Not exact matches
We were asking urgent questions about whether women,
people of color,
religious minorities, immigrants, would ever be treated
with dignity and respect.
These are «immoral» thoughts or urges that contradict the deeply held beliefs
of people who live
with them, like a
religious Jew constantly imagining eating a pig.
Supporters
of the measure say it will protect
people and business owners
with strong
religious convictions from government intrusion.
But a consideration
of medical issues brings up the point that the somewhat - rich MREs could easily overwhelm the digestive system
of a
person suffering from severe malnutrition, and a consideration
of the population's unique characteristics leads to the concern that the MREs may be incompatible
with ethnic and
religious dietary restrictions.
«Whether the result
of religious upbringing or poor sex ed in our school systems, there are a lot
of people with a negative view
of sex.
«The idea
of getting to hang out
with [Wild Turkey's] Jimmy Russell — when you look at
people's faces, it's like a
religious experience,» Gregory says.
Developers at the time could access virtual anything
of any value that a
person's friends had posted on the social network: her hometown, current city, events and location check - ins; her interests, groups and all the pages she'd liked; her relationship statuses
with romantic partners, friends and family; her birthday, activities, work history and political and
religious affiliations; and her photos, notes and videos.
Such a new ecclesiastical body is designed to allow these pathetic human beings, who are so deeply locked into a world that no longer exists, to form a community in which they can continue to hate gay
people, distort gay
people with their hopeless rhetoric and to be part
of a
religious fellowship in which they can continue to feel justified in their homophobic prejudices for the rest
of their tortured lives.
First,
people often kill other human beings because they believe that the creator
of the universe wants them to do it... Second, far greater numbers
of people fall into conflict
with one another because they define their moral com.munity on the basis
of their
religious affiliation...»
Mr. Hawking wins easy battles against uneducated (in science)
religious persons, but taking his statement on perspective, He is based on assumptions
with serious underlying problems, basically everything from mathematics, to the incompatibility
of quantum mechanics and relativity, and the lack
of proof and evidence for string theories, he is launching a very aggressive statement, probably his last effort on life to counter the anthropomorphic ideas
of God, and this is very common in all scientists.
When atheists begin a debate
with a
religious person, it's because the atheists are bullies who have no respect for the beliefs
of others.
IMHO... I think «their obsession
with religion» is about the sometimes crazy actions and outcomes that follow from
people of religious beliefs... especially the fundamentalists.
How much hatred is shown on here for
people with religious beliefs, and the hatred is spouted in the name
of tolerance and equality.
As a God - fearing soul - filled
person, I see no reason to bargain
with atheists or their idiotic vestiges
of palpable dogma they spew forth by their desicrating
religious faiths
of abundant measures Teach your children well you parents
of Atheistic dissention.
I will no longer temper my understanding
of truth in order to pretend that I have even a tiny smidgen
of respect for the appalling negativity that continues to emanate from
religious circles where the church has for centuries conveniently perfumed its ongoing prejudices against blacks, Jews, women and homosexual
persons with what it assumes is «high - sounding, pious rhetoric.»
I know
people who are not affiliated
with any religion (agnostic, not atheist) that are far more humane in action than any number
of «
religious»
people.
It is very like, as
with 99.9 %
of religious people, believe what's in the bible for a single reason — you were taught to.
@Corinth, Is it a standardized action that takes place
with perscribed frequency during the practice
of people's
religious beliefs (yes to all); then it's a ritual.
The
religious among us keep trying to chip away at the separation
of church and state by making
people recite the pledge
of allegiance
with the God clause, installing
religious symbols and displays on public property, holding prayer breakfasts for politicians, berating the removal
of prayer in public schools, trying to pass laws limiting women's access to birth control, and trying to get an amendment passed outlawing abortion (since in their view God creates a soul the moment a sperm enters an egg).
Most Islamic
religious leaders are the main instigators
of these violent actions, they seduce young
people with their satanic teachings to commit all kinds
of atrocities and justify these actions under their own Islamic dogmas.
It's a lot harder, nearly impossible, to infect
people with religious stories AFTER they have reached the age
of reason.
Funny, you don't seem to have a problem
with all
of the
religious people doing the very same thing all over this country.
The very existence
of the Jewish
people as a
religious community separate from Christianity was regarded as a fundamental affront to the new
religious community
with whom Cod had now made his permanent covenant.
Community
of the kind Christ desires can only occur
with another when He is shared as more necessary than breath amidst all
persons present, whether they be the
person «giving» or the one receiving — Christ must not be fore - fitted to some other monstrous conceit that is paraded as «communion» and «fellowship» — the common bane
of our
religious activity.
Well it is true that some
people seek sorcerers to implement Jinn that are satanic demons into mankind or his house or his business to finish him or make his life miserable or to stop flow
of his business income... In such case it is either you are
religious enough and say your prayers often then it becomes hard for this to harm you or otherwise you need to find some one who practice exorcism to remove this evil... But many are just pretending to be good at it and help you not but squeeze money out
of you
with tales and stories... There is another type
of possessions and that is not through a sorcerer but directly by coincidence what man is at his weakest moments and those weakest moments for a possessions are when you come through a great fear or when cry or laugh loudly in hysteria, or during a certain moment
of mating... or even when sneezing loudly... That's why there are prayers to be said on daily basis to guard you from such things and specially if passing haunted places such as deserted houses but most evil ones are residents
of public toilets and market places... Some
of them even would claim that you have made a wrong action by which you have killed a dear one to them and for that they have possessed you and that is mostly night time such as throwing a cigaret butt to a dark place or stepping killing an insect or even an animal at night which could have been one
of them or possessed by one
of them... So this is true thing happening to many who suffer unexplainable illnesses or sufferings which could look like mental illness that comes and goes as pleased...
I don't know all that much about God, but I know this is the root
of the problem
with religious people.
The interpretation
of the no
religious test clause propounded by good
people like Bill Bennett and William McGurn would put it at odds
with at least two clauses
of the First Amendment.
My great question
of the day is why does the God
of the
religious right and his followers seem ubiquitously obsessed
with other
people's sex lives?
It was a
religious community and a bunch
of loving
people who helped Lucas deal
with his CP and find meaning and joy in his life, and also helped a man who lost his son get through life in this cold and uncaring universe.
I do not see any
of the
religious folks
with much in the way
of good things to say about gay
people.
«CSW joins
with the
people of India in calling for justice and for the fulfilment
of the Prime Minister's promise to put a stop to the harassment
of religious minorities in India.
Those
of the
religious agenda keep on telling themselves that whoever this
person that wrote it should be more involved
with religion and should keep on pushing the «topic
of religion» onto dying
people instead
of just being a human being and focusing on the
person's feelings at their last hours on earth.
How about all lbg
people and especially athiests just stop eating anywhere that has a history or management that is from a
religious faith that means almost no grocery stores no restaurants 98 %
of the world believes in a religion the other 2 % can just not interact
with the rest
of us if thats what they want no skin off our backs make the world a better place just become reclusive your already hateful, distrustful and judgmental
I have had many discussions
with people of different or no
religious backgrounds.
According to the work produced by David B. Barrett's
religious statistics organisation (FYI, the man was a Christian no less) atheists number more than Jews, Sikh's, Shintos, Baha'is, Jains, combined, and if you want to consider all «non -
religious / secular / agnostic / atheist» together, since the whole «non-religion» movement is kinda riddled
with people who find conontations
of words like «atheist» to be bad enough to not want to declare themselves atheist, you'll find the number
of that non-
religious group also amounts more than those religions plus buddhism, and taoism or even Confucianism.
In other words
with all the things going on in the world this long winded ambiguous rant about the
religious beliefs
of a horror writer whose name I've barely heard mentioned in the last decade is being presented as the most important information
people need to know at this particular time.
The only kind
of people that think they can have conversations
with a «god» or a «devil» are
religious dolts and schizophrenics!
My
religious views aside... Think
of how many
people this church could have helped
with $ 700,000.
I know that I see elements
of divine around me in things and in ways that others don't, including other
religious people... And as long as different religions and even sects constantly argue about what god truly is, and as long as they come up
with different asnwers, then I have to say that the spiritual elements
of our universe simply manifest differently for different folks, including not at all for some... as
with those who label themselves as athiest...
It's to the point
with some Christian posters here that any criticism
of their actions and
religious beliefs garners the immediate judgment that the
person doing so is being hateful when, in reality, they are only fulfilling that very same Bible observation made by Jesus.
Put some food in
people's stomach that act
of charity is more in line
with a
religious act than erecting that statue
Certainly it would be filled
with people who hold various views, but isn't secularism itself just another form
of religious expression?
Everytime
religious people post something about God or something out
of their belief, there comes the Atheists storming it
with their typical (hateful, profane, disrespectful but in - fairness articulate, itellect, scientific and logical) replies and name callings such as; «2000 years
religious numbnuts», «oxymorons who keep asking
of sky daddy's help», «idiots who was fooled by a magical being in the sky» and so on and so forth.
In addition to civil rights for
people of color, women and LGBT, there has been an expansion
of religious liberty for minority sects, enforcement
of viewpoint neutrality
with respect to access to various public and non-public forums (e.g.
religious student groups must be granted equal access to school facilities as their secular counterparts, etc) greater protections against age and disability discrimination, and recognition
of habeas corpus rights even for enemy combatants.
As I'm writing this, I can see all the
religious people saying all atheists should be fired because they bring the devil into the place
of work... so I feel the need to provide the caveat: conflict
with their objectives in a way that is sanely and reasonably shown.
Considering the track - record
of religious violence throughout history, I'd say that puts YOU on the list to have your privacy violated to save the lives
of the
people you are terrorizing and oppressing
with your
religious - motivated CHOICES.
That is one
of the reasons why west decided to take in to becoming
religious rather than secular since only
with that the tension might be reduced and not be considered as infidels attacking Islamic lands but as
people of the scriptures!
We acknowledge
with gratitude your devotion to the cause
of religious freedom at home as well as abroad and your labors to protect the conscience rights
of the Little Sisters
of the Poor and
people of all faiths and shades
of belief.
Washington (CNN)- Half
of the
people who identify
with the tea party in a new poll reject the science
of global warming (50 %) and evolution (51 %), sentiments that some observers believe portray an increasingly
religious electorate that mimics some GOP presidential hopefuls.
America has so many
people who identify themselves as
religious because A) some
of our initial settlers came to the colonies because their beliefs were out
of line
with the government ordained religion in their country.