[kj] (OT) The Religion of Peace, Love and Understanding

[Alexander Smith]

Sez you, "dude."

Alex in NYC


On May 6, 2010, at 8:40 PM, Bette Dillinger wrote:


>

> Asserting the absence of dogma only reinforces its viable and  

> inexorable presence in everyday life, dude.

>

> Bette in Da Motor Citay

>

> From: vassifer at earthlink.net

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 20:19:18 -0400

> Subject: Re: [kj] (OT) The Religion of Peace, Love and Understanding

>

>

> "Isn't virulent atheism just as much an issue as virulent Christian  

> Fundamentalism?"

>

> I'll take the absence of dogma over the enforcement of dogma every  

> time.

>

> Alex in NYC

>

>

> On May 6, 2010, at 6:48 PM, Bette Dillinger wrote:

>

> Isn't virulent atheism just as much an issue as virulent Christian  

> Fundamentalism?  And I triple dare Mr Dawkins to do the same with  

> Islam.  I have no vested interest in any point of view, so I will  

> just pop the popcorn and watch the fireworks.

>

> Fundamentalism of any kind is the sign of a fundamentally disturbed  

> mind.

>

>

>

> > From: vassifer at earthlink.net

> > To: phil.tofield at virgin.net; gathering at misera.net

> > Date: Wed, 5 May 2010 19:08:54 -0400

> > Subject: Re: [kj] (OT) The Religion of Peace, Love and Understanding

> >

> >

> > That's awesome.

> >

> > Alex in NYC

> >

> >

> > On May 5, 2010, at 7:50 AM, phil wrote:

> >

> > > http://store.richarddawkins.net/products/the-god-delusion-t-shirt

> > >

> > > I want one

> > >

> > > On Wed, 5 May 2010 08:04:45 +1000, you wrote:

> > >

> > >> The Bible is totally twisted to begin with, here’s a quote which

> > >> sums it up better than anything else:

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >> The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant

> > >> character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty,  

> unjust,

> > >> unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic

> > >> cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal,

> > >> genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal,

> > >> sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >> Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion.

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net

> > >> ] On Behalf Of Karen Weil

> > >> Sent: Wednesday, 5 May 2010 3:10 AM

> > >> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)

> > >> Subject: Re: [kj] (OT) The Religion of Peace, Love and  

> Understanding

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >> Good point. There are plenty who twist the Bible to suit their  

> own

> > >> beliefs.

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >> k.w.

> > >>

> > >> the States

> > >>

> > >> ----- Original Message -----

> > >>

> > >> From: Jim Harper <mailto:jimharper666 at yahoo.co.uk>

> > >>

> > >> To: A list about <mailto:gathering at misera.net> all things Killing

> > >> Joke (the band!)

> > >>

> > >> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 2:32 AM

> > >>

> > >> Subject: Re: [kj] (OT) The Religion of Peace, Love and  

> Understanding

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >> By those standards, all Christians believe you can own slaves and

> > >> have more than one wife. But how many of them are bigamists and

> > >> slaveowners?

> > >>

> > >> --- On Mon, 3/5/10, Brendan <bq at soundgardener.co.nz> wrote:

> > >>

> > >> 99% of muslims, by definition, believe in the subjugation of  

> women,

> > >> deny the right of any other religion to exist, are against

> > >> democracy...etc. The idea that all of the harm is in the

> > >> fundamentalist fringe is outdated:

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >> <http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1452322/posts> http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1452322/posts

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >> So the mantra ‘Islam is peace’ is almost 1,400 years out of date.

> > >> It was only for about 13 years that Islam was peace and nothing  

> but

> > >> peace. From 622 onwards it became increasingly aggressive, albeit

> > >> with periods of peaceful co-existence, particularly in the  

> colonial

> > >> period, when the theology of war was not dominant. For today’s

> > >> radical Muslims — just as for the mediaeval jurists who developed

> > >> classical Islam — it would be truer to say ‘Islam is war’. One of

> > >> the most radical Islamic groups in Britain, al-Ghurabaa, stated  

> in

> > >> the wake of the two London bombings, ‘Any Muslim that denies that

> > >> terror is a part of Islam is kafir.’ A kafir is an unbeliever

> > >> (i.e., a non-Muslim), a term of gross insult.

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net

> > >> ] On Behalf Of Karen Weil

> > >> Sent: Tuesday, 4 May 2010 5:16 AM

> > >> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)

> > >> Subject: Re: [kj] (OT) The Religion of Peace, Love and  

> Understanding

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >> Unfortunately, while 99 percent of Muslims mean no one any harm,

> > >> it's vicious cretins like this guy who continue to fan the flames

> > >> of xenophobia, suspicion and irrational hatred of their faith by

> > >> those of other religions, ethnic groups, etc.

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >> k.w.

> > >>

> > >> SoCal

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >> ----- Original Message -----

> > >>

> > >> From: <http://uk.mc259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=LONESTYLE@aol.com

> > >> > LONESTYLE at aol.com

> > >>

> > >> To: <http://uk.mc259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=gathering@misera.net

> > >> > gathering at misera.net

> > >>

> > >> Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 12:22 PM

> > >>

> > >> Subject: Re: [kj] (OT) The Religion of Peace, Love and  

> Understanding

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >> That guy is an asshole!

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >> ~ LB

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >> In a message dated 4/21/2010 8:54:39 A.M. Pacific Daylight  

> Time, <http://uk.mc259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=folk.devil@hotmail.com

> > >> > folk.devil at hotmail.com writes:

> > >>

> > >> That guy in the interview is a bit mental, really.

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>> From: <http://uk.mc259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=planetary@socal.rr.com

> > >>> > planetary at socal.rr.com

> > >>> To: <http://uk.mc259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=gathering@misera.net

> > >>> > gathering at misera.net

> > >>> Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2010 08:48:12 -0700

> > >>> Subject: [kj] (OT) The Religion of Peace, Love and Understanding

> > >>>

> > >>> http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/showbiz/2010/04/21/

> > >>> ac.griffin.south.park.threat.cnn?hpt=C2

> > >>>

> > >>> "A radical Islamic website warns the creators of "South Park"

> > >>> after the Prophet Mohammed was featured on the show."

> > >>>

> > >>> Yeah, look out for those evil cartoons mocking your deity, you

> > >>> stone age fucks.

> > >>>

> > >>> T.B.

> > >>>

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