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rbwinn
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On Mar 6, 3:32�pm, "JessHC" <jes...@phantomemail.com> wrote:
> rbwinn wrote:
> > On Mar 4, 7:38?am, "JessHC" <jes...@phantomemail.com> wrote:
> > > rbwinn wrote:
> > > > On Mar 3, 11:06?am, scottrichter...@yahoo.com (Scott Richter) wrote:
> > > > > rbwinn <rbwi...@juno.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > Well, you are an apostate Christian. ?That means you are more
> > > > > > > > > > dishonest than a person who was raised atheist.
> > > > > > > > > > Robert B. Winn
>
> > > > > > > > > On the contrary, my dear Winnie, the ex-Christian has turned away from
> > > > > > > > > dishonesty and embraced truth. ?He is to be more admired and esteemed
> > > > > > > > > for having grappled himself up out of the stifling quicksands of
> > > > > > > > > religion and walked in the verdant and enlightened fields of atheism.
>
> > > > > > > > Well, if you atheists are so happy, why can't you stay away from
> > > > > > > > trying to discredit religion?
>
> > > > > > > Because our world is under assault by religious groups who invoke their
> > > > > > > superstitions to control what others think and do. Did you miss 9/11?
> > > > > > > Have you not listened to Pat Robertson and other power mad evangelicals?
> > > > > > > Have you not watched the creationists trying to take America back to the
> > > > > > > Dark Ages? Have you not heard the suicide bombers screaming "God is
> > > > > > > great"?
>
> > > > > > > It is increasingly clear that religion is a plague on civilization, so
> > > > > > > why would we "stay away" from such an important issue?
>
> > > > > > I see. ?Well, we Christians are supposed to return good for evil, so
> > > > > > here is a verse from Isaiah to brighten your day.
>
> > > > > It appears that you confuse talk about evil with the evil itself, and
> > > > > that you do not recognize yourself in that evil.
>
> > > > > > Isaiah3:13 ?The Lord standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the
> > > > > > people.
>
> > > > > And so you retreat to your warm fairy tales.
>
> > > > > Interesting choice of verse, by the way. After all, Christianity (as
> > > > > most religions) employs judgement has a primary tool of control. As I've
> > > > > said before, Christians all seem to LOVE to judge people; I guess you're
> > > > > no exception...- Hide quoted text -
>
> > > > Actually, I was just going through the book of Isaiah verse by verse.
> > > > The next one is ?Isaiah 3:14.
> > > > The Lord will enter ?into judgment with the ancients of his people,
> > > > and the princes thereof: ?for ye have eaten up the vineyard: ?the
> > > > spoil of the poor is in your houses.
> > > > I discovered some time ago that you can have a conversation with
> > > > atheists just by answering each atheist in turn with a verse from
> > > > Isaiah. ?This results in a much better conversation than relying on
> > > > your own knowledge in trying to answer each accusation. ?Isaiah was a
> > > > much better judge than anyone living today.
>
> > > So rather than think about something and answer someone, you punt?- Hide quoted text -
>
> > Well, no, it is not a game.
> rbwinn wrote:
> > On Mar 4, 7:38?am, "JessHC" <jes...@phantomemail.com> wrote:
> > > rbwinn wrote:
> > > > On Mar 3, 11:06?am, scottrichter...@yahoo.com (Scott Richter) wrote:
> > > > > rbwinn <rbwi...@juno.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > Well, you are an apostate Christian. ?That means you are more
> > > > > > > > > > dishonest than a person who was raised atheist.
> > > > > > > > > > Robert B. Winn
>
> > > > > > > > > On the contrary, my dear Winnie, the ex-Christian has turned away from
> > > > > > > > > dishonesty and embraced truth. ?He is to be more admired and esteemed
> > > > > > > > > for having grappled himself up out of the stifling quicksands of
> > > > > > > > > religion and walked in the verdant and enlightened fields of atheism.
>
> > > > > > > > Well, if you atheists are so happy, why can't you stay away from
> > > > > > > > trying to discredit religion?
>
> > > > > > > Because our world is under assault by religious groups who invoke their
> > > > > > > superstitions to control what others think and do. Did you miss 9/11?
> > > > > > > Have you not listened to Pat Robertson and other power mad evangelicals?
> > > > > > > Have you not watched the creationists trying to take America back to the
> > > > > > > Dark Ages? Have you not heard the suicide bombers screaming "God is
> > > > > > > great"?
>
> > > > > > > It is increasingly clear that religion is a plague on civilization, so
> > > > > > > why would we "stay away" from such an important issue?
>
> > > > > > I see. ?Well, we Christians are supposed to return good for evil, so
> > > > > > here is a verse from Isaiah to brighten your day.
>
> > > > > It appears that you confuse talk about evil with the evil itself, and
> > > > > that you do not recognize yourself in that evil.
>
> > > > > > Isaiah3:13 ?The Lord standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the
> > > > > > people.
>
> > > > > And so you retreat to your warm fairy tales.
>
> > > > > Interesting choice of verse, by the way. After all, Christianity (as
> > > > > most religions) employs judgement has a primary tool of control. As I've
> > > > > said before, Christians all seem to LOVE to judge people; I guess you're
> > > > > no exception...- Hide quoted text -
>
> > > > Actually, I was just going through the book of Isaiah verse by verse.
> > > > The next one is ?Isaiah 3:14.
> > > > The Lord will enter ?into judgment with the ancients of his people,
> > > > and the princes thereof: ?for ye have eaten up the vineyard: ?the
> > > > spoil of the poor is in your houses.
> > > > I discovered some time ago that you can have a conversation with
> > > > atheists just by answering each atheist in turn with a verse from
> > > > Isaiah. ?This results in a much better conversation than relying on
> > > > your own knowledge in trying to answer each accusation. ?Isaiah was a
> > > > much better judge than anyone living today.
>
> > > So rather than think about something and answer someone, you punt?- Hide quoted text -
>
> > Well, no, it is not a game.