Jake, how can you think you are a million times
better than any religious person on the planet?
You are no
better than the religious zealots you so obviously think you are better than.
Yes, my life is a million times
better than any religious person.
its not really atheism or religion that I have a problem with, its the hate, control, and fear that goes along with it that I have a problem with, you say that those who are spiritual are into new agey, crystal ball, stuff, see that's what I'm talking about, you assume to know what something is about when you don't understand something you naturally fear it, your self righteous clouds you, don't you get that by being narrow minded in your view towards things, you really act no
better than religious fundamentalists, being spiritual is a lot more than just the new agey, think positive all the time that you think it is, its about being aware of who you are?
Smarter than you jack @ss to notice that atheist fanatics are no
better than religious fanatics when they shove their ideas down everyone's throats.
You are no
better than the religious extremist.
They need to set a more positive example of atheists otherwise we are no
better than those religious groups putting up abortion ads.
The secular options, moreover, need not be demonstrably
better than religious schools.
Not exact matches
Loyola keeping a Catholic identity helps promote real intellectual diversity in American public life (and, again, I'd say the same as to other
religious universities; I can imagine some
religious belief systems that are so pernicious that, while they must be constitutionally protected, we can still say they hurt American life more
than they help it, but I think that most of the traditions that found universities do have a
good deal to contribute).
As social scientist Arthur Brooks has documented,
religious people give far more to all manner of do -
gooding than do secular people.
Recent studies indicate that
religious people are
better educated on average
than secularists.
Please cite the research that shows that
religious people are «
religious people are much
better adjusted
than those who refuse to believe.»
Others choose to do so without the assistance of ignorant
religious dogma and I'd say it works even
better than the misplaced focus encouraged by fear of not «believing» (in
religious dogma).
You atheists are no
better at logic
than the
religious who post here.
The interpretation from many Jewish Scholars and
religious texts is that it means «Chosen to Serve God» not
better than anyone else.
Christianity did triumph because it was «true» or
better than the other
religious options out there.
Theoretically, a Christian organization would have to elect an atheist if he really was the
best man for the job in all ways other
than his
religious views.
Some athiests are just as bad as the fundimentalists... because they «know» I being and agnostic, however, take issue with anyone who says that people who are not
religious do not think... in fact, it has been found that statistically, athiests and agnostics know the bible
better than christians.
So, if you have actually read a bible and have a
better argument for me
than «I want proof» (because there is none, it's a
religious BELIEF) or that Christians judge people or hate people (because as a TRUE Christian you must not judge & you must love thy neighbor) then I'm all for it!
Guiding Principles
Religious and theological studies depend on and reinforce each other; A principled approach to religious values and faith demands the intellectual rigor and openness of quality academic work; A well - educated student of religion must have a deep and broad understanding of more than a single religious tradition; Studying religion requires that one understand one's own historical context as well as that of those whom one studies; An exemplary scholarly and teaching community requires respect for and critical engagement with difference and diversity of a
Religious and theological studies depend on and reinforce each other; A principled approach to
religious values and faith demands the intellectual rigor and openness of quality academic work; A well - educated student of religion must have a deep and broad understanding of more than a single religious tradition; Studying religion requires that one understand one's own historical context as well as that of those whom one studies; An exemplary scholarly and teaching community requires respect for and critical engagement with difference and diversity of a
religious values and faith demands the intellectual rigor and openness of quality academic work; A
well - educated student of religion must have a deep and broad understanding of more
than a single
religious tradition; Studying religion requires that one understand one's own historical context as well as that of those whom one studies; An exemplary scholarly and teaching community requires respect for and critical engagement with difference and diversity of a
religious tradition; Studying religion requires that one understand one's own historical context as
well as that of those whom one studies; An exemplary scholarly and teaching community requires respect for and critical engagement with difference and diversity of all kinds.
Tariq Aziz, one of the
best - known faces of the Iraqi government for more
than two decades, was sentenced to death Tuesday by the Iraqi High Tribunal for his role in eliminating
religious parties during Saddam Hussein's regime, court officials told CNN.
TitforTat, you express the heart of Jesus
better than most
religious followers I know.
we are animals... some people are stupid and pray to imaginary beings... there is no natural code of conduct requiring us to think you are somehow
better than just another moron... you want respect, EARN it... one way to do that is to keep your
religious beliefs to yourself instead of inflicting that crap on everyone around you...
This moron is your typical attention whre just like every other
religious speaker who thinks he can comprehend what happened in some fairy tale
better than the other full of dog sht preacher.
Of course, when it comes to persecution, nobody does it
better than the Christians what with their inquisitions, holocausts, crusades and innumerable
religious wars.
My favorite
religious nut excuse is the one where you write off all of the horrible things supposedly done by God by saying «he knows
better than I do, and must have reasons for what he does that are beyond me».
Muslims are far
better off
than any other
religious groups... because according to their Sharia they (men and women) have to shave their arm pits and private parts.
At least that way, the wedge of divisiveness between politicians can remain about politics rather
than include their
religious views as
well.
Many of the
religious would like nothing
better than to control what we read or listen to — or at least censor it.
You are of the opinion that it would have been a
better in some way to simply deny this woman employment based on her
religious beliefs
than fire her for her
religious beliefs?
As to
religious counsellors... they vary widely, and again one with professional training is not necessarily
better than one without, BUT, having said that, there is a
better chance that the one with training will be more aware of non-
religious issues.
Religious faith seems such a distorter of experience, such an encourager of illusion, that polytheistic paganism's admission of many divine stories seems
better than monotheistic Christianity's insistence on a single story.
You guys are hilarious, not only do the
religious argue about which religion is
better than their own but they even argue about practices within a specific religion.
Although the book is
best regarded more as a presentation of the Supreme Court's
religious - freedom work
than as a direct study of the questions underlying that work» the work of constitutional scholars, for example, is for the most part only referenced, not engaged» it is, nonetheless, recommended.
«No
religious affiliation» is growing much faster
than Christianity, so it must be
better than Christianity.
Our primary goal is to help governments everywhere recognize that their societies will do
better with
religious liberty
than without it.
To interpret cultural and
religious differences in terms of a theory of interests works no
better than to ignore the role of class interests within all societies.
Evans says: «All schools should be properly focused on delivering the
best education possible, rather
than trying to instil
religious beliefs in children.»
A very close second is dealing with all the nasty, name - calling
religious zealots who have nothing
better to do with their time
than to attack those who do blog.
Not to preempt, I take the Cain and Abel story as a struggle to please God through sacrifice (a
religious act) where the differences led to conflict, though later it is written that obedience is
better than sacrifice, as it ever was.
The abnormalities of atheistic beliefs are in today's timelines littering profusely many cherished
religious societies whose fundamentalisms have been a social consistency for many
good years... Even though I am distasteful of today's religions in that they are usurping the least wealthy, I see their mismanaging of financial dexterities due each religion's hierarchies needing more money for themselves
than for their communal poor folks...
While it is impossible in a scientific age to consider any literal acceptance of the doctrine of resurrection, it does point even
better than the doctrine of immortality to some of the fundamentals of
religious experience mentioned above.
no
better than the Pharisees and the «
religious right» of Jesus» day.
Then again, Jesus would probably be hanging out with the sinners, prostitutes and all the others who don't quite fit the mold of what a
good Christian should be, rather
than sitting in a booth at the mall debating religion and theology with the
religious types.
I proclaim that it is more tolerant to refrain from
well - deserved violence in the face of greater provocations
than is experienced by delusional
religious followers.
We might as
well blame these on Santa Clause or the Easter Bunny... You
religious nuts cause more harm
than good.
Some competent observers even hold the opinion that Islamic
religious life has
better prospects in India
than in Pakistan.
A more moving portrayal of the meaning of child sacrifice to a
good father could hardly have been written
than this story furnishes; the profound loyalty involved in child sacrifice, holding nothing back that
religious obligation might require, is recognized; and the story's obvious objective is reached when «Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, behind him a ram caught in the thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt - offering in the stead of his son.»
The Austrian mystic, Baron von Hügel, understood spiritual dryness
better than most
religious writers have, and he gives some graphic illustrations as to what to do about it.
Those with any moral clarity at all have heard a
better voice in this campaign: no
religious test shall ever be required as a qualification, but the test of values and integrity, and a president who respects family and rights of faith is
better than one who, like you, claims a
religious label but then opposes family and faith.