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But you can’t stop coveting your neighbour’s donkey…
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Trevor Morley's Tache
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It's actively encouraged in Norfolk.But you can’t stop coveting your neighbour’s donkey…
mexico1970
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But you can’t stop coveting your neighbour’s donkey…
Let ye without sin lob the first brick.
Well it’s a sweeping generalisation made about 2 billion people but I get what he’s saying, very few Christians live like Jesus or how he instructed. He himself (Gandhi) was fairly immoral sexually and in his views about Africans so a bit of a hypocrite.He was most likely talking about your ancestors though.
Marklr
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Those figures are misleading. Many people filling out the census forms WILL tick the box that relates to the religion their families were...like "Catholic" or "CoE". But they don't necessarily believe in any god. Only 15% of the UK's population consider themselves religious, according to one report.Christianity is still over 53% in the UK and Islam and Hinduism between themselves make around another 5%. How much people are practicing is another question but they’re stating they belong to that faith.
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Well it’s a sweeping generalisation made about 2 billion people but I get what he’s saying, very few Christians live like Jesus or how he instructed. He himself (Gandhi) was fairly immoral sexually and in his views about Africans so a bit of a hypocrite.
I don't think it was a generalization. His experiences with Christians were mostly with the Britishers and he didn't find the imperialists Christ-like. Yeah, he did that weird experiment to test his celibacy. Gandhi's views about Africans are from his personal experiences. People were not that careful about racial stereotypes like how it is today.
It was literally the definition of a stereotype if he based worldwide Christianity on imperial Britain. He must have encountered thousands of Christians out of billions, likewise with Africans, he generalised.I don't think it was a generalization. His experiences with Christians were mostly with the Britishers and he didn't find the imperialists Christ-like. Yeah, he did that weird experiment to test his celibacy. Gandhi's views about Africans are from his personal experiences. People were not that careful about racial stereotypes like how it is today.
Which report?Those figures are misleading. Many people filling out the census forms WILL tick the box that relates to the religion their families were...like "Catholic" or "CoE". But they don't necessarily believe in any god. Only 15% of the UK's population consider themselves religious, according to one report.
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There are people that genuinely care for your welfare, because of their evolved human nature. If the only reason they think they care is because religion tells them to…then they’re screwed in the head.
I would prefer someone screwed in the head who cares about me over someone 100% sane/balanced/whatever you call it who does not give a shit.
However, my fundamental point was that all human organisations have corruption within them. Even in the highly enlightened and progressive brotherhood that we call City fans, there will be some paedos, wife-beaters, racists, gangsters - maybe even Tory MPs.
I don't know what percentage, but let's say 2% of City fans are reprobates. Does that mean the other 98% should be ashamed and reject City? Does that make them equally culpable? Does that mean following City s a kind of mental illness? When you think about it, it's scarcely rational to get excited about 22 millionaires kicking a ball around a field, but all of us do, don't we?
Funnily enough, life is not 100% rational and logical. We are human beings, not computers. And pretty much everyone (consciously or not) follows some kind of philosophy, all of which could be described as 'made up bollocks.'
That makes no sense though, because in the history of Africa, Christianity has depicted them as a curse, pegan and savages. They have also forced people to convert and if not killed them. You have of Christian leaders such as the pope and Mohammed himself doing and saying disgusting things about Africans.
don’t get me wrong, I understand both religion have had individuals doing good things. But you can’t just ignore centralism of religion when coming in contact with africa. It’s an excuse to say religion has been a tool for excuse.
mohammed sold slave, African history had the Arabic slave trade. I don’t see the excuse?
Christianity considers African spirituality as pegan, the pope gave the go ahead for the slave trade of Africans as they were considered uncivilised. I don’t see the excuse? Just people people believing in their religion. This still happens today.
What disgusting thing did Muhammad(saw) say about the Africans ? He explicitly called out racism in his farewell sermon.
"All mankind is from Adam and Eve, an Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab nor a non-Arab has any superiority over an Arab; also a white has no superiority over black nor does a black have any superiority over a white, except by piety and good action."
Muhammad(saw) lived in a society deeply rooted in slavery. Slaves formed the majority of the labor force. When you say "mohammed sold slave", you are completely ignoring all the teachings he stated against slavery.