I knew this would happen

golddustdragon · #1 09-07-2005, 11:17 PM

Just like after 9/11, Jerry Falwell opened his foul mouth and said gays and lesbians were responsible for the attacks, someone has to say something about the hurricane. Read here: http://www.raptureme.com/cgi-bin/rrn...id_God_send_Ka

Johnny Stew · #2 09-07-2005, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Lux

That murdering maniac that loves us.

I've never understood these fundamentalist Christians who push that view of God.
Didn't the vengeful, wrathful God go out with the Old Testament?

Eh, whatever. These twits just make themselves sound more and more irrelevant and crazy with every new thing they say regarding homosexuality.

LongBlackScarf · #3 09-07-2005, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Lux

That murdering maniac that loves us.

Yeah. That sums it up. "God" is all about hate. And the fundies aren't secure enough with the decisions of their "God". So they have to TELL everyone what their "God" wants and thinks. Why are they not petrified to make these assumptions of the ~~Big Badass God~~? When it comes to religion, it's basically all about fear and damnation. It's the reason religions were created. To make "order" in society. You do this and that "wrong" and "God" will smite thee!! Ugh...

Why can't people understand that all this garbage is all in their own MINDS!? Whether drilled there by upbringing or drilled there from nuts preachin' on TV? Why must people have to attribute all their activities, good OR bad to an unseen diety? Why can't they just be nice, and good to their neighbors, and shut the hell up??

Grrr!! LOL!!

estranged4life · #4 09-08-2005, 12:10 AM

we can get these fundamental relig-a-tards to do us ALL a favor and go play "blind folded Twister" in a frikkin' mine field???

DavidMn · #5 09-08-2005, 12:12 AM

why didnt that prick die of a heart attack or whatever landed him in the hospital a while back?

LongBlackScarf · #6 09-08-2005, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by estranged4life

we can get these fundamental relig-a-tards to do us ALL a favor and go play "blind folded Twister" in a frikkin' mine field???

Good idea. They're always on about "goin' home" and how beautiful "heaven" is and how we should all strive to get there! Let's hasten their rapture! (Hope they aren't too disappointed!)

Johnny Stew · #7 09-08-2005, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by DavidMn

why didnt that prick die of a heart attack or whatever landed him in the hospital a while back?

Because only the good die young, David!

SuzeQuze · #8 09-08-2005, 07:09 AM

Honestly, I hate to wish anyone dead, but buh bye mister. What a hateful moron. Brian J, thanks for the levity, that image is just priceless.

Gwillaker · #9 09-08-2005, 10:52 AM

I dont even want to read it, I get the idea though. This kind of thing is infuriating, no doubt about that, but theres no point dignifying it with discussion.

Gwillaker · #10 09-08-2005, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by LongBlackScarf

Yeah. That sums it up. "God" is all about hate. And the fundies aren't secure enough with the decisions of their "God". So they have to TELL everyone what their "God" wants and thinks. Why are they not petrified to make these assumptions of the ~~Big Badass God~~? When it comes to religion, it's basically all about fear and damnation. It's the reason religions were created. To make "order" in society. You do this and that "wrong" and "God" will smite thee!! Ugh...

Why can't people understand that all this garbage is all in their own MINDS!? Whether drilled there by upbringing or drilled there from nuts preachin' on TV? Why must people have to attribute all their activities, good OR bad to an unseen diety? Why can't they just be nice, and good to their neighbors, and shut the hell up??

Grrr!! LOL!!

I disagree about the reason religion was created. It was abused in order to create fear and "order" in society. Religion has been used as a political weapon many times, but this isnt its original purpose. If we take a good honest look at just about any religion, the message is basically positive. Jesus Christ never said "See those homo's over there? Watch this! *asks the old man to wash them away with a tidal wave*... Was that cool or what??". Nah, how about "Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses". Or "Love your neighbor as yourself. So in everything, do to others as you would have them do to you." Doesnt sound like the kind of hateful attitudes that are popular with some people today. True religion is not about hate, or even keeping "order", but that doesnt stop unscrupulous people from using it that way. That highly hypocritical hateful stuff should never be mistaken for real spirituality

chiliD · #11 09-08-2005, 11:11 AM

The real "religion" of fundamentalists is "hypocracy".

LongBlackScarf · #12 09-08-2005, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Gwillaker

I disagree about the reason religion was created. It was abused in order to create fear and "order" in society.

Religion is completely man-made. Therefore it's going to be abused. Always.

HomerMcvie · #13 09-08-2005, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by LongBlackScarf

Religion is completely man-made. Therefore it's going to be abused. Always.

I agree 110%. What I can't figure out is: how come people can't seem to figure that out? Fear? Stupidity? Conditioning? All of the above?

LongBlackScarf · #14 09-08-2005, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

I agree 110%. What I can't figure out is: how come people can't seem to figure that out? Fear? Stupidity? Conditioning? All of the above?

All of the above. I believed in God until about 9 years ago. Then suddenly like a *thunderclap* I realized that as a "Christian" I was supposed to believe, with no doubts, that a virgin child became pregnant by a ghost a couple thousand years ago.

This ancient myth of spirit creating life with mortal is repeated over and over in all sorts of cultures and faiths. Not just in the Jesus myth. So I decided that the notion of a "man" living in the heavens who could hear and see everything that billions of people were doing was the silliest thing I could imagine, and no amount of "faith" could make me continue believe a bunch of nonsense. So I quit God altogether. I figured if he's all that and bag of chips, why would he need to harm lil' ol' insignificant in the scheme of things me for not believing? Frankly, my life and my actions are far more "Christian" in practice than those of most "Christians" I personally know. I don't need a bible, a church, a sweaty preacher or wine and little wafers to tell me to act nicely, be faithful to my husband and not covet my neighbor's ass. She's got a REALLY large ass, anyway.

Brwn_eyes0511 · #15 09-08-2005, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

I've never understood these fundamentalist Christians who push that view of God.

Not all fundamentalist Christians believe like this. I personally am not a fundamentalist Christian (usually Catholics aren't considered that...) but I do have family members who are devout protestant Christians...and I assure you they do NOT believe like this.