CheckMateKing3 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

2 "It would always be disagreeable for me to go down to posterity as a man who made concessions in this field. I realize that man, in his imperfection, can commit innumerable errors-- but to devote myself deliberately to errors, that is something I cannot do. I shall never come personally to terms with the Christian lie." "Our epoch in the next 200 years will certainly see the end of the disease of Christianity.... My regret will have been that I couldn't... behold "its demise"." (p 278)

CheckMateKing3 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

D34dH053 "Hitler also wasn't an atheist" Hitler may in public have claimed to be doing the will of God, but records of his private conversations show otherwise. These are just two of the many statements Hitler made. 14th October, 1941, midday "The best thing is to let Christianity die a natural death.... When understanding of the universe has become widespread... Christian doctrine will be convicted of absurdity... 27th February, 1942, midday ...

CheckMateKing3 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

D34dH053 "So you say that the bible doesn't say that jesus spit in a man's eyes?" This is just another one of your many deceptions. Read my quote again, especially the part you deliberately left out. "Considering the context of the 2 scriptures I mentioned, your reply qualifies as a lie and a deception. You obviously know JESUS WAS HEALING A BLIND MAN, NOT ASSAULTING HIM." "according to a deceiving liar....I'm cool with that" So far, only YOU have proven yourself a liar.

CheckMateKing3 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

D34dH053 "Nothing to do with the context of what we were discussing" YOUR intellectual dishonesty in pointing to a sentence or two while ignoring the entire post describing the huge obstacles Christians faced in abolishing the slave trade, shows just how petty and small-minded you are. You are no different from the KKK, Nazis or any other racist group who refuse to see the positive and accomplishments of the people they hate.

CheckMateKing3 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

D34dH053 "Got anything to show otherwise? Like empirical evidence perhaps?" Plenty, but it would be wasted on a closed-minded hateful bigot. "if you actually knew the meaning of the word prejudice or bigotry you wouldn't be so quick to display acts of it" Deflecting your character flaws won't change what you are.

D34dH053 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

"Anti-slavery groups led by Christians were instrumental in the growing abolitionist movement in the US, which led to the election of Abraham Lincoln." _ Who were they arguing against? Christians using the bible to defend their believed "right" to own slaves...

D34dH053 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

"Considering the context of the 2 scriptures I mentioned, your reply qualifies as a lie and a deception." _ So you say that the bible doesn't say that jesus spit in a man's eyes? Have you read your bible? Hint: try Mark 8:23. "Your opinion is also a lie and a deception." _ according to a deceiving liar....I'm cool with that. "The Bible contains information that took scientists 3,300 years to discover ... _ Such as?

D34dH053 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

"Religion does not hinder teaching knowledge." _ Yeah...that's ignoring reality... "Unfounded theories, assumptions and conjectures being falsely taught as factual, are not knowledge. " _ "unfounded" theories.....I see you have NO IDEA how science works...

D34dH053 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

"Hitler was not a communist." _ Hitler also wasn't an atheist. "Hitler was an opportunist who would mention God when speaking to Catholics, but nothing about him was Christian. He had a greater interest in the occult than in Christianity." _ Name a christian leader who DOESN'T.

D34dH053 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

"There were 60 million slaves in the Roman world during the 1st century. The Greek philosophers Aristotle and Plato held that most human beings are slavish by nature and suitable only for slavery. " _ Nothing to do with the context of what we were discussing...but thanks for the deflection and change of subject. Try again later when you learn about intellectual honesty.