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libodem

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6. There is no love

Reply to Xipe Totec (Reply #2)

Mon Aug 24, 2015, 03:33 PM

Aug 2015

It's all judgement and condemnation.

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Bible Least Read Book By The Religious Right [View all] libodem Aug 2015 OP

Yeah, they're using it like a good luck talisman, pure idolatry Warpy Aug 2015 #1

Spot on, Warpy libodem Aug 2015 #5

The new Twitter version is very popular Xipe Totec Aug 2015 #2

There is no love libodem Aug 2015 #6

I suppose if we added a few books to it, Maedhros Aug 2015 #3

They olny pick the verses libodem Aug 2015 #7

ALL believers do that, regardless of political affiliation. cleanhippie Aug 2015 #9

So do you. rug Aug 2015 #11

What's really amusing is when they pick bible verses to throw at yiu cleanhippie Aug 2015 #24

I just started reading a book titled "the age of selfishness " by Darryl Cunningham kimbutgar Aug 2015 #28

Highly misleading headline. trotsky Aug 2015 #4

You may be right libodem Aug 2015 #8

True, but that would be for Christians in general. trotsky Aug 2015 #10

Maybe it's just the hypocrisy libodem Aug 2015 #12

More hateful than Jesus? Act_of_Reparation Aug 2015 #15

Like fake Christians to you. trotsky Aug 2015 #16

Just to make it easy for them. safeinOhio Aug 2015 #13

That doesn't surprise me. Their attitudes are contrary to Jesus's teachings. (nt) UrbScotty Aug 2015 #14

In your opinion, of course. n/t trotsky Aug 2015 #17

! UrbScotty Aug 2015 #18

No. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2015 #19

Facts are meaningless, AoR! cleanhippie Aug 2015 #20

Are you using replacement ref's? cleanhippie Aug 2015 #21

I don't think you know what an "ad hominem" is. trotsky Aug 2015 #22

Lol. +1! cleanhippie Aug 2015 #25

?? Lordquinton Aug 2015 #23

Gosh, if only the Bible didn't say things like this: UrbScotty Aug 2015 #26

And then it says things like: trotsky Aug 2015 #27

Context is a good thing UrbScotty Aug 2015 #29

LOL, I do love the way you are misusing those ref fallacy memes. Too funny! trotsky Aug 2015 #30

Using and misusing are different words with different meanings. UrbScotty Aug 2015 #31

"I don't explain Bible quotes to anti-religious people for the same reason I don't explain policy to Act_of_Reparation Aug 2015 #32

I'd challenge anyone to a real-world debate. :-) UrbScotty Aug 2015 #33

Do you have an Ed Hochuli pic for a non-sequitur? Act_of_Reparation Aug 2015 #36

!! trotsky Aug 2015 #38

"I've never seen any actual proof of religion's supposed role in (bad things)" trotsky Aug 2015 #34

LOL! Can't even tell me ONE bad thing done by religion? UrbScotty Aug 2015 #35

Nope, just twelve to start. trotsky Aug 2015 #37

If only any of them were actually caused directly by religion. UrbScotty Aug 2015 #39

So the Jewish tradition of circumcision is at best only indirectly related to Judaism. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2015 #40

I stand in awe of your amazing debate prowess. trotsky Aug 2015 #44

You can't name one good thing Lordquinton Aug 2015 #41

'Do as I say, not as I do'. Isn't that from from the bible? cleanhippie Aug 2015 #42

I tend to agree. hrmjustin Aug 2015 #43