Why I Am Not a Christian by Bertrand Russell
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Maybe we should build a pyramid and slaughter humans in hopes of ending climate change?
Why didn't they "connect" when they did shrooms and DMT?
And you belittle my culture because we did connect?
Why didn't they "connect" when they did shrooms and DMT?
And you belittle my culture because we did connect?
Pentecostal Christians Are Burning Australia’s Sacred Aboriginal Objects
Vandalism for Jesus: Pentecostal Christians are burning Australia’s sacred Aboriginal objects because they believe that “traditional Aboriginal culture is a type of devil worship.”
ABC News Australia reports:
The Daily Mail notes:
Vandalism for Jesus: Pentecostal Christians are burning Australia’s sacred Aboriginal objects because they believe that “traditional Aboriginal culture is a type of devil worship.”
ABC News Australia reports:
An investigation by Background Briefing has uncovered dramatic scenes in the Kimberley region, where Aboriginal followers of a Tongan-born preacher have set fire to artefacts considered sacred by many local elders, and dismantled and burned a spiritual law ground.
According to the report, the vandalism of sacred objects is being conducted by the followers of Pastor Ana Makahununiu, a young Pentecostal preacher who claims that “traditional Aboriginal culture is a type of devil worship.”
The Daily Mail notes:
Ana Makahununiu arrived in Wangkatjungkam, 100km south-east of Fitzroy Crossing in Western Australia’s Kimberley, in 2015.
The community is a settlement of 180 predominately Wangkatjungka-speaking people with strong links to their desert culture.
But after the arrival of the young preacher, dozens were ‘born again’ and baptised as Christians.
ABC News Australia explains:The community is a settlement of 180 predominately Wangkatjungka-speaking people with strong links to their desert culture.
But after the arrival of the young preacher, dozens were ‘born again’ and baptised as Christians.
A year after Ms Makahununiu arrived, her followers built a bonfire to destroy ‘satanic’ objects they thought were cursing their community, and filmed the process…
A grainy video of the bonfire shows people cheering as objects are thrown into the flames and black smoke billows into the air.
“For many years we have been deceived by Satan and his demonic beings,” an unidentified man narrates as the fire burns.
“Now we throw away all the things that have been keeping us in bondage and slavery.”
More: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/progr...-burning-australias-sacred-aboriginal-objects
We had a similar episode in Canada, a few years ago, where a minister ordered the destruction of a sweat lodge on a reserve. http://religionnerd.com/2011/02/07/christian-crees-tear-down-sweat-lodge/
A grainy video of the bonfire shows people cheering as objects are thrown into the flames and black smoke billows into the air.
“For many years we have been deceived by Satan and his demonic beings,” an unidentified man narrates as the fire burns.
“Now we throw away all the things that have been keeping us in bondage and slavery.”
More: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/progr...-burning-australias-sacred-aboriginal-objects
We had a similar episode in Canada, a few years ago, where a minister ordered the destruction of a sweat lodge on a reserve. http://religionnerd.com/2011/02/07/christian-crees-tear-down-sweat-lodge/
Theology
Nation's Atheists Standing Strong Despite Existence Of Bacon
January 16th, 2019
U.S.—According to a recent report, the nation's atheists are still stubbornly refusing to admit the reality of God despite the fact that bacon clearly exists in our universe.
Christians had anticipated that atheism would be eradicated as knowledge of bacon's existence continued to grow, but so far, it hasn't made a dent.
"It doesn't make any sense," said apologist William Lane Craig. "To hold that there is no God and yet acknowledge the reality that bacon exists is well beyond the realm of logic and reason---it takes a whole lot of faith to be an atheist."
"There's crispy bacon, soft bacon, peppered bacon, bacon jerky, bacon-wrapped foods, bacon burgers---the evidence is undeniable."
Craig often engages atheists in debate. Sometimes, he simply puts a picture of bacon up on the video projector and says, "I rest my case." Other apologists have adopted this method, but to little effect so far.
At publishing time, reports had indicated that atheists are well aware of the existence of fish tacos, and yet still somehow deny that God is real.
Nation's Atheists Standing Strong Despite Existence Of Bacon
January 16th, 2019
U.S.—According to a recent report, the nation's atheists are still stubbornly refusing to admit the reality of God despite the fact that bacon clearly exists in our universe.
Christians had anticipated that atheism would be eradicated as knowledge of bacon's existence continued to grow, but so far, it hasn't made a dent.
"It doesn't make any sense," said apologist William Lane Craig. "To hold that there is no God and yet acknowledge the reality that bacon exists is well beyond the realm of logic and reason---it takes a whole lot of faith to be an atheist."
"There's crispy bacon, soft bacon, peppered bacon, bacon jerky, bacon-wrapped foods, bacon burgers---the evidence is undeniable."
Craig often engages atheists in debate. Sometimes, he simply puts a picture of bacon up on the video projector and says, "I rest my case." Other apologists have adopted this method, but to little effect so far.
At publishing time, reports had indicated that atheists are well aware of the existence of fish tacos, and yet still somehow deny that God is real.