Christianity had slavery for longer than the muslim religion has existed, so it would take a few more centuries for muslims to catch up, even though the majority of muslims don't believe in slavery. And lest you forget, the US resisted attempts by other countries, such as England, to abolish slavery.
Paul condoned slavery - all it would have taken was for Jesus to say "Hey people, thou can't own other people." But no, that wasn't even on the radar, even though the practice was so wide-spread that it would have been impossible to ignore.
Don't forget homo extremists, forcing and aggressing (sic) against others to associate with their deviant behavior.
Really? Someone force you to a pride parade against your will? Or do you not like that gay wedding cake the couple in line in front of you ordered and are afraid that the mere sight of it will give you "gay cooties"?
No, but apparently you don't know how to read. If you had even taken the time to read what I wrote - "christians try to introduce bills that would authorize the killing of LGBTti people" - nothing I wrote said that it would automatically become law. But then again, what can you expect from trailer trash, right?
The jews had quite strict rules. When you lent another jew money, there was to be no interest. As well, there was the Jubilee practice of forgiving all debts. So your assertion that the jewish religion has no qualms about banks is a lie based on ignorance.
The post about the guy introducing a bill to kill gays is a fact. Until a judge peremptorily ruled against it, even the state attorney-general couldn't have stopped it being put to a vote.
Which religion has the longer history of slavery? Christianity, since it was founded 600 years before the muslim religion. And who came up with the crusades? And there are plenty of christians out there today who believe they are doing god's will by shooting those they oppose - "no more baby parts".
The guy's a terrorist just as much as any other terrorist. They all say they are doing the will of god.
They're all wannabes - they wanna be having an inordinate influence on society, trying to impose their breed of dogma and oppression, same as religious fundamentalists. Or have you not been around the last few years?
You might want to read the final chapter in the bible - the apocalypse. Doesn't sound all that full of loving-kindness. Also, Paul told early christian slaves that if their master would not grant them freedom, they should be content to be slaves. And this practice continued for almost 2 millennia. Or have you forgotten how runaway slaves were treated? And how they were "recruited" in the first place?
Nobody evr said the kkk was a christian organization - just that their members are white christian racists. See the difference? Of course not.
Religious extremism, whether by muslims, christians, or anyone else, is the problem. It may manifest itself in different ways, but nonetheless, it's the same problem.
Also, the current assault on women's right to have an abortion, which is vocally backed by fundie christians, if successful, is going to kill a lot of women. If men could get pregnant, you'd be able to get the morning-after pill at the local convenience store along with a 6-pack and some Doritos.
I think it's time that the SJWs realize that second-wave feminism is obsolete. The belief that gender is a social construct, which underlies much of their belief system (women learn their gender roles in society and are kept down by the patriarch) has been disproved. The third wave is dying, and the fourth is confused, in part because in many ways, the narrative of the male patriarchy oppressing women is being displaced by both the changing reality (more women than men are graduating and going into professions), and the realization that economic disparities between the 1% and the rest of the population are the big issue.
The so-called fourth wave looks pale and limited compared to demands of equality for all.
Apple is a walled garden, and Microsoft is trying to turn Windows, as much as possible, into the same thing.
Google has no information on an android phone if you disable data, since it will never talk to the network. It also tells you what each app is asking to share if you do. And you can always side-load.
Any good humor should prick the conscience, because all humor ultimately makes fun of someone, even if it's just self-deprecating humor. Even "If I throw a white hat in the red sea, what does it become?" "Wet" has an implied "No, it doesn't become red, you dummy".
We're a cruel species, who watch (let our kids watch) all sorts of graphic bloody killings on TV and in movies, for entertainment.
Gotta love George Carlin. However, funny doesn't equal right (except on slashdot - +5 funny mods, and the Republican primaries, where truth is stranger than fiction):-)
And Americans are awfully quiet when christian politicians harass transsexuals with bathroom bills, and christians try to introduce bills that would authorize the killing of LGBTti people (fortunately, after the paperwork was filed, a judge ruled the attempt unconstitutional).
Muslim extremists, Christian extremists - they're just two sides of the same coin. Fortunately, the majority in both camps don't go along with this crap. As for the SJWs, they're so full of it that the only people listening to them are other SJW wannabes.
I gave up swearing years ago, along with a few other choice words, in the real life world. Took only a week, no big deal. You'd be amazed at how many people go "really?" like they couldn't do it. Or maybe they can't.
At least people know that when I'm with them, they might have to apologize for something I say, but NOT the way I say it. Plus, people are more likely not to get distracted from your point if you're swearing like you could blister the paint off a battleship.
Boy is he going to be p*ssed off when he finds his other new toy bends, and bricks itself on update if the finger scanner is damaged (don't need to repair it to get error 53).
Most versions of 10 won't let you turn everything off - and that's being backported to previous versions as well. Additionally, people are reporting that stuff they turned off gets turned back on in the next update. Facebook's mobile app does the same thing if you restrict background data - when it updates, it's back on. Kind of annoying if you don't even use the app.
Or try the same result on 200,000 wallets - odds are high that after a while, you'll hit several wallets with the same key phrase. You don't have to crack any specific one - it's like trying your car key on every car door at the shopping center - eventually another one will open (had that happen twice by accident).
8.1 was not *free* on this laptop (which will, of course, get wiped in due course). The whole bit about microsoft forcing manufacturers to include windows was to make sure that people thought like you - "why should I pay to switch to another OS when this one is free?" If they had gotten bitch-slapped for that the first time, we would have plenty more OSes (paid and free) than we do today.
Also, there are plenty of users who are reporting that they tried the update, went to revert back to their old version within the 30-day period, and *poof*.
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Christianity had slavery for longer than the muslim religion has existed, so it would take a few more centuries for muslims to catch up, even though the majority of muslims don't believe in slavery. And lest you forget, the US resisted attempts by other countries, such as England, to abolish slavery.
Paul condoned slavery - all it would have taken was for Jesus to say "Hey people, thou can't own other people." But no, that wasn't even on the radar, even though the practice was so wide-spread that it would have been impossible to ignore.
Don't forget homo extremists, forcing and aggressing (sic) against others to associate with their deviant behavior.
Really? Someone force you to a pride parade against your will? Or do you not like that gay wedding cake the couple in line in front of you ordered and are afraid that the mere sight of it will give you "gay cooties"?
Except the Christian extremist do tend to get their way in places like Uganda, with encouragement from American evangelicals. Exporting hate is a growth industry.
"Under [California] law, any citizen who properly submits an initiative (and pays the $200 fee) is entitled to gather signatures for their pet proposal.” This is how ballot initiatives work. Stupid troll.
The jews had quite strict rules. When you lent another jew money, there was to be no interest. As well, there was the Jubilee practice of forgiving all debts. So your assertion that the jewish religion has no qualms about banks is a lie based on ignorance.
The post about the guy introducing a bill to kill gays is a fact. Until a judge peremptorily ruled against it, even the state attorney-general couldn't have stopped it being put to a vote.
Which religion has the longer history of slavery? Christianity, since it was founded 600 years before the muslim religion. And who came up with the crusades? And there are plenty of christians out there today who believe they are doing god's will by shooting those they oppose - "no more baby parts".
The guy's a terrorist just as much as any other terrorist. They all say they are doing the will of god.
They're all wannabes - they wanna be having an inordinate influence on society, trying to impose their breed of dogma and oppression, same as religious fundamentalists. Or have you not been around the last few years?
You might want to read the final chapter in the bible - the apocalypse. Doesn't sound all that full of loving-kindness. Also, Paul told early christian slaves that if their master would not grant them freedom, they should be content to be slaves. And this practice continued for almost 2 millennia. Or have you forgotten how runaway slaves were treated? And how they were "recruited" in the first place?
Nobody evr said the kkk was a christian organization - just that their members are white christian racists. See the difference? Of course not.
Religious extremism, whether by muslims, christians, or anyone else, is the problem. It may manifest itself in different ways, but nonetheless, it's the same problem.
Also, the current assault on women's right to have an abortion, which is vocally backed by fundie christians, if successful, is going to kill a lot of women. If men could get pregnant, you'd be able to get the morning-after pill at the local convenience store along with a 6-pack and some Doritos.
I think it's time that the SJWs realize that second-wave feminism is obsolete. The belief that gender is a social construct, which underlies much of their belief system (women learn their gender roles in society and are kept down by the patriarch) has been disproved. The third wave is dying, and the fourth is confused, in part because in many ways, the narrative of the male patriarchy oppressing women is being displaced by both the changing reality (more women than men are graduating and going into professions), and the realization that economic disparities between the 1% and the rest of the population are the big issue.
The so-called fourth wave looks pale and limited compared to demands of equality for all.
Kind of hard to deny it's happening when you can watch the people backing these bills saying so on the news.
Apple is a walled garden, and Microsoft is trying to turn Windows, as much as possible, into the same thing.
Google has no information on an android phone if you disable data, since it will never talk to the network. It also tells you what each app is asking to share if you do. And you can always side-load.
Any good humor should prick the conscience, because all humor ultimately makes fun of someone, even if it's just self-deprecating humor. Even "If I throw a white hat in the red sea, what does it become?" "Wet" has an implied "No, it doesn't become red, you dummy".
We're a cruel species, who watch (let our kids watch) all sorts of graphic bloody killings on TV and in movies, for entertainment.
Gotta love George Carlin. However, funny doesn't equal right (except on slashdot - +5 funny mods, and the Republican primaries, where truth is stranger than fiction) :-)
If they took it a step further and banned ALL emojis, I could give that two thumbs up [insert two-thumbs-up emoji]. :-)
And Americans are awfully quiet when christian politicians harass transsexuals with bathroom bills, and christians try to introduce bills that would authorize the killing of LGBTti people (fortunately, after the paperwork was filed, a judge ruled the attempt unconstitutional).
Muslim extremists, Christian extremists - they're just two sides of the same coin. Fortunately, the majority in both camps don't go along with this crap. As for the SJWs, they're so full of it that the only people listening to them are other SJW wannabes.
I gave up swearing years ago, along with a few other choice words, in the real life world. Took only a week, no big deal. You'd be amazed at how many people go "really?" like they couldn't do it. Or maybe they can't.
At least people know that when I'm with them, they might have to apologize for something I say, but NOT the way I say it. Plus, people are more likely not to get distracted from your point if you're swearing like you could blister the paint off a battleship.
Boy is he going to be p*ssed off when he finds his other new toy bends, and bricks itself on update if the finger scanner is damaged (don't need to repair it to get error 53).
Someone can't take a joke. It's funny because it's about the "New and Improved Glorious Leader of the DPRK".
So here's another one to offend you:
Three women are standing in a row. The first on is 5' tall, the second one is 5'6, the third one is 6' tall.
Q. Which one's the transsexual?
A. The one with the turtleneck.
Does posting that joke make me a transphobic bigot?
Most versions of 10 won't let you turn everything off - and that's being backported to previous versions as well. Additionally, people are reporting that stuff they turned off gets turned back on in the next update. Facebook's mobile app does the same thing if you restrict background data - when it updates, it's back on. Kind of annoying if you don't even use the app.
Or try the same result on 200,000 wallets - odds are high that after a while, you'll hit several wallets with the same key phrase. You don't have to crack any specific one - it's like trying your car key on every car door at the shopping center - eventually another one will open (had that happen twice by accident).
8.1 was not *free* on this laptop (which will, of course, get wiped in due course). The whole bit about microsoft forcing manufacturers to include windows was to make sure that people thought like you - "why should I pay to switch to another OS when this one is free?" If they had gotten bitch-slapped for that the first time, we would have plenty more OSes (paid and free) than we do today.
Also, there are plenty of users who are reporting that they tried the update, went to revert back to their old version within the 30-day period, and *poof*.
When something phones home, and doesn't tell you what data it sends, why would you assume that it's not forwarding that info as well?
Those are connections *I* choose to initiate. That you don't see the difference is a bit scary.