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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-13-08 06:58 PM Original message |
Was Columbus a True Christian?? |
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clydefrand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-13-08 07:03 PM Response to Original message |
1. What size ship could he have had to take that many people back |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-13-08 07:09 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. He sailed on caravels. Tiny ships. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-13-08 07:07 PM Response to Original message |
2. No, he was a Scotsman. |
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renie408 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-13-08 07:09 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. I thought he was Italian. n/t |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-13-08 07:10 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. LOL |
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northernsoul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-13-08 07:13 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. A true Scotsman, that is. |
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nomorenomore08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-13-08 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
6. There's really no such thing as a "true Christian," or a "true *fill-in-the-blank-religion*." |
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northernsoul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-13-08 07:17 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Shhhh.... |
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nomorenomore08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-13-08 07:23 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. But at the same time, that doesn't make the liberals/moderates "responsible" for right-wing |
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Nihil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-15-08 07:45 AM Response to Reply #10 |
17. Glad that you're taking the blame for the actions of George Bush! |
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northernsoul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-15-08 11:37 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. I fully admit that George Bush and I share the same nationality |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-15-08 09:13 AM Response to Reply #10 |
18. There's also a secret rule... |
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northernsoul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-15-08 11:38 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. What objective standard do you purpose that we use |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-15-08 11:53 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. I don't think that there are any objective tests |
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Solon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-15-08 12:24 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. But again, the problem is by what standard do you judge someone a true Christian... |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-15-08 12:52 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. As standards require an objective and quantifiable measure... |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-13-08 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
7. The first chapter of Howard Zinn's "People's History" sums up Columbus as the monster he was. |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-13-08 09:42 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. I have the book but haven't read it. nm |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-13-08 11:43 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Once you begin, you will not stop. |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 10:26 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. I am sure. I have looked thru it. But I must say that I have to limit the reading I do that |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-13-08 07:14 PM Response to Original message |
9. The only True Christians are Jesus and Betty Bowers, and at least one of them is purely fictional. |
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nomorenomore08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-13-08 07:18 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Don't forget Landover Baptist, the guys who think Fred Phelps is too liberal. |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-13-08 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
13. I read a very interesting novel some time back that covers this subject.. |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-15-08 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
23. I condemn him. |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-15-08 01:03 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. As do I. |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-15-08 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
25. Yes. |
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