11 Jan 2009, 9:40 pm
Fnord wrote:
Meh ... it's all the same.
One religion calls its devil "Satan" and his minions "Demons", while another called their devil "Xenu" and his minions "Thetans."
One uses exorcism to remove these demons, while another uses auditing to remove theirs.
One takes money in regular collections, while the other takes money in easy installments.
I mean ... religion is religion is religion ... et cetera, ad nauseum ...
One religion calls its devil "Satan" and his minions "Demons", while another called their devil "Xenu" and his minions "Thetans."
One uses exorcism to remove these demons, while another uses auditing to remove theirs.
One takes money in regular collections, while the other takes money in easy installments.
I mean ... religion is religion is religion ... et cetera, ad nauseum ...
Funnily enough, I agree with you. Religion is not really necessary if you have a relationship with God. Religion vs. Relationship.
11 Jan 2009, 11:12 pm
slowmutant wrote:
Fnord wrote:
Meh ... it's all the same.
One religion calls its devil "Satan" and his minions "Demons", while another called their devil "Xenu" and his minions "Thetans."
One uses exorcism to remove these demons, while another uses auditing to remove theirs.
One takes money in regular collections, while the other takes money in easy installments.
I mean ... religion is religion is religion ... et cetera, ad nauseum ...
One religion calls its devil "Satan" and his minions "Demons", while another called their devil "Xenu" and his minions "Thetans."
One uses exorcism to remove these demons, while another uses auditing to remove theirs.
One takes money in regular collections, while the other takes money in easy installments.
I mean ... religion is religion is religion ... et cetera, ad nauseum ...
Funnily enough, I agree with you. Religion is not really necessary if you have a relationship with God. Religion vs. Relationship.
And, equally, religion isn't necessary if you have no relationship to a god.
11 Jan 2009, 11:49 pm
Fnord wrote:
I mean ... religion is religion is religion ... et cetera, ad nauseum ...
Are you suggesting the atheists of using that fallacy?
12 Jan 2009, 3:59 am
Kilroy wrote:
slowmutant wrote:
Why did they choose such an obvious appropriation as their symbol? I realize that the Christian Cross is not itself an "origninal" symbol, but it has represented our faith long enough to have gained a certain legitimacy, It think. tI's like what the Nazi Germany did to the Hindu Swastika. Just how wrong or right is it, this appropriation of ancient symbols by relatively new movements? Comapred to Hinduism, probably the world's oldest religion, how much legitimacy does the Nazi movement actually have?
http://tbn3.google.com/images?q=tbn:zli ... _cross.jpg
Scientology Cross
http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:gOD ... ns.svg.png
Christian Cross
http://tbn3.google.com/images?q=tbn:zli ... _cross.jpg
Scientology Cross
http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:gOD ... ns.svg.png
Christian Cross
oldest religion?
i think paganism is far older then hinduism
just my understanding, being a pagan you know
What is paganism, exactly?
12 Jan 2009, 4:01 am
Sand wrote:
slowmutant wrote:
Fnord wrote:
Meh ... it's all the same.
One religion calls its devil "Satan" and his minions "Demons", while another called their devil "Xenu" and his minions "Thetans."
One uses exorcism to remove these demons, while another uses auditing to remove theirs.
One takes money in regular collections, while the other takes money in easy installments.
I mean ... religion is religion is religion ... et cetera, ad nauseum ...
One religion calls its devil "Satan" and his minions "Demons", while another called their devil "Xenu" and his minions "Thetans."
One uses exorcism to remove these demons, while another uses auditing to remove theirs.
One takes money in regular collections, while the other takes money in easy installments.
I mean ... religion is religion is religion ... et cetera, ad nauseum ...
Funnily enough, I agree with you. Religion is not really necessary if you have a relationship with God. Religion vs. Relationship.
And, equally, religion isn't necessary if you have no relationship to a god.
Agree, although there are many secular religions.
12 Jan 2009, 6:25 am
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12 Jan 2009, 11:28 am
12 Jan 2009, 5:00 pm
slowmutant wrote:
tI's like what the Nazi Germany did to the Hindu Swastika.
The swastika is the eastern version of the cross essentially. Both represent the crux constellation.
I'm not denying that Jesus was crucified. I just wish to point out that this symbol is of great value to many religions.
Peace.
