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truebluegreen

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1. Christianity as it was established--

Reply to Katashi_itto (Original post)

Tue Mar 24, 2015, 08:47 PM

Mar 2015

an imperial religion in service to the Roman Empire, as opposed to what Jesus taught--is a very authoritarian, top-down, "conservative" religion. For millennia it has been about control, and I think you are probably right: that characteristic is a feature of organized religion in general, not a bug.

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The Republican Party and the Rise of the “Christian” Sociopath [View all] Katashi_itto Mar 2015 OP

Christianity as it was established-- truebluegreen Mar 2015 #1

And they found justification in their organized religion. WDIM Mar 2015 #2

A really excellent article. nruthie Mar 2015 #3

Christians Aren't Perfect Fumesucker Mar 2015 #4

Excuse me? Jackpine Radical Mar 2015 #5

Never seen that one? Fumesucker Mar 2015 #7

Of course; I was just playing with "excuse" & "forgive." Jackpine Radical Mar 2015 #9

That looks like a license ... Martin Eden Mar 2015 #15

It depends on how you take it el_bryanto Mar 2015 #17

In the context of the OP is how I took it Martin Eden Mar 2015 #18

Fair enough. I apologize for wasting your time. nt el_bryanto Mar 2015 #19

You didn't waste my time, and I apologize if my reply was offensive. Martin Eden Mar 2015 #20

K&R ~ "Christian" Sociopath is a good description. nt Zorra Mar 2015 #6

Perfect example of a "Christian sociopath": Phil Robertson Initech Mar 2015 #8

that psycho belongs in a nice, insulated room somewhere. niyad Mar 2015 #10

some of the comments after that article were bizarre. niyad Mar 2015 #11

How is an organized religion any different than the government they hate? Atman Mar 2015 #12

What are Christian values? Yorktown Mar 2015 #13

I endured extraordinary bullying from small minded "christian" conservatives as a youth. To wit: nightscanner59 Mar 2015 #14

I can't think of anything Faux pas Mar 2015 #16