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Politics : Should God be replaced? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Bill Fischofer who wrote (14711)	1/23/2003 11:14:32 PM
From: 2MAR$	Respond to of 28931

I guess it's just deep in our hearts we all love Christianty and Sweet loving Lord Jesus saving every last man ,woman, and child of us eternally .... but like Mahatma Ghandi said once , I can love the message of Jesus and understand him , it's just Christians that I cannot fathom . I didn't really see the slight in the piece though . But Christianity has sure come a long , long , long way <G> All that New Age stuff and science finally seeping in , hehe Yah , have to agree Isalm is far too sensitive to needle or pick on , and they have some pretty heft penalties if you do <G> ;-)

To: Bill Fischofer who wrote (14711)	1/24/2003 12:32:39 AM
From: 2MAR$	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 28931

Here Bill speaking of religious humor , this site is full of parodies of Christianity , but is also a Ministry pastornet.net.au some are really quite funny ... I didn't see one about "We are All One " though ...but nice thought that is ...

To: Bill Fischofer who wrote (14711)	1/24/2003 2:40:30 AM
From: cosmicforce	Respond to of 28931

In this country, it is the one that most vocally insists that all other religions and agnostic viewpoints are wrong in public fora (such as this venue or that on Sunday AM). Ask a fundamentalist if they think Mormons are Christian. Or Jehovah's Witnesses. Or Catholics. They don't based upon their myriad interpretations of dogma. Buddhists don't really make them selves a target because no orthodox Buddhist would torture someone into belief. If it wasn't for the inflammatory rhetoric that was already being aimed at them in this country, the parody would be extended to other groups, I'm sure. There were some references to Scientologists which are certainly not Christian. I just don't think it would have been as funny to as many people if it focussed upon Sihks, Jews and Muslims. Atheists, to me, are just as much a victim of their belief as others who cling to dogma. Agnosticism is the only sensible position, because we really DON'T know. A-gnostic - not knowing. Sarcastic humor has its socially acceptable limits. You don't generally make jokes at the expense of people who are already marginalized. That's why there isn't a lot of "homeless humor" in social settings.