OT: Something worrying

Renegade 13 · #1 January 21st, 2006, 04:33 AM

It does not worry me. Italian courts will throw the case out and that will be the end of it, most likely. Even if the case was upheld and proceeded, leading to the illegality of teaching the existence of Jesus, it would not be a portent of ill times to come. It would be bad for Italy and Italians howerver, by supressing free speech. But here, in Canada, I highly doubt it would directly affect me and my daily life, or the daily life of billions of other people around the world.

ZeroAdunn · #2 January 21st, 2006, 07:49 AM

Jesus? Yah, I worked with that guy a few years back, good guy but crazy as all get out.

Raging Deadstar · #3 January 21st, 2006, 08:03 AM

All the time we're hearing about right-wing christians/muslims/insert faith here or fundementalists or extremists. Well, here's proof that Atheists have them too

I think what this guy's doing is wrong and my 'beliefs' are summed up by secular humanism. I do have one faith in the Catholic Church though...

I have faith that the Vaticans Order of Holy Lawyers will triumph

El_Phil · #4 January 21st, 2006, 10:05 AM

I do like the bit

'The first is "Abuso di Credulita Popolare" (Abuse of Popular Belief) meant to protect people against being swindled or conned'

So true! Anyone else (bar another religion) trying that, they'd be torn apart by police/trading standards.

If someone says something to you which causes you to give them money and it then emerges they were lying you have legal recourse to get that money back. Unless it's a religion in which case it's gone forever, which I do have a problem with.

I think what he's trying to argue is that the collection plate after a church service is nothing more than "obtaining money by deception" as Jesus probably didn't exist or if he did wasn't the son of God.

I like his style and it does makes me laugh.