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Bear in mind he refers to Their Book in the plural, implying The Holy Writings of multiple religions. I don't necessarily agree with all he asserts, but i absolutely respect his points of view.
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Posted: 2005-08-21 12:59:51
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I have to say I'm tempted to agree with ALL that writer states. I'm at the moment very sceptical about religion, and to be honest I want to see a world that is free of religious dogma and these kinds of prescriptive religions who threaten and dictate to us how to live our life or suffer an eternity in 'hell'. imo we're already in a kind of hell, it's called the planet Earth. And it's only US, not some fictional being that can change that hell into something more like 'heaven'.
I might talk to scotsboyuk a bit more about Taoism, I rather like the sound of that.
Apologies if I've gone off at a little bit of a tangent!
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Posted: 2005-08-21 13:20:17
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Altho i feel the writer may have toned it down somewhat when jabbing at religions, i thoroughly agree with his sentiments re- persecution of others whose religion differs from that of he who wields power... I can't help but think of the Inquisition, de Torquemada was a prime example of a fanatic in charge of the asylum
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Posted: 2005-08-21 16:40:56
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OMG - now we have
two threads discussing religion and extremism in a respectful and sensible way. if we're not careful the server will explode
i believe the author of that piece was definitely on the right track, but got caught up in his own prejudices as well. as has already been said, the problem comes when you allow your religious beliefs to comporomise the rights of others - at which point it becomes extremist and begins to contradict the very faith you claim to be following.
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Posted: 2005-08-22 10:05:25
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On 2005-08-21 13:20:17, Sammy_boy wrote:
I have to say I'm tempted to agree with ALL that writer states. I'm at the moment very sceptical about religion, and to be honest I want to see a world that is free of religious dogma and these kinds of prescriptive religions who threaten and dictate to us how to live our lives.
it will never happen! It hasnt in more than 2000 years!! Why would happen now even 100 yrs from now??? / unless theres aliens involved!!
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Posted: 2005-08-22 10:15:57
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@Gelfen, hear hear!!! I love it! We can discuss religion, etc without fighting... Brilliant! No wonder i'm hooked on Esato... I deleted my account at another popular site a day after i joined here, and i haven't regretted it once.
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Posted: 2005-08-22 10:35:02
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I do agree this guy has the right idea..........
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Posted: 2005-08-24 23:42:50
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I agree with the article and what he has highlighted - which is how some religions have been hijacked by some and used to spread hatred, propagate fear and intolerance and\\or misused as an excuse to cause war. Its pathetic! And Religious Extremism is very dangerous. Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing are just a couple of horrors the world has Witnessed. Also, the words 'fundamental' and religious fundamentalism are very different things.
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Posted: 2005-08-25 00:57:40
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I was browsing through my bookmarks when i came across this old discussion. I wonder what the previous commentators' take is on the current Middle East situation...
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