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Is islam a religion of peace?
Foxscotch:
islam is a religion of this loving richard
Planr:
--- Quote from: Darryl McKoy on March 23, 2017, 06:05:22 PM ---What I think is silly is saying this somehow represents atheism as an ideology.
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It's an issue of how in Atheism there is no absolute standard for morality, so in communist countries where it is the accepted philosophy, they reject the need to answer a higher power for their actions, so they can find it acceptable to themselves to do whatever they wish to sustain their regime, including mass-murdering millions of people.
--- Quote from: Juncoph on March 23, 2017, 06:50:27 PM ---Riddler considered himself christian; the motto of the wehrmacht wouldn't have been "god with us" if he hated christianity
his problem was with catholicism
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Interestingly, radical islamic sects joined forces with national socialist Germany during WW2 because of their shared hatred of jews
beachbum111111:
--- Quote from: Planr on March 23, 2017, 07:33:56 PM ---Interestingly, radical islamic sects joined forces with national socialist Germany during WW2 because of their shared hatred of jews
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Remember this gem?
Darryl McKoy:
--- Quote from: Planr on March 23, 2017, 07:33:56 PM ---It's an issue of how in Atheism there is no absolute standard for morality, so in communist countries where it is the accepted philosophy, they reject the need to answer a higher power for their actions, so they can find it acceptable to themselves to do whatever they wish to sustain their regime, including mass-murdering millions of people.
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Are you really saying that if the violent dictators had been religious, they wouldn't have committed those atrocities?
Foxscotch:
--- Quote from: Darryl McKoy on March 23, 2017, 07:43:08 PM ---Are you really saying that if the violent dictators had been religious, they wouldn't have committed those atrocities?
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this dude never heard of the forgetin crusades