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Im not religious at all mate, I just parrot what the right were saying about it in recent years. Seems a bit nefarious to me
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Im not religious at all mate, I just parrot what the right were saying about it in recent years. Seems a bit nefarious to me
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I don't mind the term cultural Christianity to be honest. There's cultural *insert any religion here so why not Christianity. I only take objection when people ( not saying you) imply, or outright say, that Christianity invented morality.
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Watched this the other day. Not a bad film at all. Solid 7.
Hinduism oldest main religion,they have restraints. Similar to the ten commandments..
Allegedly more young people are turning to God at the moment in general.
I personally dislike the term cultural Christian because it implies that western civilisation is based on cultural values inherent to Christianity.
Remember the last 'witch' was killed in Europe in 1782.
Most European countries began separating church and state in the 19th century, IMO due to The Enlightenment in the 18th century.
For me western values is based on the last 200 years of the progression of secularism and humanism, but modern Christianity has absorbed some of those values and pass it off as their own.
Remember the last 'witch' was killed in Europe in 1782.
Most European countries began separating church and state in the 19th century, IMO due to The Enlightenment in the 18th century.
For me western values is based on the last 200 years of the progression of secularism and humanism, but modern Christianity has absorbed some of those values and pass it off as their own.
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Ha ha. Funny he said Jews are the OG when I just said the same thing. I must’ve got it from there to be honest.
Spot on. Various bits of the bible stolen from pagan/norse ideas and mythology to have made it easier to convert the rabble.
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Good post. I agree. I think I've just mainly interpreted the term as not religious but adopt certain cultural stuff. For example if I meet someone who describes himself as a cultural Muslim I assume that he doesn’t go to mosque, generally doesn’t believe and will smoke drink but yet also adhere to things like fasting and other culturally Muslim stuff. As I say, though, I agree with what you’re saying.
Not to mention the hijacking of existing pagan holidays.
All hallow's day to avert the evil from Samhain
Christmas just so happens to coincide with Yule
The least said about Easter, explicitly named for a pagan goddess the better (as far as Christians are concerned) - I mean, going by the phase of the moon, fertility, eggs, rabbits and aphrodisiac foods...? Come on!
Harvest festival on Lughnasa
The only surprise is that left Beltane* and Litha alone
*ETA: Though we still have May Day, with virgins dancing around the phallus - maybe they didn't leave Beltane alone after all
Well everything was in accordance with the law. Either she's cashing in or the previous occupations were getting a good deal. Hopefully they weren't made homeless.
Can't help but think she was getting in quick before Labour change the law next year to prevent this to a degree.
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Can't help but think she was getting in quick before Labour change the law next year to prevent this to a degree.
Calls for homelessness minister to quit after removing tenants and then hiking rent
Labour’s Rushanara Ali accused of ‘staggering hypocrisy’ after relisting property for £700 more a month
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Scariest part of this scene was my wife realising this is exactly how I talk and explain things and what I'd be like if I a wrong 'un
Great movie though.
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Oh right. sounds a bit airy fairy to me. I’d have more respect for her if she said she’s agnostic.
I... might be guilty of this too.
Thankfully, my wife didn't notice (or if she did, she kept very quiet about it)
Unfortunately mine has heard the Monopoly element....several times.
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When Richard Dawkins calls himself a cultural Christian he just means an atheist/agnostic atheist who likes church hymns, Christmas and church architecture/art. That’s it really.
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I thought Dawkins was an outright atheist? I respect Baddiel’s view as an atheist who respects/ has empathy for others right to believe in God. Dawkins despises everything about religion.
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Dawkins believes people have the right to believe in god but you're right he's not exactly empathetic to the belief in the existence of a god.
Pretty much no atheist is an "out right" atheist these days as no atheist will take the position that god 100% does not exist.
Atheists just don't believe there is a god due to the lack of evidence but won't take the position that they know for sure god doesn't exist, hence the term agnostic atheist
Having said that Dawkins is pretty militant.
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Not a fan of Dawkins’ militant atheism. It's disrespectful and soulless imo.
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Well considering he believes the soul is a load of made up ********, I imagine he’d quite like that description.
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