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7. Where's Pastafarism?

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Thu Jan 22, 2015, 12:22 AM

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INFOGRAPHIC: A Huge Map of the World's Religions [View all] Fred Sanders Jan 2015 OP

How sad 4now Jan 2015 #1

Sad to see the racist, homophobic, violent, and misogynistic Abrahamic faiths dominate so much of Coventina Jan 2015 #2

Believe it or not, Jesus Christ was not "racist, homophobic, violent or misogynistic". Nye Bevan Jan 2015 #5

Or even a real person...not that it matters WestCoastLib Jan 2015 #8

Obama's not a real person? Because he doesn't have a birth certificate? bananas Jan 2015 #11

i believe s/he was referring to Jesus. Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2015 #50

It's disturbing to see so much religious prejudice and intolerance on a supposed liberal website. nt bananas Jan 2015 #10

Not liking intolerant religious folks does not mean you have to also be intolerant. But, free speech Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #18

Imagine no religion malaise Jan 2015 #58

Even Obama used his faith as a weapon of denigration toward LGBT people 'I am a Christian!' he would Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #15

Post removed Post removed Jan 2015 #17

Opposing bigotry is not bigotry. PeaceNikki Jan 2015 #20

Actually, looks more like criticism and pointing out hypocrisy. wavesofeuphoria Jan 2015 #24

Uh not at all. I'm a skilled Christian theologian unlike yourself. The post I responded to I could Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #26

The politics and the nation were not ready yet for that. Times changed. Maybe Obama changed. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #27

You leveled accusations at me that were false. I see no repentance in a 'faith community' that Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #31

I equally object. I am not even sure what we are arguing about. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #32

You said this to me: "You are preaching the same hate and intolerance you preach against." Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #37

Yes, now I remember. Please do not assume who I am, the Internet is not for personal assumptions, maybe Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #38

Now you remember? You said that in this thread, you hurled the first stone. Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #40

You shouldn't have to read stupid shit like Flanders posted above. NCTraveler Jan 2015 #43

"Flanders" beam me up scottie Jan 2015 #56

Flanders....... SammyWinstonJack Jan 2015 #61

No, Jesus was not, but institutionally the Christian Church has been, and largely (the Catholic and Coventina Jan 2015 #34

Gandhi said the same thing...I am with you and the world's greatest example of peaceful resistance, but I am no Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #39

Yeah, people who follow the happy parts of their holy books aren't the problem though snooper2 Jan 2015 #46

The trick is to make your "holy books" the Gospels, and forget the other stuff. Nye Bevan Jan 2015 #48

He was almost certainly one of those, and nearly two. Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2015 #51

So not a single Gospel verse to document his "deep homophobia"? Nye Bevan Jan 2015 #52

Yes, several such verses. Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2015 #53

That's like saying that anyone who ever urged "respect for the law", Nye Bevan Jan 2015 #54

Why is Atheism in the graphic WestCoastLib Jan 2015 #3

It is under the "Irreligious" categorization. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #4

Its a list of "the world's religions" WestCoastLib Jan 2015 #6

Atheism is one of the most interesting religions - it is full of contradictions. bananas Jan 2015 #12

Atheism is not a religion. wavesofeuphoria Jan 2015 #14

Well duh. beam me up scottie Jan 2015 #60

Where's Pastafarism? Archae Jan 2015 #7

No idea. Lot of "what is that?" in the graphic. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #9

Today was Wednesday, did you miss dinner again? bananas Jan 2015 #13

apparently it doesn't count, I tried to use it in the "Prayer Circle" here on DU snooper2 Jan 2015 #47

Here's a link to a map of the 78 countries which have laws against being gay. How do the two maps Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #16

The graph was for informational purpose, not for discussing all of human prejudice. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #19

This is a discussion board and the participants are free to point the discussion any way PeaceNikki Jan 2015 #22

And if it is irrelevsnt to the intent of the OP writer, you can just ignore it....of course you can. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #23

I get it. Any reply beyond "interesting" is a diversion to your discussion. PeaceNikki Jan 2015 #29

What is the intent of the OP? Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #35

Info graphic. Information. Without information and facts there is no debate, there is argument. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #36

So the intent was to give information but you are offended that I gave information? Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #41

There is a difference between information without comment and comment without information. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #44

Bnw's post #16 provided both information and intelligent commentary. beam me up scottie Jan 2015 #55

Is it blasphemy against your OP to discuss the facts? Is there some DU rule that says Fred's Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #28

That is rather unChristian of you...and contradictory of the theology, though I am not a skilled expert Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #30

It is as if you can't read. I'm not a person of religion, although I know more about most religions Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #33

Great link. NCTraveler Jan 2015 #45

Interesting graphic annabanana Jan 2015 #21

If it is on the Internet stirring shit is all but certain. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #25

I see. beam me up scottie Jan 2015 #57

It was just an informational graphic annabanana Jan 2015 #63

Organized religion is perhaps the absolute WORST idea of mankind EVER! NT 1bigdude Jan 2015 #42

+1. nt SammyWinstonJack Jan 2015 #62

This message was self-deleted by its author LiberalEsto Jan 2015 #49

Glad to see the secular bubble is growing oberliner Jan 2015 #59

Druze are misplaced Telcontar Jan 2015 #64

Real men worship Zeus! yortsed snacilbuper Jan 2015 #65