Originally posted by ivanhoe

Yes, Mr. Literalist.

If I am a feminist and an advocate of animal rights and a member of the ACLU, am I thereby a member of three different religions? Just wondering.

Originally posted by Nyxie
The men's club getting lonely? Ever think of a religion where women are equal, welcome to a better century gents.

Reminds me of an interview the philosopher Elizabeth Anscombe once gave (I think it was on Canadian television).

The interviewer, a passionate young lady fired up with feminist ideals, built up the fact that Anscombe was such a successful woman philosopher in a field dominated by men. Right at the end of the interview, the young lady asked Anscombe if she thought it wasn't time the Church ordained women in this age of sexual equality.

"Oh no, no. Whenever history has allowed the ordination of women, we've had ... orgies!"

Priceless.

Originally posted by Nyxie
We see lots of these "tortured terms" here Bbarr.

Yep. Apparently "good" actually means "in accord with God's will", and "religion" means "any normative view or other". Where does one go to get certified as a stipulative definer? Do you get a special badge to go along with the decoder ring?

Originally posted by bbarr
If I am a feminist and an advocate of animal rights and a member of the ACLU, am I thereby a member of three different religions? Just wondering.

Keep on wondering, Mr. Literalist.

Originally posted by bbarr
Yep. Apparently "good" actually means "in accord with God's will", and "religion" means "any normative view or other". Where does one go to get certified as a stipulative definer? Do you get a special badge to go along with the decoder ring?

Why dost thou call me good ?

Originally posted by Nyxie
When you'll accept a woman pope, or a woman Pastor.

Well, the Anglicans have women pastors.

Originally posted by Nyxie
No I'll be satisfied when you stop talking down to me.

When you'll accept a woman pope, or a woman Pastor.

Or maybe when I stop reading things in the forums like " well ussually guys talk about these things".

Get the point?

Bbarr, You should see the list of back tithes that you owe.

Everybody is talking down to everybody on these forums. Don't be so sensible.

Originally posted by Nyxie
Do you really think this is a Christian statement?

I alerted it, it's repulsive and degenerating.

Well, this is the "insulting christians" thread, so I guess we were warned that we would be insulted by christians. I love it that Ivanhoe thinks agitating for the equal consideration of the interests of women constitutes some sort of weakness on the part of a man. It is part and parcel of his deeply misogynistic worldview.

Originally posted by ivanhoe

Everybody is talking down to everybody on these forums. Don't be so sensible.

I've never been spoken down to by Bbarr here, just once on fw over my choice of dime store art, lol

No1marauder has never spoke down to me, or ravello, just seems to come from the "good" people here.

Maybe they just don't like you ivanhoe.

Originally posted by bbarr
Well, this is the "insulting christians" thread, so I guess we were warned that we would be insulted by christians. I love it that Ivanhoe thinks agitating for the equal consideration of the interests of women constitutes some sort of weakness on the part of a man. It is part and parcel of his deeply misogynistic worldview.

A very aptly named thread indeed.

Originally posted by Nyxie
I've never been spoken down to by Bbarr here, just once on fw over my choice of dime store art, lol

No1marauder has never spoke down to me, or ravello, just seems to come from the "good" people here.

Maybe they just don't like you ivanhoe.

Well, Ivanhoe is a good chap, really. He just gets a bit confused as to why women don't like being treated like chattel.