The Internet: Where religions come to die

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That convenor was badgering the Imam : I shouldda been there 
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And that's the thing about religion and religious people.  The moment religion is put under a microscope and subject to scrutiny it loses it's veneer and legitimacy as the repository for knowledge and about how we should live our lives.

The internet, thankfully, has been a great aider and abettor in this process. 8)

And by the way Ketch.  Is there really a need to pay homage to and venerate what is most likely a piece of meteorite?  You know, the stuff that falls from the 'heavens' to earth on a nightly basis. ::LOL::

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And by the way Ketch.  Is there really a need to pay homage to and venerate what is

most likely a piece of meteorite? 
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Lets put it this way, I would NOT kiss it or leave a note : a la the wailing wall  ::LOL::

Canada was shocked when Folks packed up and gone to fight ....

these were marginal believers ,

The Internet made them do It  ::LOL::

[quote author=ketchim link=topic=93397.msg594230#msg594230 date=1413403570]
Lets put it this way : I would NOT kiss it or leave a note a la the wailing wall  ::LOL::
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Exactly!  See, even you have the ability to use reason and rationality to better understand something for what is really is (ie. the "stone of heaven is really a common meteorite") instead of slavishly following religious superstition and myth.

The internet is truly a marvel of modern times. 8)

To rephrase this thread headline :

The Internet: where folks pack up and go DIE for religion !

http://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentar..._isis.html

They maintain elaborate Twitter and Instagram accounts, which are frequently updated

with pictures from their travels in various hot spots !

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To rephrase this thread headline :

The Internet: where folks pack up and go DIE for religion !

http://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentar..._isis.html
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Not so fast there Bro! ::LOL::

More people are using the internet to free themselves of religious ignorance than those using it to go abroad and blow themselves up for 72 virgins.

http://www.ecumenicalnews.com/article/gl...rise-22235

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnew...adows.html

We're winning the battle (albeit slowly) even in Egypt!

http://www.salon.com/2013/10/27/a_christ..._in_egypt/

Take Christianne Boudreau. Damian had told his Mom that he was going to the Middle East

to study Arabic and Islam.

As his conversion to Islam had brought him new-found peace of mind, Boudreau supported

her son’s decision. A few weeks later, she got a call from Damian and she noticed that

the country code was Turkish.

When he called again a little while later, the country code was Syrian.

http://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentar..._isis.html