God sends us a sign

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UPDATED: Thursday, June 17, 2010 21:07
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SIGNYM

Thursday, June 17, 2010 1:51 PM

Saw the article and was tempted to post it as GOD HATES CHRISTIANS or some such.

It's been... what... two days already?

I'm telling ya, those curious peeps who took bits and pieces of The Lord are sure gonna be askeert when he thumps on their door, asking for his hand back!

DREAMTROVE

Thursday, June 17, 2010 3:25 PM

Sig

Nah, Anthony gnabbed this one above, though I would put Chris as a close second, esp the last part. I'm surprised John hasn't had anything to say about it yet actually.

That anti Christian thing is creating a backlash in me. Christians are really pretty inoffensive, socialists, not so much ;) but seriously, I wonder if people like Dobson are just out there to convince Christian sheep to jump off a bridge and take their image with them, Christians need to eb a lot more suspicious of their coked up allies.

Re: this sort of nonsense, I'll say they're also none too bright, they never seem to get the message. It's like passion of the Christ, where the guy who played Jesus was hit by lightning. If looking for a sign, it couldn't be like He might make it obvious or something.

FREMDFIRMA

Thursday, June 17, 2010 6:06 PM

I don't consider them inoffensive whatever, and fully admit to laughing my ass off in the most bitter, cynical sounding fashion you can imagine the instant I heard about this.

Don't feel bad about it, neither, cause as mentioned, they've not been shy about crowing the misfortune of others, have they now ?

-F

KWICKO

Thursday, June 17, 2010 8:04 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Fremdfirma:

I don't consider them inoffensive whatever, and fully admit to laughing my ass off in the most bitter, cynical sounding fashion you can imagine the instant I heard about this.

Don't feel bad about it, neither, cause as mentioned, they've not been shy about crowing the misfortune of others, have they now ?

-F

Bazinga. I'm right there with ya, laughing my ass off.

Mike

On this matter, make no mistake. I want you to go fuck yourself long and hard, as well as anyone who agrees with you. I got no use for you. --Auraptor

This vile and revolting malice - this is their true colors, always has been, you're just seeing it without the mask of justifications and excuses they hide it behind, is all. Make sure to remember it once they put the mask back on. --Fremdfirma

ANTHONYT

Thursday, June 17, 2010 8:23 PM

"I don't consider them inoffensive whatever"

Hello,

Well, I'm a Christian. Not a good one, to hear other Christians tell of it. My willingness to believe certain things makes me unpopular in certain circles.

1) That a multi-millenial game of 'telephone' coupled with the selfish interests of politicians and governments and organized religious institutions might have corrupted any divine message.

2) My acknowledgement that evolution makes a lot of sense.

3) My belief that people ought not to be hated for being different.

4) That we should be nice to one another whenever possible.

5) That no human being knows who is going to hell, or can difinitively say what God believes in.

6) That a healthy dose of uncertainty about God's plan ought to exist, to be eliminated only if and when God explains it to us.

I consider these truths to be self-evident, and compatible with Christianity. So, I call myself a Christian. Lots of other Christians disagree. But I like to imagine there's more Christians like me out there.

--Anthony

Due to the use of Naomi 3.3.2 Beta web filtering, the following people may need to private-message me if they wish to contact me: Auraptor, Kaneman, Piratenews, Wulfenstar. I apologize for the inconvenience.

FREMDFIRMA

Thursday, June 17, 2010 8:48 PM

You know, Anthony - that's almost word for word what Roberta, bless her heart, told me when I came off antagonistic towards her since she was Christian, and happened to be a large part of what turned her own denomination against her.

I dunno that such would qualify ya as a Christian or not, being not even remotely qualified to judge, but woulda take decent human being as a consolation prize ?

With me, it's like the police, individually and out of uniform, I regard em as individuals, but once they put on the colors and become the horde, then WHETHER THEY MEAN TO OR NOT, they're part of every bit of foulness it does, and I do hold them responsible for it, you understand ?

So to me Anthony the person is a decent fellow, but Anthony the christian is just fodder for the gunsights....

Good thing I see you as Anthony the person then, isn't it ?
And that's by MY choosing.

-Frem
(This'll of course make more sense in context with our prior conversation about what my beliefs are.)

KWICKO

Thursday, June 17, 2010 8:53 PM

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Originally posted by dreamtrove:
Sig

Nah, Anthony gnabbed this one above, though I would put Chris as a close second, esp the last part. I'm surprised John hasn't had anything to say about it yet actually.

That anti Christian thing is creating a backlash in me. Christians are really pretty inoffensive, socialists, not so much ;) but seriously, I wonder if people like Dobson are just out there to convince Christian sheep to jump off a bridge and take their image with them, Christians need to eb a lot more suspicious of their coked up allies.

Re: this sort of nonsense, I'll say they're also none too bright, they never seem to get the message. It's like passion of the Christ, where the guy who played Jesus was hit by lightning. If looking for a sign, it couldn't be like He might make it obvious or something.

Heck, I thought Wagner won it, hands down. :)

Mike

On this matter, make no mistake. I want you to go fuck yourself long and hard, as well as anyone who agrees with you. I got no use for you. --Auraptor

This vile and revolting malice - this is their true colors, always has been, you're just seeing it without the mask of justifications and excuses they hide it behind, is all. Make sure to remember it once they put the mask back on. --Fremdfirma

KWICKO

Thursday, June 17, 2010 8:55 PM

Quote:
Posted by AnthonyT:

Well, I'm a Christian. Not a good one, to hear other Christians tell of it. My willingness to believe certain things makes me unpopular in certain circles.

I forgive you.

Mike

On this matter, make no mistake. I want you to go fuck yourself long and hard, as well as anyone who agrees with you. I got no use for you. --Auraptor

This vile and revolting malice - this is their true colors, always has been, you're just seeing it without the mask of justifications and excuses they hide it behind, is all. Make sure to remember it once they put the mask back on. --Fremdfirma

ANTHONYT

Thursday, June 17, 2010 8:59 PM

Hello,

Glad to be safe, and happy to be regarded as a person. I don't have a Christian Uniform, nor even a Fish sticker. Got a 2008 Ron Paul President sticker, though. Bright and shiny as the day I got it, despite the desert sun.

Whoever made those 9/11 era "These Colors Don't Run" stickers should have contracted those Ron Paul boys, because those patriotic stickers both run AND fade. Makes it all ironical.

--Anthony

Due to the use of Naomi 3.3.2 Beta web filtering, the following people may need to private-message me if they wish to contact me: Auraptor, Kaneman, Piratenews, Wulfenstar. I apologize for the inconvenience.

MALACHITE

Thursday, June 17, 2010 9:07 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by AnthonyT:
"I don't consider them inoffensive whatever"

Hello,

Well, I'm a Christian. Not a good one, to hear other Christians tell of it. My willingness to believe certain things makes me unpopular in certain circles.

1) That a multi-millenial game of 'telephone' coupled with the selfish interests of politicians and governments and organized religious institutions might have corrupted any divine message.

2) My acknowledgement that evolution makes a lot of sense.

3) My belief that people ought not to be hated for being different.

4) That we should be nice to one another whenever possible.

5) That no human being knows who is going to hell, or can difinitively say what God believes in.

6) That a healthy dose of uncertainty about God's plan ought to exist, to be eliminated only if and when God explains it to us.

I consider these truths to be self-evident, and compatible with Christianity. So, I call myself a Christian. Lots of other Christians disagree. But I like to imagine there's more Christians like me out there.

--Anthony

I've been lucky enough to find a church whose leadership would probably agree with all of these, or at a minimum acknowledge that things are open for debate without getting heated and close-minded about it.

I've recently been thinking about the new testament story in which the Jewish leaders bring a woman caught in the act of adultery to Jesus, asking him what they should do. Eventually, he says, "Let him who has no sin throw the first stone", and they end up all walking away.

I was thinking that if Jesus were here now and people came up to him asking, "Is it a sin to be lesbian" or "Are Muslims going to hell", Jesus would probably just start writing in the sand, and, if pressed, might answer them with something like, "Is the kingdom of God a matter of having "correct" doctrine? Is it not, rather, a matter of loving all, no matter what their beliefs?". Or something like that. I ran it by my pastor and he was actually in agreement...

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