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Those last few sentences of yours says it all. I am an atheist, and I think I have more of what I thought Christianity should be about than most Christians. How do they defend the man they are most responsible for being President?
Jimmy wrote: "Those last few sentences of yours says it all. I am an atheist, and I think I have more of what I thought Christianity should be about than most Christians. How do they defend the man they are most..."
I would find Christianity laughable if it was not so dangerous. For example, the only reason people need religion to cope with the fear of death is owing to the fear of death created by religion. I think of these people as laughable chumps, and I know many of them.
But your last sentence says it all. Believers in this nonsense are condemning us to a Christian fascist theocracy.
Rodney Stark has made some big claims for Christianity with which,as a historian, I disagree. In his other books, he assumes that western so-called civilization depends heavily on Christianity. In my Awakening (UK ) , Reopening of the Western Mind (US) I think the classical tradition provides many of the ideas which fostered ‘progress’ .
Charles wrote: "Rodney Stark has made some big claims for Christianity with which,as a historian, I disagree. In his other books, he assumes that western so-called civilization depends heavily on Christianity. In ..."
Hi Professor Freeman,
Thank you for your comment and helpful clarification. I found the last chapter of the book incongruous in that the claims made for superior doctrine and dogma refuted the sociological perspective of the preceding chapters.
Kind regards,
Arianne
Can we all agree that "Rodney Stark" sounds like the made-up name of a very boring deuteragonist in one of the ten-thousand "fantasy/romance novels" one sees bannered up top on GR?
Max wrote: "Can we all agree that "Rodney Stark" sounds like the made-up name of a very boring deuteragonist in one of the ten-thousand "fantasy/romance novels" one sees bannered up top on GR?"
An uber cool stark realization Max, keep them coming. It caught me stark -----!
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Those last few sentences of yours says it all. I am an atheist, and I think I have more of what I thought Christianity should be about than most Christians. How do they defend the man they are most responsible for being President?
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Jimmy wrote: "Those last few sentences of yours says it all. I am an atheist, and I think I have more of what I thought Christianity should be about than most Christians. How do they defend the man they are most..."I would find Christianity laughable if it was not so dangerous. For example, the only reason people need religion to cope with the fear of death is owing to the fear of death created by religion. I think of these people as laughable chumps, and I know many of them.
But your last sentence says it all. Believers in this nonsense are condemning us to a Christian fascist theocracy.
Rodney Stark has made some big claims for Christianity with which,as a historian, I disagree. In his other books, he assumes that western so-called civilization depends heavily on Christianity. In my Awakening (UK ) , Reopening of the Western Mind (US) I think the classical tradition provides many of the ideas which fostered ‘progress’ .
Charles wrote: "Rodney Stark has made some big claims for Christianity with which,as a historian, I disagree. In his other books, he assumes that western so-called civilization depends heavily on Christianity. In ..."Hi Professor Freeman,
Thank you for your comment and helpful clarification. I found the last chapter of the book incongruous in that the claims made for superior doctrine and dogma refuted the sociological perspective of the preceding chapters.
Kind regards,
Arianne
Can we all agree that "Rodney Stark" sounds like the made-up name of a very boring deuteragonist in one of the ten-thousand "fantasy/romance novels" one sees bannered up top on GR?
Max wrote: "Can we all agree that "Rodney Stark" sounds like the made-up name of a very boring deuteragonist in one of the ten-thousand "fantasy/romance novels" one sees bannered up top on GR?"An uber cool stark realization Max, keep them coming. It caught me stark -----!
