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My Religion is True, Yours a Mistake!
Kirk Cameron is on a Crusade to Debunk Evolution
Texas Accidentally Bans All Marriage
Godless Billboard Moved After Threats
Wow. So the loving Christians are issuing threats because this billboard offends them by saying
Well - be fair - people who would threaten the life of another person are neither loving, nor very Christian. They may be members of a particular Christian denomination - but since when did being a member of a specific group imply that you were a good exemplar of that group?
Ok, I'll try to be fair. No, the threatening ones are not loving nor are they "very" Christian, but I'm pretty sure that they consider themselves to be good Christians, and loving is touted as an important component of that religion. I don't mean to condemn all Christians, just pointing out the hypocrisy of the ones that are doing the threatening.
Godless Billboard Moved After Threats
Homophobic Christian Whines About Getting Fired
It's not like he is merely saying "I disagree with your views on gay marriage", what he is effectively saying is "Your presence offends me. I disagree with you, everything you stand for, and your right to exist."
Moments
80s Dating Videos
A parrot loves new bunny.
Johnny Cash - Hurt
He was one of the best and is missed.
Christopher Hitchens and Stephen Fry Debate Catholics
one side offering up solid points but not really engaging the audience, the other simply resorting to hysterics and demagoguery.
Funny thing about bias, I watched the same video as you but perceived the exact opposite. Unfortunately it's too long to be bothered watching the whole thing over again to see what you saw that I didn't.
I would be interested in seeing some of these better orators that you mentioned though.
Christopher Hitchens and Stephen Fry Debate Catholics
Upvoting you though for the point about the many of us watching intelligent debate for entertainment. Maybe there is hope for the world yet.
Christopher Hitchens and Stephen Fry Debate Catholics
Although the "against" side argued many good points, I'm amazed that they actually managed to convert 800 odd people to their side. I would have been of the opinion that most going to an event like this would already be certain in their beliefs and it would take more than just an hour of debate to sway them.
I personally think that the church does do some good in the form of charity and hope, but that does not excuse the evils they do, as Stephen Fry's analogy of the thief's complaint of "what about the birthday gift to my dad?" shows.
I also found it infuriating that the religious side didn't address a number of points brought against them, especially Fry's point that the reason child abuse and condoms and homosexuality are constantly brought up is that they are important issues that do need to be dealt with.
Overall, I may be biased, but I thought the "against" side (and a few of the audience members) made very good points. Well done and kudos to Mr. Fry. And I'm afraid the "for" side was a tad weak and hollow, as usual.
Discovery Channel - The World Is Just Awesome (Boomdeyada 2)
Awesome way to eat a chicken wing: de-bone it first!
Sesame Street: The Pitch Film from 1968
I'm glad it was approved and Happy 40th Sesame Street!
Israel keeps up Palestinian evictions 04 Nov 09
Besides, the U.S. is their strongest ally, you'd think their words should carry a little more weight.
Israel keeps up Palestinian evictions 04 Nov 09
Keith Olbermann: Pat Robertson & "Demon" Halloween Candy
Fans Support Comedian Jimmy Carr Over Troop Joke
Second: isn't the "shooting himself in the foot" just as 'offensive'?
Third: about that lame-assed remark about laughing in the dark, wtf does his audience have to do with it? Jimmy Carr made the joke, not them, and he most definitely is not in the dark and anonymous.