Think Larry Flint is opening the champagne?

[brinstar]

i'm with diekan. am i glad he's dead? no-- but i cannot forgive him for turning the peaceful, loving message of christ into a cold, hateful weapon of bigotry.

[KILL]

in memory of mr fall well, i am going to donate to the aclu

[Drem]

that was good. one thing i never understood is why females are christians, considering their options. the bible blames all of mankind's downfall on the female. the koran says adam and eve took the fruit together. never followed why women would want to be part of a religion that blames them for ruining the world

Well this also brings up one of my usual religious conversation pieces.

Religions aren't magazine subscriptions you subscribe to by choice.

You don't go through religions searching for your favorite and go "Hey, that's cool!" and then call yourself a believer of "X".

Well, you could, and many do, but then you'd be a complete and utter tool.

Let's take this hypothetical for a bit. Christianity is the only true religion in its base form. One God, Heaven and Hell, etc.

If I decided "I don't like this whole Hell idea, I'm going to be an <insert here>"

I'm wrong and my choice meant fuck-all. My subscription to <insert -ism here> was a waste of money.

I am open to the fact that any religion could be "correct". I am also open to the fact that ALL of our religions could be the furthest from the truth.

Things I am not open to are people who will tell you that you are wrong. There is no right or wrong in a debate of beliefs and faith.

good points. i really believe it has the most to do with what you're raised around. a lot of people are a certain religion just because of their nationality, their friends, or their parents. it's another form of bonding but it's on a spiritual level and i think that's a good thing. it helps a lot of people and it hurts a lot of people.

but what can anybody do about the violent fanatical aspect of religion? not a whole lot, unfortunately

[Harrison]

I am sure they will. But, if you're trying to gain support, increase your membership - then you need to show you're better than your adversary and that means being the "bigger person."

When liberals go off the deep end and cheer about someone dying - that association sticks. People think "what a bunch of dumbasses" and from that point anything else they associate themselves with gets less consideration, or taken less serious.

Let the right cheer MM's death... let them show the world how childish and rediculous THEY are. The rest of us can show the world that we're bigger than that.

You thought positively upon his death. That is how you are.

You're both a hypocrite and now a liar.

Personally, I neither cheer nor care. From my perspective he was as much of a positive influence on society as an addict down the street. Everyone dies and his turn was probably better suited than most.

Both Michael Moore and this tool have something in common.

[Lyion]

i'm with diekan. am i glad he's dead? no-- but i cannot forgive him for turning the peaceful, loving message of christ into a cold, hateful weapon of bigotry.

He did somewhat miss that Golden Rule thing, didn't he?

I'm sad whenever anyone dies, especially those who have done good work, but I won't miss him.

[Martrae]

I admit I was actually somewhat relieved when I heard....but that was mostly residual aversion to Falwell from an ex forcing him down my throat (one of the many reason we broke up).

[Diekan]

I am sure they will. But, if you're trying to gain support, increase your membership - then you need to show you're better than your adversary and that means being the "bigger person."

When liberals go off the deep end and cheer about someone dying - that association sticks. People think "what a bunch of dumbasses" and from that point anything else they associate themselves with gets less consideration, or taken less serious.

Let the right cheer MM's death... let them show the world how childish and rediculous THEY are. The rest of us can show the world that we're bigger than that.

You thought positively upon his death. That is how you are.

You're both a hypocrite and now a liar.

Personally, I neither cheer nor care. From my perspective he was as much of a positive influence on society as an addict down the street. Everyone dies and his turn was probably better suited than most.

Both Michael Moore and this tool have something in common.

Uh... WHERE did I say I thought positively of him?

You really need to learn to read. I never said I wasn't "relieved" that he was gone. I posed the question of whether I was glad he was dead and I said no. Being "glad" someone dies and being relieved said person isn't around to cause trouble anymore are two different things.

When I see a child molester get killed, or a psycho murderer, or if I saw someone like bin Ladden dead - yes - I would be "glad" for those deaths. But, as much as I disagreed with Falwell's policies he is far far from the likes of bin Ladden. As I recall he didn't order two planes to be flown into a building full of people. So, no while I didn't exactly like the man I can't say I am "glad" he is dead.

Step 1 - learn to read.
Step 2 - stop skimming through posts, picking out things you think you can use to "get" someone with.

[Zanchief]

Religions aren't magazine subscriptions you subscribe to by choice.

You don't go through religions searching for your favorite and go "Hey, that's cool!" and then call yourself a believer of "X".

Well, you could, and many do, but then you'd be a complete and utter tool.

Let's take this hypothetical for a bit. Christianity is the only true religion in its base form. One God, Heaven and Hell, etc.

If I decided "I don't like this whole Hell idea, I'm going to be an <insert here>"

I'm wrong and my choice meant fuck-all. My subscription to <insert -ism here> was a waste of money.

I am open to the fact that any religion could be "correct". I am also open to the fact that ALL of our religions could be the furthest from the truth.

Things I am not open to are people who will tell you that you are wrong. There is no right or wrong in a debate of beliefs and faith.

So what exactly should be a persons primary motivation be to join a religion? Upbringing? It should be purely a matter of what home you were brought up in? That really speaks to your commitment to faith if you refuse to question your religion and believe blindly in what is forced upon you.

I think it's great if someone wants to find his or her own faith later in their life. It is the purest form of religion in my mind. An actual faith in something more, founded on your life experience. A child being told what and how to believe is sad and pathetic.

[Evermore]

in reference to the topic, its being reported that Larry Flynt and Faldwell were friends.

[Harrison]

Religions aren't magazine subscriptions you subscribe to by choice.

You don't go through religions searching for your favorite and go "Hey, that's cool!" and then call yourself a believer of "X".

Well, you could, and many do, but then you'd be a complete and utter tool.

Let's take this hypothetical for a bit. Christianity is the only true religion in its base form. One God, Heaven and Hell, etc.

If I decided "I don't like this whole Hell idea, I'm going to be an <insert here>"

I'm wrong and my choice meant fuck-all. My subscription to <insert -ism here> was a waste of money.

I am open to the fact that any religion could be "correct". I am also open to the fact that ALL of our religions could be the furthest from the truth.

Things I am not open to are people who will tell you that you are wrong. There is no right or wrong in a debate of beliefs and faith.

So what exactly should be a persons primary motivation be to join a religion? Upbringing? It should be purely a matter of what home you were brought up in? That really speaks to your commitment to faith if you refuse to question your religion and believe blindly in what is forced upon you.

I think it's great if someone wants to find his or her own faith later in their life. It is the purest form of religion in my mind. An actual faith in something more, founded on your life experience. A child being told what and how to believe is sad and pathetic.

What I said has nothing to do with blind faith. You clearly didn't understand what I was getting at.

Choosing a religion for its "perks" is pretty foolish. If you claim to believe something simply because you think it's cool, you are an idiot.