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In reply to the discussion: Giant Jesus Survives [View all]Brainstormy
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I don't begrudge any suffering people whatever it takes to keep going and have hope...
hlthe2b
Nov 2013
#1
I do hope if something equally horrendous happens to you, that others don't rush to mock you....
hlthe2b
Nov 2013
#3
And it is necessary to mock believers who have experienced the most tragic circumstances imaginable
hlthe2b
Nov 2013
#7
I consider a "god" that would leave a statue unharmed, yet annihilate 5 to 10 thousand people....
PassingFair
Nov 2013
#10
Do you have ANY compassion for these suffering people or is it merely fair game to mock
hlthe2b
Nov 2013
#11
One can discuss without mocking, without losing any sense of humane compassion.
hlthe2b
Nov 2013
#17
How I help is not your business, but I have done what I could and continue to...
hlthe2b
Nov 2013
#19
Is it necessary to be so incredibly pompous in order to prove how compassionate you are?
mr blur
Nov 2013
#24
Fail... I am not religious... I think the topic of why religion is clung to in such circumstances is
hlthe2b
Nov 2013
#25
How patronizing to suggest these people are not "smart enough" to protect themselves...
hlthe2b
Nov 2013
#32