You would think jesus would pay his bills. but i guess not.

Discussion in 'Religion and Spirituality' started by Free Thinker, Feb 3, 2011.

  1. the point is. what does it take to make a good person do evil?


    President George Bush has claimed he was told by God to invade Iraq and attack Osama bin Laden's stronghold of Afghanistan as part of a divine mission to bring peace to the Middle East, security for Israel, and a state for the Palestinians.


    The President made the assertion during his first meeting with Palestinian leaders in June 2003, according to a BBC series which will be broadcast this month.

    Mr Bush told him and Mahmoud Abbas, former prime minister and now Palestinian President: "I'm driven with a mission from God. God would tell me, 'George, go and fight those terrorists in Afghanistan.' And I did, and then God would tell me, 'George go and end the tyranny in Iraq,' and I did."

    And "now again", Mr Bush is quoted as telling the two, "I feel God's words coming to me: 'Go get the Palestinians their state and get the Israelis their security, and get peace in the Middle East.' And by God, I'm gonna do it."
     
    #201     Feb 8, 2011
  2. Ricter

    Ricter

    His [Weinberg] assertion is that only religion can cause a good man to do evil, which I don't believe.
     
    #202     Feb 8, 2011
  3. Run out of handy quotes or are you just guilty of false attribution?
     
    #203     Feb 8, 2011
  4. i would agree that it isnt the only reason but it is a big one.
     
    #204     Feb 8, 2011
  5. Ricter

    Ricter

    Agreed.
     
    #205     Feb 8, 2011
  6. no just trying to make you do a little work. if you have to check it out maybe you will learn something.

    just curious. are you a reincarnation of that guy rancid or rancel that used to be around. you sure act like him.
     
    #206     Feb 8, 2011
  7. stu

    stu


    The word hypocrisy isn't really strong enough to do that justice.
     
    #207     Feb 9, 2011
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    Free-T
    Interesting post;
    but that's a strange way of looking @ a finance problem/opportunity-''refinance,...lend more money or walk away''

    Also important ;
    Israel/Moses had year of jubilee...................:D
    murray T;
    turtle
     
    #208     Feb 9, 2011
  9. i love watching you work :cool:

    Lord KY- ROFL!
     
    #209     Feb 9, 2011
  10. Well lets just say you are quite the sycophant.

    Might want to rub that brown spot off your nose and use some mouthwash.

    Care to actually debate the subject?
     
    #210     Feb 9, 2011