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When I moved to South Carolina when I was 13.
The local preacher's family was long list of gererational bad asses.
He had like 5 sons and everyone of them were considered bad asses.
The Preacher was even a legendary bad ass before he became a preacher.
My brother rubbed one of the clan wrong that was in his class with him on the first few days of school. .
The whole family came over to the house for this guy to engage my brother.
The thing is my brother wasn't a fighter or a bad ass, but he had been lifting weights since he was 10. He was at this time about 16, and I don't think hes' ever been as physically fit as he was on this September evening. The first punch my brother threw knocked every front tooth out of that guys mouth, and that was the end of that. Before his family swooped him up and left as quickly as they came. Apperentlly this guy's family reputation didn't psyche my brother out, we didn't know the full story about their reputation. Until it was local town gossip how that damn Florida Yankee kid finally bested one of the Preacher's Boys.
Religious Kids Meaner than Non-Religious, Study Finds
And this is shocking, how?
Religion has always hindered morality. It's not a moral virtue to avoid harming people just because you're afraid of being caught and punished by some deity.
Religion has always hindered morality. It's not a moral virtue to avoid harming people just because you're afraid of being caught and punished by some deity.
I remember at one of my first jobs there were some bible thumpers trying to "save" me. Leaving pamphlets on my desk, pressuring me to go to their church, etc. Anyways, one time I was behind one of them leaving the parking lot and I noticed a bumper sticker on her car--"Being good won't help, belief in God will". That always struck me. I couldn't believe that that was the ideal she strived for. Needless to say, I wasn't saved.
children demanded harsher punishment than those from Christian or non-religious homes.
At the same time, the report said that religious parents were more likely than others to consider their children to be “more empathetic and more sensitive to the plight of othersâ€.
The report pointed out that 5.8 billion humans, representing 84% of the worldwide population, identify as religious. “While it is generally accepted that religion contours people’s moral judgments and pro-social behaviour, the relation between religion and morality is a contentious one,†it says.
The report was “a welcome antidote to the presumption that religion is a prerequisite of moralityâ€, said Keith Porteus Wood of the UK National Secular Society.
Well I finally understand why Huckabee's son was convicted of torturing a dog for hours before he eventually killed it. Maybe it was because the dog wouldn't admit to finding Jeebus.
"Respect for truth comes close to being the basis for all morality."
F. Herbert
Huckabee's son
I had never heard that story before. I read further, and apparently Hucksterbee's 17yo son was fired from Boy Scout Camp for participating in the killing of a dog. I didn't see any indication of being convicted though, nor any punishment other than getting fired. Reportedly, Governor Hucksterbee intervened personally to thwart the police investigation:
The story got additional attention years later, when at age 26 Junior Hucksterbee got arrested for bringing a loaded Glock to an airport.
The story of Governor Hucksterbee's son killing a dog raises an eery parallel to Combat Hairstylist Mitt Romnesia attacking a gay kid for having a non-conforming haircut. HuffPo drew another parallel, to Romnesia tying a dog to the roof of the family station wagon.
"Respect for truth comes close to being the basis for all morality."
F. Herbert
No. Not at all. One can be completely honest and completely evil.
The basis of morality are the dual pillars of cooperation and receptivity.
Academics from seven universities across the world
said Keith Porteus Wood of the UK National Secular Society.
No biases here, I'm sure.
said Keith Porteus Wood of the UK National Secular Society.
No biases here, I'm sure.
It probably is biased. I have always found the church most biased.
I have told far fewer lies than you have molested children, CIC.
Hmmm, I hadn't realized CIC was a man of the cloth.
I think the article points out that a name/association is meaningless without actions. The failure of many to follow through on the beliefs they profess is the greatest detriment to their religion's credibility.
I was behind one of them leaving the parking lot and I noticed a bumper sticker on her car--"Being good won't help, belief in God will".
The point of this sticker is found in the heart of the protestant reformation led by Martin Luther and others. Good works cannot save a man, only God can. The focus should be on restoring the personal relationship with God that was broken in the Garden of Eden. But as Paul says, "Since I am now under grace, should I sin more that grace may abound? May it never be!" (my paraphrase). As we are restored to God we are to engage in the life He has planned for us, and that includes love, and empathy as key components. In fact, I've never known anyone to become a believer without having first encountered these elements in a relationship with another Christian.
Trinko compared the study to other discredited research where science has been used as a propaganda machine for liberal causes, such as the nuclear winter theory that was proposed during the Reagan years and the more recent climate change fiasco, which Trinko called snake oil. Methodologically, Trinko asks why a group of neuroscientists were conducting a sociological study, which falls completely outside their realm of expertise. Thats like a structural engineer writing a biology paper, Trinko noted.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/06/religious-children-less-altruistic-secular-kids-study