Religion

LiberalAndProud

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63. My point stands.

Mon Jun 13, 2016, 04:45 PM

Jun 2016

Sometimes people commit senseless, horrible acts without religion. Religious conviction, though, often provides motivation and, as we see in some some Christian responses to the Orlando tragedy, justification.

This doesn't change that. It's twisted to think that it does.

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A young man is skinned alive. A sign of new Taliban brutality? [View all] rug Jun 2016 OP

animals don't need a motive demosincebirth Jun 2016 #1

Animals don't do this. 840high Jun 2016 #4

Ramsey Bolton.... FarPoint Jun 2016 #2

The religious motive? SCantiGOP Jun 2016 #3

There isn't one for this. rug Jun 2016 #5

Sure, and the control they seek is religious - a theocracy whatthehey Jun 2016 #51

This particular group, yes. rug Jun 2016 #52

Are you claiming the Jews and Torah/Old Testament are responsible for this act? braddy Jun 2016 #6

I was using the OT SCantiGOP Jun 2016 #7

Islam was created by Mohammed, it is not part of the Jews and the Bible. braddy Jun 2016 #8

You need to study up a bit on religious history SCantiGOP Jun 2016 #9

Islam was solely created by Mohammed, and I hope this doesn't become yet another cruel method of braddy Jun 2016 #10

Quit embarrassing yourself SCantiGOP Jun 2016 #11

All Mohammed, all his creation, and you seem to have zero interest in this thread, the Jews had braddy Jun 2016 #12

Islam comes from the Old Testament, etc. Brettongarcia Jun 2016 #53

all religion heaven05 Jun 2016 #27

If anything is universal to human consciousness, it is an awareness of God. braddy Jun 2016 #40

By "awareness of God (sic)" bvf Jun 2016 #43

If that makes you feel better. braddy Jun 2016 #44

Feeling has nothing to do with it on this end, bvf Jun 2016 #46

Actually, we are predisposed to belief, not "God". cleanhippie Jun 2016 #47

I said nothing about God heaven05 Jun 2016 #49

God? Not gods plural? Brettongarcia Jun 2016 #54

They used to do this to the Russian invaders in the 1980s n/t progree Jun 2016 #13

"Horrific violence is nothing new in Afghanistan." rug Jun 2016 #23

Neither is Islam New there Brettongarcia Jun 2016 #55

The violence predates Islam by centuries. rug Jun 2016 #56

Millennia, actually Brettongarcia Jun 2016 #58

Well, neither the Bible nor the Quran have much to say about lanthanum, cerium or neodymium. rug Jun 2016 #62

This is not directed at anyone in this thread SCantiGOP Jun 2016 #14

That quote should be in the SoP. rug Jun 2016 #20

A little boy, who became famous for wearing a plastic bag as a soccer applegrove Jun 2016 #15

Maybe you should self-delete your OP, if you don't think this had a religious motive muriel_volestrangler Jun 2016 #16

It's necessary to educate those who think religion is behind every horror.. rug Jun 2016 #17

No, of course you're not right. muriel_volestrangler Jun 2016 #18

If you're looking for trolling this group, look at the OP I linked to. rug Jun 2016 #19

You post a story you think is not about religion in the Religion group muriel_volestrangler Jun 2016 #21

I understand the discomfit opposing, yet accurate, viewpoints, causes you. rug Jun 2016 #22

Again, you're saying you are trolling the group muriel_volestrangler Jun 2016 #24

Let's be clear, muriel. You are saying that. rug Jun 2016 #25

You are trolling the Relgion group with articles you say aren't about religion muriel_volestrangler Jun 2016 #26

No, it's never rug, it's always someone else. He is perfect in every way. cleanhippie Jun 2016 #28

Did you have something to say to me directly, cleanhippie? rug Jun 2016 #30

Like psychotic mothers killing children? rug Jun 2016 #29

Again, you are just enjoying calling DUer's 'bigots' muriel_volestrangler Jun 2016 #31

Again, you try to put words in my mouth. rug Jun 2016 #32

You insulted DUers by calling them 'bigots' in #25 and #29 muriel_volestrangler Jun 2016 #33

Which DUers? The ones that don't routinely post bigotry or the ones in here who do? rug Jun 2016 #34

What you should do, rug, is alert on the posts you think are bigoted muriel_volestrangler Jun 2016 #35

How do you vote on those two posts? rug Jun 2016 #36

*discomfiture nt Rob H. Jun 2016 #37

Technically correct as it is a verb. rug Jun 2016 #38

What? No, it isn't Rob H. Jun 2016 #39

It's a nominalization. rug Jun 2016 #41

You are in fact completely wrong. mr blur Jun 2016 #42

As used, it's a nominalization. Hence, a noun. rug Jun 2016 #45

Derp Goblinmonger Jun 2016 #48

Do you have a comment on the man skinned alive or is your whole purpose here to say "Derp"? rug Jun 2016 #50

Deflective Derp Goblinmonger Jun 2016 #57

Deflection? You want to discuss grammar instead of a man who had his eyes cut out. rug Jun 2016 #60

I think we are at Def Derp 2 now. Warren Stupidity Jun 2016 #67

You are now. rug Jun 2016 #68

I've been resisting the urge to ask the question, but what is your point?` LiberalAndProud Jun 2016 #59

In that case, I'll resist the urge to answer. rug Jun 2016 #61

My point stands. LiberalAndProud Jun 2016 #63

It's way more than sometimes. Prisons are not filled with zealots. rug Jun 2016 #64

A lot of times then. LiberalAndProud Jun 2016 #65

Nothing absolves anything of bigoted hate. rug Jun 2016 #66