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Bill Maher Wants To Know: Who Is Attacking Religion, Exactly? (Original Post) Initech Jun 2015 OP
K&R! napkinz Jun 2015 #1
Religion has nothing to blame but itself for its waning power. LAGC Jun 2015 #2
True, the leaders of fear & hate tooeyeten Jun 2015 #12
That is Maher at his absolute best. hifiguy Jun 2015 #3
I predict the RightiesŪ like O'Reilly will pretend this little piece by Maher doesn't exist. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #7
Just watched it again - easily his best new rule in a long time! Initech Jun 2015 #11
"You can look this shit up!" Wounded Bear Jun 2015 #4
Well, the religious types do have their trump card... SoapBox Jun 2015 #5
When you said trump card i thought you meant rpannier Jun 2015 #6
70 Christians Murdered in Plateau by Jihadists oberliner Jun 2015 #8
I hope to live long enough to hear one president end one speech without saying BlueStreak Jun 2015 #9
so would i. nt DesertFlower Jun 2015 #22
Red meat for the stupids..... wolfie001 Jun 2015 #10
The biggest attack on religion... 63splitwindow Jun 2015 #13
This is really good. K&R&K&R&K&R nt riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #14
Thanks for posting this, Initech! I really miss watch Real Time since I had HBO cut off to save Ghost in the Machine Jun 2015 #15
HBO has a new subscription service that you can subscribe to without having cable. Initech Jun 2015 #16
Thanks! I can remember back in the mid 70's when HBO was on a little bullet shaped box that they Ghost in the Machine Jun 2015 #18
My cable service had an A/B switch that you had to change manually. Initech Jun 2015 #19
Yeah, this HBO box had an A/B switch too. One for the HBO and the other for your antenna Ghost in the Machine Jun 2015 #21
i had that little box back in NYC. nt DesertFlower Jun 2015 #23
Right Wingers going on like this makes me nervous.... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #17
They get elected by playing the persecution card. Initech Jun 2015 #20

LAGC

(5,330 posts)
2. Religion has nothing to blame but itself for its waning power.
Sun Jun 7, 2015, 06:43 PM
Jun 2015

There's no "deep, dark, insidious conspiracy" at play, people (especially young people) are simply tuning out. Period.

That's what happens when you have an explosion of freedom of information and ideas -- so many other options to consider than the stale same-old, unchanging ancient texts.

tooeyeten

(1,074 posts)
12. True, the leaders of fear & hate
Sun Jun 7, 2015, 08:35 PM
Jun 2015

Have no one to blame but themselves, they want to divide and create animosity among citizens...keeps them in control.

Enthusiast

(50,983 posts)
7. I predict the RightiesŪ like O'Reilly will pretend this little piece by Maher doesn't exist.
Sun Jun 7, 2015, 07:45 PM
Jun 2015

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oberliner

(58,724 posts)
8. 70 Christians Murdered in Plateau by Jihadists
Sun Jun 7, 2015, 08:25 PM
Jun 2015

“The jihadists, in their quest to eliminate Christians in Plateau State and their thirst for blood, have succeeded in killing Christians and burning their houses,” said Gyang, a local man whose full name is withheld to protect his safety.

The most deadly attack occurred on May 2 when herdsmen reportedly set fire to the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN) located in Foron Town, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area (LGA), killing 27 Christians. The victims included Rev. Luka Gwom and a congregant named Pauline who was married just two weeks prior in the same church building.

The recent raids have all occurred in two areas of Plateau State: Barkin Ladi and Riyom Local Government Areas. These frightening experiences have become nearly a weekly terror for Christians in the region. From April 25 to May 11, Gyang reported at least six attacks on more than eightvillages, some of them targeted more than once during that time span.

“We in Riyom and Barkin Ladi LGAs have been under siege and invasion. Lives have been lost almost every day, and [there is] no serious action from any quarter by the government. But we are still faithful to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,” Gyang said as he recounted an attack that killed two members of the Rim Town community as they were returning from the burial of fellow Christians who were slaughtered in a Fulani raid that happened just days before.

http://www.nigerianbulletin.com/threads/70-christians-murdered-in-plateau-by-jihadists.111885/

Christians are doing quite well in the United States.

In other parts of the world, it is a very different story.

 

BlueStreak

(8,377 posts)
9. I hope to live long enough to hear one president end one speech without saying
Sun Jun 7, 2015, 08:25 PM
Jun 2015

Thank you and God Bless these United States of America.

News flash. If there is a God (or gods), He (or She or they) is not taking sides.

 

63splitwindow

(2,657 posts)
13. The biggest attack on religion...
Sun Jun 7, 2015, 08:55 PM
Jun 2015

... is waged by the far right-wing zealots who make it look so bad by the example they are living!

Ghost in the Machine

(14,912 posts)
15. Thanks for posting this, Initech! I really miss watch Real Time since I had HBO cut off to save
Sun Jun 7, 2015, 09:52 PM
Jun 2015

a little on the bills. It would be cheaper for me to get a Straight Talk phone and pay $45/mo for unlimited talk, text and data just to watch him on youtube.

Peace,

Ghost

Initech

(100,080 posts)
16. HBO has a new subscription service that you can subscribe to without having cable.
Sun Jun 7, 2015, 09:58 PM
Jun 2015

It's called HBO Now and it's like $14.95 a month.

http://www.hbonow.com

Check it out.

Ghost in the Machine

(14,912 posts)
18. Thanks! I can remember back in the mid 70's when HBO was on a little bullet shaped box that they
Sun Jun 7, 2015, 10:08 PM
Jun 2015

came and put on your house and ran a wire to your TV. This was in Miami, Fl, before we had regular cable tv.

Peace,

Ghost

Initech

(100,080 posts)
19. My cable service had an A/B switch that you had to change manually.
Sun Jun 7, 2015, 10:25 PM
Jun 2015

And you had to flip to the B side if you want to watch HBO and Cinemax you had to flip to the B side. Thank God for Chromecast!

Ghost in the Machine

(14,912 posts)
21. Yeah, this HBO box had an A/B switch too. One for the HBO and the other for your antenna
Sun Jun 7, 2015, 10:58 PM
Jun 2015

I couldn't do the streaming thing right now though as I am on Verizon Broadband with limited data. If I cable with unlimited data I would do it. I live out in the sticks and all we had for years was dial-up. They won't even run cable out where I live because they say there aren't enough houses and it would cost more in labor and materials than they would get back from the number of subscribers. We just got Verizon Broadband 5 years ago. Before that, I tried the DirectTV satellite internet, but if you used more than 140 megabytes in a 4 hour period they would knock you down to *below* dial-up speeds for 24 hours. I dumped them as soon as my contract was up!

Peace,

Ghost

 

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)
17. Right Wingers going on like this makes me nervous....
Sun Jun 7, 2015, 10:04 PM
Jun 2015

It's like they can't WAIT to get into power so they can take out their revenge for the wrongs they never actually suffered.

Initech

(100,080 posts)
20. They get elected by playing the persecution card.
Sun Jun 7, 2015, 10:34 PM
Jun 2015

And then once elected, pander to the religious right by enabling the holier than thou types. It's a terrible cycle.

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