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man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.... OMG I don't know you, but I think I love you!  
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KoolAide gives me heart burn Religion give me hartburn. |
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Every belief should be criticized. If you believe something you should be able to take and respond to criticism, otherwise it's blind faith and is on par with plain ignorance. I disagree....who is anyone to stand in judgment of what another PERSONALLY believes? Is each individual so PERFECT that he/she can play judge & jury? I THINK NOT!!! This is the USA is it not? Land of the free? Lindyy  Its called discernment, you do it every day with every facet of reality . . . . Do not pretend your beliefs require less discernment . . . . |
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In another reminder of just what sort of evil is done by men in the name of God ladies and gentlemen I give you this on the anniversary of the death of over 900 Americans. In 1978, more than 900 Americans in a group called Peoples Temple, led by Rev. Jim Jones, were poisoned by cyanide-laced punch in Jonestown, Guyana. For those of you who don't know about this event and Jim Jones I suggest you look. Especially after all those kool-aide remarks we heard during the last election. People are free to believe in what they want to believe in without being criticized or mocked.  Lindyy The kool aid remark was referring to the blind trust his followers put in a person who said, "Drink the Kool aid." Sorta like LIBS. 
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In another reminder of just what sort of evil is done by men in the name of God ladies and gentlemen I give you this on the anniversary of the death of over 900 Americans. In 1978, more than 900 Americans in a group called Peoples Temple, led by Rev. Jim Jones, were poisoned by cyanide-laced punch in Jonestown, Guyana. For those of you who don't know about this event and Jim Jones I suggest you look. Especially after all those kool-aide remarks we heard during the last election. People are free to believe in what they want to believe in without being criticized or mocked. Lindyy The kool aid remark was referring to the blind trust his followers put in a person who said, "Drink the Kool aid." Sorta like LIBS. ...wow... you're talented! You can put that in ANY post you make, even those that have nothing to do with it! I stand in awe. |
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Every belief should be criticized. If you believe something you should be able to take and respond to criticism, otherwise it's blind faith and is on par with plain ignorance. I disagree....who is anyone to stand in judgment of what another PERSONALLY believes? Is each individual so PERFECT that he/she can play judge & jury? I THINK NOT!!! This is the USA is it not? Land of the free? Lindyy Honestly, that was a ridiculous comment. Did I said judge or jury? No. Sorry. Try again. Move along if you can't even debate the actual words I use. I said criticize. I feel if you cannot tell the difference between "criticize" and "judge and jury" then you should look these words up before attempting to comment with them. A person can criticize another without being perfect. And if this is the land of the free, the I'm free to criticize whomever I want. I have a very religious friend of mine whom I'm very close to. Back in high school as we grew up together I used to criticize basically all of his religious views for the sake of argument. He thanks me for it now on the basis that it made him have to think (key word, try it someday) about his own beliefs and decide in more depth if they were truly his. Now his faith is much stronger as a result. I don't judge. But if I see something done, said, or thought, that I think is ignorant, stupid or wrong then I'm going to comment. Prepare to contest me. I do believe this thread is entitled "Religious DEVOTION." THEREFORE who are you or anyone to CRITICIZE, DISCERN, JUDGE ANYONE'S PERSONAL RELIGIOUS DEVOTION?????? May I ask WHAT business it is of YOURS what MY religious devotion is? I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR YOU REASONING ON THAT! CITICIZE: (A)DISAPPROVE, (B)CONDEMN (C) DISPARAGE (D) CARP (E)PASS JUDGMENT at least that is what my dictionary says....... AND: dictionary results for: criticize Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This crit⋅i⋅cize /ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪz/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [krit-uh-sahyz] Show IPA Pronunciation verb, -cized, -ciz⋅ing. –verb (used with object) 1. to censure or find fault with. 2. to judge or discuss the merits and faults of: to criticize three novels in one review. –verb (used without object) 3. to find fault; judge unfavorably or harshly. 4. to make judgments as to merits and faults. Lindyy |
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I do believe it boils down to the difference between devotion to a RELIGION and devotion to GOD which, incidentally, are NOT the same thing. Devotion to a RELIGION can cause this easily.
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In another reminder of just what sort of evil is done by men in the name of God ladies and gentlemen I give you this on the anniversary of the death of over 900 Americans. In 1978, more than 900 Americans in a group called Peoples Temple, led by Rev. Jim Jones, were poisoned by cyanide-laced punch in Jonestown, Guyana. For those of you who don't know about this event and Jim Jones I suggest you look. Especially after all those kool-aide remarks we heard during the last election. People are free to believe in what they want to believe in without being criticized or mocked. Lindyy The kool aid remark was referring to the blind trust his followers put in a person who said, "Drink the Kool aid." Sorta like LIBS. ...wow... you're talented! You can put that in ANY post you make, even those that have nothing to do with it! I stand in awe. Uh...that's exactly where it started from... I was just stating a fact... |
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It's a fact that "LIBS" follow blindly whatever they're told and "drink the Kool-Aid"? Because according to your sentence structure, that's exactly what you said. So either your sentence structure is flawed, or you should be backing up this "fact" with some reality.
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Edited by
t22learner
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Tue 11/11/08 03:48 PM
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In another reminder of just what sort of evil is done by men in the name of God ladies and gentlemen I give you this on the anniversary of the death of over 900 Americans. In 1978, more than 900 Americans in a group called Peoples Temple, led by Rev. Jim Jones, were poisoned by cyanide-laced punch in Jonestown, Guyana. For those of you who don't know about this event and Jim Jones I suggest you look. Especially after all those kool-aide remarks we heard during the last election. People are free to believe in what they want to believe in without being criticized or mocked. Lindyy The kool aid remark was referring to the blind trust his followers put in a person who said, "Drink the Kool aid." Sorta like LIBS. Kool-aid tastes better than the "Hater-Ade" you swill. The Kool-aid was especially sweet on election night. |
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Kool-aid tastes better than the "Hater-Ade" you swill. The Kool-aid was especially sweet on election night. OMG................talk about HATE!  Talk about name calling! Lindyy  |
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In another reminder of just what sort of evil is done by men in the name of God ladies and gentlemen I give you this on the anniversary of the death of over 900 Americans. In 1978, more than 900 Americans in a group called Peoples Temple, led by Rev. Jim Jones, were poisoned by cyanide-laced punch in Jonestown, Guyana. For those of you who don't know about this event and Jim Jones I suggest you look. Especially after all those kool-aide remarks we heard during the last election. People are free to believe in what they want to believe in without being criticized or mocked. Lindyy Would someone call Rush Limbaugh and let him know the new game plan? :) -Kerry O. |
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In another reminder of just what sort of evil is done by men in the name of God ladies and gentlemen I give you this on the anniversary of the death of over 900 Americans. In 1978, more than 900 Americans in a group called Peoples Temple, led by Rev. Jim Jones, were poisoned by cyanide-laced punch in Jonestown, Guyana. For those of you who don't know about this event and Jim Jones I suggest you look. Especially after all those kool-aide remarks we heard during the last election. People are free to believe in what they want to believe in without being criticized or mocked. Lindyy The kool aid remark was referring to the blind trust his followers put in a person who said, "Drink the Kool aid." Sorta like LIBS. ...wow... you're talented! You can put that in ANY post you make, even those that have nothing to do with it! I stand in awe. Tell me about it. 
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Lyndy when your devotion to YOUR god makes you work to change or restrict others behaviors that have no effect on you then yes that is open to criticism.
IN FACT, the moment you make your beliefs a public topic of debate by presenting them in a public place, you have given me the right to tear it apart smash it to the ground and show any weakness in the ideas that I so desire irregardless of any community policy. ALL ideas are open for criticism, its called free speech, and I am glad some folk still respect it. If no one knows your beliefs no one can judge/ discern /debate/ attack, or care about them. |
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Lyndy when your devotion to YOUR god makes you work to change or restrict others behaviors that have no effect on you then yes that is open to criticism. IN FACT, the moment you make your beliefs a public topic of debate by presenting them in a public place, you have given me the right to tear it apart smash it to the ground and show any weakness in the ideas that I so desire irregardless of any community policy. ALL ideas are open for criticism, its called free speech, and I am glad some folk still respect it. If no one knows your beliefs no one can judge/ discern /debate/ attack, or care about them. WRONG>>>>>>>>>>>>>> |
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If no one knows your beliefs no one can judge/ discern /debate/ attack, or care about them. "NO ONE" has a right .................... about anything PERSONAL about me or anyone.....WHAT do you NOT COMPREHEND about PERSONAL? Lindyy |
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If its personal. Then shut up about it. If its personal, don't talk about it on a public internet forum. If it's personal, I'll never know one way or another to criticize or not.
"to make judgments as to merits and faults. " You don't have to be perfect in order to do that. There's a difference between needing perfection (god, or whatever) in order to judge a person, and just having a unique thought process in order to "discuss the merits and faults of" something. So you're trying to tell me then, that if you think it's okay to run around punching babies in the face and slitting the throats of puppies, and you talk about these beliefs, that I should just let it slide because it's "personal"? |
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When you put your personal beliefs in a public forum, they become public and subject to scrutiny.
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When you put your personal beliefs in a public forum, they become public and subject to scrutiny. You are taking it out of context.............. |
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Hell, to be technical, my belief is that anyone should be able to criticize anyone else's beliefs. Yet you sit here criticizing my belief in that. Are you so perfect lindyy that you can judge what statements I should or should not be able to make? Who are YOU to judge my belief in copious criticism?
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