Terrorist Shooting In Orlando, FL

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  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576

    PJ_Soul said:

    PJ_Soul said:

    Honestly, most of these issues would go away if Muslim women gained equality in Muslim societies. No community or society functions well when the women are by and large oppressed. When more than half of your adult population have little to no active role in governance, religion, or the economy, everything goes to shit. That's why female oppression is the one thing that all 3rd world nations have in common. The more equal the genders are in a society, the more peaceful and well-run that society tends to be.


    " most of these issues would go away if Muslim women gained equality in Muslim societies."
    if is a big word, thousands of years of muslim culture and tradition not to mention the women who come here trying to defend shira law ? the only thing we can do is rid ourselves of these people in our country.

    Godfather.
    Holy crap man. "Rid ourselves of these people in our country."

    You know what that reminds me of? This:

    image

    no....I am interested in protecting Americans not creating a holocaust, I just want them to leave.

    Godfather.
    Why?
    What are you so afraid of?
    After all, you're an admitted gun collector, you should be safe.
    I'm not afraid nor a "collector" my earlier statement was a what if scenario .
    your feelings and ideas about immigration are different than mine and dose not mean I want to start a holocaust it only means I would like my country a little bit safer and not allowing muslims into our country is a solid plan in my mind until we straighten this terrorist thing out and if that scares some of the people on here then oh well, my opinion is as valid as anybody's
    on the train.


    Godfather.

    Haha haha Pussification of America!


    Not all opinions are equally valid, and some are much closer to holocaust than others.
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  • Godfather.
    Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    rgambs said:

    PJ_Soul said:

    PJ_Soul said:

    Honestly, most of these issues would go away if Muslim women gained equality in Muslim societies. No community or society functions well when the women are by and large oppressed. When more than half of your adult population have little to no active role in governance, religion, or the economy, everything goes to shit. That's why female oppression is the one thing that all 3rd world nations have in common. The more equal the genders are in a society, the more peaceful and well-run that society tends to be.


    " most of these issues would go away if Muslim women gained equality in Muslim societies."
    if is a big word, thousands of years of muslim culture and tradition not to mention the women who come here trying to defend shira law ? the only thing we can do is rid ourselves of these people in our country.

    Godfather.
    Holy crap man. "Rid ourselves of these people in our country."

    You know what that reminds me of? This:

    image

    no....I am interested in protecting Americans not creating a holocaust, I just want them to leave.

    Godfather.
    Why?
    What are you so afraid of?
    After all, you're an admitted gun collector, you should be safe.
    I'm not afraid nor a "collector" my earlier statement was a what if scenario .
    your feelings and ideas about immigration are different than mine and dose not mean I want to start a holocaust it only means I would like my country a little bit safer and not allowing muslims into our country is a solid plan in my mind until we straighten this terrorist thing out and if that scares some of the people on here then oh well, my opinion is as valid as anybody's
    on the train.


    Godfather.

    Haha haha Pussification of America!


    Not all opinions are equally valid, and some are much closer to holocaust than others.
    WTF are you babbling about ?

    Godfather.

  • Godfather.
    Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    pussiification ? look in the mirror.

    Godfather.
  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    edited June 2016

    rgambs said:

    PJ_Soul said:

    PJ_Soul said:

    Honestly, most of these issues would go away if Muslim women gained equality in Muslim societies. No community or society functions well when the women are by and large oppressed. When more than half of your adult population have little to no active role in governance, religion, or the economy, everything goes to shit. That's why female oppression is the one thing that all 3rd world nations have in common. The more equal the genders are in a society, the more peaceful and well-run that society tends to be.


    " most of these issues would go away if Muslim women gained equality in Muslim societies."
    if is a big word, thousands of years of muslim culture and tradition not to mention the women who come here trying to defend shira law ? the only thing we can do is rid ourselves of these people in our country.

    Godfather.
    Holy crap man. "Rid ourselves of these people in our country."

    You know what that reminds me of? This:

    image

    no....I am interested in protecting Americans not creating a holocaust, I just want them to leave.

    Godfather.
    Why?
    What are you so afraid of?
    After all, you're an admitted gun collector, you should be safe.
    I'm not afraid nor a "collector" my earlier statement was a what if scenario .
    your feelings and ideas about immigration are different than mine and dose not mean I want to start a holocaust it only means I would like my country a little bit safer and not allowing muslims into our country is a solid plan in my mind until we straighten this terrorist thing out and if that scares some of the people on here then oh well, my opinion is as valid as anybody's
    on the train.


    Godfather.

    Haha haha Pussification of America!


    Not all opinions are equally valid, and some are much closer to holocaust than others.
    WTF are you babbling about ?

    Godfather.

    Whenever Moms nowadays tuck their kids in at night and tell them "you are special, nobody is any wiser than you, your opinion is just as valid as anybody else's", folks in your generation grumble about the Pussification of America.

    There is no doubt that banning and deporting Muslims would strip millions of American citizens of ALL of their Constitutional rights, which you would be against if your views were consistent.
    You don't think it's right that law abiding gun owner citizens should have to lose their 2nd amendment rights over a few criminals, but you believe Muslim citizens should lose ALL of their Constitutional rights over a few criminals???
    "You are special, your ideas are just as good as anybody's, you don't have to make sense because are always right my son..." LOL
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  • Gern Blansten
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    Yeah that's interesting....but this destroys your "radical muslim" narrative, now he's a scorned gay guy shooting up a gay bar.
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  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
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    edited June 2016

    PJ_Soul said:

    PJ_Soul said:

    Honestly, most of these issues would go away if Muslim women gained equality in Muslim societies. No community or society functions well when the women are by and large oppressed. When more than half of your adult population have little to no active role in governance, religion, or the economy, everything goes to shit. That's why female oppression is the one thing that all 3rd world nations have in common. The more equal the genders are in a society, the more peaceful and well-run that society tends to be.


    " most of these issues would go away if Muslim women gained equality in Muslim societies."
    if is a big word, thousands of years of muslim culture and tradition not to mention the women who come here trying to defend shira law ? the only thing we can do is rid ourselves of these people in our country.

    Godfather.
    Holy crap man. "Rid ourselves of these people in our country."

    You know what that reminds me of? This:

    image

    no....I am interested in protecting Americans not creating a holocaust, I just want them to leave.

    Godfather.
    Why?
    What are you so afraid of?
    After all, you're an admitted gun collector, you should be safe.
    I'm not afraid nor a "collector" my earlier statement was a what if scenario .
    your feelings and ideas about immigration are different than mine and dose not mean I want to start a holocaust it only means I would like my country a little bit safer and not allowing muslims into our country is a solid plan in my mind until we straighten this terrorist thing out and if that scares some of the people on here then oh well, my opinion is as valid as anybody's
    on the train.

    Godfather.

    What about the kooky Catholics too? Those goofy buggers believe a gentle old man floats in a cloud and is throwing a big party for all the dead people that did his bidding while on earth.

    In the past, they've slaughtered people, killed women they thought were witches in grotesque manners, and currently petition soldiers' funerals and have many of their officials making love to small children (yes... they have to say sorry and do some hand thing over their heart which makes it all better).

    Doesn't anyone think it's a matter of time before these wackos start going really crazy? You should get rid of them as well if you want to be real safe.
    Post edited by Thirty Bills Unpaid on
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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,473

    PJ_Soul said:

    PJ_Soul said:

    Honestly, most of these issues would go away if Muslim women gained equality in Muslim societies. No community or society functions well when the women are by and large oppressed. When more than half of your adult population have little to no active role in governance, religion, or the economy, everything goes to shit. That's why female oppression is the one thing that all 3rd world nations have in common. The more equal the genders are in a society, the more peaceful and well-run that society tends to be.


    " most of these issues would go away if Muslim women gained equality in Muslim societies."
    if is a big word, thousands of years of muslim culture and tradition not to mention the women who come here trying to defend shira law ? the only thing we can do is rid ourselves of these people in our country.

    Godfather.
    Holy crap man. "Rid ourselves of these people in our country."

    You know what that reminds me of? This:

    image

    no....I am interested in protecting Americans not creating a holocaust, I just want them to leave.

    Godfather.
    Why?
    What are you so afraid of?
    After all, you're an admitted gun collector, you should be safe.
    I'm not afraid nor a "collector" my earlier statement was a what if scenario .
    your feelings and ideas about immigration are different than mine and dose not mean I want to start a holocaust it only means I would like my country a little bit safer and not allowing muslims into our country is a solid plan in my mind until we straighten this terrorist thing out and if that scares some of the people on here then oh well, my opinion is as valid as anybody's
    on the train.

    Godfather.

    What about the kooky Catholics too? Those goofy buggers believe a gentle old man floats in a cloud and is throwing a big party for all the dead people that did his bidding while on earth.

    In the past, they've slaughtered people, killed women they thought were witches in grotesque manners, and currently petition soldiers' funerals and have many of their officials making live to small children (yes... they have to say sorry and do some hand thing over their heart which makes it all better).

    Doesn't anyone think it's a matter of time before these wackos start going really crazy? You should get rid of them as well if you want to be real safe.
    ugh. my youngest's favourite bedtime story right now is her children's bible. every time I have to say the word "god" it makes me die a little inside. all the bullshit that is glossed over and made sound wonderful. "all of noah's family was so happy to be safe on the ark". adult version: your god drowned every living person on the earth except one dude and his family, and then they had to resort to incest to repopulate the earth. he's an evil prick.
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  • PJ_Soul said:

    PJ_Soul said:

    Honestly, most of these issues would go away if Muslim women gained equality in Muslim societies. No community or society functions well when the women are by and large oppressed. When more than half of your adult population have little to no active role in governance, religion, or the economy, everything goes to shit. That's why female oppression is the one thing that all 3rd world nations have in common. The more equal the genders are in a society, the more peaceful and well-run that society tends to be.


    " most of these issues would go away if Muslim women gained equality in Muslim societies."
    if is a big word, thousands of years of muslim culture and tradition not to mention the women who come here trying to defend shira law ? the only thing we can do is rid ourselves of these people in our country.

    Godfather.
    Holy crap man. "Rid ourselves of these people in our country."

    You know what that reminds me of? This:

    image

    no....I am interested in protecting Americans not creating a holocaust, I just want them to leave.

    Godfather.
    Why?
    What are you so afraid of?
    After all, you're an admitted gun collector, you should be safe.
    I'm not afraid nor a "collector" my earlier statement was a what if scenario .
    your feelings and ideas about immigration are different than mine and dose not mean I want to start a holocaust it only means I would like my country a little bit safer and not allowing muslims into our country is a solid plan in my mind until we straighten this terrorist thing out and if that scares some of the people on here then oh well, my opinion is as valid as anybody's
    on the train.

    Godfather.

    What about the kooky Catholics too? Those goofy buggers believe a gentle old man floats in a cloud and is throwing a big party for all the dead people that did his bidding while on earth.

    In the past, they've slaughtered people, killed women they thought were witches in grotesque manners, and currently petition soldiers' funerals and have many of their officials making live to small children (yes... they have to say sorry and do some hand thing over their heart which makes it all better).

    Doesn't anyone think it's a matter of time before these wackos start going really crazy? You should get rid of them as well if you want to be real safe.
    ugh. my youngest's favourite bedtime story right now is her children's bible. every time I have to say the word "god" it makes me die a little inside. all the bullshit that is glossed over and made sound wonderful. "all of noah's family was so happy to be safe on the ark". adult version: your god drowned every living person on the earth except one dude and his family, and then they had to resort to incest to repopulate the earth. he's an evil prick.
    Her brainstorming is in session.

    A wonderful story that is easy to cling to.
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,473

    PJ_Soul said:

    PJ_Soul said:

    Honestly, most of these issues would go away if Muslim women gained equality in Muslim societies. No community or society functions well when the women are by and large oppressed. When more than half of your adult population have little to no active role in governance, religion, or the economy, everything goes to shit. That's why female oppression is the one thing that all 3rd world nations have in common. The more equal the genders are in a society, the more peaceful and well-run that society tends to be.


    " most of these issues would go away if Muslim women gained equality in Muslim societies."
    if is a big word, thousands of years of muslim culture and tradition not to mention the women who come here trying to defend shira law ? the only thing we can do is rid ourselves of these people in our country.

    Godfather.
    Holy crap man. "Rid ourselves of these people in our country."

    You know what that reminds me of? This:

    image

    no....I am interested in protecting Americans not creating a holocaust, I just want them to leave.

    Godfather.
    Why?
    What are you so afraid of?
    After all, you're an admitted gun collector, you should be safe.
    I'm not afraid nor a "collector" my earlier statement was a what if scenario .
    your feelings and ideas about immigration are different than mine and dose not mean I want to start a holocaust it only means I would like my country a little bit safer and not allowing muslims into our country is a solid plan in my mind until we straighten this terrorist thing out and if that scares some of the people on here then oh well, my opinion is as valid as anybody's
    on the train.

    Godfather.

    What about the kooky Catholics too? Those goofy buggers believe a gentle old man floats in a cloud and is throwing a big party for all the dead people that did his bidding while on earth.

    In the past, they've slaughtered people, killed women they thought were witches in grotesque manners, and currently petition soldiers' funerals and have many of their officials making live to small children (yes... they have to say sorry and do some hand thing over their heart which makes it all better).

    Doesn't anyone think it's a matter of time before these wackos start going really crazy? You should get rid of them as well if you want to be real safe.
    ugh. my youngest's favourite bedtime story right now is her children's bible. every time I have to say the word "god" it makes me die a little inside. all the bullshit that is glossed over and made sound wonderful. "all of noah's family was so happy to be safe on the ark". adult version: your god drowned every living person on the earth except one dude and his family, and then they had to resort to incest to repopulate the earth. he's an evil prick.
    Her brainstorming is in session.

    A wonderful story that is easy to cling to.
    yeah, I get that. I don't understand why she always asks me to read it instead of my catholic wife. I guess I'm good at storytelling, but fuck. I hate perpetuating that shit.

    anyways, sorry about the veering. back to orlando....
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  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,236

    Yeah that's interesting....but this destroys your "radical muslim" narrative, now he's a scorned gay guy shooting up a gay bar.
    There's nothing funny Mateen apparently having gay tendencies. GF that appears to be an escape from that fact. I said this before that there were too many signs that Mateen could be gay. Then used the disguise of having some connection with radical Islam and ISIS. It could be that his secret gay life was about to come to light and chose to take out his anger on this unsuspecting Pulse Club. The shame of being gay in the Muslim religion world appeared to be too overwhelming which led him to commit this horrible crime.

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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,665

    PJ_Soul said:

    PJ_Soul said:

    Honestly, most of these issues would go away if Muslim women gained equality in Muslim societies. No community or society functions well when the women are by and large oppressed. When more than half of your adult population have little to no active role in governance, religion, or the economy, everything goes to shit. That's why female oppression is the one thing that all 3rd world nations have in common. The more equal the genders are in a society, the more peaceful and well-run that society tends to be.


    " most of these issues would go away if Muslim women gained equality in Muslim societies."
    if is a big word, thousands of years of muslim culture and tradition not to mention the women who come here trying to defend shira law ? the only thing we can do is rid ourselves of these people in our country.

    Godfather.
    Holy crap man. "Rid ourselves of these people in our country."

    You know what that reminds me of? This:

    image

    no....I am interested in protecting Americans not creating a holocaust, I just want them to leave.

    Godfather.
    Why?
    What are you so afraid of?
    After all, you're an admitted gun collector, you should be safe.
    I'm not afraid nor a "collector" my earlier statement was a what if scenario .
    your feelings and ideas about immigration are different than mine and dose not mean I want to start a holocaust it only means I would like my country a little bit safer and not allowing muslims into our country is a solid plan in my mind until we straighten this terrorist thing out and if that scares some of the people on here then oh well, my opinion is as valid as anybody's
    on the train.

    Godfather.

    Why are you even talking about immigration. The Orlando shooter was American, and you said you want to rid the country of "these people", not just prevent Muslims from entering. Very Nazi-esque. Sorry your don't like the reference, but it's a fact that this is Nazi-like thinking, not opinion.
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,665
    edited June 2016

    PJ_Soul said:

    PJ_Soul said:

    Honestly, most of these issues would go away if Muslim women gained equality in Muslim societies. No community or society functions well when the women are by and large oppressed. When more than half of your adult population have little to no active role in governance, religion, or the economy, everything goes to shit. That's why female oppression is the one thing that all 3rd world nations have in common. The more equal the genders are in a society, the more peaceful and well-run that society tends to be.


    " most of these issues would go away if Muslim women gained equality in Muslim societies."
    if is a big word, thousands of years of muslim culture and tradition not to mention the women who come here trying to defend shira law ? the only thing we can do is rid ourselves of these people in our country.

    Godfather.
    Holy crap man. "Rid ourselves of these people in our country."

    You know what that reminds me of? This:

    image

    no....I am interested in protecting Americans not creating a holocaust, I just want them to leave.

    Godfather.
    Why?
    What are you so afraid of?
    After all, you're an admitted gun collector, you should be safe.
    I'm not afraid nor a "collector" my earlier statement was a what if scenario .
    your feelings and ideas about immigration are different than mine and dose not mean I want to start a holocaust it only means I would like my country a little bit safer and not allowing muslims into our country is a solid plan in my mind until we straighten this terrorist thing out and if that scares some of the people on here then oh well, my opinion is as valid as anybody's
    on the train.

    Godfather.

    What about the kooky Catholics too? Those goofy buggers believe a gentle old man floats in a cloud and is throwing a big party for all the dead people that did his bidding while on earth.

    In the past, they've slaughtered people, killed women they thought were witches in grotesque manners, and currently petition soldiers' funerals and have many of their officials making live to small children (yes... they have to say sorry and do some hand thing over their heart which makes it all better).

    Doesn't anyone think it's a matter of time before these wackos start going really crazy? You should get rid of them as well if you want to be real safe.
    ugh. my youngest's favourite bedtime story right now is her children's bible. every time I have to say the word "god" it makes me die a little inside. all the bullshit that is glossed over and made sound wonderful. "all of noah's family was so happy to be safe on the ark". adult version: your god drowned every living person on the earth except one dude and his family, and then they had to resort to incest to repopulate the earth. he's an evil prick.
    Her brainstorming is in session.

    A wonderful story that is easy to cling to.
    yeah, I get that. I don't understand why she always asks me to read it instead of my catholic wife. I guess I'm good at storytelling, but fuck. I hate perpetuating that shit.

    anyways, sorry about the veering. back to orlando....
    I wouldn't worry about it too much. The children's bible was one of my faves as a kid too, and I am an Atheist. The pictures were good, the stories really interesting and fantastical and quite juicy, really. I probably read those stories a hundred times. It benefitted me because I knew the main biblical stories that really should be common knowledge just for the sake of knowing.... and I am certain that it helps me answer the biblical questions on Jeopardy to this day. I think it's important for kids to understand religion without being religious. Even if they aren't, religion is a HUGE factor in the world, and everyone should have knowledge of what it's all about IMO. It allows us to understand the world and people better ... just as long as they know it's not what they should believe as well. And they should know and understand the historical and social and political context behind those stories (when they are old enough).
    Post edited by PJ_Soul on
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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,473
    PJ_Soul said:

    PJ_Soul said:

    PJ_Soul said:

    Honestly, most of these issues would go away if Muslim women gained equality in Muslim societies. No community or society functions well when the women are by and large oppressed. When more than half of your adult population have little to no active role in governance, religion, or the economy, everything goes to shit. That's why female oppression is the one thing that all 3rd world nations have in common. The more equal the genders are in a society, the more peaceful and well-run that society tends to be.


    " most of these issues would go away if Muslim women gained equality in Muslim societies."
    if is a big word, thousands of years of muslim culture and tradition not to mention the women who come here trying to defend shira law ? the only thing we can do is rid ourselves of these people in our country.

    Godfather.
    Holy crap man. "Rid ourselves of these people in our country."

    You know what that reminds me of? This:

    image

    no....I am interested in protecting Americans not creating a holocaust, I just want them to leave.

    Godfather.
    Why?
    What are you so afraid of?
    After all, you're an admitted gun collector, you should be safe.
    I'm not afraid nor a "collector" my earlier statement was a what if scenario .
    your feelings and ideas about immigration are different than mine and dose not mean I want to start a holocaust it only means I would like my country a little bit safer and not allowing muslims into our country is a solid plan in my mind until we straighten this terrorist thing out and if that scares some of the people on here then oh well, my opinion is as valid as anybody's
    on the train.

    Godfather.

    What about the kooky Catholics too? Those goofy buggers believe a gentle old man floats in a cloud and is throwing a big party for all the dead people that did his bidding while on earth.

    In the past, they've slaughtered people, killed women they thought were witches in grotesque manners, and currently petition soldiers' funerals and have many of their officials making live to small children (yes... they have to say sorry and do some hand thing over their heart which makes it all better).

    Doesn't anyone think it's a matter of time before these wackos start going really crazy? You should get rid of them as well if you want to be real safe.
    ugh. my youngest's favourite bedtime story right now is her children's bible. every time I have to say the word "god" it makes me die a little inside. all the bullshit that is glossed over and made sound wonderful. "all of noah's family was so happy to be safe on the ark". adult version: your god drowned every living person on the earth except one dude and his family, and then they had to resort to incest to repopulate the earth. he's an evil prick.
    Her brainstorming is in session.

    A wonderful story that is easy to cling to.
    yeah, I get that. I don't understand why she always asks me to read it instead of my catholic wife. I guess I'm good at storytelling, but fuck. I hate perpetuating that shit.

    anyways, sorry about the veering. back to orlando....
    I wouldn't worry about it too much. The children's bible was one of my faves as a kid too, and I am an Atheist. The pictures were good, the stories really interesting and fantastical and quite juicy, really. I probably read those stories a hundred times. It benefitted me because I knew the main biblical stories that really should be common knowledge just for the sake of knowing.... and I am certain that it helps me answer the biblical questions on Jeopardy to this day. I think it's important for kids to understand religion without being religious. Even if they aren't, religion is a HUGE factor in the world, and everyone should have knowledge of what it's all about IMO. It allows us to understand the world and people better ... just as long as they know it's not what they should believe as well. And they should know and understand the historical and social and political context behind those stories (when they are old enough).
    I don't worry about it. if she grows up to be religious that's totally fine with me. I just don't like reading it.
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,665
    edited June 2016
    Gosh, your post about it doesn't make it sound like you even should be totally fine with it, lol. I know I wouldn't want my kid to grown up worshipping an "evil prick". :lol:
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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,473
    PJ_Soul said:

    Gosh, your post about it doesn't make it sound like you even should be totally fine with it, lol. I know I wouldn't want my kid to grown up worshipping an "evil prick". :lol:

    I have no issue with her making her own spiritual choices. I just don't like feeding her this (what I consider) tripe because it disagrees with my beliefs. that's all. I find it pretty disgusting that they lure children in with these "sweet stories" only to find out later they are shitty tales of people and god being vindictive shitheads but they have already hooked them into their belief system by then. I have never understood how christian adults reconcile their "loving god" with one who murdered all humanity (including children and babies!) and banned two people from paradise for eating an apple he put there as a trap.

    anyway.......
    By The Time They Figure Out What Went Wrong, We'll Be Sitting On A Beach, Earning Twenty Percent.




  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,665
    edited June 2016

    PJ_Soul said:

    Gosh, your post about it doesn't make it sound like you even should be totally fine with it, lol. I know I wouldn't want my kid to grown up worshipping an "evil prick". :lol:

    I have no issue with her making her own spiritual choices. I just don't like feeding her this (what I consider) tripe because it disagrees with my beliefs. that's all. I find it pretty disgusting that they lure children in with these "sweet stories" only to find out later they are shitty tales of people and god being vindictive shitheads but they have already hooked them into their belief system by then. I have never understood how christian adults reconcile their "loving god" with one who murdered all humanity (including children and babies!) and banned two people from paradise for eating an apple he put there as a trap.

    anyway.......
    Okay... well all I was saying was that these shitty tales being sold as sweet stories never had any kind of brainwashing power or influence on me as far as forming my religious beliefs go. I assumed this would make you feel better, but since you supposedly don't care how it impacts your daughter either way, never mind!
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    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,473
    PJ_Soul said:

    PJ_Soul said:

    Gosh, your post about it doesn't make it sound like you even should be totally fine with it, lol. I know I wouldn't want my kid to grown up worshipping an "evil prick". :lol:

    I have no issue with her making her own spiritual choices. I just don't like feeding her this (what I consider) tripe because it disagrees with my beliefs. that's all. I find it pretty disgusting that they lure children in with these "sweet stories" only to find out later they are shitty tales of people and god being vindictive shitheads but they have already hooked them into their belief system by then. I have never understood how christian adults reconcile their "loving god" with one who murdered all humanity (including children and babies!) and banned two people from paradise for eating an apple he put there as a trap.

    anyway.......
    Okay... well all I was saying was that these shitty tales being sold as sweet stories never had any kind of brainwashing power or influence on me as far as forming my religious beliefs go. I assumed this would make you feel better, but since you supposedly don't care how it impact your daughter either way, never mind!
    I guess I'm probably just not articulating properly today. I think we're on the same page. onward and upward!
    By The Time They Figure Out What Went Wrong, We'll Be Sitting On A Beach, Earning Twenty Percent.




  • PJ_Soul said:

    Gosh, your post about it doesn't make it sound like you even should be totally fine with it, lol. I know I wouldn't want my kid to grown up worshipping an "evil prick". :lol:

    I have no issue with her making her own spiritual choices. I just don't like feeding her this (what I consider) tripe because it disagrees with my beliefs. that's all. I find it pretty disgusting that they lure children in with these "sweet stories" only to find out later they are shitty tales of people and god being vindictive shitheads but they have already hooked them into their belief system by then. I have never understood how christian adults reconcile their "loving god" with one who murdered all humanity (including children and babies!) and banned two people from paradise for eating an apple he put there as a trap.

    anyway.......
    Let children learn about different faiths, let them notice their incompatibility, and let them draw their own conclusions about the consequences of that incompatibility.
    As for whether they are ‘valid,’ let them make up their own minds when they are old enough to do so.