XPost: free.christians, alt.atheism, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh   
   From: lunch@nofreelunch.us   
      
   On Sat, 12 Aug 2006 22:00:54 -0500, in alt.atheism   
   "M. K. Morgano"  wrote in   
   <44de88b5$0$10138$88260bb3@free.teranews.com>:   
   >   
   >"Enkidu"  wrote in message   
   >news:Xns981D816A8A07A255229@130.133.1.4...   
   >> HeatWave  wrote in news:3CpDg.440$u05.242   
   >> @trnddc01:   
   >>   
   >>>   As the 19th century wore on, critics of religion became bolder in   
   >>> their attack. Not content with just pointing out the failings of the   
   >>> churches, they began to question the very foundation of religion. They   
   >>> raised questions such as: What is God? Why is there a need for God? How   
   >>> has belief in God affected human society? Men like Ludwig Feuerbach,   
   >>> Karl Marx, Sigmund Freud, and Friedrich Nietzsche offered their   
   >>> arguments in philosophical, psychological, and sociological terms.   
   >>> Theories such as 'God is nothing more than the projection of man's   
   >>> imagination,' 'Religion is the opium of the people,' and 'God is dead'   
   >>> all sounded so new and exciting compared with the dull and   
   >>> unintelligible dogmas and traditions of the churches. It seemed that   
   >>> finally many people had found an articulate way of expressing the   
   >> doubts   
   >>> and suspicions that had been lurking in the back of their minds. They   
   >>> quickly and willingly embraced these ideas as the new gospel truth.   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> Yeah?  So is there any reason to believe a god exists or not?  Tieing   
   >> atheism to communism and stalinism is not only dishonest, it does not   
   >> make God exist or the Bible true.   
   >   
   >   
   >What he has you reading is text from the Watchtower Society magazines.  It's   
   >a new way for the JWs to proselytize on the Internet.  He can put this all   
   >on his timecard.  Once you're all wise to what's happening and stop replying   
   >to the posted WTS text,  he changes his nym and starts all over again.  If   
   >any of the Jehovah's Witness NGs are in the NG line you know it's   
   >Jabriol/Antonio L Santana.   
   >   
      
   It might be nice if someone would pay me to be stupid.   
      
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