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Quote from: Shagbeard on February 09, 2014, 01:46:06 AM
Yes you are all about the evil of one book. One thing...
I am not quoting anything here you are, please remember that ok. lol
And are you really going to keep this up? Seriously, you want to talk about evil a whole lot. I can come up with evil from every belief so no point in going on with it.

And do not even start preaching at me about how I do or dont raise me children. That is
WAY OVER THE LINE!

I understand you are not quoting anything. But how else is anyone to talk about Christianity or religion if the very books that define it don't constitute belief? I mean people need to step back and think about what they are saying when they simply overlook this. It is a special treatment that religion receives. In any other portion of life some group, religion or philosophy that 
clearly documents belief in child abuse, slavery, genocide etc etc gets called on it. I simply don't buy that a person can call themselves a christian and not answer for this stuff. Any more than someone can call themselves a Nazi and not answer for the holocaust.

I'm actually not aware of anywhere else where this type of evil is codified (except in areas we all concede are in fact evil like the Nazi's)
Show me somewhere else where the dogma clearly support "dashing children against rocks" as passages in the bible do.
Yes there is evil in the world but religion is singular in it's documented support and advocacy of it. I really can't think of any others.
The term that gets thrown around is the "in the name of". This stuff is not in the name of anything. It is in the book. In black and white. Show me another example of that sort of thing.
It is a matter of historical fact  that the Confederacy (and centuries of slave trade) justified slavery directly from the bible.
http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_slav.htm

In what sense does some individual belief system that is not in fact accepted by the very churches that individuals claim to be members in any way relevant? Clearly there is a philosophy that is carefully and clearly laid out in black and white. In my opinion the only thing that matters in any discussion about religion is what the religion it's self says that it believes.