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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 05:38 PM Original message |
In light of the Rapture hoax, what exactly is the line between respectable religion and dangerous |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
1. I think DU should respectfully place all religion posts in the Religion forum |
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Joe the Revelator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 05:59 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. Respectfully, I think you should use the hide thread function. |
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edhopper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 08:33 AM Response to Reply #1 |
21. Could you define "respect" |
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mr blur (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
2. They're ALL dangerous. (nt) |
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PDJane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 05:58 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Thank you. Precisely. |
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Joe the Revelator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 05:59 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. +100 |
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catabryna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 05:52 PM Response to Original message |
3. This really belongs in the R/T forum... |
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quinnox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
4. some religions have tons of weird rituals |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 06:17 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Christianity's central ritual is a form of imaginary cannibalism. |
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quinnox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 06:24 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Yea, so is having to eat particular food |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 06:30 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. You can actually understand some of the dietary laws. |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 06:55 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Agreed and Kosher also minimizes the chance of Salmonella |
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Kurska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
5. There isn't one n/t |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
11. Unless we change history - you probably wouldn't be able form a lot of subversive cute thoughts |
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frogmarch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 06:46 PM Response to Original message |
13. I wonder how many people will take |
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Jack Sprat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
15. The line was crossed a little over 3 decades ago. |
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Mz Pip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 07:03 PM Response to Original message |
16. This crackpot Camping |
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cleanhippie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 07:47 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. What makes Camping a crackpot, but not the Pope or any other priest? |
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provis99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 08:09 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. they're all crooks and con artists. |
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Mz Pip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 09:41 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Won't make excuses |
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cleanhippie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
20. It wasn't a hoax. The belief in the Rapture is JUST as legitimate as any other religious claim. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
22. Check this out: |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
23. where is the line between respectable person and dangerous wacko? |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
24. Congregation size. n/t |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
25. Mr Laurel and I were discussing this yesterday at dinner |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
26. where is the line between respectable science and dangerous wackoism? |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
27. Dangerous cults have outlandish claims and prejudices that are not widely accepted. |
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