Comments on: America’s Most Popular Cult

By: Dr. Hamid Rasool

Dr. Hamid Rasool — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 08:29:30 +0000

They Holy Koran makes three primary requirements, listed in the holy book repeatedly over and over:
1. Do good deeds to please God.
2. Avoid the acts God prohibited to exhibit proper fear of God, and
3. Have strong faith in such a Grand and Glorious God and believe in his munificience.

It also speaks very respectfully of the old Hebrew and the Christian prophets and the Koran says these books were given to us for our increased understanding.

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 19:20:54 +0000

I’m reading an excellent book entitled “The End of Faith,” by Sam Harris. Contra St. Worm and David Winter above, he argues that allowing faith to continue unquestioned, allowing even moderate adherents of religious beliefs to hang around and be treated with respect, ensures that we can never effectivly deal with the threat of fundamentalist and literalist violence. A really radical prospective like you only see in 19th century Atheist writings. And it was a NYT bestseller! It’s worth reading, so check it out.

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 15:11:26 +0000

Funny, isn’t it? The larger the population, the greater the number of the faithful, because that’s how it works. It’s viral. Only, this is a MEME.

So, in the Middle East, we’re seeing a swelling of Islamists, militant Jews, along with Christians waiting with bated breath for the Rapture…

…which will never come because it’s 100% mythology. Indeed, they can’t even agree when it will happen! There is no concensus on when the Rapture will happen. Will it be before, during or after the 7 Years of Tribulation? They can’t decide. That’s because it’s totally made up.

So, this disgusting MEME continues to cause damage to people’s brains, thought processes and public policy. This dangerous MEME polarizes entire countries, cultures and splits families apart.

The sad fact of the matter is that until the human race gives up religion, no one will be safe.

Relgious faith is the CAUSE of this problem. This MEME will continue to cause death and destruction as long as it’s propagated.

I, for one, am glad I’ve gotten the inocculation. Perhaps it’s time everyone else got it, too.

It’s totally free, too, by the way. It’s called: thinking.

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 19:24:05 +0000

Is the US now in our “dark ages”? Is the inquisition next? If intelligent, reasonable, rational thinking people don’t start to take action, I’m afraid so. Democracy? If this is Democracy it sux! We live in an Aristocracy, quickly on the way to a Theocracy. I hope I live to see the Enlightenment, or at least my children do.

By: Carl

Carl — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 17:12:25 +0000

As I said to my Mrs. last night. “Funny innit? That the supposed retrun of the “Son of God” is one of the most brutal and bloody episodes that has ever been written. I wonder why a “Man of Peace” would signal his return by making bloddy, savage war on the peoples of Earth?” I am so glad to be an atheist!

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 14:25:40 +0000

The scariest part is that these delusional simpletons (app 26-30% of the population) are the main voting block. They may seem crazy to us, but they vote!! How else would we have the government we have. Blogs are great, and this country is filled with damn smart people, all we have to do is vote!

By: Geoff

Geoff — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 16:27:32 +0000

Lisa: “Jesus is going to send these people straight to hell for looking on at the death of an innocent woman and the out break of war with glee.”

Of course, he’s been dead for about 200 years so they don’t have to worry.

By: Blogtopus

Blogtopus — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 16:08:16 +0000

Your wife is definitely right. There is more than one way to kill oneself: These people have given up on their lives, their children’s lives, their neighbors, their country, their world, and the future of humanity; hoping that God will come by and pull the plug for them because they are too damned cowardly to do it themselves.

By: Evangelos

Evangelos — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 11:47:11 +0000

Proverbs

24:17 Do not rejoice when your enemy falls,and when he stumbles do not let your heart rejoice,

24:18 lest the Lord see it, and be displeased, and turn his wrath away from him.

By: jjjjj

jjjjj — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 03:07:36 +0000

Regarding our current heat wave….wonder if this is our own personal hell….a reward for turning our backs on the suffering of others? We live in a nation that has total disregard for the humanity of the world.