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Korea, Republic Of
March 2003

APR 14, 2007 06:33 AM

The road to hell is paved with good intentions. The Christian Right in America scares me a hell of a lot more than a bunch of fuckwads living in caves in Afghanistan do. At least death by terrorist is relatively quick. Stifiling under religious theocracy is (ironically) soul crushing.

soulcompromise

soulcompromise

I'm lost
November 2006

APR 14, 2007 06:57 AM

I diidn't read most of this thread but since when is Christianity about highlighting the cons of everything? It seems like these abolitionist puritan types are only in it for themselves and seldom do I trust their intentions. Spouting off rhetoric and punctuating with biblical reference is hardly what I would call Christian idealism. wink

Tigerwong

Tigerwong

Baltimore, MD
February 2005

APR 14, 2007 07:46 AM

Subrosa said:

Tigerwong said:
As for the DOJ issue, even if the civil servant screening process hadn't been there in the first place, hiring a lawyer from a horribly low ranking school to work for a fairly high-ranking government position is just plain stupid, and under any other administration, these people would be making commercials and chasing ambulances.



I agree with everything else you said above, but I do have a small issue with this. I've known many excellent lawyers who have gone to Tier 4 schools, both in my personal and professional life. Granted, they didn't graduate from JesusLaw, so that might be more of the issue.



Yeah... i said that kind of wrong. It's the "Jesus-Law" part of this that bugs me more than anything else. Didn't mean to diss a low ranking law school (just THAT one specifically). My bad.

ASSH0LE

ASSH0LE

Las Vegas, NV
June 2003

APR 14, 2007 12:00 PM

Hafu said:
anyone a fan of Penn and Teller?

Bullshit!



Going to an AIDS walk with them and with the rest of a local atheists group. I've met 'em before at a bar, nice guys.

Zarth

zarth

Seattle, WA
December 2004

APR 14, 2007 12:23 PM

soulcompromise said:
I diidn't read most of this thread but since when is Christianity about highlighting the cons of everything?


Since about the mid-First Century.

DevilsReject

DevilsReject

Cleveland, OH
February 2007

APR 14, 2007 03:16 PM

formerviking said:

Young_Gershwin said:

BrokenandHostile said:

Stumped he just replied with "God Made the days". So then i asked why he decided to name Monday Monday, and not name it something else. And then it just got uglier from there on.




Another interesting thing is why a Christian God named the days of the week after pagan referenes. Monday = Day of Moon, Thursday = Day of Thor, Friday = Freia. I can't remember Tuesday or Wednesday... And I think we can all work out Sunday



Tuesday = Tyr's day , Wednesday = Wotan's day . Wotan = Odin , for most of us .
And yes , I'd love to "talk" to some of these young folks to try to straighten them out . Not that I think it would do any good , if they'd rather live with their collective heads up their asses , then so be it .



I wouldn't. I wouldn't even put myself in the position to try to talk them out of what they believe. Trying to talk someone out of what they believe will turn into a very heated conversation, if not into an argument.

This is one of those cases where it needs to run it's cycle. The ones who are independent enough to figure out that they are being lead to believe rather than choosing to believe will figure it out. Unfortunately your still going to have a few that choose to believe everything this guy is saying without a second doubt, and the whole vicious cycle will start with the next generation.

Zarth

zarth

Seattle, WA
December 2004

APR 14, 2007 03:55 PM

Warning: Pedantic Digression on the Days of the Week

SPOILERS! (Click to view)
The seven-day the week was originally used by the Sumerians, and the Babylonians after them. Each of the seven days was named after one the seven known planets, which were also considered gods. The ancient Hebrews, although intermittently monotheistic, adopted the Sumerian week as their own, since it had long been established as the standard in the Middle East (in Europe, in antiquity, they used very different measures of time, usually just holding market days at regular intervals of four to ten days).

Early Christians used the Middle Eastern week for timing their religious services, of course, and so when Christianity was adopted by the Roman Empire, the seven-day week became standard. Yet in Latin, of course, the names of the days were based on the names of the gods that were associated with the planets which were in turn believed to rule the day. Tuesday was dedicated to Mars (hence French Mardi, for instance), Wednesday to Mercury, Saturday to Saturn, Thursday to Jupiter, etc. When Christianity in turn spread from Romans to Germans, the names of the days were again translated to names of the local gods that the Romans believed were the equivalents of their own. Odin, for instance, was seen as just another name for Hermes (Mercury), so he got Wednesday. Tyr or Tiw was a major war god, so he got Tuesday, since he was seen as the German version of Mars. And so it went.

Not that I would expect an Evangelical to know any of that, of course.



Anyway. Carry on.

twowheels

twowheels

Lynnwood, WA
April 2007

APR 15, 2007 12:07 PM

glad to be a non believer.... religion has been edited and interpeted to fit different cultures so many times its sickoning.

formerviking

formerviking

Denver, PA
May 2006

APR 15, 2007 02:05 PM

Zarth said:
Warning: Pedantic Digression on the Days of the Week

SPOILERS! (Click to view)
The seven-day the week was originally used by the Sumerians, and the Babylonians after them. Each of the seven days was named after one the seven known planets, which were also considered gods. The ancient Hebrews, although intermittently monotheistic, adopted the Sumerian week as their own, since it had long been established as the standard in the Middle East (in Europe, in antiquity, they used very different measures of time, usually just holding market days at regular intervals of four to ten days).

Early Christians used the Middle Eastern week for timing their religious services, of course, and so when Christianity was adopted by the Roman Empire, the seven-day week became standard. Yet in Latin, of course, the names of the days were based on the names of the gods that were associated with the planets which were in turn believed to rule the day. Tuesday was dedicated to Mars (hence French Mardi, for instance), Wednesday to Mercury, Saturday to Saturn, Thursday to Jupiter, etc. When Christianity in turn spread from Romans to Germans, the names of the days were again translated to names of the local gods that the Romans believed were the equivalents of their own. Odin, for instance, was seen as just another name for Hermes (Mercury), so he got Wednesday. Tyr or Tiw was a major war god, so he got Tuesday, since he was seen as the German version of Mars. And so it went.

Not that I would expect an Evangelical to know any of that, of course.



Anyway. Carry on.



But what about leap year ? biggrin

formerviking

formerviking

Denver, PA
May 2006

APR 15, 2007 02:05 PM

twowheels said:
glad to be a non believer.... religion has been edited and interpeted to fit different cultures so many times its sickoning.



Damn straight .

GRAK

GRAK

Iraq
February 2007

APR 15, 2007 04:17 PM

DonnyKey said:
GOOD FUCKING CHRIST.

That first video is hilarious, the funniest shit I've seen in ages.



yeah, the one with the arena footage was great! I was waiting for the 700 clubs cameo!

Mystik

Mystik

SUICIDEGIRL

Florida, USA

APR 15, 2007 04:57 PM

formerviking said:

twowheels said:
glad to be a non believer.... religion has been edited and interpeted to fit different cultures so many times its sickoning.



Damn straight .



So True!! I can't stand religious fanatic nut jobs. Imagine the nerve those assholes have to try to take away our rights to have kinky sex and wank off to naked pics. What the hell else do they expect us to do for fun!! mad mad mad

emotedcreations

emotedcreations

Germany
July 2006

APR 15, 2007 05:30 PM

Did all those kids with their "fists raised high" remind you guys of anyone? [second video]

Now, while I can't argue with the premise that we need some change, the conclusions that they draw from that premise are quite frightening.

Gayballs

Gayballs

Seattle, WA
July 2005

APR 16, 2007 02:58 AM

bugbue said:
They all be doing drugs and cheating on their significant others with prostitutes in a few years so fuck em.



yuh

ehaynes13

ehaynes13

USA
January 2007

APR 16, 2007 03:17 AM

extremism in any form isn't a solution because it supports closing the mind and ending the debate.

ehaynes13

ehaynes13

USA
January 2007

APR 16, 2007 03:21 AM

frown

this comment was on a different story - about the World of Warcraft girl who sold sex for an "Epic mount".

Not sure how it got here... anyway - that story was interesting and very disturbing.

dragonflower

dragonflower

Austin, TX
January 2007

APR 16, 2007 03:42 AM

isn't it time we persecute christians again?!
ok, not really, but this kind of shit has been getting on my nerves for the past twelve years. and i feel like i've been nearly burned at the stake for being different...i don't know, there's not even anything i can say to wash away all the bullshit. i'm pissed, i'm tired of it, i'm ready to see gdub, dick, and many others publicly castrated and banished to an island wasteland til death. puke

BDeyeD

BDeyeD

Toronto, ON
January 2007

APR 16, 2007 11:01 AM

This article and the attached videos make me sad. It warms my heart to see young kids engaged in challenging a culture that puts too much value in material things and sexualizing every aspect of our lives. But, then they're just being told to jump from one bandwagon to another. There's no encouragement of independent thought, that I can discern. They're being told that it's ok not to follow popular culture, but instead you should FOLLOW the church and make sure Satan doesn't get you when you go to the bathroom. I mean, I really want today's youth to value themselves and really criticalling examine the messages they're receiving. I just want them to examine ALL the messages, not just the ones from "The Liberal Media". And vowing not to question authority? Now that's just fucked up.

By the by, I do like teh secks, but I don't appreciate every part the media (being tv, radio, internet, print ads, newspapers, billboards, etc. ad nauseum) being totally saturated. It's unnecessarily excessive. Maybe sex sells, but does it have to be used to sell lettuce?

XamaX_is_Dead

XamaX_is_Dead

La Mesa, CA
March 2007

APR 16, 2007 06:01 PM

i think it is great. keeps that kids from fucking with my shit cause they are to busy loving jesus. some will become disillusioned by the hypocrice they see around them. some will be tempted away in other ways. i don't think being religious is a bad thing at all. and I don't think being evangelical is bad. i smill when someone witnesses to me. it makes me feel good that they thought enough of my eternal condition to try and save my soul. that is the best thing they can do for the lost. i don't get mad, or tell them to fuck off. you can view it as they are judging you, or they are trying to love you and show you gods love. i had something better written... but it got deleted... and so it goes.

YUSUF

YUSUF

Detroit, MI
November 2006

APR 16, 2007 07:49 PM

BDeyeD said:
By the by, I do like teh secks, but I don't appreciate every part the media (being tv, radio, internet, print ads, newspapers, billboards, etc. ad nauseum) being totally saturated. It's unnecessarily excessive. Maybe sex sells, but does it have to be used to sell lettuce?



if a joke isn't funny, they resort to the f word.
If their music is not good enough, they shake their ass a bit more.
at least that's how I explain it to my daughter. smile

MarcyBeth

MarcyBeth

Ocala, FL
July 2006

APR 17, 2007 09:45 AM

god, these people make the actual principles and teachings behind the Christian faith a fucking moot point.

good going, battlecry. way to make us decent ones look like fucking imbeciles. surreal

MarcyBeth

MarcyBeth

Ocala, FL
July 2006

APR 17, 2007 09:47 AM

YUSUF said:

BDeyeD said:
By the by, I do like teh secks, but I don't appreciate every part the media (being tv, radio, internet, print ads, newspapers, billboards, etc. ad nauseum) being totally saturated. It's unnecessarily excessive. Maybe sex sells, but does it have to be used to sell lettuce?



if a joke isn't funny, they resort to the f word.
If their music is not good enough, they shake their ass a bit more.
at least that's how I explain it to my daughter. smile



that made me smile. what a great way of putting it. smile

gutter_punkx

gutter_punkx

Austin, TX
September 2006

APR 17, 2007 08:43 PM

that is just plain scary.

YUSUF

YUSUF

Detroit, MI
November 2006

APR 22, 2007 06:04 PM

DarkBlueMarcy said:

YUSUF said:
if a joke isn't funny, they resort to the f word.
If their music is not good enough, they shake their ass a bit more.
at least that's how I explain it to my daughter. smile



that made me smile. what a great way of putting it. smile



you'll probably never see this, but thanks.
Since my tween-ager is into hip hop I was
desparate to come up with SOMETHING slick smile

MarcyBeth

MarcyBeth

Ocala, FL
July 2006

APR 23, 2007 12:58 PM

YUSUF said:

DarkBlueMarcy said:

YUSUF said:
if a joke isn't funny, they resort to the f word.
If their music is not good enough, they shake their ass a bit more.
at least that's how I explain it to my daughter. smile



that made me smile. what a great way of putting it. smile



you'll probably never see this, but thanks.
Since my tween-ager is into hip hop I was
desparate to come up with SOMETHING slick smile



i see it, i see it! smile

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