Just because I may be agnostic does not mean I don't know more about the bible than most. According to surveys that's very common, According to the Pew Charitable Trust surveys on religion, agnostics and atheists have a significantly higher knowledge of the bible than most other christian groups including evangelicals - http://pewforum.org/uploadedImages/Topics/Belief_and_Practices/religious-knowledge-01.pngsee also http://www.pewforum.org/U-S-Religious-Knowledge-Survey.aspx.
As for teaching tolerance, maybe its because those who do not believe stand to benefit when people practice tolerance. All too often in the past tolerance was not a virtue that Christianity taught. On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 10:38 AM, LRS Scout <[email protected]> wrote: > > Opposition to welfare does not. You miss out on the free will and charity > angles and the whole imperfect sinners from birth stuff man. I don't think > the christian philosolhy would want people being forced to help one another > but to do so out of personal will. > > Its the journey not the destination.... > > Why is the agnostic guy that hates organized religion always the one > teaching you tolerance? > On May 6, 2013 10:34 AM, "Larry C. Lyons" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I suspect that many right wing Christians would fail, after all with such > > approaches as the prosperity gospel, the tendency to blame the victim, > > reluctance to support welfare, supporting only the poor of your church > etc. > > That sort of attitude goes directly against most of Christian theology. > > > > > > On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 10:17 AM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > I like to think that if there is a God, the way we treat each other, > and > > > the planet we all share, are all part of a 'test'. > > > > > > This asshat - and many other 'religious' people - would fail that > > > test...horribly. > > > > > > > > > On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 9:36 AM, Cameron Childress <[email protected] > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > http://bit.ly/12b7rnx > > > > > > > > I know who made the environment and hes coming back and going to > burn > > > it > > > > all up. So yes, I drive an SUV. > > > > > > > > In other words, screw the environment; Jesus is coming back to save > us > > > all > > > > in this lifetime so why worry about recycling and climate change and > > > > wasting gas ? > > > > > > > > This is anecdotal right now, but people online are saying that > several > > > > attendees walked out on Driscoll during his talk, which wouldnt be > > > > surprising since Christians could also argue that God gave us this > > world, > > > > so its our duty to preserve it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:363279 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
