Comments on: Can’t…Stop… Head… from… Pounding… http://atheists.org/blog/2005/12/18/can_t_stop_head_from_pounding A Blog of Atheist Thought Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:05:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: DiArtemis http://atheists.org/blog/2005/12/18/can_t_stop_head_from_pounding/comment-page-1#comment-19002 DiArtemis Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-19002 Dave- I will second that: the solstice gathering was a great celebration and the speakers were wonderful! It was great to meet everyone. I so often feel like the only atheist in the state. Thanks for organizing the event. Now I have to go find a candidate. :)<br /> Dave- I will second that: the solstice gathering was a great celebration and the speakers were wonderful! It was great to meet everyone. I so often feel like the only atheist in the state. Thanks for organizing the event. Now I have to go find a candidate. :)

]]> By: pixel http://atheists.org/blog/2005/12/18/can_t_stop_head_from_pounding/comment-page-1#comment-19004 pixel Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-19004 David--<br /> <br /> What was the xmas song? David–

What was the xmas song?

]]> By: ebonyfax http://atheists.org/blog/2005/12/18/can_t_stop_head_from_pounding/comment-page-1#comment-19007 ebonyfax Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-19007 Totally off subject, but just wanted to get some feed back on a question.<br /> <br /> <b>If Jesus were alive today (assuming he was an historic personality and not a Christian invention), would he be an atheist?</b><br /> <br /> Jesus was fed up with the religious establishment and his belligerence turned into a cultic offshoot of Judaism; or, as someone once noted, the world's most successful cult. <br /> <br /> But atheism was not a rational option to a Jew living in Palestine 2,000 years ago.<br /> <br /> Your thoughts??? Totally off subject, but just wanted to get some feed back on a question.

If Jesus were alive today (assuming he was an historic personality and not a Christian invention), would he be an atheist?

Jesus was fed up with the religious establishment and his belligerence turned into a cultic offshoot of Judaism; or, as someone once noted, the world’s most successful cult.

But atheism was not a rational option to a Jew living in Palestine 2,000 years ago.

Your thoughts???

]]> By: pixel http://atheists.org/blog/2005/12/18/can_t_stop_head_from_pounding/comment-page-1#comment-19008 pixel Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-19008 I think, if he actually existed, that Jesus was a deluded religious zealot. <br /> <br /> I think he would have been a cult leader - you know, give up all your worldly possessions, leave your family, and follow me. <br /> <br /> I think he would have have been fairly non-violent - he might have done something like go destroy the 700 Club's facilities for misuse of church funds (you know, along the lines of chasing the moneychangers out of the temple) - but don't think he'd be like David Koresh or Jim Jones. I think, if he actually existed, that Jesus was a deluded religious zealot.

I think he would have been a cult leader – you know, give up all your worldly possessions, leave your family, and follow me.

I think he would have have been fairly non-violent – he might have done something like go destroy the 700 Club’s facilities for misuse of church funds (you know, along the lines of chasing the moneychangers out of the temple) – but don’t think he’d be like David Koresh or Jim Jones.

]]> By: gently http://atheists.org/blog/2005/12/18/can_t_stop_head_from_pounding/comment-page-1#comment-19009 gently Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-19009 When I traveled in the Middle East ALL of the hotels required you to put your religion down on the registration form. I know this is still true in Saudi Arabia but not in some other countries like Qatar. Anyway, my point is that athieism in an Islamic country is subject to a swift and terrible death. No tolerance at all, trust me. Obviously I put christain down so as to leave martyrdom to the christians. Athieism isn't welocme in the Jewish religion either and if the christians could get away with it, at least the right wingers, we would ALL be dead by now after a house to house search. All is fair in love, war and religion!<br /> <br /> If Jesus was an athiest he would have kept it very quiet indeed! When I traveled in the Middle East ALL of the hotels required you to put your religion down on the registration form. I know this is still true in Saudi Arabia but not in some other countries like Qatar. Anyway, my point is that athieism in an Islamic country is subject to a swift and terrible death. No tolerance at all, trust me. Obviously I put christain down so as to leave martyrdom to the christians. Athieism isn’t welocme in the Jewish religion either and if the christians could get away with it, at least the right wingers, we would ALL be dead by now after a house to house search. All is fair in love, war and religion!

If Jesus was an athiest he would have kept it very quiet indeed!

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