That's just totally whacky. I find it even more bizarre than someone ranting about totally unrealed issues as cause and effect because there's some sensible and normal stuff in there, hidden among the craziness like what is needed in donations (although I could have misunderstood as I only skimmed it because it didn't deserve my close attention). Totally bizarre.
I'm watching (or rather, listening to) the cricket and that's much more satisfying as they cover dontations as well as cricket commentary. There's also been an email to Melbourne University alumni from the Vice Chancellor telliing us what the university is doing in response, which was cool to get - usually I ignore their emails, but this one was worth getting.
Just a wee bit nuttier than the folks who said that Katrina happened because of all of the issues surrounding classroom prayer and such here in the US...
Didn't read the entire article, but can't quite grasp why it didn't focus more on the relief effort and less on the personal dreams of the guy in charge...
People like to blame tragedies on a god. It is where religion started. If the someone died during the mammoth hunt, must be because the Earth Mother was angry at them for eating the wrong animals, not because the clutz fell under a charging mammoth. Remember the whole "God created AIDS to punish homosexuals." thing and the "911 happened because schoold get to take the words 'Under God' out of the Pledge of Allegiance." crap? I am a Christian and even I find these power-hungry, so called prophets, very irritating.
In view of the fact that the Australian Government have said that many of the fires were started or re-started deliberately perhaps the Police should be interviewing Mr Nalliah. After all, theres nothing like making your own prohesy come true is there?
As I said to someone yesterday, shove a sock in their mouths and let them be useful by actually collecting and distributing goods (this is a good thing).
Then once that is done, put the other sock in and let them choke on their own rhetoric. Or as I amended it last night, let them stand in those devastated communities and preach this crap - the survivors would literally tear them limb from limb !!!! Mind you it would forestall a meat shortage for one night ...
OK I'm off to buy cat and dog food to hand over to the RSPCA relief fund this morning.
This is probably one of the worst cases of Christian opportunism I've ever heard, but as Sisu and Paula said - it has a whole number of previous examples.
These people claim to be Christians, but they are just insecure idiots who think they need to overpower others to rule with their medieval beliefs.
What's saddest is that more and more people fall for these lies.
Odd that isn't it? Here we are probably one of the most exciting periods in history with huge scientific leaps being made seemingly every day and the ability to retrieve absolutely up to the minute knowledge and yet so many are rejecting science and turning to a super natural being that has no basis in fact? Odder still that the huge growth in numbers who would claim to be Christian appears fastest in the country that leads the internet revolution.
These 'believers' are brainwashed! They have mental blinkers that completely disallow any other view than the one given to them by their religious leaders.
Some people seem to need this kind of guidance. And since they're aggressive missionaries they try to bring in further 'victims'. I don't mind anyone who believes in a god, as long as that person keeps their feet firmly placed on the ground of reality and doesn't try to convert others to their belief first and then submit them to their abnormally restrictive rules.
I'm still confused how one can go by a religion that's 2000 years old or older and think it still applies to our society.
UI haven't seen any official response from any religious group to this nutjob, but the all politicians have universally shown disgust at him and his tactics. Every person I have personally asked about it, regardless of their religious affiliations have given a "wtf??????" response.
I haven't yet seen anyone come out and support him - so hopefully him and his nutjob theories can quietly disappear once they have done their responsible helping out bit.
You know this reminds me of the nutjobs in the US that boycotted Krispy Kreme because it used the phrase "freedom to choose" in a marketing campaign aimed to tie in with the inauguration. The nutjobs said the phrase "freedom to choose" meant the company was endorsing and encouraging abortion.
Who says science and religion must be held at opposite ends of the spectrum? I believe in a God, because I have spoken to a higher being. I believe in evolution because I don't think a single being creating all life would have built in so much redundancy. I also fail to believe that a single being would create all the cosmos and yet call this dirtball home. Science says there is the possibility of life 'out there'. If one of them made it here when we were still burning cow crap for light, wouldn't we call them a God? And if they liked being worshipped, wouldn't they stay? So why can't both science and religion have at least part of the story right? Maybe we need both to get the whole picture.
You can get a clear answer to this if you read Richard Dawson's The God Delusion.
You wouldn't believe how many Christian scientists manage to negate their own science by adjusting it to their beliefs. And by far not only Americans, though they are in the majority. Dawson even names some of them and their theories.
At this point, I'm not to interested in reading this but, looked it up anyway. When I see the name Richard Dawson, hard hitting writing doesn't spring to mind. What does is......Survey Says!! Yes, I like watching TV. He was great on Family Feud and I enjoy catching him on Hogan's Heroes reruns. Okay, back to the point. When I went in search of the book, I found a review of it and the name was the same; but the name was Richard Dawkins. I haven't done much more searching, so really; Dawson might have written something on the subject......don't know.
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What can I say? We sure do have some nutcases out there.
Can some one please throw a net over the clearly stupid Mr. Nalliah? Let me revise that, he's not just stupid, he's also completely insensitive...
That's just totally whacky. I find it even more bizarre than someone ranting about totally unrealed issues as cause and effect because there's some sensible and normal stuff in there, hidden among the craziness like what is needed in donations (although I could have misunderstood as I only skimmed it because it didn't deserve my close attention). Totally bizarre.
I'm watching (or rather, listening to) the cricket and that's much more satisfying as they cover dontations as well as cricket commentary. There's also been an email to Melbourne University alumni from the Vice Chancellor telliing us what the university is doing in response, which was cool to get - usually I ignore their emails, but this one was worth getting.
Well, if they are fasting for 7 days, that's more food they can give to those in need.
There's an ill-timed joke in there somewhere, if I can just find it...
UH - wow....
Just a wee bit nuttier than the folks who said that Katrina happened because of all of the issues surrounding classroom prayer and such here in the US...
Didn't read the entire article, but can't quite grasp why it didn't focus more on the relief effort and less on the personal dreams of the guy in charge...
People like to blame tragedies on a god. It is where religion started. If the someone died during the mammoth hunt, must be because the Earth Mother was angry at them for eating the wrong animals, not because the clutz fell under a charging mammoth.
Remember the whole "God created AIDS to punish homosexuals." thing and the "911 happened because schoold get to take the words 'Under God' out of the Pledge of Allegiance." crap?
I am a Christian and even I find these power-hungry, so called prophets, very irritating.
In view of the fact that the Australian Government have said that many of the fires were started or re-started deliberately perhaps the Police should be interviewing Mr Nalliah. After all, theres nothing like making your own prohesy come true is there?
As I said to someone yesterday, shove a sock in their mouths and let them be useful by actually collecting and distributing goods (this is a good thing).
Then once that is done, put the other sock in and let them choke on their own rhetoric. Or as I amended it last night, let them stand in those devastated communities and preach this crap - the survivors would literally tear them limb from limb !!!! Mind you it would forestall a meat shortage for one night ...
OK I'm off to buy cat and dog food to hand over to the RSPCA relief fund this morning.
This is probably one of the worst cases of Christian opportunism I've ever heard, but as Sisu and Paula said - it has a whole number of previous examples.
These people claim to be Christians, but they are just insecure idiots who think they need to overpower others to rule with their medieval beliefs.
What's saddest is that more and more people fall for these lies.
Odd that isn't it? Here we are probably one of the most exciting periods in history with huge scientific leaps being made seemingly every day and the ability to retrieve absolutely up to the minute knowledge and yet so many are rejecting science and turning to a super natural being that has no basis in fact? Odder still that the huge growth in numbers who would claim to be Christian appears fastest in the country that leads the internet revolution.
I'm confused. :(
I'm confused as hell, too, but not only.
These 'believers' are brainwashed! They have mental blinkers that completely disallow any other view than the one given to them by their religious leaders.
Some people seem to need this kind of guidance. And since they're aggressive missionaries they try to bring in further 'victims'. I don't mind anyone who believes in a god, as long as that person keeps their feet firmly placed on the ground of reality and doesn't try to convert others to their belief first and then submit them to their abnormally restrictive rules.
I'm still confused how one can go by a religion that's 2000 years old or older and think it still applies to our society.
UI haven't seen any official response from any religious group to this nutjob, but the all politicians have universally shown disgust at him and his tactics. Every person I have personally asked about it, regardless of their religious affiliations have given a "wtf??????" response.
I haven't yet seen anyone come out and support him - so hopefully him and his nutjob theories can quietly disappear once they have done their responsible helping out bit.
You know this reminds me of the nutjobs in the US that boycotted Krispy Kreme because it used the phrase "freedom to choose" in a marketing campaign aimed to tie in with the inauguration. The nutjobs said the phrase "freedom to choose" meant the company was endorsing and encouraging abortion.
http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/2009/01/pro-life_group_up_in_arms_over.php
Maybe you'll get lucky and he & his cult will do a Heaven's Gate to go back to their planet:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven's_Gate_(cult)
Anybody know if a comet is due anytime soon?
Who says science and religion must be held at opposite ends of the spectrum? I believe in a God, because I have spoken to a higher being. I believe in evolution because I don't think a single being creating all life would have built in so much redundancy. I also fail to believe that a single being would create all the cosmos and yet call this dirtball home. Science says there is the possibility of life 'out there'. If one of them made it here when we were still burning cow crap for light, wouldn't we call them a God? And if they liked being worshipped, wouldn't they stay? So why can't both science and religion have at least part of the story right? Maybe we need both to get the whole picture.
Hey woah now! Sisu that sounds rational and sensible! Since when did people start being rational and sensible on MY blog ???
Mel - who would love to go back in time and see for myself how some of these events REALLY happened ......
You can get a clear answer to this if you read Richard Dawson's The God Delusion.
You wouldn't believe how many Christian scientists manage to negate their own science by adjusting it to their beliefs. And by far not only Americans, though they are in the majority. Dawson even names some of them and their theories.
At this point, I'm not to interested in reading this but, looked it up anyway. When I see the name Richard Dawson, hard hitting writing doesn't spring to mind. What does is......Survey Says!! Yes, I like watching TV. He was great on Family Feud and I enjoy catching him on Hogan's Heroes reruns. Okay, back to the point. When I went in search of the book, I found a review of it and the name was the same; but the name was Richard Dawkins. I haven't done much more searching, so really; Dawson might have written something on the subject......don't know.
My error!!! I meant Dawkins, of course! Must have slept when I typed this morning :-)))))
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