Nursing at their mothers' breasts....

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RevGaud
Sorry for the length of this post and all the emotion. It makes me
want to cry when I read some of the stuff he writes. I think of my
children and grandchildren and how horrified I would have been had
they been slaughtered mercilessly before my eyes, had I been one of
the Amalekites or Canaanites. We have a such long way to go.

Matthew Bell
I am sure we are all touched deeply by your emotional baggage - NOT. Save
such garbage for those who will buy it.

POOBAH
I realize that poor Matt has taken a pounding because of this statement, but
by commenting I can beat him and a dead horse at the same time...

I too have the blessing of a newborn daughter, and whole-heartedly echo
Jason's & the reverend's sentiments. It is in great part for my daughter's
sake that I fight against those Fundamentalist bigots that are willing to
sacrifice her health, safety & sanity in the name of their "morality."

What I find ironic, however, is that Matt complains about their use of an
emotional appeal to argue against his position, when in fact the whole of
Christianity is based on two emotional appeals, both of them negative: guilt
& fear.

The guilt comes from telling people they have committed various & sundry
offenses against some Kafka-esque unseen, unknowable being; even if they
haven't committed any specific offense they are still damned because of
their heritage. This technique plays on & heightens most people's innate
sense of insecurity and feelings of inadequacy. This preying on insecurity
is perhaps the foulest aspect of Christianity, in my opinion.

Once this guilt has been established, Christianity uses fear of eternal
torment to compel the faithful into obedient behavior. In keeping with the
good cop/bad cop technique of psychological warfare, the believer is then
told that this eternally torturing monster that she must worship is really a
loving father. This helps develop that sense of attachment many kidnapping
victims feel for their attackers.

At its core, there is no logic to Christianity, just an appeal to emotion
and vague hand-waving called "faith."

Yes, Matt, it was an emotional appeal, but a far more honest, empathetic,
and emotionally honest one than your cult of death peddles. To quote you,
"Save such garbage for those who will buy it."

As always, I would be happy to be shown how I am wrong.

B.

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