Richard DawkinsVerified account@RichardDawkins16h16 hours ago
No, all religions are NOT equally violent. Some have never been violent, some gave it up centuries ago. One religion conspicuously didn’t.
I knew it. There is always one religion that can't give up the violence. That damn Pastafarianism religion has been and continues to be so damn hurtful to innocent pasta. They boil it, bake it, desecrate it with hot sauces and spices...and then oh my Raviolli...they, they....they EAT it....oh the horror. Please forgive us, we know not what we do oh great Flying Spaghetti Monster. May we be blessed with your great noodleliness....r'Amen...
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This is hilarious, and of course a bit depressing, but wow what a hottie that host.
We are concerned about the treatment of women in the Arab World, yet describe the female host in terms of her physical attractiveness and not the quality of her journalistic skill.
I don't know what to think about the Brian Williams scandal on NBC, because I'm so distracted by his handsomeness.
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We are concerned about the treatment of women in the Arab World, yet describe the female host in terms of her physical attractiveness and not the quality of her journalistic skill.
I don't know what to think about the Brian Williams scandal on NBC, because I'm so distracted by his handsomeness.
So by commenting on her beauty that demeans her intelligence? Well can't blame you Brian Williams is very handsome!
I just heard this song on the radio and one line really caught my ear.
"Conversation with the Devil" was written by Ray Wylie Hubbard.
Quote:
I had a dream last night I was cast into Hell by a jealous God
The Devil walked up and said, "You don't need no lightning rod
It hardly ever rains down here, I can't recall the last storm
You ain't gonna need that leather jacket, it gets kinda warm
But there's one way in there's no way out
It looks like you're here to stay
The place is a mess, it's overcrowded, more are coming in everyday"
I said, "Oh man, wait a minute there's gotta be something wrong
I ain't a bad guy, just write these little songs I always pay my union dues, I don't stay in the passing lane" And he said, "What about all that whiskey and the cocaine"
I said, "Well, yeah, but that's no reason to throw me in Hell
'Cause I didn't use the cocaine to get high
I just liked the way it smelled"
He said, "Come on over here son, let me show you around
Over there's where we put the preachers, I never liked those clowns
They're always blaming me for everything wrong under the sun
It ain't that harder to do what's right, it's just maybe not as much fun
Then they walk around thinking they're better than me and you
And then they get caught in a motel room
Doing what they said not to do"
"Now the murderers and the rapists they go in this fiery lake
As well as most of the politician and the cops on the take
And all the mothers who wait till they get to K-Mart to spank their kids
And instead of showing what to do what's right
They just hit 'em for what they did
And all the daddy's who run off and abandon their daughters and sons
Oh, anybody who hurts a child is gonna burn until it's done"
"Everybody is down here", I said
"Who's up in Heaven with God and the Son"
Oh, some saints and mystics and students of metaphysics one O one
People who care and share and love and try to do what's right
Beautiful old souls who read a little stories to their babies every night
What you wont find up in Heaven are
Christian Coalition Right Wing Conservatives
Country program directors and Nashville record executives
Now I said, "I've made some mistakes, but I'm not as bad as those guys
How can God do this to me or can't He sympathize
He said, "You're wrong about God being cruel and mean
Oh, God is the most loving thing that's never been seen"
I said, "Hotshot tell me this which religion is the truest"
He said, "There all about the same
Buddha was not a Christian, but Jesus woulda made a good buddist"
Well, I thought about my future, I didn't seem to have much of one
I looked around to leave but there was no place to run
I said, "I don't suppose I could go back and try living again
You know like reincarnation, I hear that's the way it's always been"
"I can't answer that", he said
"You're gonna have to wait for that response
But it's not any more unusual to be born twice than it is to be born once"
Well, it looked like I was gonna be stuck here as far as I could tell
I thought I might as well suck up, you know what the hell
I said you, "You know that song that Charlie Daniels did
About how you went down to Georgia and played fiddle against that kid"
He said, "Yeah it broke my heart but you know what are you gonna do
I said, "To tell you the truth
I thought your solo was the better of the two"
Well, then I woke up and I was lying in my bed
I ran upstairs and kissed my little boy on his sleeping head
I took this dream as a sign from God, so I thought I'd better pray
I said, "Don't ever speak to me directly and thanks anyway"
Now so much has changed about me
Besides me just giving up red meat
Some get spiritual, 'cause they see the light
And some, 'cause they feel the heat
Location: A simple man leading a complicated life....
Exp:
Minister Creflo Dollar begs people for donations for new jet..
"Dollar said that after those incidents, he “knew that it was time to begin to believe God for a new airplane.”
Quote:
The minister, known for being a prosperity preacher at his Atlanta-area World Changers Church International, is seeking “200,000 people committed to sow $300 or more (to) help achieve our goal to purchase the G650 airplane.”
Quote:
The figures were presented Friday in a nearly six-minute video on the Creflo Dollar Ministries website (the video was not viewable Friday night) and total more than $60 million needed to buy the Gulfstream G650, which goes for a reported $65 million.
The project isn’t limited to member donations, as the site states that “we are asking members, partners and supporters of this ministry to assist us in acquiring a Gulfstream G650.”
The request goes on to detail that the luxury jet will transport Pastors Creflo and Taffi Dollar and member of the Dollars’ church around the globe to help them spread the gospel.
Prosperity gospel is a theology that promises wealth and health to those who tithe 10% of their income to the church.
Quote:
The Gulfstream G650 would comfortably allow the ministry make its way around the world. It seats up to 14 passengers with berthing for six, according to gulfstream.com. The jet comes with two Rolls-Royce engines, high-speed Internet and two multichannel satellites and allows for a 2½-hour commute from New York to Los Angeles.
“The G650 is the biggest, fastest, most luxurious, longest range and most technologically advanced jet — by far,” according to the site.
In soliciting the donations, Dollar’s site states, “We need your help to continue reaching a lost and dying world for the Lord Jesus Christ. Your love gift of any amount will be greatly appreciated.”
Attempts to contact Dollar’s ministry for comment were unsuccessful.
I have actually attended a Creflo Dollar service at his auditorium in Atlanta, and spent some time talking with members of the congregation afterwards. While he is certainly a huckster, a liar, and a cheat, I feel his greatest offence is taking advantage of the many kind, good-hearted Christians that are members in his church. To that end, he will continue to serve as an avatar of religious stupidity to atheists showing off on the Internet.
