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IrishAyes

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6. That's what gives religion in general, fundies in particular, a bad name.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri Nov 22, 2013, 10:15 PM

Nov 2013

I rather like David Letterman's occasional theological outbursts. If you haven't heard one, they generally go like this: "God IS love. So God loves you. He can't NOT love you, because he MADE you. Stop worrying already! It's going to be alright."

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Harvard Journal Essay Argues Jews Suffer Because They 'Killed Jesus' [View all] RandySF Nov 2013 OP

The writer TomClash Nov 2013 #1

Game. Set. Match. n/t Gormy Cuss Nov 2013 #2

Update: "this article is currently under editorial review" brooklynite Nov 2013 #3

I hope they pull it and then chew the hell out of the writer. IrishAyes Nov 2013 #8

I didn't know the Jews had the authority to crucify someone. nyquil_man Nov 2013 #4

+ struggle4progress Nov 2013 #9

K&R CFLDem Nov 2013 #12

Pardon me while I vomit. The author is either a pathologically self-hating Jew, or a complete fraud Hekate Nov 2013 #5

That's what gives religion in general, fundies in particular, a bad name. IrishAyes Nov 2013 #6

I thought the alleged crucification was supposed to be the key event in Christianity cpwm17 Nov 2013 #7

The essayist is a.... ReRe Nov 2013 #10

"Yay. Starve the Beast. Sneer." - RepubliBaggers (R) Berlum Nov 2013 #19

The "essay writer" needs to shut the fuck up, right fucking now! madinmaryland Nov 2013 #11

Author makes the assumption there was a Jesus. Plus, Jews didn't crucify, JaneyVee Nov 2013 #13

The writer's supposed facts aren't very correct either. Josephus wasn't much of a historian, dimbear Nov 2013 #14

Based upon the Bible things exboyfil Nov 2013 #15

Anti-semitism is a lucrative business. Behind the Aegis Nov 2013 #16

Thats the same crap the Nazi's used as their public reason for just cause to kill Jews kydo Nov 2013 #17

"anonymous writer" - more RepubliVangelist OCCULTISM Berlum Nov 2013 #18

Locking In_The_Wind Nov 2013 #20