When it is accepted by the majority of a community and the person(s) in power of the community.

Just because someone calls an organization a religion doesn't mean I have to.

What about Woodrow Wilson? I thought he was a racist, if not a KKK member.

I think the KKK being a religion is a pretty valid point in the context of it being a accepted by a community. Think about all the marches and organized meetings they hold, I wouldn't be suprised if early klan meetings weren't held on church grounds .

Wilson was racist and sexist, but I don't think he was ever a member of the kkk.

It was an organization, not a religion, but some of its beliefs could be considered religious.

Maybe we should start our own religion

first rule: have an afro.

Third rule: say acroynms used on the internet outloud, such as "lol".

Fourth rule: NEVER question the religion rules.

Sorry D League.

Sixth rule: See rule number five

Seventh Rule: If you'd followed the previous two rules, you wouldn't be reading this. Pointless having rules when you don't follow them. Follow rules better, and then there'll be a seventh rule. It's all your fault.

Posted By: critdragon

i thought the kkk was a form of christianity (like roman catholic etc.) because they had their own rituals and way of worshipping god, also their beliefs were not the same as most christian oranigsations

Is the KKK a form of christianity!?

I think Christianity is such a popular religion because it's so much like a do anything you want, repent, and be forgiven. They put so much emphasis on being forgiven for anything you've done. Even if you've murdered, raped, mutilated. All you have to do is Repent, ask for forgiveness, believe, and your home free. It's not so much if someone is a good or bad person, it's whether at the end if they believe and ask for forgiveness. Thats like a major safety net. Pretty much people run around these days doing whatever the heck they want, a scary portion doesn't care who gets in the way. I swear there are so many people that call themselves Christians but don't follow anything at all. Religion has become a tag, like class or race. I'm so sick of people saying "I'm Christian" and then turning around and insulting people, hurting people, killing their spirit and their lives. And other people who hear the tag and think that they must be a good person. I use Christian as a General name, It's the same with most of them... The only religion I've never met a mean person in is Pagan :0p. But that doesn't mean I'm going to turn around and think better of a person just because they've chosen to tag themselves as Pagan.

Does anybody know why the KKK are so against "them"?

Well, If I discriminate against you because I don't like you, and I don't like you because, say, your grammar annoys me, I am discriminating against you because your grammar annoys me, Right?

(Not implying anyone has bad grammar)

Is it wrong to be prejudiced about people that prejudge?

Posted By: Trance

Does anybody know why the KKK are so against "them"?

The KKK were against blacks, northerners who came south after the American Civil War, and southerners who supported reconstruction done by the north after the war. They did this mainly to stop support for the north in the south by controling votes with violence. Blacks got the short end of the deal because they were easier to spot than other supporters of reconstruction. But I also agree with Udo, they were very xenophobic.

On a sidenote, does anybody here believe in solipsism?

Are you really that lazy Critdragon? You could have taken the minute and a half to Google it and find out what it means...

Solipsism is the idea that only you exist and everyone and everything else is fabricated. Basicly, the belief that you live in your own little world.

I think the most fatal blow to this theory is that there are people smarter than me. For instance, I didn't know about Solipsism until Trance brought it up. Not that Trance is intelligent, but he knew somthing I didn't.

Stupidity is another fatal blow in my book. Some of the dumb things that people do (repeatedly, even, sometimes) - again, I couldn't dream that up on my own.

Let me synopsize the Bible for you all. God wanted companionship. He also wanted to be be worshiped by choice (i.e. "free will" as opposed to creating robots) so He created Adam, and gave him free will but He also gave him some rules. God and Adam would walk and talk "in the Garden in the cool of the evening." but Adam and Eve broke the rules, sinned, were pitched out of the Garden and lost that relationship with God. God missed that relationship and the rest of the Old Testament is about God wanting it back. Eventually He sent He sent His Son Jesus to pay for all sin. Those who believe that and accept Jesus as Savior will have that relationship with God back when they get to Heaven. The rest of the new Testament deals with how to conduct oneselve as a Christian. I hope this clarifies the Christian's concept of free will. :worship::

Hmmm... That's a really interesting concept...

I really don't know how to respond to that!

Posted By: Trance

What if you could be offered the choice now, to go into a virtual World, a World where everything inside is made by you, including yourself, you could be as intelligent or as unintelligent as you wanted to be,and so could everyobdy else. What if there was some limiting factor to how creative you could be, such as money. Now, what if that World, is ours.

Then I want to know why I don't rule the world yet.