Conquer Club

thegreekdog wrote:I'm a practicing Catholic. I've been a practicing Catholic my whole life. I started drinking at age 17. I started carousing at age 14. George Bush starting doing coke in college. Religion and morals have little to do with each other for practical purposes.

Seriously, this poll disturbs me greatly.

john9blue wrote:It's not condescending. I think every person should be judged individually and not by their race/beliefs/whatever, but it's part of human nature to draw hasty conclusions. Which is part of why I talk to atheists about my beliefs, so they realize that not all theists are dumb sheep.

Ray Rider wrote:"In the beginning of the contest with Great Britiain, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayer in this room for the divine protection. Our prayers, sir, were heard, and they were graciously answered. All of us who were engaged in the struggle must have observed frequent instances of a superintending Providence in our favor. To that kind Providence we owe this happy opportunity of consulting in peace on the means of establishing our future national felicity. And have we now forgotten that powerful Friend? Or do we imagine that we no longer need his assistance? I have lived, sir, a long time, and the longer I live the more convincing proofs I see of this truth: that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow can not fall to the ground without his notice, is it possible that an empire can rise without his aid? We have been assured, sir, in the sacred writings, that, 'except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it.' I firmly believe this, and I also believe that without his concurring aid we shall succeed, in this political building no better than the builders of Babel."
-Benjamin Franklin, at 83 years of age, speaking at the Constitutional Convention of 1787

Ray Rider wrote:"In the beginning of the contest with Great Britiain, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayer in this room for the divine protection. Our prayers, sir, were heard, and they were graciously answered. All of us who were engaged in the struggle must have observed frequent instances of a superintending Providence in our favor. To that kind Providence we owe this happy opportunity of consulting in peace on the means of establishing our future national felicity. And have we now forgotten that powerful Friend? Or do we imagine that we no longer need his assistance? I have lived, sir, a long time, and the longer I live the more convincing proofs I see of this truth: that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow can not fall to the ground without his notice, is it possible that an empire can rise without his aid? We have been assured, sir, in the sacred writings, that, 'except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it.' I firmly believe this, and I also believe that without his concurring aid we shall succeed, in this political building no better than the builders of Babel."
-Benjamin Franklin, at 83 years of age, speaking at the Constitutional Convention of 1787

Ray Rider wrote:"In the beginning of the contest with Great Britiain, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayer in this room for the divine protection. Our prayers, sir, were heard, and they were graciously answered. All of us who were engaged in the struggle must have observed frequent instances of a superintending Providence in our favor. To that kind Providence we owe this happy opportunity of consulting in peace on the means of establishing our future national felicity. And have we now forgotten that powerful Friend? Or do we imagine that we no longer need his assistance? I have lived, sir, a long time, and the longer I live the more convincing proofs I see of this truth: that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow can not fall to the ground without his notice, is it possible that an empire can rise without his aid? We have been assured, sir, in the sacred writings, that, 'except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it.' I firmly believe this, and I also believe that without his concurring aid we shall succeed, in this political building no better than the builders of Babel."
-Benjamin Franklin, at 83 years of age, speaking at the Constitutional Convention of 1787

PLAYER57832 wrote:

Ray Rider wrote:"In the beginning of the contest with Great Britiain, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayer in this room for the divine protection. Our prayers, sir, were heard, and they were graciously answered. All of us who were engaged in the struggle must have observed frequent instances of a superintending Providence in our favor. To that kind Providence we owe this happy opportunity of consulting in peace on the means of establishing our future national felicity. And have we now forgotten that powerful Friend? Or do we imagine that we no longer need his assistance? I have lived, sir, a long time, and the longer I live the more convincing proofs I see of this truth: that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow can not fall to the ground without his notice, is it possible that an empire can rise without his aid? We have been assured, sir, in the sacred writings, that, 'except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it.' I firmly believe this, and I also believe that without his concurring aid we shall succeed, in this political building no better than the builders of Babel."
-Benjamin Franklin, at 83 years of age, speaking at the Constitutional Convention of 1787

Claiming any such thing is to place yourself above others. Christ did not teach us that, it is the arrogance of mankind.