RE: How I Got Over
May 9, 2015 at 7:14 pm
(This post was last modified: May 9, 2015 at 7:25 pm by Rhondazvous.)
And the thing is, this preacher (you may have heard of him, Fred Price) seemed to be speaking to my mind. I was 15 and had always been kind of cynical toward church folks. Old, greedy, over-dressed hypocrites they were in my eyes. Did I mention stupid, unapproachable, judgmental? But Price made the Bible accessible. I found acceptance in the church because everybody thought they would see god's healing power through me. so we had logos and pathos at work here. They give you so many memory verses in Sunday school, you can go your whole life thinking you know what's in the Bible. Price focused on certain scriptures and used logic to make it seem like it made sense. If I look back with honesty it didn't all make sense. But when the music is playing and everybody is encouraging me and the serotonin is flowing through my brain it's easy to ignore the questions.
Yeah, Min has a rep to keep up. Cussed me out when I first came here. I've met junk yard dogs nicer than this meanie. Now, that's a compliment.
(May 9, 2015 at 6:57 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Sssh.
You'll spoil my image.
Yeah, Min has a rep to keep up. Cussed me out when I first came here. I've met junk yard dogs nicer than this meanie. Now, that's a compliment.
The god who allows children to be raped out of respect for the free will choice of the rapist, but punishes gay men for engaging in mutually consensual sex couldn't possibly be responsible for an intelligently designed universe.
I may defend your right to free speech, but i won't help you pass out flyers.
Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
--Voltaire
Nietzsche isn't dead. How do I know he lives? He lives in my mind.
I may defend your right to free speech, but i won't help you pass out flyers.
Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
--Voltaire
Nietzsche isn't dead. How do I know he lives? He lives in my mind.
