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In reply to the discussion: Do any religions have bad teachings in their holy book(s) and/or history? [View all]malchickiwick
(1,474 posts)82. Jesus of Nazareth in Luke 19:27 (KJV)
"But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me."
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Do any religions have bad teachings in their holy book(s) and/or history? [View all]
trotsky
Jan 2019
OP
No, an easily proven claim that requires only that one read what you wrote, and write.
guillaumeb
Jan 2019
#50
Take this as an example of how some do not really want dialogue in the Religion Group.
guillaumeb
Jan 2019
#63
If he actually understood what deists are, he'd probably hate them more than atheists
Major Nikon
Jan 2019
#80
Which is why trying to have a discussion with Gil is like trying to have a discussion with a MAGAt
Major Nikon
Jan 2019
#83
When you defined yourself as a deist, did that make you a definer of who isn't a theist?
Major Nikon
Jan 2019
#72
If you want to do a proper level of whataboutism, you should ask if physics has any bad teachings.
Cuthbert Allgood
Jan 2019
#40
Your credibility suffers again when you don't stay on topic. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jan 2019
#79
Every religion has a dark side with their intolerance for other religions.
democratisphere
Jan 2019
#28
"Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man
LongtimeAZDem
Jan 2019
#77
Yep; as I've said before, I consider Saul to be a first-century Joseph Smith or L. Ron Hubbard /nt
LongtimeAZDem
Jan 2019
#86
It's amazing how few Christians are aware that most of their faith comes from one who never met
LongtimeAZDem
Jan 2019
#88
While I tend to agree, I can't say that with absolute certainty. It's possible some of the original
LongtimeAZDem
Jan 2019
#103
Agreed, but absence of evidence alone is not evidence of absence, and it is possible,
LongtimeAZDem
Jan 2019
#105
Read Under the Banner of Heaven. About Mormonism, a murder, and its long history.
BlancheSplanchnik
Jan 2019
#126