rubl
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Post by rubl on Aug 2, 2020 10:32:02 GMT 7
Whenever there are national problems it's soo much easier to blame others, either those with different habits, different religion, different religious interpretation or just plain foreigners. "The Utrecht sodomy trials (Dutch: Utrechtse sodomieprocessen) were a large-scale persecution of homosexuals that took place in the Dutch Republic, starting in the city of Utrecht in 1730. Over the following year, the persecution of "sodomites" spread to the rest of the nation, leading to some 250[1][2] to 300[3] trials, often ending in a death sentence. As of 1730, the Dutch Republic had just experienced an epizootic disease in its cattle population, while its dikes were threatened by shipworm. Several disasters had hit the country: the flooding of Stavoren in 1657, the collapse of the Utrecht Dom Church's nave in 1674 and the earthquake of 1692 were all ascribed to divine wrath.[1] These circumstances had readied the minds of the Dutch for moral panics, and the homosexual part of the population became their scapegoat." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utrecht_sodomy_trials |
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Post by AyG on Aug 2, 2020 11:41:32 GMT 7
And yet, these days there are few Europeans who would blame God's wrath for disasters. However, there are plenty of non-Europeans of a Moslem persuasion who would happily attribute cause to Allah for whatever goes wrong.
In other words, modern day Moslems are, in attitude, centuries behind the West.
Edit: that should probably read "more than a millennium behind the West" in many respects, such as treatment of women, education, inheritance, intellectual and religious freedom (including freedom to leave a religion), &c., &c..
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rubl
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Post by rubl on Aug 2, 2020 11:54:12 GMT 7
It would seem that there are still groups of Christians in America who haven't progressed much either. "Many people are coming to this page looking for incubus and succubus information for wrong reasons. Hell is real and if the reader determines to keep contact with the devil, he will go to hell and the lake of fire and be tormented night and day forever. Satan won't escape, he will also be cast into the lake of fire to be tormented forever. Hell was made for him and his evil angels like incubus and succubus. For those who want to contact the devil, you need to repent of your wickednesses and be born again so that you can be reconciled to God your Maker and you can have a real and productive and clean life, not a possessed-by-the-devil one." www.jesus-is-lord.com/incubus.htmA few 'doctors even go into "Donald Trump praises ‘spectacular’ quack doctor who compared ‘the gay agenda’ to ‘the demonic New World Order’" www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/29/donald-trump-coronavirus-stella-immanuel-baptist-doctor-hydroxychloroquine-sex-demons-devil-homophobia/"Trump Doubles Down on Demon Sperm Doc “I guess Twitter took them off and I think Facebook took them off. I don't know why, I think they're very respected doctors.”" www.thedailybeast.com/trump-hails-demon-sperm-doc-dr-stella-immanuel-as-important-voice-in-nations-covid-19-battleBTW according to some homosexuality can be cured. Lucky you  "Conversion therapy is the pseudoscientific practice of trying to change an individual's sexual orientation from homosexual or bisexual to heterosexual using psychological, physical, or spiritual interventions." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversion_therapy |
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Post by smokie36 on Aug 17, 2020 11:57:25 GMT 7
And yet, these days there are few Europeans who would blame God's wrath for disasters. However, there are plenty of non-Europeans of a Moslem persuasion who would happily attribute cause to Allah for whatever goes wrong. In other words, modern day Moslems are, in attitude, centuries behind the West. Edit: that should probably read "more than a millennium behind the West" in many respects, such as treatment of women, education, inheritance, intellectual and religious freedom (including freedom to leave a religion), &c., &c.. Education of free thought and expression is a dangerous genie to allow out of the lamp. Just keep on rubbing I tell my Muslim acquaintances. |
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Post by oldie on Aug 17, 2020 15:14:05 GMT 7
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