I'm calling bullshit. Why the fuck would the idea of posting this on an atheist site even occur to a christ follower?

(July 25, 2017 at 4:15 pm)The Gentleman Bastard Wrote: I'm calling bullshit. Why the fuck would the idea of posting this on an atheist site even occur to a christ follower?

Excellent point, GB.  It really does read as some desperate attempt to prove to us poor deluded atheists that rejecting god gets us in dire straits.      Heh.  It reads like all of the fake "inspirational" stories posted to FB.  It's amazing how the authors of those pieces don't think of it as "lying", it's "inspired witness" that will bring people to da LAWD, puhraise JEEBUS!

OP, why not fill the void with a wonderful new hobby? Perhaps you could try exploring the exciting world of stamp/rare coin collection.
They are indeed, quite real. And of actual value.

You can share with your friends.

Don't let the bastards get you down! Leave all that iron aged baggage behind you. None of that fucking bullshit matters. Look at me! I am like Mona Lisa when the world was flat as a pancake : Happy as a clam!

(July 25, 2017 at 2:40 pm)GoneGuy Wrote: Trust me when I say anything in this life is nothing compared to what will be waiting for you in heaven. 

But you're wrong. I can get ice cream at the store.

You can have mine.

I'm not using it.

Lost your soul, have you?  You should probably look between the sofa cushions - that's generally where I find things I've lost.

Boru

(July 25, 2017 at 3:18 pm)Astreja Wrote: *hug* You're not going to hell, GoneGuy.  Trust that a truly good god would never put anyone through something like that, and that it's just a myth that was invented to scare people into the pews and loot their wallets.

Some people do deserve hell. They did some nasty, nasty things. Unspeakable harm to many humans.
Your eyes weren't scratched yet; in other words you didn't see.

Forgiveness and penalty are both used to benefit the system that uses them. Using both can be pictured as a sultan carrying a sword in the right hand, and a sack of golden coins in the left. With a belly dancer shaking her heart out for wanting the coins; and dodging the sword swings.

God's forgiveness and reward were hijacked by sultans. Christian salvation is nothing but a church-pushed guarantee that the dance shall continue without extra swings.
But even that hijack is an illusion.

(July 25, 2017 at 7:16 pm)AtlasS33 Wrote:

(July 25, 2017 at 3:18 pm)Astreja Wrote: *hug* You're not going to hell, GoneGuy.  Trust that a truly good god would never put anyone through something like that, and that it's just a myth that was invented to scare people into the pews and loot their wallets.

Some people do deserve hell. They did some nasty, nasty things. Unspeakable harm to many humans.
Your eyes weren't scratched yet; in other words you didn't see.

Forgiveness and penalty are both used to benefit the system that uses them. Using both can be pictured as a sultan carrying a sword in the right hand, and a sack of golden coins in the left. With a belly dancer shaking her heart out for wanting the coins; and dodging the sword swings.

God's forgiveness and reward were hijacked by sultans. Christian salvation is nothing but a church-pushed guarantee that the dance shall continue without extra swings.

blah blah blah Allah blah blah blah Quaran blah blah blah

Boru

(July 25, 2017 at 7:16 pm)AtlasS33 Wrote:

(July 25, 2017 at 3:18 pm)Astreja Wrote: *hug* You're not going to hell, GoneGuy.  Trust that a truly good god would never put anyone through something like that, and that it's just a myth that was invented to scare people into the pews and loot their wallets.

Some people do deserve hell. They did some nasty, nasty things. Unspeakable harm to many humans.
Your eyes weren't scratched yet; in other words you didn't see.

Forgiveness and penalty are both used to benefit the system that uses them. Using both can be pictured as a sultan carrying a sword in the right hand, and a sack of golden coins in the left. With a belly dancer shaking her heart out for wanting the coins; and dodging the sword swings.

God's forgiveness and reward were hijacked by sultans. Christian salvation is nothing but a church-pushed guarantee that the dance shall continue without extra swings.
But even that hijack is an illusion.

If it were true then I would agree some people certainly do deserve hell.

Since I don't believe it's true then I just hope that the worst of humanity is removed from our ranks sooner than later, and that those who have died are simply as mortal as the rest of us.