What is "Black Lives Matter"?

[Leadeye]

Big/social media is the new religion, practiced with all the tolerance and zeal of the Inquisition. I have no idea what they see as god, but their altar is the phone.

 

[jamil]

How about “Militant Atheists”, then?

That’s what I call them.

 

[Mikey1911]

Big/social media is the new religion, practiced with all the tolerance and zeal of the Inquisition. I have no idea what they see as god, but their altar is the phone.

Their (un)-holiest sacrament is apparently Abortion.

 

[BugI02]

How about “Militant Atheists”, then?

The Devil's useful idiots?

 

[Route 45]

It’s meant to have that meaning. In their quest to destroy god in everyone’s lives they have made it a religion itself

Thanks for admitting that people can just make up a religion.

You're so close.

 

[BugI02]

2nd definition, C.E.D.

evangelical adjective (OPINIONS)

having very strong beliefs and often trying to persuade other people to have the same beliefs:
Why is it that people who've given up smoking become so evangelical and intolerant of other smokers?

2nd Definition, O.E.D.

​wanting very much to persuade people to accept your views and opinions
He delivered his speech with evangelical fervour.

Certainly seems to apply to most atheists I've met

 

[Route 45]

Certainly seems to apply to most atheists I've met

Where are you meeting all of these loud atheists?

 

[BugI02]

Here

 

[Route 45]

Here

It's a little sad that you think that you've "met" people on a computer screen.

 

[churchmouse]

It's a little sad that you think that you've "met" people on a computer screen.

Well unless you count the many many many members I have met in the real due to this screen. I have maybe 200 phone numbers and info for members in my phone. Hard copy is more I think.

Now how many are loud atheist's is a serious question as most of these people can be very loud.....

Just saying.

 

[Route 45]

Well unless you count the many many many members I have met in the real due to this screen. I have maybe 200 phone numbers and info for members in my phone. Hard copy is more I think.

Now how many are loud atheist's is a serious question as most of these people can be very loud.....

Just saying.

I know many members on INGO have met each other in person. Have meet a few buying and selling guns myself.

I was specifically referring to Mr. Throbbing Purple Font from the land of many radar guns, east of our border.

 

[churchmouse]

I know many members on INGO have met each other in person. Have meet a few buying and selling guns myself.

I was specifically referring to Mr. Throbbing Purple Font from the land of many radar guns, east of our border.

Yeah I know. Just a brief interlude. I need to adjust the color on his posts......

Having been involved in organizing and setting up some fairly high turn out shoots in my time here I get to know so many really solid folks. A few flakes have been in the mix but they get weeded out pretty fast.

 

[JettaKnight]

I know many members on INGO have met each other in person. Have meet a few buying and selling guns myself.

I was specifically referring to Mr. Throbbing Purple Font from the land of many radar guns, east of our border.

 

[Route 45]

I need to adjust the color on his posts......

 

[Alpo]

Riots and the pandemic weren't enough to focus on?



But, if you want to further subdivide the GOP.....please tell me how often the President attends church services.

 

[NKBJ]

Where are you meeting all of these loud atheists?

I don't have to put up with loud atheists except at family Thanksgiving and Christmas get togethers.

 

[MCgrease08]

Big/social media is the new religion, practiced with all the tolerance and zeal of the Inquisition. I have no idea what they see as god, but their altar is the phone.

Close. Social media is the platform used to persecute the "non-believers" but intersectionality and identity politics is the foundation of the secular religion of the left. It even includes a lot of the same tropes as Christianity. Those who espouse intersectionality use it to give an account of our brokenness (victim hood), an explanation of the reasons for pain (systemic racism and oppression), a saving story accompanied by strong ethical imperatives (diversity), and hope for the future (through forced "social justice").

It even includes themes of original sin (white privilege), blasphemy restrictions (political correctness and wrong think), martyrdom (propping up people like Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and George Floyd), and even the idea of being born again (wokeness).

Admittedly I haven't watched the full video below, so I don't know how well it matches up with my assessment and comparison, but Dr. Peter Boghossian (one of the panelists) has done a lot of work in this area and I'm sure will connect the dots much better than I just did.

[video=youtube_share;_AvyqUOKhGA]http://youtu.be/_AvyqUOKhGA[/video]

ETA: I found a much shorter video recapping some of the parallels discussed in the full discussion.

[video=youtube_share;R_bQTxNT-K8]http://youtu.be/R_bQTxNT-K8[/video]

 

[Mikey1911]

Riots and the pandemic weren't enough to focus on?



But, if you want to further subdivide the GOP.....please tell me how often the President attends church services.

The Prez spends plenty of time at various churches of:

”The Ancient and Healthful Exercise of the Golf”

(to quote from the 1754 charter of the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers)

 

[BigRed]

California Democrats pass resolution calling for John Wayne Airport to be renamed



https://www.foxnews.com/politics/california-democrats-resolution-john-wayne-airport-renamed

From the article:

“I don’t feel guilty about the fact that five or 10 generations ago these people were slaves,” he said


Concur.

 

[BugI02]

It's a little sad that you think that you've "met" people on a computer screen.

I believe the quote goes something like "When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time"