The Funny Side of Religion

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muppeteer wrote: »

Yoinked from Reddit

From only 5 days ago:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmH1YggCQ7Y

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yeppydeppy

Genghiz Cohen wrote: »

Where?

Right there where I wrote it!

robindch

http://newsthump.com/2012/09/04/our-right-to-discriminate-is-being-discriminated-against-complain-christians/

News Thump wrote:

Two Christians who lost their jobs as a result of discriminating against gay people, have taken their fight to the European Court of Human Rights after claiming that their right to discriminate is being discriminated against.

Gary McFarlane, who was sacked by Relate after saying he had a conscientious objection to giving advice to gay couples, insisted that people should be more tolerant of people who choose to discriminate. “My descriminatory religious beliefs should take priority over the people that I am employed to serve,” he said.

“If I don’t want to give advice to people simply because they happen to be gay then I should be allowed to discriminate against them without fear of being discriminated against. It’s completely unfair that am I being treated in the same way that I treat gay people. It’s a fundamental human right that religious people should be allowed to discriminate against anyone their old books tell them to.”

Miss Lilian Ladele, who was disciplined after she refused to conduct same-sex civil partnership ceremonies in north London, also expressed her anger at the injustice of not being able to completely ignore what her job is.

“Why should I conduct same-sex civil partnership ceremonies against my will,” she asked. “By not allowing me to discriminate against gay people I am being forced to do the job that I am paid to do.”

The National Secular Society said any ruling in favour of the group could “seriously undermine” UK equality law. “They should put themselves in the shoes of the people they have discriminated against,” said a spokesperson.
“Claiming they are in the same boat as people who are genuinely being discriminated against is ludicrous.”

“There’s no way I’m getting into a boat with any gays,” Insisted Miss Ladele. “Yeah, and I’m definitely not wearing their shoes,” added Mr McFarlane.

General Relativity

robindch wrote: »

Right to discrimnate

I don't know if I should laugh or cry :eek:...

The Mad Hatter

Hahahahaohgodit'snotasatire…

GLaDOS

The Mad Hatter wrote: »

Hahahahaohgodit'snotasatire…

Em, it is? :P

wonderfulname

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Em, it is? :P

The facts are actually accurate, and the quotes are how I read what the pair have to say for themselves in my head.

robindch

A guy named Gary McFarlane and a woman named Lillian Ladele were both sacked for refusing to do the jobs they'd agreed to do:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/7399275/Christian-registrar-denied-leave-to-appeal-gay-wedding-refusal.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/bristol/somerset/8651417.stm

These two, plus two others both well known to A+A regulars, are taking a case in the ECHR alleging that the UK government isn't allowing them to discriminate:

http://www.rjw.co.uk/latest-news/article/britons-launch-landmark-echr-case/3745

Liamario

Those last few posts have changed this from being the funny side of religion to the depressing side of stupidity

BlitzKrieg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAwNp5i-TuI

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WARSAW — With exorcism booming in Poland, Roman Catholic priests have joined forces with a publisher to launch what they claim is the world's first monthly magazine focused exclusively on chasing out the devil.

"The rise in the number or exorcists from four to more than 120 over the course of 15 years in Poland is telling," Father Aleksander Posacki, a professor of philosophy, theology and leading demonologist and exorcist told reporters in Warsaw at the Monday launch of the Egzorcysta monthly.

Ironically, he attributed the rise in demonic possessions in what remains one of Europe's most devoutly Catholic nations partly to the switch from atheist communism to free market capitalism in 1989.

"It's indirectly due to changes in the system: capitalism creates more opportunities to do business in the area of occultism. Fortune telling has even been categorised as employment for taxation," Posacki told AFP.

"If people can make money out of it, naturally it grows and its spiritual harm grows too," he said, hastening to add authentic exorcism is absolutely free of charge.

Posacki, who also serves on an international panel of expert Roman Catholic exorcists, highlighted what he termed the "helplessness of various schools of psychology and psychiatry" when confronted with extreme behaviours that conventional therapies fail to cure.

"Possession comes as a result of committing evil. Stealing, killing and other sins," he told reporters, adding that evil spirits are chased out using a guide of ritual prayers approved by Polish-born pope John Paul II in 1999.

"Our hands are full," admitted fellow exorcist and Polish Roman Catholic priest Father Andrzej Grefkowicz, revealing exorcists have a three month waiting list in the capital Warsaw.
Priests performing exorcism also work with psychiatrists in order to avoid mistaking mental illness for possession, he said.

"I've invited psychiatrists to meetings when I've had doubts about a case and often we've both concluded the issue is mental illness, hysteria, not possession," he said.
According to both exorcists, depictions of demonic possession in horror films are largely accurate.
"It manifests itself in the form of screams, shouting, anger, rage -- threats are common," Posacki said.

"Manifestation in the form or levitation is less common, but does occur and we must speak about it -- I've seen it with my own eyes," he added.

With its 62-page first issue including articles titled "New Age -- the spiritual vacuum cleaner" and "Satan is real", the Egzorcysta monthly with a print-run of 15,000 by the Polwen publishers is selling for 10 zloty (2.34 euros, 3.10 dollars) per copy.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g9mWKoAG_6Jz6455BGCzoxWplPLA?docId=CNG.ce8cdecf7232ab5eb29b9decf03ab872.4d1

It's a new progressive monthly in Poland.

joseph brand

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Sarky

Whoa, that's creepy as f*ck.

robindch

^^^ Creepy? That's The Truth(*), dude!

(*) Unless you're referring to the creepy photo, not the creepy ideology.

recedite

robindch wrote: »

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/bristol/somerset/8651417.stm

Former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey had earlier called for judges with a "proven sensitivity and understanding of religious issues" to hear the case.
Lord Carey said recent decisions involving Christians by the courts had used dangerous reasoning

as opposed to what......blindly obeying a fanatical bible thumping man threatening hellfire ? :pac:

Kivaro

Penn

Former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey had earlier called for judges with a "proven sensitivity and understanding of religious issues" to hear the case.

Translation: We want people who are biased in our favour to hear the case.

Delirium

Sin City

Delirium

joseph brand

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Calibos

Not sure if this should go in this thread or Hazards of belief.

Possibly NSFW

http://www.theonion.com/articles/no-one-murdered-because-of-this-image,29553/

Dades

^^ I was thinking they'd pulled their punches with that image until I *understood*. :pac:

NSFW indeed!

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robindch

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