Philosophy, politics, and religion from behind the bar.

Well, looks like Ray Comfort's page has done some housekeeping, and I'm no longer allowed to post comments there, since I questioned the perfection of a bible that condones rape and slavery. The slavery question was answered by a few by saying it wasn't REALLY slavery, but a form of indentured servitude. Any quotation on the matter from the bible refutes that pretty well. There is no other way to define what the bible describes as anything BUT slavery. Anyway, I wanted to go on to say that by redefining what wasn't really there, and rationalizing it away, one would be fudging the truth, or "bearing false witness", or lying. And lying is a sin punishable by death. And so, all said and done, not only have these "biblical literalists" lied about the nature of God's view on slavery, they lied about how much they believe in, and follow, the word of god. As bible literalists, they would be commanded by god himself to put these liars to ...

I'm probably screwing up the spellings and translations, but let's let this one fly, anyway: In vino, veritas (In wine, there is truth) In agua, sanitas (In water, there is sanity) Ergo, there is no truth in sanity. (Eh, your mileage may vary....)

I don't get it. I get it. People are angry. And an angry mob is capable of anything. What I don't get is that every time this happens, Watts, the Rodney King riots, Ferguson, every time , the angry poor folks are taking it out on their own community. If you're going to have that kind of destructive energy, (which, BTW, I do not entirely negate as a purely destructive force) why don't you take it out on the people that caused the problems in the first place? They should be trashing the gated wealthy communities and looting the country clubs. Laying siege to the Podunk police stations and their "protect and serve the rich, kill the poor" mercenaries. The capitalist white power structure doesn't really care that you have inter-mural scuffles in your own communities. They don't even notice it, unless they think it's a good thing. You want to burn shit down AND have an effect? Support your own communities and burn down the shit of the bad guys. As...

https://www.facebook.com/groups/321013961386385/335210196633428/?notif_t=group_comment Alex McDowell asked a question . 2 hrs Do you believe Robin Williams is in hell? http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2014/08/christians-report-robin-williams-is-in-hell/ Like Like · Crystal Gods-child Mccoy likes this. Juanita Caldwell Good question, probably not 52 mins · Like Alex McDowell According to the laws of god, why not? 51 mins · Like Laurie Sayers Because people not of right mind do not go to hell 50 mins · Like Alex McDowell Well, that would explain why believers don't go there. But he blasphemed the name of the lord. Had affairs (lusted). Broke many of the commandments. 47 mins · Like Alex McDowell Committed suicide. 47 mins · Like Alex McDowell And he gets off on an insanity plea? 45 mins · Like ...