This is why some say religion is poison. And, in some ways, it is. But let's remember one of the most important rules of toxicology: there is no poison, only dose.
So I was reading a thread in which you called this place, not "Religious Education Forums", but "ReligiousGettin'SkooledForums".
Seems pretty accurate, man.
Bro, it's what comes out of your mouth that defiles you, not what goes into it.
That being said, smoking is pretty bad for you and it's addictive. It probably doesn't offend God, but its negative consequences are punishment enough.
This is actually fairly similar to Islamic teaching, F0uad, in which Jesus did not die, but it only appeared so (though Islamic teachings about this are varied, are they not?); to the average onlooker, it would appear that Jesus "died" because his body would have stopped functioning. But the...
Yes, Abrahamics are horrible bigots because of their religion and all others are perfect little angels. On the off-chance that one of these "others" is a bigot, it has nothing to do with their religion. Nope, no way. But Abrahamics? Yeah, dude, their religion totally makes them think and do bad...
He's an excellent scientist!
Yeah, memetics can come under fair criticism... but the gene-centred view of evolution makes more sense than pretty much anything else out there.
Gnosticism is cool.
Yes, there are some Gnostic beliefs I have trouble with but the great part is that there isn't even a definitive list of Gnostic beliefs to begin with.
It's a shame Gnostics were persecuted. Their semi-destruction is a huge loss for Christian history.