Who's Looking Out for the Christians ?

[ermitonto]

Do any of you wonder why, in a book running 1500 pages, which pertains to deal with good and evil, there is not a single mention of slavery?

Actually, there are many places in the bible where they mention slavery, and the "all-loving" god thing has no problem with it. In fact, according to the bible, selling your daughter into slavery is just hunky-dory.
http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/ex/21.html#7

[F L E S H]

Who's looking out for the Christians?

No one, because Christians have done a damn good job looking out for THEMSELVES for the past 2,000 years. They have subjugated nearly every other nation, culture and religion out there, and now the rest of the world is catching up.

[Ousted]

A recent Gallup survey puts the number of Americans who call themselves Christians at 84%, and that kind of majority is dangerous to the goals of the secular-progressive movement.

Please note that many people believe the definition of christian to be "a belief in God or higher power." In this country it wouldnt be surprising that people would believe in Jesus or the idea of Jesus. That doesnt mean that 84% agree with fundamentalist, stagnant ideas associated with christianity. I would bet that number would be much much lower if they were clear on their definition.

[andruejaysin]

Actually, there are many places in the bible where they mention slavery, and the "all-loving" god thing has no problem with it. In fact, according to the bible, selling your daughter into slavery is just hunky-dory.
http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/ex/21.html#7

That's what I meant, I realize that in the very same chapter where god saved the jews from slavery in Egypt, he gave them the 10 commandments, perhaps slavery should have warrented an 11th. But 10 is a nice, round number. Which is more than we should expect from the superstitions of a tribe of goat herders.