Re: Colloidal silver generator?

Mark Jones wrote:
>
> Michael A. Terrell wrote:
> > Mark Jones wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>-- "Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day; give a man a bible, and he'll
> >>kill his neighbor and steal his fish..." MCJ 200309
> >
> >
> >
> > Gee, Mark, I've had Bibles most of my 50+ years. How far behind am I
> > on my quota since I've never killed anyone, no matter how much they
> > needed it?
> >
>
> Two words: Holy War. It's still going on to this day; ask the Al-Quida for
> instance. What better way to wage war than with God on your side? That really
> gets your blood pumping and "spirits lifted," ready to die for "your cause."
> Today it still endures; we hear it more along the lines of "God, please bless
> our troops and bring them home safely."


Al-Quida isn't interseted in the Bible, they have their own texts to
follow.

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> In the ages past, the Church was an omnipotent power, even surpassing Kings in
> most cases. So religion was used as a tool in the medieval era to A) manipulate
> people and B) wage war. If the church dictated that you and your family were to
> die invading some country, then that is exactly what happened, and you did so
> because GOD demanded it.
>
> It is that astonishing naivety which I was trying to conceptualize in my
> tagline. Perhaps there is room for clarification.


--
Former professional electron wrangler.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida
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