Bazbo Loc: Lisboa, Portugal

Greed power and religion often mix in dangerous ways, don't they?

Pepper Loc: Planet Earth Country USA

They do indeed. Greed and power are typically the reason for while religion is often the excuse. Nothing has been used and abused over the years like religion has.

steve40 Loc: Asheville/Canton, NC, USA

Its really not to hard to determine if someone's faith, is real or not. Its a little like adding 2+2, it has never equaled 6, it always comes out 4. There are no fake muslims, they have all been beheaded by the real ones. Besides you cant be a fake fake, that would be impossible. Islam has no relation to anything! Christian.

The inquisition we know who was responsible for that, the word Christian is not found in their title. The Balkens I really don't know what kind of "whack jobs " were responsible for that, I would be hesitant to say it was any form of Christians. ??.

Bazbo Loc: Lisboa, Portugal

I think you missed my point about Muslims. People like you are quick to condemn all Islam for the crimes of ISIS while you rationalize crimes of Christianity with the logic of "Christian criminals are not really Christians" as judged by you of course. You have rationalized yourself into a corner.

And you can be hesitant until the cows come home but the perps in the Balkans were Christians because he perps said so. Eastern Orthodox Christians.

And your rationalization for the Inquisition because there was no title is baffling.

But maybe Catholics are not really Christians either.

So if I am following...Islam Is not a religion and Catholics are not really
Christians.

Believe what you want...but I would not bang that drum too loudly in South Boston,among other places, unless to are anxious for an old fashioned ass-kicking. In Serbia, you would be lucky to get an ass kicking.

My point is that are many people would take great exception to your religious definitions. So good luck.

steve40 Loc: Asheville/Canton, NC, USA

Ok, in large letters. Catholicism Is Not Christianity, that was established 400 years ago during the reformation. Eastern Orthodox, is Greek Catholicism in a nutshell - same boat.

Nasty religion. :)

Bangee5 Loc: Louisiana

Steve, what must I do to be saved, me and my family?

Bazbo Loc: Lisboa, Portugal

Established by whom? Martin Luther? You have a big opinion about this, but many people have big opinions that are just the opposite of yours.

You think Catholics are not Christians because they worship your God in the wrong way? You are displaying a vast ignorance of Christianity.

And of course, you could not close without a sneering comment... As a matter of fact, I would think that fundamentalist Evangelicalism is in the running for the title of "nasty religion", as you yourself just demonstrated.

magicray Loc: Tampa Bay, Florida

God killed more people than any religious or atheist motivated onslaught. A total estimated population at the time of The Great Flood was 10,299,681,562,500. This is over 10 trillion people.

http://biblescienceguy.wordpress.com/2014/06/18/4-population-growth-how-many-died-in-noahs-flood/

Bangee5 Loc: Louisiana

Should not God who had created the world and all that is in it, who had created mankind to do his will, shouldn't such a God do with his creation as He wishes? Who are we to tell God what to do with His creation... are you His equal?

dljen Loc: Central PA

That's only your belief.

Gnslngr

Read what you wrote here one more time, Bang.

Even you have to admit it sounds ludicrous.

Wellhiem Loc: Sunny England.

You may be right there Rac. But the point is, in order to do something, in the name of something else, you have to believe in something else. The reason that one religious group, kills members of another religious group, is that they believe in another religion. An atheist regime, is not a religion.

RichieC Loc: Adirondacks

Atheism is the "belief" that there is no god…

You can't prove it, but then neither can Christians or any religion prove that there is….. its is all a belief- you all have "faith" in your unsubstantiated "belief". Scientists do not know all the answers, there are whole classes of things they can't explain… so you can't use science as any answer. I don't believe that god has a hand in every event, but whatever the catalyst was that may have triggered a big bang, and I believe in the process of science in building understanding.. so I believe there was a big bang...…. THAT is inarguably the creator- whatever or whoever that catalyst was…. thus as creator- it is inarguably God. Science will never be able to peer past this threshold, what was before the big bang…. at least not anytime soon, perhaps never. I mean how could they, the theory is that there was nothing immediately before!


Thus I have no problem in labeling the faith of the church of atheists…as a type of religion ( look up the original meaning of "church"- hint: it isn't a building- church means a school- look up the original meaning of that word - "School"… it is a grouping of like minded thought, church really means an "assembly" ) "Religious" means having to do with religion- it is not specific to one or another. Atheism is based upon the very same criteria as any religion, a belief or faith in something they can't prove- this will enrage them! ROFL… but its inarguable. You align yourselves with each other and oppose someone of a different particular faith, simply because of their faith, and you feel superior that you are sure your beliefs are the correct version of things, and then seek to berate others for theirs… and you are so conceited, you can't comprehend your hypocrisy.

Christians who acurately follow the simple words of Jesus do not harm anyone, I am not afraid of them in the least, nor are any of you.

Christians survived their early persecutions with much bravery, then became dominant, then fell into the dark ages from corruption, which always follows absolute power, but they have evolved. Christians of today have nothing to atone for, exactly as the innocent child or wife of a murderer does, for crimes that were committed by someone else, especially 1000 years ago. That is laughable and completely stupid to even bring up. Every person reading this has some ancestor that killed somewhere.. perhaps it was kill or be killed, we are all survivors of the winner of some conflict. You are a hypocrite using your own criteria if you use this specious argument.

Once upon a time the moors and ancients of the middle east were the seat of the worlds knowledge. This is no longer the case, they have fallen into their dark ages and their corruption has become a threat to everyone else, including their own!. They don't get a pass because of the crusades…. in fact read about that… and who they fought sometime and why- it wasn't one sided at all. Many died on both sides and many crimes were committed on both sides. So even that is stupid excuse and anybody who uses it as one is...completely stupid. ( can we name any heads of state that this describes)

Corruption is our common enemy, as it always has.

RixPix Loc: Miami, Florida

Your religion like most are all about greed and power. The fact that you believe otherwise exemplifies the effectiveness of the leadership of your religion. I know you believe in your god but do the leaders of your faith believe or are they just feeding your addiction and reaping the profits in much the same manner as a drug dealer that sells but never uses the product?

NeilL Loc: British-born Canadian

Millions and millions AND still counting. Atheistic liberal hypocrisy.