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Bluenorthwest

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6. I will just quote Kurt Vonnegut

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Mon May 6, 2013, 10:30 PM

May 2013

"I say of Jesus, as all humanists do, ‘If what he said is good, and so much of it is absolutely beautiful, what does it matter if he was God or not? But if Christ hadn’t delivered the Sermon on the Mount, with its message of mercy and pity, I wouldn’t want to be human. I’d just as soon be a rattlesnake."

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How does your faith shape your politics? [View all] hrmjustin May 2013 OP

No faith, and the lack of it doesn't make a difference PDJane May 2013 #1

I believe ZombieHorde May 2013 #2

My lack of faith causes me to seek fact-based solutions. Deep13 May 2013 #3

This is a great question. femmocrat May 2013 #4

Faith is a useful tool for supporting persecution and I have none. dimbear May 2013 #5

I will just quote Kurt Vonnegut Bluenorthwest May 2013 #6

Religion is for deluded saps. Spartacus Maximus XL May 2013 #7

Suppose religion is performative rather than theologically based. Deep13 May 2013 #10

I disagree but let me welcome you to the religion group. hrmjustin May 2013 #11

you don't need faith to care about people Skittles May 2013 #8

The food pantyrs run by our episcopal parishes here in NYC have loads of non-believers hrmjustin May 2013 #9

interesting Skittles May 2013 #12

And what would your politics be skepticscott May 2013 #13

It would be the same as it is now, I suspect. PDJane May 2013 #14

My politics would be the same I imagine. hrmjustin May 2013 #17

Perhaps not at all. LiberalAndProud May 2013 #15

While it is obvious that edhopper May 2013 #16