013 #39

Or, like someone else suggested... pipi_k May 2013 #91

Well I can't give you those names but people do get killed for their religious beliefs everyday. hrmjustin May 2013 #92

They do, but... pipi_k May 2013 #96

Oh I agree. hrmjustin May 2013 #97

The Persecutor(Vatican) is playing the victim again. Dawson Leery May 2013 #16

There are some old line Orthodox Christians who have been attacked recently Dawson Leery May 2013 #17

Coptics and the RCC have had good relations recently. hrmjustin May 2013 #25

Oh, nonsense. Phony numbers from those who burned Galileo closeupready May 2013 #18

Horseshit! ((Cough)) Floyd_Gondolli May 2013 #19

The Figures Are Indeed, Sir, 'Incredible' And 'Shocking' The Magistrate May 2013 #22

Aren't Martyrs supposed to go right to heaven? cliffordu May 2013 #23

Being killed for your faith is not a good thing!!! hrmjustin May 2013 #24

that comment is beneath you arely staircase May 2013 #27

No it ain't beneath me. Little is. False pride ain't my sin. cliffordu May 2013 #32

that is your personal belief or arely staircase May 2013 #33

If folks believed they are saved for all eternity, the sting of death means nothing. cliffordu May 2013 #43

doesn't make murder right arely staircase May 2013 #45

Christians do not purposely look to get themselves killed. hrmjustin May 2013 #46

So um, how many kids were/are abused annually b/c of their faith? MichiganVote May 2013 #26

How about supporting human rights regardless BainsBane May 2013 #29

I think that the RCC has called itself a victim far too many times MichiganVote May 2013 #34

So that means you have no problem with the murder of Catholics? BainsBane May 2013 #37

Kinda not what people are saying, cliffordu May 2013 #44

Yeah that seems to sum it up for you. But I doubt others will agree with you. MichiganVote May 2013 #49

And how about starting Le Taz Hot May 2013 #79

Can't we all agree that no matter what the number that Christians like people of other faiths hrmjustin May 2013 #35

It's called hate, and it is ok when directed at some The Straight Story May 2013 #36

thank you arely staircase May 2013 #41

Very true! hrmjustin May 2013 #42

Well said, and true. cordelia May 2013 #81

This is DU leftynyc May 2013 #80

One thing I don't pipi_k May 2013 #98

I would not deny Christ even if it meant my death! hrmjustin May 2013 #99

Well OK then... pipi_k May 2013 #105

Faith is hard to explain and all I can say is I believe in Jesus with all my heart. hrmjustin May 2013 #107

Would you deny Christ if, in theory, someone else's life was on the line? closeupready May 2013 #111

I don't know! I might just say what I have to, to save anothers life. I think God would not be angry hrmjustin May 2013 #113

Thanks. closeupready May 2013 #114

I think we can agree on that. trotsky May 2013 #106

Yes so called religous people that love God so much that they have to kill someone to show hrmjustin May 2013 #108

Nothing "so-called" about them. trotsky May 2013 #109

No I am not saying that they are atheists. My apologies for not being clear. hrmjustin May 2013 #112

It happens, but that sounds like an awful lot treestar May 2013 #40

The source of this number is the sociologist Massimo Introvigne. rug May 2013 #50

It's funny to see how support for minorities and the downtrodden, closeupready May 2013 #53

I thought that there were just as many Muslims as there are Christians. hrmjustin May 2013 #55

"thousands [of Christians] get killed every year" - how do you know that? closeupready May 2013 #60

Syria, Nigeria, Iraq, Egypt. hrmjustin May 2013 #61

If that's what you think is science, your faith does closeupready May 2013 #62

I never agreed with the 100,000 number. more likely 10,000-20,000 a year. hrmjustin May 2013 #63

Yes, it does bother me that religionists are killed for their beliefs. closeupready May 2013 #64

Unfortunately there are no hard numbers from Nigeria or any other of these countries. hrmjustin May 2013 #65

it doesn't seem to bother some around here arely staircase May 2013 #66

Some people think persecution of Christians is only a minor problem but it is dangerous to be hrmjustin May 2013 #67

I'm thinking Dyedinthewoolliberal May 2013 #54

Rephrased to 100,000 Christians died in sectarian conflicts, prepared to believe it. dimbear May 2013 #56

I might buy a tenth that amount Warpy May 2013 #57

Is that in the US? jazzimov May 2013 #58

100,000 is a high number. But Christians as Muslims die for their faith in Asia and Africa the most. hrmjustin May 2013 #59

If Christians are being killed for their faith in Africa, why are many African Christians Bluenorthwest May 2013 #93

I wish they would stop with the Anti-gay stuff. It breaks my heart that many of these anti-gay hrmjustin May 2013 #94

HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH!!! Zoeisright May 2013 #69

I agree the numbers are too high. But the issue is a serious one. People of all faiths everyday for hrmjustin May 2013 #70

So if people toss their faith and stop believing in things that don't exist defacto7 May 2013 #74

No I think they would still kill one another if they gave up their faith. hrmjustin May 2013 #85

I really wish people did not feel the need to set themselves apart in such groups Skittles May 2013 #76

Killed by other fools that are just as certain that their delusions are reality. n/t Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #77

I'd still love to see some hard data burnodo May 2013 #83

Me, too - and I've asked and asked and asked, but closeupready May 2013 #84

I agree that they certainly can be numbers pulled out of a hat. hrmjustin May 2013 #86

No need for apologies - we are having an adult discussion, and closeupready May 2013 #87

Hugs!!! hrmjustin May 2013 #88

Oh my, another religious zealot lying. Who would have believed it? Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #75

It is good to know they keep statistics, some other numbers I am curious about from the Vatican. gordianot May 2013 #78

Not DU's finest hour. Comrade Grumpy May 2013 #100

That's a lot of cannibal pots! Tom Ripley May 2013 #101

If you are going to make stuff up why not say a bajillion? Vinnie From Indy May 2013 #103

at least they don't feed them to lions anymore datasuspect May 2013 #110

Kill a jew - anti-semetic. Kill 1000 or more christians and we hear "Yeah, but..." The Straight Story May 2013 #115