A big welcome to the forums from Russia Comrade Jonah... there, now you can tell mammy and pappy that you associate with commies as well ;-)

And as nobody else has said it - Hope you have a whale of a time here - ok that was lame.

Not sure whether you have done so, but I highly recommend you really read the bible from cover to cover. Their own book is the best ammunition you can have against them if they start trying to ram religion down your throat. I also recommend http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/ as a good resource for spotting the real stupidity in the bible.

Quote:Fortunately, I have never had to experience evil nuns.

The bitches are out there, all right.


This one did not have a gun....fortunately.

I was 11 and sitting there listening to her drone on about jesus-this and jesus-that. I wasn't too interested but that was nothing new. The girl sitting next to me who I knew slightly from school was crying and about a half hour in this nun finally noticed. She asked what was wrong and the kid said that her dog had died the night before. The nun said she was sorry to hear that. Then the kid asked if she'd see her dog in heaven and the nun said that "heaven is not for dogs."

This just caused the kid to cry harder and for the first time I recall thinking - "what a shithead...would it have hurt you to tell the girl 'yes?'

Anyway, nothing to do with religion but it was a wake up call about the people who are drawn to these bullshit doctrines.

Dogs don't go to heaven? :cry:

Belated welcome to you!

(October 26, 2010 at 1:54 am)Loki_999 Wrote: A big welcome to the forums from Russia Comrade Jonah... there, now you can tell mammy and pappy that you associate with commies as well ;-)

And as nobody else has said it - Hope you have a whale of a time here - ok that was lame.

Not sure whether you have done so, but I highly recommend you really read the bible from cover to cover. Their own book is the best ammunition you can have against them if they start trying to ram religion down your throat. I also recommend http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/ as a good resource for spotting the real stupidity in the bible.

Many thanks! =) I actually have friends IRL from Moscow. I absolutely love the Skeptic's Annotated Bible; I've made good use of it when I'm trying to locate blatant contradictions in the Bible.

Quote:I was 11 and sitting there listening to her drone on about jesus-this and jesus-that. I wasn't too interested but that was nothing new. The girl sitting next to me who I knew slightly from school was crying and about a half hour in this nun finally noticed. She asked what was wrong and the kid said that her dog had died the night before. The nun said she was sorry to hear that. Then the kid asked if she'd see her dog in heaven and the nun said that "heaven is not for dogs."

That nun sounds a lot like my ninth grade Bible teacher at school! He was a real douchebag; then again, he was a former Baptist preacher. lol!

Welcome!

Welcome!!

Glad to see a new member. And I'm sorry you have to live all the way out in "God fearin', man's countreh!"

But at least know you've got people here who are always willing to talk and help you out. The whole AF community is amazingly awesome. Don't hesitate to ask one of us if you need anything. :]



And, again, welcome!

(October 26, 2010 at 5:02 am)Loki_999 Wrote: Dogs don't go to heaven? :cry:

As far as I'm concerned that means it wouldn't be heaven.

(October 27, 2010 at 12:58 am)KawaiiKoneko Wrote: Welcome!!

Glad to see a new member. And I'm sorry you have to live all the way out in "God fearin', man's countreh!"

But at least know you've got people here who are always willing to talk and help you out. The whole AF community is amazingly awesome. Don't hesitate to ask one of us if you need anything. :]



And, again, welcome!

Thank you! [sarcasm] Yes, I have the pleasure of living in the middle of Jesusland, Bible Belt. [/sarcasm]. I'm really looking forward to posting in these forums simply because the people here are awesome!

(October 26, 2010 at 5:02 am)Loki_999 Wrote: Dogs don't go to heaven? :cry:

It's funny, because as a child I still saw how humans were pretty much animals in a lot of ways. I kept hearing how we are the only ones; so I really started asking questions. No one could answer them, and I was only 5 -__- Pretty sad adults, pretty sad.....

@Jonah: I hope that you enjoy your stay. I live in the bible belt as well, but so far every theist who starts a debate with me has lost. Unfortunately for them, they don't know their own religion's history, nor their own book. Some resort to metaphysical arguments, which unfortunately for them, is a favorite of mine (well kind of, I suppose). Anyhow, my point is this: don't be afraid, and speak up. It's not being dogmatic; it's merely being stern (and you never know if theistic skeptics are listening).