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40. I have no idea what you are talking about, but equating celebrating diversity with endorsing

Reply to Brettongarcia (Reply #39)

Tue Jul 29, 2014, 04:19 PM

Jul 2014

genocide is quite a stretch.

I would ask that you lay off making these kinds of accusations.

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I Want My Religion Back � You Can Keep the Ugly Baggage [View all] cbayer Jul 2014 OP

But the author is still carrying a lot of the baggage. longship Jul 2014 #1

But the author, Mark, doesn't really get it: he implies there is still a good Christianity Brettongarcia Jul 2014 #2

I'm not sure what you are saying here. cbayer Jul 2014 #5

I'm reading this more: there will be bad Christians. But ignore them, and follow Jesus (last line). Brettongarcia Jul 2014 #9

I have posted the following on his blog intaglio Jul 2014 #3

Well done. I think the comparisons are apt to some extent, but you take it too far. cbayer Jul 2014 #6

The problem I face is that divine revelation, however received intaglio Jul 2014 #10

You are talking about extreme positions. cbayer Jul 2014 #15

Christianity is *built* on a foundation of scapegoating. AtheistCrusader Jul 2014 #4

You say that like it is a bad thing. cbayer Jul 2014 #7

It is a bad thing. AtheistCrusader Jul 2014 #8

If you are going to post the link to a very bad newspaper piece cbayer Jul 2014 #12

Did you catch the overpayment issue? AtheistCrusader Jul 2014 #14

Again, these sociological studies of religion might be fun to read and discuss, but cbayer Jul 2014 #17

Hence my use of 'implications' and 'indicators' not 'proof'. AtheistCrusader Jul 2014 #18

I'm not one to parse words, just studies. cbayer Jul 2014 #19

Really? AtheistCrusader Jul 2014 #22

Reminders of what? Me parsing words? No thanks, I don't really like these games. cbayer Jul 2014 #23

Wise choice. AtheistCrusader Jul 2014 #24

You bet. Would hate to be humiliated by you in front of all these people. cbayer Jul 2014 #26

I hear laughter is a good defense mechanism. AtheistCrusader Jul 2014 #33

Oh, my friend, it is one of the best defense mechanisms. cbayer Jul 2014 #37

Witch hunts are a common form of scapegoating.Here's one academic reference at random.Among hundreds Brettongarcia Jul 2014 #20

I'm trying to think of a 'nice' example of scapegoating, but the word/usage doesn't really allow for AtheistCrusader Jul 2014 #21

It's not meant to be nice. It's an old ritual that is used to perform a service cbayer Jul 2014 #25

The standard dictionary definition of scapegoating gives witch hunts as an example. Brettongarcia Jul 2014 #28

I didn't ascribe nice/meanness to it. It IS scapegoating. AtheistCrusader Jul 2014 #29

Yes, I agree that christianity is based on an episode that could be called scapegoating. cbayer Jul 2014 #30

Scapegoating is repugnant. AtheistCrusader Jul 2014 #32

You are again using a very narrow and colloquial definition of the word. cbayer Jul 2014 #34

Now you're just rearranging words. I can see you are done with this conversation. AtheistCrusader Jul 2014 #35

I am scatting as we speak. cbayer Jul 2014 #38

This reminds me of the time CBayer celebrated the "wonderful diversity"of African religious genocide Brettongarcia Jul 2014 #27

You are now accusing me of celebrating african religious genocide? cbayer Jul 2014 #31

In one OP you "celebrated the diversity" of religion, including African religion Brettongarcia Jul 2014 #39

I have no idea what you are talking about, but equating celebrating diversity with endorsing cbayer Jul 2014 #40

But equating concern over the Catholic takeover of secular hospitals... trotsky Jul 2014 #43

That's okay. okasha Jul 2014 #44

But, there's beauty in there too. Somewhere. Maybe somewhere between the skulls. AtheistCrusader Jul 2014 #42

But it's accurate enough: it's used to kill innocents, by blaming things on them. But that's OK? Brettongarcia Jul 2014 #11

You are accusing me of excusing countless murders? cbayer Jul 2014 #13

Scapegoating often means blaming innocents for problems ... then killing them. Brettongarcia Jul 2014 #16

How is there a "good version" phil89 Jul 2014 #36

Even if good, there were bad cases;Christians also scapegoated women as "witches," killing them Brettongarcia Jul 2014 #41