The Religion Thread

[Boatrocker]

. . . Not to mention the follow-up:

...but worse still is Lethebo Rabalango’s reaction to her death. After being confronted about his deranged miracle attempt, he actually accused her of having so little faith that she couldn’t withstand such a simple task.

A succinct example of the classic, circular nature of religious "logic."

[Vrede too]

The Biggest Myths About the First Christians
Did early Christians have Bibles? Hide in catacombs? Oh, and as far as why Peter was crucified upside down...

[billy.pilgrim]

The Biggest Myths About the First Christians
Did early Christians have Bibles? Hide in catacombs? Oh, and as far as why Peter was crucified upside down...

can there be a myth about a myth, or is it just more of the original myth

[Mr.B]

The Biggest Myths About the First Christians
Did early Christians have Bibles? Hide in catacombs? Oh, and as far as why Peter was crucified upside down...

Isn't it simply amazing how people today absolutely know without a doubt how Biblical events actually occurred? Oh well.

[Vrede too]

God is indeed the original myth, but there really were first Christians. It's fascinating that modern Christians bear false witness about them.

[Mr.B]

"God is indeed the original myth, but there really were first Christians. It's fascinating that modern Christians bear false witness about them."

OT--Judaism NT-- Christianity. I'm out of butthurt cards; suffer.

[rstrong]

Isn't it simply amazing how people today absolutely know without a doubt how Biblical events actually occurred? Oh well.

It's called recorded history. Yes, we really do know a whole lot about what happened back then, because people wrote it down.

That's includes many early versions of Christian texts - some which later made it into the New Testament, and some didn't. We can see stories evolve over time, such as Christ's resurrection not being in early versions, but showing up three or four centuries after Christ. We know a lot about Christian beliefs like Sabellianism, Arianism, the Gnostic Gospels or the teachings of Origen - all common in early Christianity, and all edited out over the first 600 years.

I know that a basic tenet of your faith is to remain strictly ignorant about Christianity. But many of us - Christian and otherwise - are quite interested in this history.

[Vrede too]

Isn't it simply amazing how Christians like Mr.B people today absolutely know without a doubt how Biblical events actually occurred despite the overwhelming historical evidence otherwise, including that written by early Christians, and logic failures like the farcical notion created by tour guides that Christians hid in the catacombs?

... I know that a basic tenet of your faith is to remain strictly ignorant about Christianity. But many of us - Christian and otherwise - are quite interested in this history.

Odds are that he was too frightened to even read the article. That's why he dismissed it out of hand without even attempting to directly address any of its assertions. Why does his faith make him such a coward and dolt?

[Mr.B]

Again....



You want me to send you a butthurt sympathy card too, rstrong? Donations to buy new cards are pouring in, so I'll be getting a new one for Vrede and one or two, or three for you if Dollar General doesn't run out.

[rstrong]

You want me to send you a butthurt sympathy card too, rstrong? Donations to buy new cards are pouring in, so I'll be getting a new one for Vrede and one or two, or three for you if Dollar General doesn't run out.

Don't worry, naziboy. No-one expected an intelligent response from you, least of all in the Religion Thread. Pig-ignorance about Christianity has always been central to your "Christianity."

[Vrede too]

Awww, Mr.B sure gets butthurt when proven history contradicts his delusions, poor thing.

[billy.pilgrim]

You want me to send you a butthurt sympathy card too, rstrong? Donations to buy new cards are pouring in, so I'll be getting a new one for Vrede and one or two, or three for you if Dollar General doesn't run out.

Don't worry, naziboy. No-one expected an intelligent response from you, least of all in the Religion Thread. Pig-ignorance about Christianity has always been central to your "Christianity."

Maybe he should try some of the newer ones

I hear the mormons are growing and the FSM is also quite popular these days

[rstrong]

Maybe he should try some of the newer ones

I hear the mormons are growing and the FSM is also quite popular these days

I doubt he'd see the need. Whatever his phobias, bigotries and hates are, he simply cherry-picks an matching verse from the Bible, rejects the rest, and declares it "Christianity."

[Mr.B]

"Whatever his phobias, bigotries and hates are...."
There you go --- "whatever". That in itself is proof that the accusations you've been slinging is nothing but pure bigoted hatred of anyone's religious beliefs. Sticks and stones and all that. Now, tell us about YOUR phobias, bigotries and hates.

"....he simply cherry-picks an (sic) matching verse from the Bible, rejects the rest, and declares it "Christianity."
Why "cherry-pick" anything else when the "matching verse" that deals with the subject matter says it plainly enough? How many times do you want something repeated to you when you've heard it plainly the first time? Are the "cherries" I pick not ripe enough for you?

[Mr.B]

You want me to send you a butthurt sympathy card too, rstrong? Donations to buy new cards are pouring in, so I'll be getting a new one for Vrede and one or two, or three for you if Dollar General doesn't run out.

"Don't worry, naziboy. No-one expected an intelligent response from you, least of all in the Religion Thread. Pig-ignorance about Christianity has always been central to your "Christianity."
Aww gee... you've hurt my feelings. (how many forum points did that reply earn you?)

"Awww, Mr.B sure gets butthurt when proven history contradicts his delusions, poor thing."
You two should know that your anti-Christian "phobias, bigotries and hates" don't bother me; I love watching you two grovel and wallow in your witticisms...you know, that "heathen raging" thingy...

[rstrong]

Now, tell us about YOUR phobias, bigotries and hates.

Exploding UPS batteries. Adam Sandler movies. People who wrap themselves in the flag or holy book to falsely justify crimes and bigotry. Microsoft's new ASP.NET authentication scheme. (Users can log into your web site automatically via their FaceBook and Twitter credentials!)

I don't use the Bible to justify any it.

Well. Except for pointing out that Jesus's teachings contradict the hatemongers' claims. Not that you would know about that, obviously.

And I suspect there's something about ASP.NET authentication in Revelations.

Why "cherry-pick" anything else when the "matching verse" that deals with the subject matter says it plainly enough?

YOU tell US. You declare the one (1) directive in the New Testament against homosexuality - from Paul's Letter to the Corinthians - to be sacrosanct. But another "plainly enough" directive from the same letter - against letting women speak in church - you tell us you simply ignore.

[Vrede too]

Now, tell us about YOUR phobias,

Heights.

bigotries

None, I judge individual behavior.

and hates.

Bigots . . . except that they're fun to expose and humiliate. Thank you, Mr.B.

[Mr.B]

"Pig-ignorance....."

I'll accept that, given the fact that pigs are highly social and intelligent animals, with an intelligence level that is 3 times that of the
above-average Canadian. I guess that makes you a sub-pig...?

[rstrong]

I'll accept that, given the fact that pigs are highly social and intelligent animals, with an intelligence level that is 3 times that of the
above-average Canadian. I guess that makes you a sub-pig...?

You asked a question, and I gave you an honest answer. As I said, no-one expects an intelligent response from you, least of all in the Religion Thread.

[Vrede too]

There is no doubt that rstrong is more intelligent, not to mention more honest and with greater integrity and less cowardice than Mr.B. By Mr.B's "logic" that makes Mr.B a sub-Canadian and a sub-sub-pig.