The Religion Thread

[Mr.B]

Not running. Every post doesn't deserve a reply.

[Mr.B]

"Serious question......"

Good points, O Really. I'm not going into a long drawn-out spiel about this subject...I've made my points earlier; y'all know what I believe, and the largest comments in return have been downright childishly immature and hateful.

I will say this...my belief is that God doesn't see the outward man; i.e. how he dresses, the manner in which he worships, etc. God sees the heart. I believe what/how I live is acceptable in His sight, despite the name-calling He receives from the radical God-haters here and world-wide. Sure, the Bible I believe in was written my mortal man; but my belief is that they were inspired by God. More highly educated individuals than what is found here has deemed the Bible infallible despite claims that it's full of error and fault.

Bottom line....we're each entitled to our opinions and beliefs. Let's leave it at that. God will judge who is right and who is wrong.

[billy.pilgrim]

Not running. Every post doesn't deserve a reply.

yep, when your bullshit backs you into a corner, leaving you with no alternative than to change the subject - that be bb running away again

now splain about where all that water came from that covered the whole earth

[billy.pilgrim]

Yep. And I also believe I survived in Mom's belly for 9 months enclosed in a bag of fluid.

Jonah hooked up to an umbilical cord?

You're confused. OT laws did not deal with Grace Era Christians; you know that.

You're confused. When Christ died, the veil of the temple was torn in two, indicating that OT Law was replaced by Grace. Grace was not limited to the Jews, but also to the Greek (Gentiles; or all who believe) ...

You have cited Leviticus in support of your cherry picked bigotry.

as do all these fake christians - ain't a damn bit of difference in them or the genocidal ot jews
just more hate for all that is different (or for things they can't understand) bb is a perfect example

[Mr.B]

Not running. Every post doesn't deserve a reply.

"yep, when your bulls--t backs you into a corner, leaving you with no alternative than to change the subject - that be bb running away again....
Nothing has backed me into a corner. I'm satisfied with what I believe; you should be satisfied with what you don't believe.

"now splain about where all that water came from that covered the whole earth"
Despite your arrogant hatred towards God and His believers, I know you're not totally ignorant. You know the answer to that, (I'll give you a hint: rain) so I'll not waste my time giving you verse and scripture.

"Yep. And I also believe I survived in Mom's belly for 9 months enclosed in a bag of fluid."
Jonah hooked up to an umbilical cord?
I'm not saying he was, but could be. Who knows?


You have cited Leviticus in support of your cherry picked bigotry.
Best I can recall, Leviticus is the first Book that addresses the sin of homosexuality, so yes, I guess I've "cherry-picked" to start at the beginning; where even in the olden days, homosexuality was recognized as a sin against God and the very nature of man's existence. Surely you know that every book of the Bible doesn't contain the same scriptures....don't you? If I want to quote a verse or scripture, I have to "pick" the book, then I "pick" the chapter, then I "pick" the verse, then I "pick" the thread I want to post it in. Haven't needed a ladder though, never saw any cherries.
Strange that didn't occur to me before.... my dishonesty must be peaking today. Imagine that!

[Mr.B]

"As rstrong has described in detail, you cherry pick passages from both the OT & NT to rationalize your bigotry while ignoring mandates from the same books, often ones that appear in adjacent passages. You also ignore all of Jesus' demands for tolerance, compassion and nonjudgmentalism while dismissing the fact that he chose to completely avoid condemnation of the gays that you obsess about."

You brought up "gays"...that's your obsession. Own it.
Because Jesus "never spoke" of homosexuality, does that mean homosexuality is acceptable despite the fact it goes completely against what God ordained at the the beginning of creation when He joined man and woman as husband and wife? You've ridiculed creation, Satan, the notion that God or Jesus even exists; yet you use Jesus "never said nothing about "gays" as a pitiful, whiny excuse to justify men's/women's carnal, deviated lust towards one another. I don't recall whether you got in on this or not, but somewhere way back in one of these threads, it was suggested that because He didn't "say anything about "gays", Jesus Himself was a homosexual.

Jesus never said anything about drunk driving, pedophilia, or drugs either...does that mean they're OK?

[bannination]

Jesus never said anything about drunk driving, pedophilia, or drugs either...does that mean they're OK?

Sure says a lot about your "God".... saying nothing about pedophilia.

Gay sex, sure let's devote a story to that, (even if the story is about rape, not homosexuality), that's just what you see.

Pedophilia... meh, not important they're just kids.

[bannination]

Pedophilia is endorsed throughout the Bible and Jesus chose not to explicitly reject it.

So is sleeping with your daughters. What weirdness. Mr. B is a dirty, dirty man.


Not to mention human sacrifice.

"At that time the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he went throughout the land of Gilead and Manasseh, including Mizpah in Gilead, and led an army against the Ammonites. And Jephthah made a vow to the LORD. He said, "If you give me victory over the Ammonites, I will give to the LORD the first thing coming out of my house to greet me when I return in triumph. I will sacrifice it as a burnt offering."

"So Jephthah led his army against the Ammonites, and the LORD gave him victory. He thoroughly defeated the Ammonites from Aroer to an area near Minnith – twenty towns – and as far away as Abel-keramim. Thus Israel subdued the Ammonites. When Jephthah returned home to Mizpah, his daughter – his only child – ran out to meet him, playing on a tambourine and dancing for joy. When he saw her, he tore his clothes in anguish. "My daughter!" he cried out. "My heart is breaking! What a tragedy that you came out to greet me. For I have made a vow to the LORD and cannot take it back." And she said, "Father, you have made a promise to the LORD. You must do to me what you have promised, for the LORD has given you a great victory over your enemies, the Ammonites. But first let me go up and roam in the hills and weep with my friends for two months, because I will die a virgin." "You may go," Jephthah said. And he let her go away for two months. She and her friends went into the hills and wept because she would never have children. When she returned home, her father kept his vow, and she died a virgin. So it has become a custom in Israel for young Israelite women to go away for four days each year to lament the fate of Jephthah's daughter." (Judges 11:29-40 NLT)

Is it any wonder I consider Christianity and it's followers mostly immoral?

[neoplacebo]

And let us not forget "God's own drunk," a drunk so divinely drunk no worldly drunk could even hope or pray to achieve such status.

[Mr.B]

"blah, blah, blah, whine, whine, whine"

BRD's liberal version of Homerfobe.

[Mr.B]

"As rstrong has described in detail, you routinely cherry pick passages from both the OT & NT to rationalize your bigotry while ignoring mandates from the same books, often ones that appear in adjacent passages. You also ignore all of Jesus' demands for tolerance, compassion, solidarity with the oppressed and non-judgmentalism while dismissing the fact that he chose to completely avoid condemnation of the gays that you obsess about."

I'm certain you've heard the old cliché "love the sinner, hate the sin", and I know you've seen my posts, over and over, that state I hate no one; but I do hate the sin they're wallowing in. According to you, homosexual couples, unlike straight couples, lead a strictly platonic lifestyle. Mention "gay" sex, and according to you, I'm fantasizing and obsessed. Well, I'm not obsessed, and I'm certainly not fantasizing; it's a subject you repeatedly toss around then raise hell when someone speaks against it.

Of course Jesus showed compassion and love towards sinners. Despite what the Bible says, according to you, homosexuality is not a sin. I beg to differ and that is not hate towards the individual, rather it's a strong disagreement that the homosexual act is in itself perverse and abominable. That disagreement, to you is nothing more than that old worn old cry of 'bigotry' or 'homophobia'.

We hate sin by recognizing it for what it is, refusing to take part in it, and condemning it as contrary to God’s nature. Sin is to be hated, not excused or taken lightly. We love sinners by showing them respect (1 Peter 2:17), praying for them (1 Timothy 2:1), and witnessing to them of Christ. It is a true act of love to treat someone with respect and kindness even though you do not approve of his or her lifestyle or sinful choices.

Of course, you don't believe in God, so all I've written is moot, but again, despite your disbelief, you sure like to throw Jesus in the mix when you're crying of bigotry, intolerance, and judgmentalism.

[Mr.B]

"Pedophilia is endorsed throughout the Bible and Jesus chose not to explicitly reject it."

That's plumb dumb.

Matthew 18: 1-6

1..At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?

2..And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,

3..And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

4..Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

5..And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.

6..But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

[Mr.B]

(Judges 11:29-40 NLT).."Is it any wonder I consider Christianity and it's followers mostly immoral?"

So......now what do we do from here?

[bannination]

(Judges 11:29-40 NLT).."Is it any wonder I consider Christianity and it's followers mostly immoral?"

So......now what do we do from here?

I don't know where YOU go from here, but I'd consider getting some morals as a priority.

[billy.pilgrim]

"blah, blah, blah, whine, whine, whine"

allrigh, I agree, the bible is an old book full of superstition.

glad to see you come around bb

that water covering the world due to rain is truly some of the biggest stolen bullshit it your book of hate

I still can't figure out how it receded, if it covered everything

[Mr.B]

{.....}

You "dishonestly" deleted this part:

"We hate sin by recognizing it for what it is, refusing to take part in it, and condemning it as contrary to God’s nature. Sin is to be hated, not excused or taken lightly. We love sinners by showing them respect (1 Peter 2:17), praying for them (1 Timothy 2:1), and witnessing to them of Christ. It is a true act of love to treat someone with respect and kindness even though you do not approve of his or her lifestyle or sinful choices."

[Mr.B]

"blah, blah, blah, whine, whine, whine"

allrigh, I agree, the bible is an old book full of superstition.

glad to see you come around bb
that water covering the world due to rain is truly some of the biggest stolen bullshit it your book of hate
I still can't figure out how it receded, if it covered everything

If you can't "figure out" where the water came from, it's no surprise you can't "figure out" where it went.

In reading most of your posts; it's evident there's plenty yet for you to "figure out." Third grade graduation should be coming up before long; fortunately for you, they teach language skills in the fourth grade...good luck in your endeavors.

[O Really]

Here's a more reasonable potential explanation of the flood... http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/eviden ... d=17884533

[billy.pilgrim]

{.....}

You "dishonestly" deleted this part:

"We hate sin by recognizing it for what it is, refusing to take part in it, and condemning it as contrary to God’s nature. Sin is to be hated, not excused or taken lightly. We love sinners by showing them respect (1 Peter 2:17), praying for them (1 Timothy 2:1), and witnessing to them of Christ. It is a true act of love to treat someone with respect and kindness even though you do not approve of his or her lifestyle or sinful choices."

so says the lying deleter in chief

[billy.pilgrim]

Here's a more reasonable potential explanation of the flood... http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/eviden ... d=17884533

but more likely the jews just copied stories from older civilizations and now get their panties in a wad when their plagiarized sky fairy bs is pointed out

http://www.historywiz.com/flood.htm

wonder if the liar in chief bb can address this without changing my post