How Much Damage Can A Cartoon Do?

[Squirt]

Replace 'Muslim' with 'Christian'.

If a private company in the U.S printed pictures of Jesus in a less than flattering light, do you not think the Christian groups would all be up in arms about it?

Christians are no better, they just have a different way of getting what they want and voicing their opinion since they are currently "in power".

When I said "It's sad all these people on our planet with their Gods killing one another in a desperate attempt to show whos side God is on." I was referencing all religions, although I haven't heard of death in the name of Budah, but I could be wrong :high:

Since the recorded death of a man they called Jesus, the Jewish, Muslim, Catholic and Christian religious leaders have killed millions in his name.

[dannyz]

Yeah, Buddhism is really the only religion I have any faith in. Visiting Buddhist temples and seeing how peaceful their culture is is truly the most beautiful thing about living in Asia (well, other then the men LOL)

Christians are no better, they just have a different way of getting what they want and voicing their opinion since they are currently "in power".

When I said "It's sad all these people on our planet with their Gods killing one another in a desperate attempt to show whos side God is on." I was referencing all religions, although I haven't heard of death in the name of Budah, but I could be wrong

Since the recorded death of a man they called Jesus, the Jewish, Muslim, Catholic and Christian religious leaders have killed millions in his name

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[Squirt]

Yeah, Buddhism is really the only religion I have any faith in. Visiting Buddhist temples and seeing how peaceful their culture is is truly the most beautiful thing about living in Asia (well, other then the men LOL)

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I agree the buddhist culture and spirituality is a great thing. Amazing how a belief system truly designed for peace and growth is the one that doesn't get much attention.

Remember before 911, in March 2001 when the Taliban blew up those 2,000-year-old Buddhist statues in the cliffs above Bamian? That's when I realized something was really wrong. Anyone blowing up Buddhist statues, of all things, has a seious axe to grind and is going for total domination.

I'm still in shock... rioting over a few cartoons :wacko:

[Paco]

For 10-years I suffered through a hypocrisy known as Roman Catholicism!

I've been saying this for decades, and will continue to do so... religion is a waste of time, is the main reason we have war and they will destroy this world.

So far (from what I've read and heard) two people have died because of mere drawings done in bad taste (something which they are also guilty of), of a 'person' whom some seem to think was a 'prophet'.

The damn followers of the Christian and Muslim/Islam creed have made innocent people (those that that do not follow their blind faith) suffer, for way too long and it will continue so long as they exist! The two are destroying this planet and are by far the biggest concern to humanity... not 'global warming', drugs and all the other false crusades.

[rhys]

oh pleuzz.... cut the drama. that's as bad as all the canadians crying about the Conservervatives being elected in Canada. Well, they took office today and the world hasn't cum to an end. women can still get abortions and gay men can still get married.

religion is what u make of it.

things start going bad when you give up your free will and allow others to make the decisions about what is good and bad for you.

that is what is known as a cult.

[Paco]

oh pleuzz.... cut the drama. that's as bad as all the canadians crying about the Conservervatives being elected in Canada. Well, they took office today and the world hasn't cum to an end. women can still get abortions and gay men can still get married.

religion is what u make of it.

things start going bad when you give up your free will and allow others to make the decisions about what is good and bad for you.

that is what is known as a cult.

Uh nice try - of course I voted conservative, I live in Alberta (duh).

cult
1 : formal religious veneration
2 : a system of religious beliefs and ritual

[XXXWriterDude]

I've been saying this for decades, and will continue to do so... religion is a waste of time, is the main reason we have war and they will destroy this world.

Fundamentally, I agree with you on this. A lot of hatred has been fostered through the tenets of organized religion. I think, however, this is due more to the figureheads behind each religion than to the religion itself. It's why I choose not to participate in any kind of organized religion, but instead practice personal spirituality.

[dannyz]

How do you describe the deliberate bombings of the discos in Bali back ... back before the Iraq war ... that was what exactly? This was before we "enraged them" right?

Do you mean to say that both al-Qaeda and the US/UK/Australian governments engage in terrorism?

What if a group of Muslims with identical attitudes towards the religious state of Iran overthrew and took control of the governments of the Philippines and Indonesia?

Steve

Well, they may not have bombed Bali if the US didn't fund them and provide them with weapons to begin with. Anyways, I am definitely not trying to say the Muslims extremists are innocent, I'm just saying both sides are to blame. I believe violence provokes violence, so the longer we keep bombing them instead of trying to resolve things peacefuly, the longer there is gonna be wars. Which I think the Bush administration doesn't mind since they want to keep troops there indefinitely and are making lots of money off defense contracts.

Cheers,
D.

[dannyz]

Steve,

One more thing on this...just my opinions LOL but don't want to get into a big political debate with you. The thing that most bothers me about the current US administration is that they try to label anyone who does not agree with US policies as 'terrorists.' How do you explain Bush arresting and holding members of enviromental groups and peace activists? Are you saying you agree that peace activistis are terrorists and the US should be wiretapping them?

Bush recently definied terrorism in the latest version of the Patriot Act as something like 'anyone who is against US laws.' (sorry I don't have the exact quote handy so don't take that quote literally). By that definition you could be labelled a terrorist for complaining about your parking ticket.

Cheers,
D.