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Frontpage Updated: Jul 30th, 2010 - 09:29:09 Florida church plans 'Burn a Quran' Day on 9/11 News : World  -  Al Arabiya on Jul 30, 2010, 09:24 If this happens, a serious crisis will ensue in the Muslim world, he told Al Arabiya. Think of what happened with the Danish cartoons. Imagine what happens if the Quran is burnt? Read more...   The Vatican Is Super-Gay News : U.S.  -  The Atlantic on Jul 30, 2010, 09:21 The bubble popped for me two years ago. My still-practicing Catholic friends tell me compartmentalize. The Vatican is not Your Church, forget about them. Read more...   Breaking News: The Vatican Is Super-Gay News : U.S.  -  The Atlantic on Jul 30, 2010, 09:18 Most of the commentary has rightly focused on the extreme response of the Vatican - defrock them now for consensual adult sex! - compared with the long tolerance of child rape and abuse. Read more...   Atheist Gillard says she respects church News : World  -  The Sydney Morning Herald on Jul 30, 2010, 09:15 Perth Archbishop Barry Hickey said Ms Gillard's atheism could influence Christian voters not to vote Labor at the election on August 21. Read more...   Do Christians need a Christian prime minister? News : World  -  Australian Broadcasting Corporation on Jul 30, 2010, 09:13 Associated with the NSW Christian right, Mr Barker's comments raise the question of whether Christians in Australia expect a Christian prime minister. Read more...   Vatican accused of hypocrisy over short skirts dress code News : Europe  -  Telegraph.co.uk on Jul 30, 2010, 09:11 The Vatican has been accused of hypocrisy after Swiss Guards launched a crackdown on tourists wearing skimpy clothing. Read more...   Vicar of Rome: gays must come out and get out News : Europe  -  New Statesman on Jul 30, 2010, 09:10 Responding to an exposé of gay priests in the Vatican by an Italian magazine, the cardinal orders homosexual priests to leave the clergy. Read more...   The backwardness of Catholic-bashing News : Europe  -  Spiked Online on Jul 30, 2010, 09:08 Far from being enlightened, the attacks on Catholicism ahead of the pope’s UK visit are illiberal, censorious and ignorant. Read more...   Is Marital Rape a Crime in America or Is It a Muslim Religious Right? News : U.S.  -  Pajamas Media on Jul 30, 2010, 09:01 This week, I wrote about a recent New Jersey appellate decision which reversed a lower court ruling which had refused to grant a battered and maritally raped woman a “final restraining order.” Read more...   Bangladesh court bans religion in politics News : World  -  My Sinchew on Jul 30, 2010, 08:57 Bangladesh's Supreme Court has reinstated a ban on Islamic political parties after striking down a key constitutional amendment Read more...   More Headlines Comic Latest Forum Posts Ten Commandments Purpose Posted by peteresther on July 31, 2010,01:06 in the Religion forum It has been taught to me like this by various preachers I trust!:whistling: I have no chapters and verses I am ashamed to admit (maily because I do not read the OT, not something I am proud of either...but the NT is what I am concentrating on...) However, when Jesus told that story of Lazarus... Thread Views: 385 , Thread Replies: 29 Who Is Satan? Posted by ItsDarts on July 31, 2010,00:55 in the Religion forum Why do you find it uncanny that you don't get a straight answer? Atheists lack belief in the existence of your god, and by default, lack belief in the existence Satan as well. I good reason for us to not take you seriously is because most of your arguments are nothing but conjecture and fallacies.... Thread Views: 78 , Thread Replies: 15 Who Is Satan? Posted by GordonHide on July 31, 2010,00:53 in the Religion forum It's because your original question is very similar to "Who is Tom Thumb." Thread Views: 78 , Thread Replies: 15 Ten Commandments Purpose Posted by peteresther on July 31, 2010,00:48 in the Religion forum Hi Matt, I have been thinking a bit about this... Yes, you are right the 10 c's do not mention other things, but could it be that each one of the 10 could be chapter headings? That although the following things are not mentioned, they could be worked into the 10 chapter headings?: Rape, prostitution,... Thread Views: 385 , Thread Replies: 29 How does the Christian know that the bible isn’t written or inspired by Satan? Posted by spaghettimonster on July 31, 2010,00:43 in the Religion forum xcept; do you think you will ever have the courage to cast aside your magical man in the sky theory? Do you take comfort in that there are so many others who hide behind the same blanket of irrationality? Satan did write the bible. You heard it here first. Now prove that he didn't. Oh...wait...you... Thread Views: 7,278 , Thread Replies: 551 Ten Commandments Purpose Posted by spaghettimonster on July 31, 2010,00:35 in the Religion forum More interesting than interpreting the cryptic, ambiguous and violence-laden Bible, is the fact that you are all spending and have spent so much time doing so. Free your minds from this relentless trip to the bottom of the well of the intellectually devoid. Everyone is an atheist with regards... Thread Views: 385 , Thread Replies: 29 How does the Christian know that the bible isn’t written or inspired by Satan? Posted by xcept2010 on July 31, 2010,00:20 in the Religion forum no you aren't actually. See that's where you misunderstand Christianity all together. You aren't more or less than anyone else. You are either saved or you aren't Which are you? Thread Views: 7,278 , Thread Replies: 551 How does the Christian know that the bible isn’t written or inspired by Satan? Posted by bowmore on July 30, 2010,23:50 in the Religion forum That makes him a logical impossibility. Thread Views: 7,278 , Thread Replies: 551 How does the Christian know that the bible isn’t written or inspired by Satan? Posted by bowmore on July 30, 2010,23:49 in the Religion forum I repeat : until authorship of the bible has been established, we cannot assume it to be a reliable source. All of your information comes from the bible, which, for all you know, may be a malevolent deity's work. In other words, you have not excluded the possibility that you're just repeating satan's... Thread Views: 7,278 , Thread Replies: 551 Eliminating the Possibility of God Posted by blastpeed on July 30, 2010,23:48 in the Philosophy forum Semiotics/Difference is primary, not materialism. Everyone seems to be attacking something they are barely defining. Attributes/concepts must be put forth and then at least they must be shown to be unessessary and at best an error. Thread Views: 1,089 , Thread Replies: 82 How does the Christian know that the bible isn’t written or inspired by Satan? Posted by bowmore on July 30, 2010,23:45 in the Religion forum Satan is a malevolent deity. Thread Views: 7,278 , Thread Replies: 551 A simple question to all you Christians out there Posted by MartinRuager on July 30, 2010,23:41 in the Religion forum You are a creationist by your own admission. The Dover trial concluded as mentioned in my above post that ID and creationism is the same thing. According to you, a fetus is a human being because some judge and jury decided that it is so. Be the same logic when the judge and jury at the Dover trial... Thread Views: 380 , Thread Replies: 30 God and the right hemisphere Posted by bowmore on July 30, 2010,23:37 in the Religion forum Yes I have : And here I was, thinking you were ignoring it :) Thread Views: 8,293 , Thread Replies: 568 How does the Christian know that the bible isn’t written or inspired by Satan? Posted by MartinRuager on July 30, 2010,23:33 in the Religion forum Even in my atheism I am more christian than you. Thread Views: 7,278 , Thread Replies: 551 God and the right hemisphere Posted by Jabba on July 30, 2010,23:32 in the Religion forum Bowmore, - I don't think you ever answered my question. Thread Views: 8,293 , Thread Replies: 568 A simple question to all you Christians out there Posted by xcept2010 on July 30, 2010,23:32 in the Religion forum good! because I do not like or endorse the intelligent design movement either. YAY Thread Views: 380 , Thread Replies: 30 Who Is Satan? Posted by xcept2010 on July 30, 2010,23:30 in the Religion forum I find it uncanny, how no one in here can actually give an earnest and straight reply to a question. But at the same time I get chastized for my behaviour and not answering questions because I'm busy or driving or whatever I'm doing, such as working or taking care of my children, etc. Thread Views: 78 , Thread Replies: 15 Who Is Satan? Posted by xcept2010 on July 30, 2010,23:28 in the Religion forum actually this is still yet to come. As he will bring about the anti-christ, which will be a replacement for Christ for people who will blindly follow him to their own damnation. But yes! It is still yet to come! Are you ready? Thread Views: 78 , Thread Replies: 15 Eliminating the Possibility of God Posted by bowmore on July 30, 2010,23:28 in the Philosophy forum Then you'll have to deduct this contradiction from the definitions of both terms. Again, this should be shown from the definitions of the terms it seems. But why should the undetectable become detectable? It seems to me to be an odd notion that existence depends on our ability to detect it. If... Thread Views: 1,089 , Thread Replies: 82 How does the Christian know that the bible isn’t written or inspired by Satan? Posted by xcept2010 on July 30, 2010,23:25 in the Religion forum Yeah, thanks uncle screwtape. I will keep that in mind. Its ashame you've lost your salvation, you could probably reach some of your peers. But I guess it's too late for that now, right? Thread Views: 7,278 , Thread Replies: 551

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