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[DrunkN]

Originally Posted by Dudebro

I was surprised they didn't kill them too. Maybe it's against the law to kill them? If so that would make sense because the farmer just wants to get compensated.

Maybe they're worth more alive than dead. Which pretty much makes this bounty hunting.

A livestock farmer who bounty hunted cheetahs. Damn if that wouldn't be something I would constantly boast about.

[Kong]

A fit adult human can outrun any land animal in a long distance race.

Egyptian greyhound wins any land race in the range of about 5 miles.

I'm guessing some bird or water creature wins an over all endurance race.

[Dudebro]

@DN- Nah if you read the article they make it clear that the guy was just a farmer losing his goats to cheetahs daily. He was sipping some tea when he saw a cheetah take one of his goats(how awesome is that story already?) so he rounded up some local youths and they set up an ambush. He said he needs to be compensated for his losses, no mention of a reward or sale of the animal.

@Kong- I've heard it argued that certain wolves might beat humans but I got no links to anything concrete. It's a hard thing to compare really but mostly humans have the edge.

I also think I heard the albatross travels the furthest without stopping, across entire oceans and stuff.

[Kong]

I really doubt that. Humans can stay awake for days and jog nearly the entire time. No other mammal comes anywhere close to that. Also we sweat way better and running on 2 legs makes it a lot easier to breath. We maintain our body temp very well. Plus we have shoes.

Pretty sure Egyptian Greyhound beats all wolves.

I think albatross glide. Sounds like cheating. Even if gliding was against the rules several birds can crush humans on distance, time and speed.

I wonder if there are any aquatic creatures that can beat birds. I guess shark since some of them never sleep or stop moving.

[Slime Slayer]

Originally Posted by Kong

No other mammal comes anywhere close to that.

The question is how many other mammals have attempted it? I doubt very many.

[DrunkN]

Westboro attempting to picket Mandela's funeral

Actually I kind of hate to even mention this. Would it be in the better interest of everyone to just not even mention anything about Westboro ever?

Anyways it's pretty ironic considering Mandela strongly supported South America's freedom of speech. Too bad the humor is lost to clowns.

[CrispyChicken]

Disgusting.

[Slime Slayer]

Do they ever actually follow through on this stuff... seems like 9 times outta 10 they just announce they will and then that's the last you hear of it.

[Tails]

Honestly what's Westboro? Is it a cult church? Like the kkk? Either way that's pathetic...

[CrispyChicken]

[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westboro_Baptist_Church"]Westboro Baptist Church - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]

The Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) is an American unaffiliated Baptist church known for its extreme ideologies, especially those against gay people.[2][3] The church is widely described as a hate group[4] and is monitored as such by the Anti-Defamation League and Southern Poverty Law Center. It is headed by Fred Phelps and consists primarily of members of his large family;[5] in 2011, the church stated that it had about 40 members.[1] The church is headquartered in a residential neighborhood on the west side of Topeka about three miles (5 km) west of the Kansas State Capitol. Its first public service was held on the afternoon of November 27, 1955.[6]
The church has been involved in actions against gay people since at least 1991, when it sought a crackdown on homosexual activity at Gage Park six blocks northwest of the church.[7] In addition to conducting anti-gay protests at military funerals, the organization pickets other celebrity funerals and public events that are likely to get it media attention.[8] Protests have also been held against Jews and some protests have included WBC members stomping on the American flag.
The WBC is not affiliated with any Baptist denomination. The Baptist World Alliance and the Southern Baptist Convention (the two largest Baptist denominations) have each denounced the WBC over the years.[9] The church describes itself as following Primitive Baptist and Calvinist principles.[10]

They are largely a hate group imo.

[Dudebro]

They're just another flavor of religious.

[Mikman]

They're not truly religious because true religion forbids hate and violence, which far-right people completely misunderstand.

[Kong]

Originally Posted by Mikman

true religion forbids hate and violence

You sure about that?

Religion can be hateful and violent and it can be loving and peaceful. It is just a system of worshiping a super human power. Which makes Westboro a religion. They just happen to be one of the more sucky ones. Still a religion though.

[Slime Slayer]

Originally Posted by Kong

They just happen to be one of the more sucky ones.

I think this is an understatement, they are a in a league of their own.

[Dudebro]

Originally Posted by Mikman

They're not truly religious

Nope sorry we don't fall for the no true scotsman fallacy around here.

[Kong]

Originally Posted by stevencassidy13

I think this is an understatement, they are a in a league of their own.

They say horrible things and go out of their way to say them at the worst time/place but all they do is talk. Some other religious groups have done far worse.

[Mikman]

I don't believe that the Westboro Church is a true religion because it doesn't exactly follow proper religious laws, which forbid their kind of aggression, so that disqualifies that they be a true religion. I realize what harm religious extremists do, and that much of the world's problems originate from it. I oppose religion of any kind in a secular, progressive government. However, I also realize what good religion does, and don't generally decry all of it just because of a few extremists' actions.

[Kong]

This is a semantic argument (argument over the definitions of words), which is the lamest type of argument so this will be my last most on the subject. You are using the wrong definition when you say they are not a "true religion". What you mean is something like "they are not the most common religion." Or they are not a "loving religion". I think your point is religions shouldn't be judged by the extremists. I don't think anyone here was doing that.

The definition of religion is "a system of worshiping a super human power". Nothing more, nothing less.

Secular is the exact opposite of religious.

The Westboro church believes the most important parts of the bible are a man laying with a man is an abomination and god destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah and then flooded the entire world because he was pissed at mankind's rampant sinning. Not sure why they fixated on just those parts of the bible but regardless those are religious views.

Couple strange things about Westboro. They spend $200,000 a year flying to funerals. They receive the money from lawsuits and from their own members. There are only 40 members and mostly they are all from the same family. Their stated goal is to spread god's wrath. The Hell's Angels (biker gang) go to most of their funeral protest and create a barrier wall to keep them away from them away from the funeral.

[CrispyChicken]

So sad actually. I mean its one thing to have a snowball fights amongst each other and willing participants, its another to start pelting people's cars and shoving buckets of snow into their car while they are just trying to pass by without hurting any of you. The kid who dumps the snow bucket in the car is actually the Tight End for the Oregon Ducks haha. I think he got suspended from the team or something.

University Of Oregon Snowball Fight Video - Business Insider

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azUbx8XwOlU

[Mikman]

My religion only recognizes a few "true religions" but that's a religious view so I won't argue that.

People like the Westboro churchmembers focus on only one part of the Bible because it validates how they desire power above others, which is the main cause of all hate and prejudice. I don't support homosexuality but I don't advocate that society brutally punish homosexuals, because I don't want some kind of excessive control of the situation. They don't understand that, so they villify the "enemy" to the extreme so that they justify their selfish interests.

[Dudebro]

They believe in their interpretation of the bible, based almost exclusively on the wrathful god of the old testament. It is their religious belief. It's as valid as any other religious belief. End of story.


BBC News - Obama, Cameron, Schmidt take selfie at Mandela memorial

This seems inappropriate, taking a selfie at a memorial for Mandela-

[CrispyChicken]

Lol Michelle Obama is like, "Hell no, I want no part of this."

[Slime Slayer]

Originally Posted by Dudebro

They believe in their interpretation of the bible, based almost exclusively on the wrathful god of the old testament. It is their religious belief. It's as valid as any other religious belief. End of story.


BBC News - Obama, Cameron, Schmidt take selfie at Mandela memorial

This seems inappropriate, taking a selfie at a memorial for Mandela-

Well wait a minute, we don't know all the details here so lets not jump the gun, they might just be playing Angry Birds.

[Kong]

Nah, no one is playing with the angry bird. She is just sitting by herself.

[Slime Slayer]

Originally Posted by kong

nah, no one is playing with the angry bird. She is just sitting by herself.

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