debut: 7/20/14
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my pastor to read Psalm 27! Tea & water, as I didn't muck it up. What say ye, you ungodly socishitists?! 
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debut: 3/16/21
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In reply to BeatDball
Yuh lucky yuh never got di Amanda's treatment.It's because yuh pastor and God like money.
Yuh lucky yuh never got di Amanda's treatment.It's because yuh pastor and God like money.
debut: 11/9/18
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In reply to BeatDball
MAGA and Christianity just don’t go together. The thought is just pure blasphemy. Such heartless, hateful people using Christianity as a cover.
MAGA and Christianity just don’t go together. The thought is just pure blasphemy. Such heartless, hateful people using Christianity as a cover.
debut: 2/9/04
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In reply to Casper
Who has done the most damage to the world? Religious people or the non religious ones?
It's not just Christianity......
Who has done the most damage to the world? Religious people or the non religious ones?
It's not just Christianity......
debut: 3/16/21
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Auto-cprrect changed Ananias to Amand.
The evil preacher with the crown of bullets has your answer Googley
The evil preacher with the crown of bullets has your answer Googley
debut: 2/16/17
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In reply to googley,BeatDball
Let’s start by acknowledging that both religious and non-religious individuals (and groups) have, at different times in history, been responsible for acts that caused harm, as well as acts that brought about immense good. Human history is intricate, and it’s difficult—if not impossible—to draw a clean line separating “religious” from “non-religious” actions, motivations, or outcomes.
Religious people:
Throughout history, religions have inspired both profound acts of compassion and moments of violence or oppression. Examples of harm include the Crusades, Inquisitions, various religious wars, and persecutions. However, religion has also been a force for peace, charity, education, and social justice—think of figures like Martin Luther King Jr., Mahatma Gandhi, or countless unnamed individuals quietly serving their communities.
Non-religious people:
Secular ideologies have also been responsible for significant harm, particularly when they become dogmatic or authoritarian. The 20th century saw regimes such as Stalin’s Soviet Union, Mao’s China, and Pol Pot’s Cambodia—explicitly atheist or secular governments—commit atrocities on a massive scale. Yet, non-religious philosophies have also promoted human rights, scientific progress, and movements for equality.
A more nuanced view:
It’s worth noting that the root causes of harm often lie less in religion or its absence, and more in universal human tendencies: the desire for power, fear of the “other,” tribalism, and the capacity for both empathy and cruelty. Religion and secularism can be tools—used for good or ill depending on the people wielding them and the circumstances in which they’re used.
There isn’t a clear “winner” or “loser” here. Both religious and non-religious people have left complex legacies, marked by both great harm and great good. The real challenge lies in understanding our shared humanity and working to build systems—religious or secular—that promote compassion, justice, and peace.
Sarge
Let’s start by acknowledging that both religious and non-religious individuals (and groups) have, at different times in history, been responsible for acts that caused harm, as well as acts that brought about immense good. Human history is intricate, and it’s difficult—if not impossible—to draw a clean line separating “religious” from “non-religious” actions, motivations, or outcomes.
Religious people:
Throughout history, religions have inspired both profound acts of compassion and moments of violence or oppression. Examples of harm include the Crusades, Inquisitions, various religious wars, and persecutions. However, religion has also been a force for peace, charity, education, and social justice—think of figures like Martin Luther King Jr., Mahatma Gandhi, or countless unnamed individuals quietly serving their communities.
Non-religious people:
Secular ideologies have also been responsible for significant harm, particularly when they become dogmatic or authoritarian. The 20th century saw regimes such as Stalin’s Soviet Union, Mao’s China, and Pol Pot’s Cambodia—explicitly atheist or secular governments—commit atrocities on a massive scale. Yet, non-religious philosophies have also promoted human rights, scientific progress, and movements for equality.
A more nuanced view:
It’s worth noting that the root causes of harm often lie less in religion or its absence, and more in universal human tendencies: the desire for power, fear of the “other,” tribalism, and the capacity for both empathy and cruelty. Religion and secularism can be tools—used for good or ill depending on the people wielding them and the circumstances in which they’re used.
There isn’t a clear “winner” or “loser” here. Both religious and non-religious people have left complex legacies, marked by both great harm and great good. The real challenge lies in understanding our shared humanity and working to build systems—religious or secular—that promote compassion, justice, and peace.
Sarge
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debut: 2/16/17
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In reply to googley
Googs
I didn't realize our friend BeatDballs is a man of the cloth...
Now I have to find out what Psalm 27 is?
Googs
I didn't realize our friend BeatDballs is a man of the cloth...
Now I have to find out what Psalm 27 is?
debut: 2/9/04
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In reply to sgtdjones
must be loin cloth!! how else he can beat dem balls!
I didn't realize our friend BeatDballs is a man of the cloth..
must be loin cloth!! how else he can beat dem balls!
debut: 2/9/04
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In reply to sgtdjones
The natives around the world would disagree....
There isn’t a clear “winner” or “loser” here
The natives around the world would disagree....
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