Religion was not made to explain why we are here. Religion, original religions, dating back to the beginning of human civilization, was made to explain natural phenomenon. Congratulations, you realized that Jesus was black. In about a week, you oughta realize he was Jewish too. The blond haired, blue eyed jesus is a purely western image, even just across the atlantic Christians don't worship that jesus.

I've been to numerous services at multiple churches, from the point of view of an onlooker, not a devoted follower. I'm an atheist. I have never had a church service force me to write anything down.

Also, you're hideously biased toward the Christian faith. And, Sunday School does not a scholar make. Indeed, in your example, Sunday School made an only passably literate moron.

Jesus wasn't probably so much black as he was arab, but yes; the white, brown haired jesus is an western image. I see myself an an non-typical chrsistian, it's the bible-beating religious fanatics that give normal christians a bad name, which are the ones that people generalize from. Not to mention cathloics being very religiously biased.

Just as it's the TNT T-Shirt wearing extremists who give Muslims a bad name.

this is getting out of hand this has nothieing to do with the matrix.

Unfourtnatley, that is a problem too, because they are extremly dangerous and are impossible to discern from less extreme muslims.

Not true.

Saying all Muslims look the same will (I hope) be as racist in 50 years as saying all asian people look the same is today.

What I meant was that if you were to take a crowd of people in some arab city where a bunch of fighting is going on, it would be almost impossible to pick out the terrorists. (as long as they aren't already running around pressing a detonator)

Yes, but, the fact that a terrorist is hard to spot is true of any race.

Well yes, but I'm just talking in current context. Who knows, people may be making saying that about French terrorists in 50 years. (that was a joke, not saying anything about the French)

WTF what the hell is going on here!!!!!

This type of discussion is for smart people now run along. (He is my brother, so nobody flame me for that; it was a joke)

but i made the topic so don't tell me to run off you ass.

I kinda wish that more Christians would start bible-bashing, except that they shouldn't do it so much to atheists as other Christians. I hate it when people (or societies) pick and choose what they want from religion for their own benefit.

Oh, and the Matrix got boring, so we're doing something more interesting now. It's all a bit technical, but the important thing is that your topic's future is secure.

Wow, AlphaCommando. You're pretty ♥♥♥♥ racist. Just because they're not niggers or spics or chinks doesn't mean you're allowed to be racist towards Arabs.

Which means that we're not allowed to treat any Arab as a potential threat unless we have very clear evidence that they are.

Basically, if we're racist, we're commiting a crime against humanity. If we strive to be entirely unracist (or not-racist, or race-neutral, or w/e), then the terrorists use that to get past our security and thus spark more racism when they blow the bomb.