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Good people can be good regardless of whether they are religious; The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2018 #1
Well put Siwsan Dec 2018 #3
Such is the pitfal of relying on a centuries old guidebook Major Nikon Dec 2018 #4
Absolutely. A lot of wars have been done in the "name of religion" still_one Dec 2018 #6
But "bad" people don't see it as an "excuse." trotsky Dec 2018 #8
Jerry Falwell and Billy Graham aren't just widely regarded as "good people" Major Nikon Dec 2018 #9
Exactly. MineralMan Dec 2018 #17
Their claim display an extremely narrow view of "morality". nt ladjf Dec 2018 #2
Well stated. I find it disappointing, and somewhat amusing at the same time that some are still_one Dec 2018 #5
They seem to be expecting Trumps Christian supporters Mariana Dec 2018 #11
Wow Mariana what an excellent point still_one Dec 2018 #18
I do believe there's a goodly number of 'sects' that don't recite this creed or have a clue as to sprinkleeninow Dec 2018 #19
I was made to go to Baptist church and Sunday School. Mariana Dec 2018 #20
You are correct in that. If they let the grabbing slide, tolerating that and making ridiculous sprinkleeninow Dec 2018 #22
My cousin thought it was almost a spiritual issue exboyfil Dec 2018 #7
There's a verse for that Major Nikon Dec 2018 #10
To be fair, the book clearly teaches that God approves of slavery. Mariana Dec 2018 #12
Yes and Aron Ra and others exboyfil Dec 2018 #14
I've used that in discussions as a gotcha TlalocW Dec 2018 #16
They believe they have knowledge... NeoGreen Dec 2018 #13
What I think is amusing TlalocW Dec 2018 #15
Yes, it is. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #21
Yep, it's also stupid and wrong. Iggo Dec 2018 #23
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