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snakechic	\| Move to Bottom Author
Rank:none Status: Score: 0 Posts: 3507 From: Registered: 11/02/2004 Time spent: 6158 hours	(Date Posted:03/14/2008 00:45:18) I'm not sure what this is about...but it sure does draw the eye 'you know where' straight to the crutch. -------------------------------------------------------------- In exchange for obedience, Christianity promises salvation in an afterlife; but in order to elicit obedience through this promise, Christianity must convince people that they need salvation, that there is something to be saved from. Christianity has nothing to offer a happy person living in a natural, intelligible universe. If Christianity is to gain a motivational foothold, it must declare war on earthly pleasure and happiness, and this, historically, has been its precise course of action. In the eyes of Christianity, woman(man) is sinful and helpless in the face of God, and is potential fuel for the flames of hell. Just as Christianity must destroy reason before it can introduce faith, so it must destroy happiness before it can introduce salvation. -- George H Smith, Atheism: The Case Against God

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	RE:Tacky tacky christian merchandising (Date Posted:06/23/2008 08:53:02) christian merchandising is a great idea.i like them a lot ever since i appreciated myself.thanks be to God. ............................................................................. carol smith <a href= "http://www.christian-drug-rehab.org">Christian Drug Rehab</a>

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	RE:Tacky tacky christian merchandising (Date Posted:07/02/2008 04:25:02) He is a just God and for you to say something like that you should at least gain a relationship with Him to ever make a judgement like that. Stephanie

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Rank:none Status: Score:0 Posts:3507 From: Registered: 11/02/2004 Time spent: 6158 hours	RE:Tacky tacky christian merchandising (Date Posted:07/10/2008 04:43:41) (from godlessbastard) (Message edited by snakechic on 08/28/2008 20:06:09) -------------------------------------------------------------- In exchange for obedience, Christianity promises salvation in an afterlife; but in order to elicit obedience through this promise, Christianity must convince people that they need salvation, that there is something to be saved from. Christianity has nothing to offer a happy person living in a natural, intelligible universe. If Christianity is to gain a motivational foothold, it must declare war on earthly pleasure and happiness, and this, historically, has been its precise course of action. In the eyes of Christianity, woman(man) is sinful and helpless in the face of God, and is potential fuel for the flames of hell. Just as Christianity must destroy reason before it can introduce faith, so it must destroy happiness before it can introduce salvation. -- George H Smith, Atheism: The Case Against God
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