Westboro Baptist Church

[*Magick* Mage]

That quote is very pro-religion. If faith lets you swim in the river, what is it faith in? Given the subject, an assumption of faith in religion is probably not far off.

Then we've interpreted the quote quite differently. I see the "raging waters" as a metaphor for life and the tribulations one must stand. The rock itself is religion, often held down by people -such as these - that change the structure of how the rock was originally, whether it be by their own wants or by how the river's tides sway. Faith, in itself, believing what you desire, religious or not, is the ability to break away and swim freely in the trials life deals, swimming through them believing...whatever so you believe....ideally, thinking and believing for yourself. This isn't to say, however, life can be dealt with completely alone with only your knowledge, but that strays away from the original point....

Then again, I may just be a wee bit tipsy tonight, and have absolutely no idea what I'm talking about. 

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[Inv3rted]

Well faith in general is hardly a virtue.

It's rather deluded to assume things without evidence. It's fine to accept God if you believe you have evidence, but pure faith doesn't do much good.

[Harm94]

In other news some christian elitist zealots setup some form of militia to combat the "antichrist" by killing innocent police officers and commit Self Delete bombings at funerals.
source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36095306

[Inv3rted]

Oddly enough no one calls them terrorists.

???

[Harm94]

I called them terriosts when I read about it.

[Menen]

"Thank you god for killing people"
Terrorists much. Inb4 some arrests for death threats

[Inv3rted]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7735501683185935638#docid=-258794784227132041

He's got another on the Philadelphia police.

[Brickman]

I would go to church but it costs money and I like to sleep in.

So I was just reading through and read this and was confused at the part you said it costs money.

How does it cost money?

Ontopic: How the hell does a soldier dieing mean he's a friend and God hates him? What the forget.

I would really want to meet these people in-person and ask them so many questions as to what they are thinking.

[*Magick* Mage]

Well faith in general is hardly a virtue.

It's rather deluded to assume things without evidence. It's fine to accept God if you believe you have evidence, but pure faith doesn't do much good.

Depends on how one views "faith" on a whole. Certain parts of the Soul, to me, is the ability to know something through pure feeling, both in your mind and heart, whether or not evidence backs it up. Faith, to me, is the ability to believe in it beyond a doubt. On a whole, yes, it seems very illogical, at times, to hold "faith" over scientific proof, but in my perspective, sometimes its necessary, at least for me. You, as I see, hold a completely different view on what they are, and its quite fine. It is what sparks conversations like these. But, sadly, it also sometimes sparks discrimination and hatred. Hm. You got your goods and your bads.

But, I do agree partially, faith isn't necessarily a virtue, and doesn't always do that well alone. 

[Illidan]

I love that journalist.

He's subtly insulting them to their faces and they don't even know it.

EDIT: I love how when he asks the teenager if she's ever felt tempted, she gets so defensive even when he's done talking.

[mrlolop]

Isn't it obvious? They're trolling.

[Zephyrs]

Isn't it obvious? They're trolling.

Some of the biggest trolls.

[*Magick* Mage]

Isn't it obvious? They're trolling.

Inb4trollface

[Zephyrs]

[*Magick* Mage]

Called it. :3