Berkely students petition to stop Bill Maher from delivering commencement addres

[Valmy]

I thought it was Malaclypse the Younger, who has that advantage over Jesus that he actually existed:

I think the evidence is pretty convincing Jesus existed.  I mean we are talking ancient history here but it seems pretty definitive. Is there some particular issue with the historical evidence you take issue with?

[Razgovory]

movements.

Yes, I take the claims religions make for themselves seriously. If a religious text claims to be the unalterable and perfect word of god then that is the context I judge it. If religious truth claims to be absolute then I judge it on those terms. Find me the prophet that admits that he might not be presenting the correct and sophisticated interpretation then I will listen to the contextualization done by latter day theologians.

If someone were to commit mass muder quoting Locke, Burke and Mill would you take them seriously and assume that the ideologies of these men is murderous because of the mass murder?  Or would you simply suggest that the person had in fact, missed the point?

[dps]

movements.

Yes, I take the claims religions make for themselves seriously. If a religious text claims to be the unalterable and perfect word of god then that is the context I judge it. If religious truth claims to be absolute then I judge it on those terms. Find me the prophet that admits that he might not be presenting the correct and sophisticated interpretation then I will listen to the contextualization done by latter day theologians.

If someone were to commit mass muder quoting Locke, Burke and Mill would you take them seriously and assume that the ideologies of these men is murderous because of the mass murder?  Or would you simply suggest that the person had in fact, missed the point?

What about someone committing mass murder while quoting Bill Maher?