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blkwhtrbbt The Dragon of the Eastern Sea from Doesn't take orders from Vladimir Putin Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
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#136001: Aug 23rd 2016 at 10:12:46 AM

To be fair, the polytheists that early Islam and Judaism encountered were not nice people. Likely why Tiamat and Nergal and Marduk aren't worshipped today.

Apparently the early Mesopotamians did things like bring unwanted babies for sacrifice?

Could be the result of demonization but still.

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#136002: Aug 23rd 2016 at 10:33:03 AM

Really the only forms of polytheism that get any sympathy from Christian sources are Greco-Roman and to a lesser extent Norse paganism, and even then mostly in the context of the neoclassical period.

edited 23rd Aug '16 10:33:33 AM by CaptainCapsase

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#136003: Aug 23rd 2016 at 10:34:41 AM

[up] And only after they'd been "Christianised" — indeed, those are the only Norse sources left.

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CaptainCapsase from Orbiting Sagittarius A* Since: Jan, 2015
#136004: Aug 23rd 2016 at 10:36:53 AM

Greco-Roman paganism got some sympathy insofar as many aspects of the Roman state religion were incorperated into Nicene Christianity. Then there's also the perception of the Romans as "virtuous pagans" which was around since the middle ages, for example in the appearance of Emperor Trajan in Dante's Paradiso for some reason.

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#136005: Aug 23rd 2016 at 10:45:21 AM

People saying that "America is God's country" seem to be missing the point that the Christian God only ever really cared about the Middle East and European areas. Never in the history of the Christian faith was a prophet, messiah, or other great figure of Biblical legend born on American soil.

We've got some Catholic saints, but that's it. All the big movers and shakers of the Christian faith are Arabs, Greeks, etc.

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AmbarSonofDeshar Since: Jan, 2010
#136006: Aug 23rd 2016 at 10:45:22 AM

I think we may be drifting off topic here guys.

blkwhtrbbt The Dragon of the Eastern Sea from Doesn't take orders from Vladimir Putin Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
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#136007: Aug 23rd 2016 at 11:00:16 AM

Discussing the misplacement of religion in politics is still a discussion of politics. I think we're okay for now.

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#136008: Aug 23rd 2016 at 11:30:26 AM

I mean at least the Churches that belive in a second coming of Jesus to America having happened have an excuse for their belief, even if it's absurd. Not that I can talk, us Brits have our own myth about Jesus coming to England.

Also I realy don't think we get to give shit to the religions that early Judaism encountered, considering some of the Old Testament the Abrehamic God wasn't much better.

edited 23rd Aug '16 11:31:42 AM by Silasw

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Elle Since: Jan, 2001
#136009: Aug 23rd 2016 at 11:33:30 AM

I'm not sure there's really anything new to add at this point that goes in this thread other than head-shaking at the silliness.

edited 23rd Aug '16 11:34:36 AM by Elle

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#136010: Aug 23rd 2016 at 12:44:59 PM

Head-shaking at silliness is this thread's pastime. It's just typically directed at Trump and/or the GOP.

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#136011: Aug 23rd 2016 at 12:46:07 PM

Hulk smash puny gods! Bruce Banner for President!

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LinkToTheFuture A real bad hombre from somewhere completely different Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
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#136012: Aug 23rd 2016 at 1:02:30 PM

People saying, either directly or implicitly, that voting Clinton is almost as bad or as bad as voting Trump is seriously getting on my nerves.

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Bat178 Since: May, 2011
#136013: Aug 23rd 2016 at 1:05:18 PM

[up] At least she wouldn't get us all killed like Trump probably would.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#136014: Aug 23rd 2016 at 1:06:56 PM

[up]That wouldn't happen under Trump, either. It feels weird to "defend" Trump but hyperbole like that isn't good either way.

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#136015: Aug 23rd 2016 at 1:08:19 PM

Trump would ruin our international trade though. China might still partner with us, but Mexico, most of Europe, and definitely anyone from the middle east would have reservations about cooperating with us.

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Bat178 Since: May, 2011
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#136017: Aug 23rd 2016 at 1:12:13 PM

Has Trump offended Canadians?

Other than in principle, or by existing.

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LinkToTheFuture A real bad hombre from somewhere completely different Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
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#136018: Aug 23rd 2016 at 1:13:05 PM

I just wish the whole email thing never happened so there would less "Crooked Hillary" memes

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Bat178 Since: May, 2011
#136019: Aug 23rd 2016 at 1:13:18 PM

[up][up] They are scared shitless of him.

edited 23rd Aug '16 1:13:32 PM by Bat178

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#136020: Aug 23rd 2016 at 1:14:03 PM

@ LASBK: Depends who the "us" is. He has repeatedly stated a desire to deport all illegal immigrants, which would get a lot of them killed. That's not getting into his disastrous climate policies and his cavalier attitude towards nuclear weapons. Trump won't institute a police state and start rounding up dissenters, but his presidency seriously would result in lots of deaths.

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#136021: Aug 23rd 2016 at 1:14:23 PM

Welcome to the background noise of my life.

Oh really when?
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#136022: Aug 23rd 2016 at 1:15:18 PM

[up][up]That's not the same thing as "we'll all die/the world will end If Trump is elected". I didn't say he wouldn't be horrible.

edited 23rd Aug '16 1:15:32 PM by LSBK

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#136023: Aug 23rd 2016 at 1:22:40 PM

Trump would be a foreign policy disaster. He would offend our allies just by shooting off his big mouth, and provoke our enemies by posturing like the tough guy he thinks he is.

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#136024: Aug 23rd 2016 at 1:23:29 PM

Well really what he'd do is just submit to the Russians and leave NATO and the West out to hang.

Oh really when?
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#136025: Aug 23rd 2016 at 1:41:20 PM

" Never in the history of the Christian faith was a prophet, messiah, or other great figure of Biblical legend born on American soil."

Moar liek American Muhammad, amirite?

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