So you are upset about a manufactured cultural identify not be shoved down everyone's throats? Its funny when the people complaining about how "PC" things are getting are usually the whiniest people.
Let me give you a SERIOUS reply there even if it's clear that the pastor who posted this is a troll.
I am not religious and I don't go to church. But I feel that Christmas is a part of our culture, whether someone believes in Jesus or nor. I always loved Christmas and this includes the silly and kitchy symbols, whether it's Santa, Christmas trees or red nosed rendeers.
I pisses me off to no end when PC is overtaking wanting to remove what is foundations of our Western culture. NO OTHER CULTURE does that.
I think Starbucks "explanation" idiotic and I don't support this. There is no reason that we need to "hide" our cultural identity, our holidays and symbols. Nada. NULL.
I think the pastor is an idiot "...because Starbucks hates Jesus"...but Starbucks are idiots as well saying "...we want everyone tell their story"...pseudo/fake justification what is just another form of PC to please some minorities. Pretty lame.
That picture and comment ("What about bombing your office building?") was a direct response to "Christians arent going to suicide bomb your house and behead your dog". There must be some kind of deep subtlety I missing here. His Christian upbringing had nothing to do with his actions, yet you specifically mention it. So I'm confused...are you trying to make the case that this is also somehow true of those who behead and suicide bomb others (ala ISIS) who don't share their religious ideology?Read the post I was responding to.
Saying McVeigh wasn't motivated by religion is irrelevant.
He was a Christian and he was a TERRORIST.
His Christian upbringing had nothing to do with his actions
that is your opinion, not a fact.
I could find no evidence that religion had anything to do with the OK City bombing. If you have information to the contrary, this would be a good time to present your "opinion". People are such a trip sometimes.that is your opinion, not a fact.
Well you have people like Joshua Feuerstein who are making a big deal out of this. He even touts his handgun in his vid bitching about it and uses veiled threats of violence. This man has almost 2 million followers on Facebook. If this were a Muslim doing this, people in the US would be freaking out about it.
Don't get mad...get even! I love it! Here's the war we need to fight...the War on Happy Holidays! lolI can't wait to wage war against Christmas this year, when I tell people Happy Holidays in response to them telling me Merry Christmas.
What exactly are you arguing?
It is right to be overly angry at Christianity because some people are overly angry at Muslims?
No, you said this is only a news story because a vast amount of people want to bash religion and that only a minuscule amount of Christians are making a big deal about this. I'm pointing out that a Christian with almost 2 million sheep who follow him is freaking out and has over 150,000 people that have liked his video freaking out. This isn't about people wanting to bash religion, this is about Christian zealots who outnumber ISIS, Boko Haram, and Al Quaeda combined using violent rhetoric about something as idiotic as a fucking coffee cup. And you can't dismiss this behavior when you know were a Muslim using even remotely as aggressive language that the public would freak out. Right wing evangelical Christians are becoming more zealous and more violent in this nation and it's a problem that can't be ignored.
thraashman said:This isn't about people wanting to bash religion, this is about Christian zealots who outnumber ISIS, Boko Haram, and Al Quaeda combined using violent rhetoric about something as idiotic as a fucking coffee cup...Right wing evangelical Christians are becoming more zealous and more violent in this nation and it's a problem that can't be ignored.
I could find no evidence that religion had anything to do with the OK City bombing. If you have information to the contrary, this would be a good time to present your "opinion". People are such a trip sometimes.
Learn to read.that's not what you said, you stated that his christian upbringing had nothing to do with his actions.
The morons have already won. I just can't decide who are the biggest ones here...those bitching about it or those bitching about those bitching about it.Dumb shit like this makes me want to go live on a remote island sometimes. But then I think about the morons winning, so I can't.
His Christian upbringing had nothing to do with his actions, yet you specifically mention it. So I'm confused...are you trying to make the case that this is also somehow true of those who behead and suicide bomb others (ala ISIS) who don't share their religious ideology?
There is no doubt that Timothy McVeigh was deeply influenced by the Christian Identity movement. Christian Identity is a profoundly racist and theocratic form of faith that developed in the late 1970s and spread like wildfire through rural communities throughout the U.S. in the 1980s. -
The morons have already won. I just can't decide who are the biggest ones here...those bitching about it or those bitching about those bitching about it.
You do have a point...it doesn't get much more trite than this.Oh come on, as wars go, this one is one of the most funnest ever.
What about bombing your office building?
There is no doubt? Really? They didn't cite one shred of solid evidence linking McVeigh to Christian Identity. Do you have anything that's credible to back up your supposition?I disagree with you. Do you have anything backing up your supposition?
http://www.ethicsdaily.com/an-accurate-look-at-timothy-mcveighs-beliefs-cms-15532
Learn to read.
Wow. I've searched and searched and couldn't find anything that suggests his Christian upbringing had anything to do with the OK City bombing. He was an avowed agnostic and he never used religion to justify any of his crimes. But perhaps you found something I missed. If so, please share because one of us is having some fairly serious ignorance issues it seems.your exact quote as i just stated... "His Christian upbringing had nothing to do with his actions"
don't blame your comprehension problems on me.
The only reason I'm waging war on Christmas, is because it's starting earlier and earlier every year!
Next year, people are going to be decorating for Christmas the day after Independence Day!
Just keep Christmas confined to December and I'll be happy.