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HughBeaumont

(24,461 posts)
3. Damn it, I thought this was going to be about the history-buff Python!!
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 10:27 AM
Dec 2012

Brave bastard, going to NYC to hate-bait; especially since Christianity has historic lakes of blood on it's hands.

mucifer

(23,548 posts)
4. Yeah I was hoping for some silly python stuff. I keep forgetting there are 2 famous
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 11:03 AM
Dec 2012

Terry Jones

It is a cute video!

 

Jim Lane

(11,175 posts)
5. Most of his criticisms of Islam are true.
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 11:55 AM
Dec 2012

What Pastor Jones omits is that the exact same criticisms would be true of Christianity.

 

Jim Lane

(11,175 posts)
8. As an impartial agnostic, I'd say some are less vile than others.
Sun Dec 30, 2012, 12:35 PM
Dec 2012

For any deity-based religion, you could find some adherents who've committed violence or oppression in the name of their god(s). If you ask about the scope of such conduct, though, Christianity and Islam are in a class by themselves.

Jack Rabbit

(45,984 posts)
6. Next time a Muslim in another country questions our commitment to free speech
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 07:37 PM
Dec 2012

. . . that person should be shown this video.

This is how we handle people like Terry Jones.

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