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How about free will and thinking for yourself? If that's not allowed, then religion is merely a tool for the clever to oppress the stupid.
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
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Johnny J. wrote: How about free will and thinking for yourself? If that's not allowed, then religion is merely a tool for the clever to oppress the stupid.
By all means! I'm absolutely against religion for that reason. However, if religion is meant to be modified by anyone, then it is not a religion, but a clubhouse as I stated. Personally, I enjoy more the philosophy of theology than religion because that allows room for discussion. If that's what you want, leave religion to those it brings peace and happiness to and find your own elsewhere. Saying religion should change goes against what religion is in my opinion, even if what it is is wrong to begin with.
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Then clubhouses is all we have.
Just look at the first council of Nicaea where Emperor Constantine moulded Christianity into his wishes and created the Catholic church.
Explain the reason for the existance of Shiites and Sunni (Or actually don't, I've already read up on it).
Or the mass of different sects out there.
Religions are evolving.
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To some degree they are evolving. However, when a group of people disagree with a religion, they're entitled to leave it and join or form another. However, as far as I know, there is no religion of "believe whatever you want and so will I, but we're still called the same religion". That's why you have sunni and shiites and a few other flavors of Islam. Either practice what they preach or don't. But you can't practice something else and claim you're still part of them. They will shun you. Personally, I prefer my faith to be my own. The truth is in me. 
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Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote: as far as I know, there is no religion of "believe whatever you want and so will I, but we're still called the same religion".
Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster[^] 
I'm wearing a colander on my head to demonstrate my allegiance to the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster," Mr Alm wrote in his blog.
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Not a huge fan of spaghetti. If it was a steak-ish religion, I would have joined.
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Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote: If it was a steak-ish religion, I would have joined.
As long as it is not Halal or Kosher Steak I will join too. 
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That would be fine if what the religious texts say wasn't open to interpretation. Because they are, different people can still fully believe in the same text, but in a different way, and you then end up with different religions/factions/whatever all claiming to be the only true followers of God's word.
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I'd like to see such a law in Germany, i mean i love meat on my plate, but this Kind of slaughter is just dishonerable for animals.
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The article's a bit vague.
A giraffe was slaughtered and fed to lions, but the picture shows one that was shot and autopsied. If they're not the same, maybe they need to just enact giraffe laws. Some of the comments were valid.
And no, I don't eat halal.
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In my opinion, the two things have nothing to do with each other. I can understand people drawing parallels because of their nature, but both the religious slaughter and the slaughter of a healthy giraffe just because of space requirements are wrong and should be condemned. I signed a lot of petitions in favour of the giraffe, but in the end it seems it couldn't be stopped. That doesn't mean that you shouldn't try to stop both that and the religious animal torture. 
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modified 19-Feb-14 7:40am.
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I don't disagree. However, getting the people angry over religiously sanctioned food by using something that appears to be completely irrelevant is proof that people are stupid and easily manipulated. Unfortunately, the government, corporations, and people have been doing that forever (almost every excuse for war comes to mind).
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Johnny J. wrote: I signed a lot of peririons petitions in favour of the giraffe
FTFY 
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Well, you might have signed petitions. I signed a lot of peririons. Hey, maybe that's why it didn't work!
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote: I don't eat halal.
Article Quote: "Not even zoo lions are allowed a taste of halal giraffe."
Apparently neither do zoo lions.
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I never said I don't eat giraffe. 
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Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote: I never said I don't eat giraffe.
Just try to get Halal giraffe in Denmark these days. 
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Again, I don't eat halal. So my giraffe supply is safe.
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Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote: I don't eat halal. So my giraffe supply is safe.
That is a good thing.
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Dalek Dave wrote: I hope this doesn't put up the price of Danish Bacon!
Halal or Kosher bacon? 
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It's the vegetarian option! 
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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OriginalGriff wrote: It's the vegetarian option!
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Vegetarian Option Mug[^]
Warning: NSFW (swear words - specifically the "F" word is prominent)
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Cool - gotta get me one of those! 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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