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  • #76
    Re: Religion Thread: We Could Say a Prayer

    Jonah is much more fun. At the end of all the thit God dumped on him, he asks God "Why?".

    God's reply boils down to "Don't bother me with your questions. I'm God and can do what I want."
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    • #77
      Re: Religion Thread: We Could Say a Prayer

      Originally posted by joecct View Post
      You know that it is an impossibility. God is without error.

      But man, who invented him, is full of it.

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      • #78
        Re: Religion Thread: We Could Say a Prayer

        Originally posted by joecct View Post
        Jonah is much more fun. At the end of all the thit God dumped on him, he asks God "Why?".

        God's reply boils down to "Don't bother me with your questions. I'm God and can do what I want."
        That was Job, dude.

        With Jonah, God provided a plant for shade that God killed just as quickly. Jonah ends on a question.

        And I haven't picked up a Bible in 4 years.
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        • #79
          Originally posted by MissThundercat View Post
          That was Job, dude.

          With Jonah, God provided a plant for shade that God killed just as quickly. Jonah ends on a question.

          And I haven't picked up a Bible in 4 years.
          Brain fart of biblical proportions!!!!
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          • #80
            Re: Religion Thread: We Could Say a Prayer

            Ross Douthat alternates between being a facile prig and an interesting aesthetist. In this he is the latter.
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            • #81
              Re: Religion Thread: We Could Say a Prayer

              Originally posted by joecct View Post
              Brain fart of biblical proportions!!!!
              So an atheist knows more about the Bible than you?

              Not surprised.
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              • #82
                Re: Religion Thread: We Could Say a Prayer

                It's not that you necessarily know more about the Bible, it's that some believers like to conveniently forget about the parts that are too progressive (or conservative) for their taste.

                Have a hard-on for war with Iran/Muzzies? Jesus said "turn the other cheek".

                LGBT? Several passages within the Bible clearly abhor it.

                Staunch capitalist? Jesus told his followers to sell everything and give the money to the poor.

                Prefer socialism? Jesus told a guy jilted out of his "share" of the family inheritance to basically get bent.

                My hot take? Just salt and burn all religious texts. If anything, they were written by agents of the Devil to divide the world.

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                • #83
                  Re: Religion Thread: We Could Say a Prayer

                  Originally posted by FadeToBlack&Gold View Post
                  My hot take? Just salt and burn all religious texts. If anything, they were written by agents of the Devil to divide the world.
                  Factioning of all religions:

                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efTwYSuqIgo
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                  • #84
                    Re: Religion Thread: We Could Say a Prayer

                    Originally posted by FadeToBlack&Gold View Post
                    It's not that you necessarily know more about the Bible, it's that some believers like to conveniently forget about the parts that are too progressive (or conservative) for their taste.

                    Have a hard-on for war with Iran/Muzzies? Jesus said "turn the other cheek".

                    LGBT? Several passages within the Bible clearly abhor it.

                    Staunch capitalist? Jesus told his followers to sell everything and give the money to the poor.

                    Prefer socialism? Jesus told a guy jilted out of his "share" of the family inheritance to basically get bent.

                    My hot take? Just salt and burn all religious texts. If anything, they were written by agents of the Devil to divide the world.
                    Reason why I stopped reading the f-cking thing. For as much as I hear "context matters," it appears we can ignore context when it comes to certain things.
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                    • #85
                      Re: Religion Thread: We Could Say a Prayer

                      Originally posted by MissThundercat View Post
                      Reason why I stopped reading the f-cking thing. For as much as I hear "context matters," it appears we can ignore context when it comes to certain things.
                      "matters" does go both ways
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                      • #86
                        Re: Religion Thread: We Could Say a Prayer

                        Originally posted by FadeToBlack&Gold View Post
                        It's not that you necessarily know more about the Bible, it's that some believers like to conveniently forget about the parts that are too progressive (or conservative) for their taste.

                        Have a hard-on for war with Iran/Muzzies? Jesus said "turn the other cheek".

                        LGBT? Several passages within the Bible clearly abhor it.

                        Staunch capitalist? Jesus told his followers to sell everything and give the money to the poor.

                        Prefer socialism? Jesus told a guy jilted out of his "share" of the family inheritance to basically get bent.

                        My hot take? Just salt and burn all religious texts. If anything, they were written by agents of the Devil to divide the world.
                        good fiction is always filled with plot twists!!
                        a legend and an out of work bum look a lot alike, daddy.

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                        • #87
                          Re: Religion Thread: We Could Say a Prayer

                          Originally posted by Brenthoven View Post
                          Factioning of all religions:

                          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efTwYSuqIgo
                          Have not seen it, but it looks interesting. Rock seems to be positing that the concept of belief makes for problematic outcomes...but that the core of the ideas are great. In other words, the road of belief if it leads to poor outcomes is not productive...but what is really, really important is sticking to destination or the idea of Christ like treating other people well. Definitely validity there.

                          Heaven knows there's tons of criticism on the thread of Christians that don't stick to the destination or the idea. Frankly there's tons criticism of Christians based on the road the take or just that some have faith at all. But my question is...for those who claim to get to the destination (of the Christian doing well for others) without taking the road (Christian path)...how do you know you've arrived at Christ like approach of treating others well? Why is there constant criticism here? Why aren't you talking about the positives out there and about making the world a better place?
                          Last edited by 5mn_Major; 05-13-2018, 10:07 AM.
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                          • #88
                            Originally posted by 5mn_Major View Post
                            Why is there constant criticism here?
                            Maybe because you're claiming "treat others well" as being solely a Christian trait rather than one that spans the world? It takes a special kind of hubris to do that.

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                            • #89
                              Re: Religion Thread: We Could Say a Prayer

                              Originally posted by unofan View Post
                              Maybe because you're claiming "treat others well" as being solely a Christian trait rather than one that spans the world? It takes a special kind of hubris to do that.
                              I didn't.

                              But if I did as you propose...prove me wrong by showing the 'treat others well' perspective or at minimum, help to reduce criticisms of others on the thread.
                              Go Gophers!

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                              • #90
                                Originally posted by MissThundercat View Post
                                So an atheist knows more about the Bible than you?

                                Not surprised.
                                Misteaks and brain farts happen every day.

                                Chill.
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