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21. A tired old argument

Sat Feb 7, 2015, 09:10 AM

Feb 2015

spoken as if there was a process or authority "to do something".

There is no threat of anyone doing anything like "an effective and permanent solution" within or outside the faith.

The form of fundamentalist faith you likely find most objectionable absolutely thrives on oppression. When it is not oppressed, it invents stories of oppression to strengthen itself. It you want it to end, the only approach is to ignore it and treat it as not relevant.

Getting wrapped around the axle over what the Pope or some other preacher says about anything is the wrong approach. The correct approach is laughter.

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Whenever the President speaks the historical truths, Christians understand, Evangelicals [View all] mfcorey1 Feb 2015 OP

Best quote for this. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #1

Evangelicals ARE Christians and Christians ARE Evangelicals ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #2

Tell that to evangelicals who blurt out "Catholics aren't Christians" JHB Feb 2015 #3

Or the Catholics who persecuted the Jews during the inquisition, etc. etc. etc. still_one Feb 2015 #5

I don't care what they think of Catholics, they are Christians too ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #11

Funny, I'm not a Christian and can tell them apart JHB Feb 2015 #13

How can you tell them apart, I can't they share many similer views for example the Pope ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #15

Maybe a yellow star? jwirr Feb 2015 #26

If you like ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #39

That says more about you than it says about anyone else. jwirr Feb 2015 #48

Funny yet you are the one who brought it up in the first place ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #52

Don't leave the Mormons out. Now there's one where you know Christians think they brewens Feb 2015 #51

How do you define "evangelical"? noel711 Feb 2015 #6

So you are comparing Fellow Christians who are Evangelical to ISIS who's members happen to be ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #14

I'm simply asking for clarification... noel711 Feb 2015 #19

Well if ya all don't want the broad brush as you say, then you and your fellow travelers need ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #20

A tired old argument quaker bill Feb 2015 #21

So you choose the brush, fine by me ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #22

There was no choice quaker bill Feb 2015 #24

Silence is consent ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #31

Quakers are not silent (except in worship) quaker bill Feb 2015 #33

Wait let me guess it was your fellow Christians who did that to you too! ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #34

We came here to escape the anglicans quaker bill Feb 2015 #40

Puritians, Quakers, Anglicans are all Christians so you were abused by your fellow Christians ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #42

A bonus round question quaker bill Feb 2015 #46

This is wisdom MFrohike Feb 2015 #30

Even tho I do not agree with Christians, the Quakers were abused by other Christians ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #36

Nixon's Meeting tried to write him out quaker bill Feb 2015 #44

Exacty quaker bill Feb 2015 #37

"Do something about the bad ones" - you mean like the religious wars that were fought in Europe jwirr Feb 2015 #27

I am well aware of the religious wars started by the Christians ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #32

Once again quaker bill Feb 2015 #35

When good men do nothing, evil triumphs. ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #38

Where would one do something? quaker bill Feb 2015 #45

Start confonting those who christians who are causing the problems ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #56

So you want us to do something about the other bad Christians and at the same time get along? jwirr Feb 2015 #47

I could careless if you do or do not get along with your fellow christians ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #55

Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn what you think or what you would do. Fla Dem Feb 2015 #50

Yes you do give a damn because otherwise you would not have wasted you time to post to ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #53

In my scant 53 years, it has become painfully evident that the broadest brushes are wielded by the cherokeeprogressive Feb 2015 #7

Insults in a post add little to the discussion. It makes one question who really has the narrow mfcorey1 Feb 2015 #9

Sorry you feel that way ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #12

A MATTER OF OPINION. Evangelicals are fanatics and true Christians mfcorey1 Feb 2015 #8

No true Scotsman BubbaFett Feb 2015 #16

Catholics arent true Christians either from your definition. Bradical79 Feb 2015 #17

I hear ya, mfcorey.. I think you are right on.. and I'm speaking as Cha Feb 2015 #43

By your standard, IS represents Islam. hedgehog Feb 2015 #23

Have you ever heard of denominations? They originated in order to separate religious cults from jwirr Feb 2015 #25

How do we know? Do you wear a tag that clearly states that you are not a ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #41

I wear NO tag - that is their thing. Flags on their lapels, baby shoes on their necklace, etc. My jwirr Feb 2015 #49

I have a big open mind much bigger than most in fact so big I do not have to live my life in fear ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #54

Hell, what about the inquisition? We don't have to go back that far either, how about the KKK who still_one Feb 2015 #4

This is a difficult position to take considering the President has counted as Bluenorthwest Feb 2015 #10

Yes, and Warren is an evangelical redefining religion. It is true that there are things that we all jwirr Feb 2015 #29

These are the debates we should be having DearAbby Feb 2015 #18

How about we refer to them as fundamentalists instead? Populist_Prole Feb 2015 #28