Atheists offended by teddy bears...

[Lincoln]

Originally posted by MichaeltheGreat


...God had used me to punish him for his arrogance.

Reminds me of the time I was at an outdoor restaurant discussing ways of saving the Mormons in Salt Lake City. After my friend and I figured out all the ways possible to save the misdirected reprobates from hell I got up from the table, caught my foot under the table and fell on my ass.

God can work in mysterious ways

Then there was the time a little kid I was trying to teach some respect tried to hit me while giving me an obscene gesture. He slipped and fell in some mud and couldn't get his footing until he was covered in it. For some reason he respected me after that...

The problem with being used by God to correct someone's arrogance is that we are usually next in line for the lesson. Then there was the time I called this kid "fatty". He used the fat well...

[Q Classic]

mtg.

amazing how god can be used to justify everything.

[Elok]

Er, does anybody here know of atheists so hardwired that they refer to the city of "Mr. Louis, Missouri"? I've heard that such people exist-the remark about San Francisco brought it to mind...

[Stuie]

Originally posted by Elok
Er, does anybody here know of atheists so hardwired that they refer to the city of "Mr. Louis, Missouri"? I've heard that such people exist-the remark about San Francisco brought it to mind...

Surely you mean "Señor Francisco".

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by OzzyKP




While Che's post was rather trollariffic, it does have a humorous irony to it that I'd like to point out. Cause I think its funny.

Besides homosexual, the original meaning for "******" is a collection of sticks and such to use for making fires. So Che unwittingly used that term properly, rather than bigoted, as was his intention.

You think I wasn't aware of the double meaning? I am a master punster.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by MrFun
And if those atheists really insist on being obnoxious over a non-issue to satisfy their own insecurity, maybe I should rub it in for them some more.

You are a bad Christian. Now go reread the New Testiment, especially the part where he exorts you not to practice your religion on the corner like a hypocrite, but secretly, like a thief in the night.

[MikeH]

Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy Kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
Forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us unless they insist on being obnoxious over a non-issue to satisfy their own insecurity of course, in that case we will rub it in for them some more.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. Amen.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by The Mad Monk
Actually, I'd say it was protected by the 1st amendment, under "freedom of speech".

You know -- the most important one?

Every attempt to erect a cross on public land has ben struck down by the courts.

All these Christians love God so m,uch they're trying to send him some more souls from the people who get killed by distracted drivers.

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
All these Christians love God so m,uch they're trying to send him some more souls from the people who get killed by distracted drivers.

I'm sorry but if you or anyone else is so distracted by road signs to such an extent as to seriously impair your driving perhaps none of you should be on the the road to begin with.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by DinoDoc
I'm sorry but if you or anyone else is so distracted by road signs to such an extent as to seriously impair your driving perhaps none of you should be on the the road to begin with.

3rd time with the same troll. Boy you people are getting tired.

I'd be perfectly happy for these people to have their licenses taken away. Make the road safer for those of us on bicycles.

[Elok]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
You are a bad Christian. Now go reread the New Testiment, especially the part where he exorts you not to practice your religion on the corner like a hypocrite, but secretly, like a thief in the night.

Uh, it's the second coming of Christ that was to be compared to a thief in the night, just FYI. With that said, please don't deliberately misinterpret the text. He also said something along the lines of "Go forth and make apostles of all nations," that whole thing about letting your light shine by placing it on a hill, etc. The passage you refer to (part of the sermon on the mount, IIRC) is an admonition against letting it go to your head, not against trying to convert or convince others, or display your faith under any circumstances whatsoever. The point of hiding your prayer is to avoid the temptation to set yourself up as a saint rather than to do good for its own sake. A violation of the commandment would be something like a billboard saying, "[name of Christian] prays thrice a day. Why don't you?"

It's similar to the passage in one of Paul's epistles where he instructs us to moderate our shows of outward worship to avoid tempting others to idolatry or irreverence.

[MichaeltheGreat]

Originally posted by Stuie


Surely you mean "Señor Francisco".

Señor literally means "lord"

As in "The Lord" = El Señor.

Maybe St. Francis would appreciate the promotion, but methinks his boss wouldn't.

[MichaeltheGreat]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara


Every attempt to erect a cross on public land has ben struck down by the courts.

Not so. There are still standing religious symbols of all sorts, in many different contexts.

Every attempt to erect a cross on public land, when doing so has been held to be related to an establishment of religion, has been struck down. There's a subtle difference.

[chequita guevara]

I really don't care about the supposed violation of the 1st Amendment, but it's fun to troll.

I'm actually far more concerned with distractions to the idiot drivers I must navigate between. Heavy metal box v. bag of flesh are not odds I like.

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
3rd time with the same troll. Boy you people are getting tired.

It's not a troll and if you have the same problem on a bike you shouldn't be using one either.