When some people are so deluded or indoctrinated by their respective faiths that they actually believe in absurd, silly shit like the Earth is only 6,000 years old, or that Jewish carpenters rise from the dead after three days and invite doubters to stick their fingers in his side, or that some Hebrew sky god can stop the Sun from moving in the sky (?!) to allow his people more time for slaughter....well, they DESERVE to be ridiculed.

Especially when they try and place their crazy fables on the same level as my sciences. Or even in the same ballpark. Or the same freaking Universe.

Look........so long as they just keep their superstition where it belongs, among the other mythos and fables and theological literature--and NOT in the real world science and facts--I got no problem. It's when they say stupid shit like our kids need to be exposed to the Genesis fable in school that I get the red ass.

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I view religion as a philosophy in life that is fair game for criticism just like liberalism, socialism, communism et. al. Just because you add a prophet and a deity doesn't make it off limits.

"What kind of ignorant insecure person does it take to ridicule people for their faith?"

The person who made the original debate, for one. He does it all the time.

Why is it that this cocksucker doesn't get the message that hate against Christians isn't special? He hates 100 different things on this website and doesn't understand that hatred isn't specialized. The funniest part is that FromWithin is one of the bigoted anti Christians on the website. He only thinks his particular sect is Christian. He has attacked Christians for not being Christian enough. And, not even just the Christians who are pro abortion. How can he be so blind to being part of the problem and not part of the solution?

P.S. 90% of what he says is bigoted isn't bigoted at all.

Religious people do this. They are constantly doing it to each other and ridiculing each other's religions, when in reality, they are no different from each other.

Christianity in the old Testament is no different from Islam.

The Jewish religion is just as violent as Islam in the Torah.

I'd say what goes around comes around. Oh, but looking around now, it seems you already know that

If a Jew, Muslim, Hindu, or Snake Charmer came on this site and told us we're all going to be tortured for eternity unless we believe and do what they say we should believe and do I would respond to them with the same emphatic no I keep saying to you. If you don't want to read it then stop posting Christian propaganda. And if you don't like the laws then go ahead and try to change them but don't be surprised when people who don't share your view lobby for different laws than you do.

What kind of insecure person bans anyone and everyone who disagrees with them?

It is true that everyone is entitled to their point of view I believe however that most people would agree that ridiculing, demeaning opponent is an appropriate in a debate. When one enters into a debate it is usually based on the assumption that you are having two intelligent individuals expressing themselves. If we simply focus on winning by any means necessary then we miss the issue, the point of debating. Which is to intellectually look at the arguments being made and determine their value as it pertains to the subject matter.

People today are more educated than they have ever been in life surely we can find a more appropriate way to express ourselves rather than resorting to the kinds of street slang vernacular.

It doesn't take a certain mental state. It's just a trend.

People follow trends...plain and simple.

Several people on here use other peoples beliefs against them every day. I'll agree that that standard practice SHOULD NOT be used in a political race, but, it has been used on BOTH sides in about every election. "There will be no religious test...." If Bernie was a Hindu it should make no difference!

Democrats will not ridicule Muslims for their faith but Democrats have a real problem with Christians. I have not seen one Christian faith commit the atrocities the Muslims have in the last 8 years.