Why I’m no longer a Christian

[G_O_D]

Bigger Baby Jeebus wrote:

<quoted text>Hey, you old coot. What's up? It doesn't need to be understood. It's mysterious!

Like a Hunter Thompson story ? LOL

[Ashelah]

Bigger Baby Jeebus wrote:

<quoted text>Trespassing is such a strong word. It's more like littering. Care for a Chick Tract?

Lmao..

[Bigger Baby Jeebus]

NoStress4me wrote:

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I can’t agree that the above view is a fair one personally. Looks to me like you are looking for all the bad in religion, and all the good in science. Everything that religion has done in this world is not bad, and everything science has done is not good.
By the way, while I may be incorrect here (I am sure I will be corrected if I am wrong) I think that the translation of witch is under dispute. I have read where it is thought to represent a person that poisons the local well. If a person was going around adding poison to well’s to kill off the locals, I could understand the command to not let someone kill off entire communities.

With all due respect, could you please point to what religion has done in this world that is good. I am not asking about individual or group acts of kindness in the name of one church or another, but what have religions contributed to Society past the early necessity of tribalism for survival?

And I agree, science has certainly made killing most efficient, but the good outweighs the bad in immeasurable terms.

[Da Man]

Da clown will go down!

[Bigger Baby Jeebus]

water_nymph wrote:

<quoted text>He didn't have an answer to your question. Therefore he threw up a smoke screen. Now that you have answered his question, ask him to answer yours since that is the promise he made. Then you can watch him dance again. He will never answer your question. He'll just throw out more stuff that has nothing to do with anything being discussed.

Nymph!

Where is Fish and that Fundie dance list when you need him?

[Bigger Baby Jeebus]

G_O_D wrote:

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Not my forte but the "God Gene" study is one.

Is it trying to disprove an existence of a god or gods or trying to explain why belief is so pervasive?

[Bigger Baby Jeebus]

G_O_D wrote:

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Like a Hunter Thompson story ? LOL

Fear and Loathing is a classic, well, pre-Depp, anyway.

[wilderide]

Kaitlin the Wolf Witch wrote:

wilderide wrote:
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Please explain how being afraid of God radically changes the nature of logic. This should be really good.
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Translation: "I don't *wanna* answer your question, jesus says I don't *have to* answer your question, and you can't make me. You're not the boss of me!!"

That's always the way with waaas. No intellectual honesty whatsoever.

[Bigger Baby Jeebus]

water_nymph wrote:

<quoted text> The fundies will never listen to the people who wrote the book they stole and changed to fit whatever it is they currently believe.
That's the thing about myths, they change over and over throughout time without the general populace of the newest version ever bothering to know the original from which it was taken.
Thanks for the info, Liam. You are always a great source!
How's my boy?

Their god has to change. The gaps ever shrink. Soon it will be Norquisted.

[Bigger Baby Jeebus]

water_nymph wrote:

<quoted text> Good idea.
After a couple of years of being told that we were going to hell (in a handbasket), I decided to invent a handbasket for us all to take the trip. But the trip turned out not to be to hell, and turned into joyous occasions when all the non-Christians (and one or two people like NS) go on excursions to places we'd like to see. We always carry a picnic lunch and have copious amounts of chocolate on hand.
Over the years I have upgraded the basket so that we can fly or sail to any place on earth. I have also added a fridge, a small spa and several other conveniences to keep us all happy, comfy and in good health and spirits.
The fundies have followed screaming 'Why aren't you in hell yet?!!!' but we just speed up and laugh our way along the paths we follow, ignoring any negative things that they may scream at us.
They sit very disgruntled (and without picnic supplies) as we sit with our checkered cloth on the ground or a picnic table in a park, and wait to see where we're going next. I think they secretly enjoy the laughter and beauty we share with each other, but they never join in.
If you are one of those who either doesn't believe, believes but keeps it to yourself and don't preach, tell me you'd like to go on the trip in May. Our trip this time is to Stone Henge and Avebury. There is a dance at midnight in the center of the Henge. You can dance naked if you like as there will be no one to judge you. I personally will not be dancing naked in front of people, as at 66 I feel it is a detriment to the eyes of others for me to do so.

I am not going unless I get 72 porn stars. Virgins are so 1950s.

[Bigger Baby Jeebus]

macumazahn wrote:

<quoted text>"There are scientists trying to prove or disprove God"?
I can't think of any - can you name a couple for me?

Ken Ham? Oh, wait, not a scientist and has no proof. Er, never mind.

Dia dhuit, Mac! Haha.

[wilderide]

G_O_D wrote:

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It makes it a mental illness.
I recommend Haldol. It is very useful in the treatement of those who can not distinguish reality from fantasy.

LOL. And I highly recommend a few glasses of nice Cabernet for those who can distinguish between the two, and prefer not to.

[Bigger Baby Jeebus]

Black Thunder 42 wrote:

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That's easy.
Ever see them little boxes on the wall in the entrance of the church?
Them's fer the parts of brain removal on the way in...the fountains is fer clean'n up the mess afterwards...not only that, but ya gotta set on some hardass bench what they calls "pew", what makes some sense, coz there's the poopit head'n up the whole affair. They got' high backs so the folks what deposited the brains can still navigate down ta ther "pew". I guess ya gotta pat fer wherever ya sets, coz they passes this gold plate around fer ya ta put yer payment in.
Oh...Ther's also some kinda oaf what ya gotta take afore the actual "doctor'n" takes place(after the pastard sizes up the conjurgation)what ya gotta stand up fer. Almost fergot that part. After all the hubbub is settled ya gott'a smile at everone and tell the pastard he done a good job afore they let ya out!

What happens to the soul if a Christer grabs the wrong brain on the way out?

[wilderide]

T-Town Clown wrote:

<quoted text>I believe in one God... Jesus Christ

Not God the Father or the Holy Spirit? Hmmmm.

[NoStress4me]

Bigger Baby Jeebus wrote:

<quoted text>How are you?
I can show you a website that illustrates quite well what the majority of Christians thought of the zeitgeist. Of course, it is easy to use a magnifying glass and judge their behavior without in any way looking at the context.
http://www.nobeliefs.com/Hitler1.htm
Quotes from Mein Kampf
http://www.nobeliefs.com/hitler.htm
From speeches:
http://www.nobeliefs.com/speeches.htm
Photo documentation of Christian collusion
http://www.nobeliefs.com/nazis.htm
How Hitler considered the Bible
http://www.nobeliefs.com/nazis.htm
Lies about Hitler and gun control
http://www.salon.com/2013/01/11/stop_talking_...
Did you know that in Colonial America, Catholics were unable to own guns?
Did you know that the NRA supported gun bans throughout their history?
http://www.keepandbeararms.com/information/xc...
The foundation of European anti-Semetism extends to Martin Luther, the Father of American Christianity:
http://www.nobeliefs.com/luther.htm
The old coot Drifter used to say (Where is that artless dodger?), "It is hard to brush the dust off history". He actually got it wrong. Brushing the dust from history exposes just how terribly history is manipulated by those who stand to gain politically and financially. Can we blame to common Christian in Germany for the ills of the nation? Of course not. The Treaty of Versailles made it impossible for the average German to feed their families. The conditions were ripe for a Cult of Personality dictator who could easily manipulate the masses with Booblical Principles and the collusion of the churches. Hitler put people to work and "put food on their families" (Thanks, Dubya!). This is the danger of religion, any religion. When the name of a god is invoked, and the people can be manipulated to do whatever works of that god the powers that be decide will be, the masses are opiated, sated, and stirred up into whatever froth is wanted. After all, how can you argue with a god?

Doing good here, how about yourself?

Thank you for the assist, bookmarked for later reading. The last conversation we had on here (some time ago) was about this. I lost your links and many others due to the untimely demise of my laptop (and my brilliance in not backing up my information)…. unfortunately it took my eclectic group of links with it.

[wilderide]

T-Town Clown wrote:

<quoted text>The Clown believes the whole bible...

Except for this part:

Matthew 7:102 "Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."

And this part:

Galatians 5:22-23: "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control."

Pity.

[wilderide]

Bigger Baby Jeebus wrote:

<quoted text>When there are Muslim astronauts, they had a difficult time positioning the arrow in the spaceship to point to Mecca. Wonderfully a fatwa was composed to prevent blasphemy. It's magic!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Muslim_a...

LOL! Awesome! I never thought of that.

[Bigger Baby Jeebus]

Juicylu wrote:

Yep. Still a belly tickler of a thread.
Especially things like this;
"You're not a Christian you just quote Bible passages you don't understand."
"You're such a typical 'Christian' you won't answer any questions or discuss your book of lies."
"Why are you discussing delusions from your book of lies here?"
Pml...
http://psychcentral.com/disorders/sx11.htm
Kitty :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch...
Just reminded me of a couple of posters here ;p
<3

You don't consider those questions valid in light of some of the Christers who haunt Topix?

I don't recall ever seeing the exact version of your first question, however. I think that is a misrepresentation and leads directly to question 2.

The second question you cite is the most apt, cogent question to ask the haunters.

Some have asked the third question, but I completely disagree with it. This thread has always been, well, from page 2, at least, a stunning exposé of the dark, malevolent underbelly of modern, mainstream, American evangelism, so far removed from American Christianity of even two scores ago. I relish the exposition. I would argue that this corner has created more atheists and non-religious thanks you the fine work of the drive by and resident Christers. I thank them for that.

[Bigger Baby Jeebus]

wilderide wrote:

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Not God the Father or the Holy Spirit? Hmmmm.

That's the beauty of Christerdom. Making things up. It's wonderful!

[Bigger Baby Jeebus]

NoStress4me wrote:

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Doing good here, how about yourself?
Thank you for the assist, bookmarked for later reading. The last conversation we had on here (some time ago) was about this. I lost your links and many others due to the untimely demise of my laptop (and my brilliance in not backing up my information)…. unfortunately it took my eclectic group of links with it.

I am excellent. Sitting by the fire, staring out at the snow. What could be bad?

Remember, brainwashing was at the core, and religion just made it more efficient.