"When Christopher Htichens died, a lot of Christians remarked about how he was finding out right then that Heaven is real, but not one of them (these were conservative Christians, mind you) said he was in Hell. I found this interesting given…"
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Michael Merritt commented on JD Baggaley's blog post 'Do people truly believe in satan and hell? Doesn't seem so...'Michael Merritt replied to Rocky Oliver (LotusGeek)'s discussion 'What xian/religious sayings get on your nerves?'"When someone dies, particularly if it's a violent death or one that was painful, "It was God's will." or "God has taken them back."
Really? So it was God's will to cause them immense suffering before they died?…"
Michael Merritt replied to Morgan Matthew's discussion '2nd amendment, right to bear arms. thoughts?'"I keep seeing people say that "well regulated milita" means either the National Guard or the regular army. Yet, I don't see it that way. Consider that our first document, the Declaration of Independence, said that when a government…"
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Albert Bakker commented on Michael Merritt's blog post 'Response to: Which is Worse? Islam v. Christianity'"Reading this: link
It seems there is quite a market for irrational fear of Islam, politically it's a gold mine of course, I'm forced to watch this on a daily basis, but there's some money to be made off it too. And the best thing…"
Albert Bakker commented on Michael Merritt's blog post 'Response to: Which is Worse? Islam v. Christianity'"Reading this:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/01/15/geert-wilders-says-there-s-no-such-thing-as-moderate-islam.html
It seems there is quite a market for irrational fear of Islam, politically it's a gold mine of course, I'm…"
Martin Brannan commented on Michael Merritt's blog post 'Response to: Which is Worse? Islam v. Christianity'"Instantly or historically? I think however you slice it, they are equally bad. Historically, Christians have probable caused more mayhem and disaster than Muslims, but as Yahweh's third child, Islam had a delayed start. The…"
Michael Merritt commented on Michael Merritt's blog post 'Response to: Which is Worse? Islam v. Christianity'"Seasidechap: Interesting, but I guess it makes some sense. If that third generation was growing up in the Internet age, they're still pretty malleable, easy to influence. With the Internet, I can see how it'd happen.
Barry Eckert:…"
Gary Thomas commented on Michael Merritt's blog post 'Response to: Which is Worse? Islam v. Christianity'"In the US, homegrown islamist, former evangelicals and othe xians who convert to islam seem to be the most radical and dangerous members of the muslim community."
Atheist Exile commented on Michael Merritt's blog post 'Response to: Which is Worse? Islam v. Christianity'"@Seasidechap,Militancy, Jihad, propaganda, war, terrorism . . . watching the news, it seems that fundamentalist radicals are driving the Muslim agenda all around the world -- even though they're a minority in Islam. Take a look at where…"
Ron V commented on Michael Merritt's blog post 'Response to: Which is Worse? Islam v. Christianity'"Islam, hands down"
Doug Reardon commented on Michael Merritt's blog post 'Response to: Which is Worse? Islam v. Christianity'"Death or BongaBonga?"
Alison commented on Michael Merritt's blog post 'Response to: Which is Worse? Islam v. Christianity'"Modern Islam seems worse to me than modern Christianity since I fear the ignorance of Islamic fundamentalist and Sharia Law more than I fear the ignorance of fundamentalist Christians."
Albert Bakker commented on Michael Merritt's blog post 'Response to: Which is Worse? Islam v. Christianity'"@ Unseen - Well I can't speak for the US, it seems to me that has never been the case there, but in the EU it was a policy that was shared by pretty much all parties. In the Netherlands the exception was the Socialist Party (SP) - they insisted…"
garudamon11 commented on Michael Merritt's blog post 'Response to: Which is Worse? Islam v. Christianity'"Muslims are extremly fundementalist, I'd say islam is the most dangerous religion on this planet because its naturally fundementalist and I dont think that will ever change, they keep talking about how islam is very peaceful, how it respects…"
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Christians are up in arms about music video showing church burnings, but they don't understand its meaning
Posted on January 29, 2012 at 6:00am 0 Comments 2 Likes
A music video posted on the homepage of the Rock Beyond Belief Festival, that's being held for atheist servicemen and women in March at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, has roused the ire of several Christian blogs and commentators.
Filmed for the song "Hysteria" by rock band Aiden, the video (posted below), begins with several shots of church and synagogue burnings. Indeed, the song itself uses what appears to be lyrics…
Continue Response to: Which is Worse? Islam v. Christianity
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 12:00pm 24 Comments 1 Like
A couple months ago Robert Karp asked this question. I initially meant this as a comment to that post, but it developed into something bigger, so a blog post makes more sense.
For the most part, Christianity has gotten past its bronze age stage. There are still pockets of severe repression, but not so much anymore. People make a lot of prayer in the classroom,…
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Robert Karp said… Welcome to Think Atheist community Michael!
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