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what do you say to this?
February 10, 2013 at 4:23 pm
When discussing Christianity with christians i evenutually hear "oh the old testament was took away when the christ came" i then recite passages that refute this and they just get mad! They Say i don't know enough or i should talk with a bible scholar,preacher, etc. They just stick their head in the sand or call me disrespectful. I try to explain that i am just saying what the bible says and haven't done anything but they just get more angry.
My question is what is some of your experiance with this and do you any advice about what to say to this?
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RE: what do you say to this?
February 10, 2013 at 4:31 pm
To be honest, there's not a lot you can say in that sort of situation. Whatever you do say is going to be dismissed because you obviously have never read the scripture, have allowed yourself to be deceived by Satan, or are lying for some other rarely specified reason. The variations are endless.
One thing that might be worth pointing out is that if they are so insistent that the OT no longer applies, then we can throw out the Genesis story, most of the commandments (apart from the ones JC could remember, plus the one he made up), all of the Deuteronomy and Leviticus crap about homosexuals and seafood etc. It's never going to be a foolproof strategy, because there are some persistent fools out there.
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RE: what do you say to this?
February 10, 2013 at 4:48 pm
Just ask them why they are getting mad or say something like are you refusing to acknowledge a part of the Bible? Godwould not like that,lol.
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RE: what do you say to this?
February 10, 2013 at 5:09 pm
My normal reaction would be me trying to hide a smile that then turns into a grin right before I start laughing. Then the more angry they look the more I laugh until they walk away or start laughing too. Works for me but I'm not sure I recommend it.
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RE: what do you say to this?
February 10, 2013 at 5:12 pm
My first expirience with christian fundermentalists was on this forum, since they dont exist in Germany.
And I havent made that expirience yet.
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Re: what do you say to this?
February 10, 2013 at 6:05 pm
You didn't tell us the magic passages Justin. Are we supposed to take your word for that?
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RE: what do you say to this?
February 10, 2013 at 6:11 pm
This is what happens when I experience the preachers at school:
1) They preach to me.
2) I tell them I'm an atheist (sometimes I say I'm a Buddhist, simply because it sounds better to them than atheist).
3) If they don't go away, I then tell them I don't want to get my morality from a book where god kills a group of kids for ripping apart a group of children for making fun of a bald guy.
4) They accuse me of making that up.
5) I point out 2 Kings 2: 23-24
6) They try to babble some kind of semi-coherent answer, but generally leave me alone at that point
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RE: what do you say to this?
February 10, 2013 at 8:34 pm
I too would like to know this passage. Would be extremely useful if such a thing exists.
