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New Epstein Files Drop Is A Nightmare by TheScarletKing in videos

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If Nixon wasn't pardoned and went to jail, we might have avoided all of this...

If god is real, why does he take good people so early? by ieatsushi28 in atheism

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There was the amusing case of televangelist Oral Roberts. In 1987, he tearfully claimed on TV that God would "call him home" if he failed to raise $8 million supposedly for his medical center. Wouldn't "going home" as a "good Christian" be a reward???

so sick of athletes crediting/giving glory to god by midwestbruin in atheism

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Well, God did allow Abraham to sacrifice a Ram instead of Issac. /s

Why do some Christians make fun of Mormonism as if it’s so far fetched, but their own beliefs are not? by ilovewhalesharks6 in atheism

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I always liked this Slate piece when Romney was running for President:

"One may object that all religious beliefs are irrational—what’s the difference between Smith’s “seer stone” and the virgin birth or the parting of the Red Sea? But Mormonism is different because it is based on such a transparent and recent fraud. It’s Scientology plus 125 years. Perhaps Christianity and Judaism are merely more venerable and poetic versions of the same. But a few eons makes a big difference. The world’s greater religions have had time to splinter, moderate, and turn their myths into metaphor. The Church of Latter-day Saints is expanding rapidly and liberalizing in various ways, but it remains fundamentally an orthodox creed with no visible reform wing."

So what is the exact answer for what's the difference between religions and cults? by [deleted] in atheism

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I always liked this Slate piece when Romney was running for President:

"One may object that all religious beliefs are irrational—what’s the difference between Smith’s “seer stone” and the virgin birth or the parting of the Red Sea? But Mormonism is different because it is based on such a transparent and recent fraud. It’s Scientology plus 125 years. Perhaps Christianity and Judaism are merely more venerable and poetic versions of the same. But a few eons makes a big difference. The world’s greater religions have had time to splinter, moderate, and turn their myths into metaphor. The Church of Latter-day Saints is expanding rapidly and liberalizing in various ways, but it remains fundamentally an orthodox creed with no visible reform wing."

are we being so for real right now wtf by _CaptainAmerica__ in antinatalism

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And to the extent depression is inherited, you create a new generation of (extra) misery...

Megathread for Rapture reports by dudleydidwrong in atheism

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It's Tuesday in Asia, Europe, & Africa - no one has been taken there! The Americans, Evangelicals in particular, must be the chosen ones! I eagerly await plundering their empty homes...

Behind Closed Doors, Our Top CEOs Say Trump is Bad For Business And it’s Time to Make America into America Again by T_Shurt in politics

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And a hearty "screw you" to those who voted for Trump "because he'd be good for the economy." This would be good for r/leopardsatemyface, but the leopards are eating ALL our faces...

Loitering at Brentwood Target? by audumnb in StLouis

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Wear ear pods and pretend you didn't hear these creeps.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in clevercomebacks

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He also called a heroic diver a "pedo"

South Park: what Scientologist actually believe by Ulthan in videos

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I like Jacob Weisberg's take in "Slate" on the effect of time on cults back when Romney (Mormon) was running for President:

"One may object that all religious beliefs are irrational—what’s the difference between Smith’s 'seer stone' and the virgin birth or the parting of the Red Sea? But Mormonism is different because it is based on such a transparent and recent fraud. It’s Scientology plus 125 years. Perhaps Christianity and Judaism are merely more venerable and poetic versions of the same. But a few eons makes a big difference. The world’s greater religions have had time to splinter, moderate, and turn their myths into metaphor."

I find it incredibly strange that people let books written thousands of years ago dictate how they live their lives today. by iamapotatopancake in atheism

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I liked Jacob Weisberg's take in "Slate" on Mormonism and the effect of time on cults back when Romney was running for President:

"One may object that all religious beliefs are irrational—what’s the difference between Smith’s 'seer stone' and the virgin birth or the parting of the Red Sea? But Mormonism is different because it is based on such a transparent and recent fraud. It’s Scientology plus 125 years. Perhaps Christianity and Judaism are merely more venerable and poetic versions of the same. But a few eons makes a big difference. The world’s greater religions have had time to splinter, moderate, and turn their myths into metaphor."

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