tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post5285833558638585096..comments2023-10-30T09:23:42.803-05:00Comments on Some Assembly Required: SAR #15010Charles Kingsley Michaelson, IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04364694465614330540noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-51387823628363026922015-01-11T09:02:20.091-06:002015-01-11T09:02:20.091-06:00Isn't that pretty much the same as saying the ...Isn't that pretty much the same as saying the best religion is staying away from organized religion? <br /><br />My view: Anyone who speaks for God, lies. Anyone who knows what God wants is delusional. Any book that God writes is fiction.<br /><br />We'd do well with a lot more decency and a lot less god.Charles Kingsley Michaelson, IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364694465614330540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-79286670786377818802015-01-10T17:56:57.074-06:002015-01-10T17:56:57.074-06:00As news spread that the gunned down policeman was ...As news spread that the gunned down policeman was a Muslim, the hashtag #JeSuisAhmed began spreading on Twitter in solidarity. One user, identified as @Aboujahjah, said: “I am not Charlie, I am Ahmed the dead cop. Charlie ridiculed my faith and culture and I died defending his right to do so.”<br /><br />Most of the time I find our species' ability to rationalize away the nasty parts of religion to keep the faith depressing. However every once in a while it also reminds me that most of us have a little spark of decency, and perhaps that why I know the best Muslims and Christians are those who tend to skip service so they can take their children to a park or go fishing, instead of praying all the time to some blood thirst deity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com