Ideas themselves are not capable of doing things. However, when people take those ideas into action...
While I will not (nor ever wish to) be malicious towards others, I will repudiate what I believe is wrong and erroneous.
A right reason to join a religion: I believe it to be true, after critically examining it.
A wrong reason to join (that is very prevalent in Western societies): Its not Christian; its very 'exotic' and has nice aesthetics.
For a Catholic perspective: Is the Eucharist cannibalism?
Yes because communion is as bad, if not worse than human sacrifice practiced by the pre-Columbian Mesoamericans or FGM in African societies :rolleyes:
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As someone whose used a friend's XboxOne extensively, I can personally say I am disappointed in the quality of the experience. I have encountered all sorts of difficulties- from games constantly freezing, to multi-day download times, to online not working, to games or even the system itself not...
TBH, I am rather mixed about this...
One on hand I believe that there is no good deal that can be made with Iran right now (and Obama's foreign policy is wack); OTOH I don't see the merit in trying to directly address the leaders of Iran, as it seems like rather poor in protocol.
While I am not Buddhist, I have heard it theorized that the Gotama Buddha was of Persian/Aryan descent, not that this should really matter of than for understanding the culture the Gotama Buddha was exposed to. I could see this being possible but like I said its really irrelevant.
This is...
Just made this petition on Change.org so I thought, "why not share it"?
Thus, Petition · Make Argentine President Cristina De Kirchner a 'Persona Non Grata' · Change.org
Thoughts?
I am for the death penalty, but the way it is used in countries like the USA or Saudi Arabia is too liberal IMHO. The death penalty should be the VERY LAST option taken, and should be used when one is guilty far beyond reasonable doubt, and should be only used for acts of terrorism, mass murder...