RE: The Paradox of Power....
September 26, 2015 at 11:25 am
(This post was last modified: September 26, 2015 at 11:28 am by Chad32.)
(September 26, 2015 at 10:46 am)Believer21u Wrote:(September 26, 2015 at 10:42 am)I_am_not_mafia Wrote: Glad you're getting your money's worth out of it then. Otherwise it becomes a bit like a gym membership when you just end up feeling guilty for paying a monthly fee and never use it.
This is not about money.It's about God.
(September 26, 2015 at 10:46 am)Chad32 Wrote: But it can be twisted and corrupted. I'm pretty sure Jesus was strongly anti wealth, yet the Pope lives in a fabulous palace. Faith is not a virtue. It causes people to be close-minded. It tears families apart. I kind of wish christians were much more humble, but that doesn't mesh well with their need to run everyone's lives.
God gift's him or makes him rich,probably.
I don't think the money comes from heaven. It comes from fleecing the sheep.
When you do something worthy of mocking, you should be mocked. Part of the problem with people in power is that they think power makes them immutable to judgement. For a social species, this is rather stupid.
Poe's Law: "Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is impossible to create a parody of Fundamentalism that SOMEONE won't mistake for the real thing."
10 Christ-like figures that predate Jesus. Link shortened to Chris ate Jesus for some reason...
http://listverse.com/2009/04/13/10-chris...ate-jesus/
Good video to watch, if you want to know how common the Jesus story really is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88GTUXvp-50
A list of biblical contradictions from the infallible word of Yahweh.
http://infidels.org/library/modern/jim_m...tions.html
10 Christ-like figures that predate Jesus. Link shortened to Chris ate Jesus for some reason...
http://listverse.com/2009/04/13/10-chris...ate-jesus/
Good video to watch, if you want to know how common the Jesus story really is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88GTUXvp-50
A list of biblical contradictions from the infallible word of Yahweh.
http://infidels.org/library/modern/jim_m...tions.html