EmpressOfCommunism
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I've never seen a group so desperate to be oppressed.
Well...I've never seen a group so desperate to be oppressed.
Rose stole my bit!Yes X 1,000,000,000,000, ad infinium, ad nauseum, ad ridiculum
Christian: Hi, I'm a Christian!
That pretty much sums it up. They have no idea why people are yelling something about correlation and causation to them.Mike Pence tells Liberty University graduates to prepare to be 'shunned,' 'ridiculed' for being a Christian
Yeah, shunned and ridiculed...
Christian: Hi, I'm a Christian!
Most People: Oh? That's cool.
Christian: I believe Jesus Christ is my personal lord and savior!
Most People: Um, sure yeah, I get it.
Christian: We need to outlaw abortion and get rid of the gay people! Also, you're going to Hell for your wicked ways!
Most People: *shuns the Christian*
Christian: *turning to another Christian* See!? See!? They can't stand us!
If you'd like to teach them a class on it?They have no idea why people are yelling something about correlation and causation to them.
Exactly! If these people would stop making such noise to the contrary they would find a lot of people are perfectly willing to have conversations with people of different belief/nonbelief systems. Both sides just have to agree to a common logical framework, like no saying 'I am right because my book said so which is right because it was written by my sky friend who is real because our book says so'.What these people don't seem to get is that it is perfectly possible to be a Christian without being a raging asshole. It's not only possible, it's the way Jesus himself taught it. If these idiots weren't so busy cherry-picking the Bible to fit their own world views, they might actually get it.
I've never had this conversation with a Jehovah's Witness. Every time they visit me, as soon as I see the copy of The Watchtower in which they're trying to interest me I politely say "Thank you for calling, but no thank you. Goodbye" and they wish me a good day and leave.Yes X 1,000,000,000,000, ad infinium, ad nauseum, ad ridiculum
Christian: Hi, I'm a Christian!
Me: Oh? That's cool.
Christian: I believe Jesus Christ is my personal lord and savior! OR Have you accepted Jesus Christ is my personal lord and savior?
Me: Um, sure yeah, that's good but my views on religion are very personal and I'd rather not discuss this.
Christian: We need to outlaw abortion and get rid of the gay people! Also, you're going to Hell for your wicked ways!
Me: *shuns the Christian*
Christian: *turning to another Christian* See!? See!? They can't stand us!
Me:
Interestingly enough, I have never had this conversation with anyone who was one Catholic, Jewish, Buddhist, Wiccan, Muslim, Presbyterian, Lutheran, Mormon, etc., just Evangelical Christians and Jehovah Witnesses. I am pretty sure that the only reason that Jehovah Witnesses go door to door is to be able say that they are persecuted, not to convert people.
If you want to see some truly mindnumbing conversations look at things like talk heathen on youtube. People call in and try the most inane ways of convincing the hosts (who are atheists) of their beliefs. In addition to having heard it all before some of the hosts are pretty well known in the atheist community (one recent guest was a moral philosopher from England) , which means everyone in the audience knows when they are about to hang up on a caller (who probably then screams to their friends about being persecuted, even though they were given miles and miles of rope).Yes X 1,000,000,000,000, ad infinium, ad nauseum, ad ridiculum
Christian: Hi, I'm a Christian!
Me: Oh? That's cool.
Christian: I believe Jesus Christ is my personal lord and savior! OR Have you accepted Jesus Christ is my personal lord and savior?
Me: Um, sure yeah, that's good but my views on religion are very personal and I'd rather not discuss this.
Christian: We need to outlaw abortion and get rid of the gay people! Also, you're going to Hell for your wicked ways!
Me: *shuns the Christian*
Christian: *turning to another Christian* See!? See!? They can't stand us!
Me:
Interestingly enough, I have never had this conversation with anyone who was one Catholic, Jewish, Buddhist, Wiccan, Muslim, Presbyterian, Lutheran, Mormon, etc., just Evangelical Christians and Jehovah Witnesses. I am pretty sure that the only reason that Jehovah Witnesses go door to door is to be able say that they are persecuted, not to convert people.
No way. Before having any discussion on religion and so forth you first need to agree to things like basic definitions. I could see that taking several hours with them before even getting to the actual conversation.If you'd like to teach them a class on it?
I almost wish I could get scientologists to bug me. Just so I could drop something in conversation casually that I had googled, like being an OT 8 (a lie, google and wiki are your friends). Then I would get to watch their expressions.I've never had this conversation with a Jehovah's Witness. Every time they visit me, as soon as I see the copy of The Watchtower in which they're trying to interest me I politely say "Thank you for calling, but no thank you. Goodbye" and they wish me a good day and leave.
My late father, after he'd retired, once answered the door to them after lunch and, on being asked if he had a few minutes to spare, said he was dreadfully sorry, but he didn't, since he was about to go upstairs do something very important that would occupy him for the next hour or so.
"You see," he continued, "It's my habit to take my afternoon nap around now. So if you'll excuse me, please...." and shut the door on them.
They never came back.
Pence is more of a Christian Supremacist than a fundie?Jesus Christ? You mean that jew who mingled with thieves an prostitutes, turned water into wine, told people to turn the other cheek and to love and respect everybody?
What on earth does he have to do with Christian fundamentalism???
Just remember. All Christians aren't conservative, and all aren't fundamentalist.
Good words for a lot of occasions.In fact, likely best to go without saying in most cases as it sounds either defensive or patronizing.
It's all comes from a defensive mechanism.I’m not sure what the Christian version of mansplaining is, Christsplaining?
It is an obligation when you join the cult to do it. If you don't and have not ranked up high enough, you'll feel heavy peer pressure by your fellows.I am pretty sure that the only reason that Jehovah Witnesses go door to door is to be able say that they are persecuted, not to convert people.
To quote the great Dr. Sheldon Cooper: "Bazinga!"It may be time to repost this, which you can find all over the Net. This is from Why can't I own Canadian slaves
Sorry it's long but it's just so good. I imagine Pence has never come across it.
Dozens of graduates and faculty have protested the selection of Vice President Mike Pence as the commencement speaker at Taylor University in Indiana by walking out moments before his introduction.
The Indianapolis Star reports the protesters in caps and gowns rose and quietly walked down the aisle and out of the auditorium in the Kesler Student Activities Center at the university in Upland, Indiana.
Plus what is the appropriate response if your boss asks you to work on weekends? Do they get an exception if they are from a culture that is fine with it?5. I have a neighbor who insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2 clearly states he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself, or should I ask the police to do it?