Picklejuice: We were denied clearance to ship these items because it was “a vehicle of the Christian faith�? because of our peripheral ties to the missionaries.

It worries me that extremists will likely use this to say that we refused to help, or that we will only help Christians.  Making it a big anti-Muslim deal/crusade.

“Taking soup”, 21st century style. During the Irish Famine of the 1840’s, many Protestant missionaries opened soup kitchens in Ireland to help the starving - provided they converted from Catholicism. Some things never change.

I find it hard to believe that missionaries did not give aid to the tsunami victims becasue they would not convert over. I personaly don’t believe it. That is not something a christian missionary does, sure they might tell them about their faith. But they would leave it up to them. So I think some one who hates christians is more than likely spreading lies.

Well, Teri, not all Christians are “true” Christians.  Believe it.  Ever heard of the Crusades?  The Inquisition?

Well that may be, but how ever, I have never heard of a christian faith threating your life if you leave a religion, like islam does, I have never heard of a christian faith threatening to behead you like islam does. I have never heard of christians doing honor killings like islam does, I have never heard of christian doing circumsing on feamales like islam does. Yes there are people who are not true christian, true enough. But they nothing compared to these other religions out there islam being the most, extreme of them all. I know I know some ex muslims, who have filled me in on the true islam, they are now christians. But eveyone is entitled to their opinion.

You need to study your Christian history then, Teri. You’ll be quite amazed at some of the shit your own belief system is responsible for. The Crusades and Inquisitions mentioned already are just two of the commonly known examples, there’s plenty more you’ve probably not heard about.

Parading your ignorance isn’t helping your cause.

An excellent programme in the UK on the aftermath of the Tsunami provided me with some food for thought I would like to share.
Speaking to devestated individuals afterwards a Muslim young man believed it to be Allah’s will that he be tested he lost all his family.
A young Roman catholic girl was told afterwards the people were being punished for their sins(she lost both parents)some consolation to know they were bad?
A young man a Bhuddist believed it was Karma for misdeeds in a past incarnation.
The programme then travels with an anthropologist? to a nearby small island.
He has been studying the people over the past decade.
A “primitive” people who’s world myth is that they live atop a giant tree growing from the ocean depths,he discovered that although the coastline was devastated no lives had been lost.
He found this was not a fluke.The people explained that when they saw the signs in the forest and the ocean, the elders told them they must head for high ground as the sea and land were going to do battle and that when they returned they would find new boundaries had been set between the land and sea.
Lo it was so
It seems to me their mythology served them well in this life,I am of the opinion that this is/was the function of mythology.
I could of course be wrong

regards

It seems to me their mythology served them well in this life,I am of the opinion that this is/was the function of mythology.

I agree, kent.  We invent stories to help us navigate our lives- myths, parables, and science are all maps of one sort or another.  Of course, myths were not usually consciously designed to function as memorable ways of passing on useful knowledge- they were considered to be true stories, at least before we learned more about the world.  But function they did, and do.

Unfortunately, many religious people cannot let go of their belief in the literal truth of their myths, even when their absurdity is apparent, and their danger to our world obvious.

It seems to me their mythology served them well in this life,I am of the opinion that this is/was the function of mythology.

Bible (Bi-bell Noun) Survival guide for desert living.  Should not be taken seriously on matters of science (See Also- Torah, Koran)

I am from India, and I have first hand experience of these attrocities. Conversion is big business here and ironically degrading the heritage of our culture. Add the money mongering politicians who gets a fair share of the aid coming in, they turn a blind eye. You are right about mother theresa, she is a hated figure, and also the convent schools who propogates conversion. It wouldn’t be a surprise if younger generation here turns hostile and take direct action.

Teri, you are free to believe whatever since the media itself is biased. Haven’t you heard Until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunte

Kent: The people explained that when they saw the signs in the forest and the ocean, the elders told them they must head for high ground as the sea and land were going to do battle and that when they returned they would find new boundaries had been set between the land and sea.

The signs the elders probably saw were the untethered animals running to higher ground in response to the torsion waves they were picking up from the tension set up between the plates before they moved which may have been caused in part by the impending Galactic Superwave due at the end of 2012 ... if you believe in that sort of thing. 

Hamlet 1:5
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.

I don’t :D