Wednesday, September 19, 2007

I'm kicking today off with another video by YouTube commentator Pat Condell, whose fears about the tyranny of religion in an ostensibly non-Christian nation I share. I only wish I could be half as articulate and good-natured about them.

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Anonymous said...

All this hand wringing over Christians is a such an incredible red herring. He talks about "Christian Zealots" as if it's still the 13th century.

If, as it sounds, he's British, he should be worrying more about where he's going to buy a burkha for his wife and daughter than whether or not Intelligent Design is being taught in American high schools. I guess it's easy to complain about Christians becuase they don't cut off your head if you insult them by drawing pictures of their god.

Attacking Christians is like picking on a 5 year old school girl on the playground instead of worrying about that gang of bullies hanging out over by the bleachers. When the thought of a Nuclear Iran and a Eurabian caliphate gets to be too much, Christianity is safe distraction

When Hillary is in office a year or so from now, who will all the rabid atheists and global warming true believers direct their witch hunt towards? I suppose then it will be Bush's "legacy" that is still the root cause of all the world's enduring problems.

I'm not a fan of organized religion of any kind, but as global threats go, Christianity doesn't even make the D list.

10:49 AM
Mac said...

TJ--

Obviously you haven't listened to Condell's thoughts on Islam.

4:31 PM
Anonymous said...

Well I went back and scanned through his other videos and was happy to see that he tees off on everyone, so at least he's an equal opportunity offender.

But my main point remains - I just don't see Christianity as being much of a problem in the world (unless you happen to be a young boy and are Catholic)

When you stack up the intensity and number of Chistian zealots vs. Muslim zealots, there is simply no comparison. We are talking the occasional abortion clinic bomb vs, quite literally, the real threat of A-bombs in New York or LA.

Like Condell says, I wish ALL religion would go away, but the implied moral equivelancy that people give to born again Christians vs. Islamic fanatics is truly absurd.

10:39 PM
Anonymous said...

The danger of Christianity in this century is not literal beheadings and inquisitions and witch-burnings.
It's their influence in politics that poses the most threat. It's the fact that they have this need to convert third world countries into believing their side of spirituality that is a threat. All 3 of the major religions come from the same source; all 3 have bloody pasts, Islam is just the last born going through puberty.

I'll wager good money that the reason Christians are not more violent is because they can no longer get away with it in civilized countries. I've been in many a religious debate where I was physically threatened by Christians, even though I remained civil throughout.

It is a desperate cult that resorts to violence to reach their goal. If looked at from the Muslim POV, they have reason to be so desperate.
But a cult is a cult, no matter the name of number of adherents.
Christianity, like Islam, is a CULT.
Who was it said: One man is smart, a group of men are not. Any time a group gathers under a flag of religion, there can only be trouble.

8:19 PM
Anonymous said...

I say round 'em all up and put 'em in concentration camps.

10:25 PM

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