The Church of Satan exists as a direct contradiction to Christianity.
It is a major point of the "belief".
LaVey used the Christian fear of Satan as a foundation for the church which is where I believe Jayhawkers comment about caricature comes from.
Granted the Church of Satan isn`t the only...
True, considering who her father is and the influence my beliefs have had on her life I know she has pondered the possibilities.
But I`m still gonna give her a little more time to come to a conclusion.
:)
Why are you an atheist?
I enjoy the kitten barbecues
What is your "favorite" aspect of Atheism?
Sleeping in on Sunday
What is your "least favorite" aspect?
I`ve got nobody to blame for my own mistakes.
If you were to choose a theistic belief (I realize this goes against the logical...
Jayhawker has a valid point which is why I`ve always had a knowing smile on my face in this forum when reading posts by people who aren`t yet parents about how they wouldn`t influence their children to believe any certain religion/philosophy.
It can`t be avoided as your child will seek to...
I agree which is why I mentioned she could be a baptist by 22 but damn she`s headstrong.
Considering her path so far she does indeed fall victim to the seduction you speak of.
I don`t think there`s anyway to get her past that other than letting her take the lumps that comes along with it until...
Ahhh...
I have a problem.
My 11 year old daughter has just gotten a Facebook page (I know I know 13 is the age limit.) and she`s been having a blast playing games and chatting with her classmates online (Apparently I`m not the only one who could care less about age limits)
I just checked on...
Yes, this is how I relate to the use of the word "Soul".
I define the soul as a conglomeration of my, life experiences, beliefs.
My soul IS my mind, the essence of "me".
It dies with me except for those little tidbits I manage to ingrain in those who shared my life.
Tolerance and respect are not identical concepts regardless of what your definition states or where you got it.
Not at all, I respect differing opinions of al stripes.
I do not respect magical thinking, which is what most religion is based upon.
I haven`t even uttered my definition of...
I`ve stated nothing that would promote intolerance.
The fact that I refuse to be silent about an obvious intolerant ideology while voicing my disrespect of it isn`t intolerant.
Intolerance would be calling for it`s destruction.
I "tolerate" Christianity very well thank you.
:)
The irony of...
Sure, you can hate whoever you want BECAUSE THIS IS a secular country.
If it truly were a Christian country you`d have to hide any hatred you held that didn`t jibe with Christianity`s prescribed hatreds.
Not at all, my secular way of life tolerates any and all beliefs whether they jibe with...
Ahh ... so we have the "No True Christian" argument.
It`s not my fault y`all can`t keep a consistent message across the board.
I stand by my statement.
You`re kidding right?
I attack Christianity because it attacks me.
It`s just self defense.
Christianity goes out of it`s way to infect my government, my kids schools, my personal sexuality, my lifestyle, my world view, my morality, my friends, my family, my neighborhood.......
I could...
It depends on the religion and it`s dogma but most western religions require one to delude themselves into believing the impossible.
Self delusion can be considered a mental "problem" at the least.
I think agnostic is an adjective, not a noun.
You can be an "agnostic theist"
You can even be an "agnostic atheist"
I don`t know of anyone who is simply.. "agnostic"
I have been an atheist from birth but had I a mainstream belief system before I read the book above it would have been pretty much destroyed by the 4th or 5th chapter.
:)
Bertrand rocks!!