All religion is nonsense

[Heathccfc]

However nutty, most religions are tolerant of others, seeing the news this morning, 21 Christians beheaded. (as we know, this is not an isolated incident) ISLAM seems intolerant of any religion other than its own, although christened a catholic, I'm pretty well non religious although a firm believer that Jesus Christ existed, just not in the way portrayed in the bible.

Religion is comforting for many especially the elderly, who are left without family.

33 years ago I was told by my priest that in his eyes (the eyes of the church), I wasn't even married and that to have my daughter christened, it would be required that I re-marry in a catholic church, that was the beginning of the end for me with religion. what nonsense!!!

[Pug]

However nutty, most religions are tolerant of others, seeing the news this morning, 21 Christians beheaded. (as we know, this is not an isolated incident) ISLAM seems intolerant of any religion other than its own, although christened a catholic, I'm pretty well non religious although a firm believer that Jesus Christ existed, just not in the way portrayed in the bible.

And how do you think the Christian religion was spread around the globe (only to be ignored over time in most areas of the world). Yep be per tolerance.

[tigerbaybluebird]

However nutty, most religions are tolerant of others, seeing the news this morning, 21 Christians beheaded. (as we know, this is not an isolated incident) ISLAM seems intolerant of any religion other than its own, although christened a catholic, I'm pretty well non religious although a firm believer that Jesus Christ existed, just not in the way portrayed in the bible.

Religion is comforting for many especially the elderly, who are left without family.

http://www.salon.com/2013/08/03/the_10_worst_examples_of_chr istian_or_far_right_terrorism_partner/

[Ring_Peace]

Can't think for yourself? Want to believe in a construct devised by primitive man so they could make sense of their environment? Want to eat flesh and drink blood, albeit symbolically? Want to have a reason to get up on a Sunday morning or face in a certain direction five times a day? Want to extract locality, wealth and power through fear and playing on emotions? Want to fight everyone that has a different way of praying to your personal version of a sky god?

[elytillidie]

[tigerbaybluebird]

[truthpaste]

However nutty, most religions are tolerant of others, seeing the news this morning, 21 Christians beheaded. (as we know, this is not an isolated incident) ISLAM seems intolerant of any religion other than its own, although christened a catholic, I'm pretty well non religious although a firm believer that Jesus Christ existed, just not in the way portrayed in the bible.

Re Jesus Christ, you've got a more reliable source than the Bible?

[kendoddsdadsdogsdead]

Probabilities are that he's a paedophile. ..ignore the ****and do what you want.. it's your life,you only get one!
Ken.

[Colon Man]

However nutty, most religions are tolerant of others, seeing the news this morning, 21 Christians beheaded. (as we know, this is not an isolated incident) ISLAM seems intolerant of any religion other than its own, although christened a catholic, I'm pretty well non religious although a firm believer that Jesus Christ existed, just not in the way portrayed in the bible.

Religion is comforting for many especially the elderly, who are left without family.

No, but the original manuscripts which made up the Bible have a lot of contradictory accounts which suit the respective agendas of the various authors. The authors of the gospels didn't write them until half a century after Jesus's death and they are written to suit the later time. During Jesus's life, the Saducees were of much greater influence than the Pharisees yet it tis the Pharisees who take centre stage in much of the gospel stories because they were more prominent at the time the gospels were written. It is also clear that during Jesus's ministry, he was not concerned with converting gentiles, merely Jews, but at the time of Paul's writings, the early Christian church had begun to expand to gentiles and this is reflected in Acts. Earlier manuscripts of the gospels blame Jesus's arrest and execution firmly at the hands of the Romans, not the Jews, but later amendments introduce Pilate 'washing his hands' as a way of diverting the blame from the Roman gentiles, many of whom were beginning at this stage to convert to Christianity.

[ilk]

However nutty, most religions are tolerant of others, seeing the news this morning, 21 Christians beheaded. (as we know, this is not an isolated incident) ISLAM seems intolerant of any religion other than its own, although christened a catholic, I'm pretty well non religious although a firm believer that Jesus Christ existed, just not in the way portrayed in the bible.

Religion is comforting for many especially the elderly, who are left without family.

How about the accounts of Krishna, Horus, Greek Mithras - etc the earlier works that Bible / Christ myths were based upon.

[Heathccfc]

However nutty, most religions are tolerant of others, seeing the news this morning, 21 Christians beheaded. (as we know, this is not an isolated incident) ISLAM seems intolerant of any religion other than its own, although christened a catholic, I'm pretty well non religious although a firm believer that Jesus Christ existed, just not in the way portrayed in the bible.

Religion is comforting for many especially the elderly, who are left without family.

Whilst I'm not going to have a 5 pager with you, I cannot take the bible seriously for certain parts of it, the Resurrection & the Sea of Galilee parting being two examples, I respect your right to believe that Jesus rose from the dead and that he fed 5,000 with a couple of fish and some bread

[bluemoon]

However nutty, most religions are tolerant of others, seeing the news this morning, 21 Christians beheaded. (as we know, this is not an isolated incident) ISLAM seems intolerant of any religion other than its own, although christened a catholic, I'm pretty well non religious although a firm believer that Jesus Christ existed, just not in the way portrayed in the bible.

Religion is comforting for many especially the elderly, who are left without family.

we have done and dusted this

[Colon Man]

However nutty, most religions are tolerant of others, seeing the news this morning, 21 Christians beheaded. (as we know, this is not an isolated incident) ISLAM seems intolerant of any religion other than its own, although christened a catholic, I'm pretty well non religious although a firm believer that Jesus Christ existed, just not in the way portrayed in the bible.

Religion is comforting for many especially the elderly, who are left without family.

33 years ago I was told by my priest that in his eyes (the eyes of the church), I wasn't even married and that to have my daughter christened, it would be required that I re-marry in a catholic church, that was the beginning of the end for me with religion. what nonsense!!!

Be more respectful to truthpaste than that but let truthpaste know that if he wants to argue his case, he needs to do so from the same basis as his interlocutors and attempt to use reason. I could argue that wolves can speak because I read it in Little Red Riding Hood. This is equally valid to claiming that snakes can speak because it says so in Genesis. If God is omnipotent then he should be able to give truthpaste the tools to argue his case without relying on a document which is not universally agreed to be valid.

[Jimmy Jimmy]

"The day the first salesman met the first fool."

There should be a new bible written - based on what we actually know - Dr Brian Cox can write it - about the earth, it's known place in the solar system, how nature actually works.

Religion is nothing other than humans not being able to comprehend - space, the known universe etc.