Sentences with phrase «threatening damnation»

In order to do this we do not need to postulate a God standing in judgment and threatening damnation in response to particular acts.

Revenge, threatening damnation, killing, shunning,... those things are the purview of religion.

So, the justice suggests, as long prayers at public meetings don't fall into a pattern of proselytizing, denigrating nonbelievers or threatening damnation, what's the problem?

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I just can't «believe» in an invisible being who ignores pain and suffering and threatens all who don't kneel with eternal damnation.

Threatening me with damnation will do you no good whatsoever and will do me more harm than good.

You know, priest meets girl, priest seduces girl, priest threatens young girl with eternal damnation, girl confesses to parents, parents complain to diocese, diocese ships priest elsewhere so he can have a «fresh start».

If you haven't been seeing Christians threatening eternal damnation, if you haven't seen Christians calling others a «fool», if you haven't seen Christians accusing people of being Satan's pawns, if you haven't seen Christians spread any of the vitrol you accuse atheists of spreading, YOU HAVE NOT BEEN PAYING ATTENTION.

I do NOT care if «God» himself comes down and threatens me with eternal hell and damnation.

Unlike Christians, atheists almost never threaten anyone with eternal torture and damnation.

Can you think of any other claim at all — other religions, other beliefs, scientific claims — where instead of offering evidence, they threaten you with eternal damnation if you don't believe?

I've made it to age 50 and never once had to be threatened with «eternal damnation'to continue to be a decent man.

And not only preach it threaten people who don't believe you with eternal damnation etc?

If you use it in attempt to deny rights to others or to threaten them with eternal damnation, then it becomes a problem.

It's not easy to realize that what you've been taught is wrong — especially when you are threatened by eternal damnation by the Almighty no less.

The next number in such sanctimonious fools» repertoire is to threaten everyone who doesn't agree with them with eternal damnation.

a lifetime of being threatened with eternal damnation is difficult brainwashing to overcome.

amazes me that someone that follows a god that threatens eternal damnation also claims that the same god loves us.

Conservative religions of various sorts remain popular PARTLY because they allow people to project their fears, insecurities and frustrations on others, including threatening them with eternal damnation.

Frayed Knots point is that your god has no business threatening people about an eternal damnation.

But don't call me names and threaten me with eternal damnation if I don't want to help you pay for it.

Aesops... threatening people who do not believe in eternal damnation with eternal damnation is logical cancer.

Personally, I believe ANY teaching of God as vengeful or threatening eternal punishment / damnation is child abuse.

The idea that one needs a sky daddy who threatens eternal damnation in order to behave like a civilized and decent human being has caused more bloodshed and misery than any other idea on the planet.

Suppress any individual thought by threatening hell and damnation, and suppress science and education.

Not to mention the convenience of saying the above quote to appear tolerant of others, while in the same breath threatening eternal fire and damnation if you happen to choose to not love their god.

I'm here to tell you, it doesn't feel very good to have many many christians threaten me with eternal damnation because I won't believe what they want me to believe.

They have threatened all kind of hell fire and damnation in the event the House of Lords votes to kill or delay their cuts to tax credits.

I always liked to admit and deny something at the same time» — D. HIRST «At its best, Hirst's art makes us apprehend more keenly what it is to be embodied, to be feeling beings, and what it's like to have that feeling threatened by the horrific vulnerabilities of other bodies as much as our own» — B. DILLON Damien Hirst's Salvation / Damnation (2004) is an enthralling double vision of life and death.

They enjoy scaring the kiddies, denouncing sin, and threatening non-believers with hellfire and damnation.