Religion of pieces of human flesh

[annielaurie]

Umm Mantra, can you say "dhimmi"? Learn that word, to them you are one of those.

I don't think so Annie. Considering you claim to be a Christian - you have a very unchristian attitude. This isn't surprising as most people who boast about their relationship with God don't practise what they preach.

Umm Mantra, who says I claim to be a Christian? In fact I am a practicing Anglican and a liturgical minister and serve holy communion with the priests. But I am not a believer in the sense that most religious people are.

I have studied theology and am fascinated with historical Christianity and how it shaped culture and civilization through the dark ages and medieval times.

I practice Anglicanism because it's a beautiful ritual. But I don't believe the doctrine of Christianity at all. I don't believe in original sin or the divinity of Jesus or the miracles or the ressurrection of the physical body or the virgin birth of the miracles of healing or water into wine.

I don't believe in anything supernatural in a natural universe. I am an atheist. I know a dozen parishioners there who don't believe any of it, and most of the clergy are atheists as well.

I accept modern science and know that historically the Bible is an anthology of poetry and letters and psalms and ancient texts about the Hebrew people.

No supernatural events have ever happened. The stories were embellished with fantastic scenarios for literary and dramatic effect, that's all.

In any case, as a minister I do not preach and never have, I give the holy sacraments and that is all. And I don't preach religon on this forum.

I believe that religion is fantasy at best, and that millions of people believe it and need it, but that Islam is evil at its very worst, a cult of killing and hacking bodies into pieces and flying planes into buildings and blowing up themselves and other people around them.

We don't need it in this world.

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[IQS.RLOW]

You can't be an atheist if you are a practicing Anglican, Annie.

[annielaurie]

Well I didn't used to be, I was raised a Christian and believed some of it.

But as I studied theology about twelve years ago to become a liturgical minister in the Anglican church, I came more and more to doubt any of the supernatural events in the scriptures.

I am in awe and wonderment over nature alone, and understand reality in terms of science now.

[Black Orchid]

[Rorschach]

"Believers, take neither Jews nor Christians for your friends." (Surah 5:51)

“Whoever changes his Islamic religion, kill him.” (Hadith Al Buhkari vol. 9:57)

[boxy]

You can't be an atheist if you are a practicing Anglican, Annie.

I wouldn't be surprised if there are quite a few in America. They respect other people's right to pick their own religion, more than their right to have none at all.

[Jovial_Monk]

hehehehe I remember Yes Minister, Humhrey pontificating (apparently a new AB if Cant. had to be chosen wtte “there are modern Anglican bishops—it means they don’t believe in God. . .”

[Rorschach]

See if you can remember which religion was responsible for the biggest massacre known to man... hint... starts with "I"

[Aussie]

The Asians at Nanking....the Germans with the Jews....Did I get it right, Teacher?

Not sure how many died in Japan after those two bombs.

(PS.....I see you made a nifty edit while I was on the google, Poachy.)

[Rorschach]

The Asians at Nanking....the Germans with the Jews....Did I get it right, Teacher?

Not sure how many died in Japan after those two bombs.

(PS.....I see you made a nifty edit while I was on the google, Poachy.)

No not even close...

And sorry... no edit.