The Prodigal Son

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The Prodigal Son

Chad32 Offline

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RE: The Prodigal Son

June 11, 2016 at 7:55 pm

(June 11, 2016 at 7:04 pm)robvalue Wrote: Do some Christians think the events in this story actually happened?

I suppose literalists do. If it's written down, and it doesn't say it didn't literally happen, then it happened.

It's definitely one of the more believable stories. Something that could easily happen in real life.

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

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The Prodigal Son - by Ignorant - June 8, 2016 at 4:29 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by robvalue - June 8, 2016 at 4:33 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Pat Mustard - June 8, 2016 at 4:41 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by paulpablo - June 8, 2016 at 8:29 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Wyrd of Gawd - June 8, 2016 at 8:38 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by ApeNotKillApe - June 8, 2016 at 4:33 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Homeless Nutter - June 8, 2016 at 4:46 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Alex K - June 8, 2016 at 4:48 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Ignorant - June 8, 2016 at 1:21 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by madog - June 8, 2016 at 1:45 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Ignorant - June 8, 2016 at 1:53 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by madog - June 8, 2016 at 2:14 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Ignorant - June 8, 2016 at 2:32 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by madog - June 8, 2016 at 2:44 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Ignorant - June 8, 2016 at 2:56 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by madog - June 8, 2016 at 3:11 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Catholic_Lady - June 8, 2016 at 3:14 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Catholic_Lady - June 8, 2016 at 2:30 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Minimalist - June 8, 2016 at 2:42 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Pat Mustard - June 8, 2016 at 6:40 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Catholic_Lady - June 8, 2016 at 8:13 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Rhondazvous - June 11, 2016 at 9:43 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by paulpablo - June 12, 2016 at 3:10 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Brian37 - June 12, 2016 at 7:36 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by paulpablo - June 12, 2016 at 9:39 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by robvalue - June 8, 2016 at 5:21 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by SofaKingHigh - June 8, 2016 at 5:32 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by madog - June 8, 2016 at 5:42 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Brian37 - June 8, 2016 at 5:50 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by ApeNotKillApe - June 8, 2016 at 6:01 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Ignorant - June 8, 2016 at 1:29 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Little lunch - June 8, 2016 at 6:21 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Alex K - June 8, 2016 at 6:28 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Pat Mustard - June 8, 2016 at 6:35 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Chad32 - June 8, 2016 at 7:32 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by I_am_not_mafia - June 8, 2016 at 10:14 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Ignorant - June 8, 2016 at 1:27 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Adam Blackstar - June 8, 2016 at 10:49 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by robvalue - June 8, 2016 at 11:16 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Ignorant - June 8, 2016 at 1:25 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Chad32 - June 8, 2016 at 11:34 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by ApeNotKillApe - June 8, 2016 at 1:30 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Ignorant - June 8, 2016 at 1:56 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by ApeNotKillApe - June 8, 2016 at 2:02 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Ignorant - June 8, 2016 at 2:34 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by ApeNotKillApe - June 8, 2016 at 2:36 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Ignorant - June 8, 2016 at 2:58 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by ApeNotKillApe - June 8, 2016 at 3:11 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Brian37 - June 8, 2016 at 3:26 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Minimalist - June 8, 2016 at 1:49 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Ignorant - June 8, 2016 at 1:54 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Catholic_Lady - June 8, 2016 at 2:26 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by ApeNotKillApe - June 8, 2016 at 2:33 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by robvalue - June 8, 2016 at 2:36 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Minimalist - June 8, 2016 at 3:13 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Chad32 - June 8, 2016 at 3:19 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Minimalist - June 8, 2016 at 3:15 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Catholic_Lady - June 8, 2016 at 3:22 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Brian37 - June 8, 2016 at 3:38 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Adam Blackstar - June 8, 2016 at 8:33 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Catholic_Lady - June 8, 2016 at 10:00 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Homeless Nutter - June 8, 2016 at 8:57 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Alex K - June 8, 2016 at 3:34 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by madog - June 8, 2016 at 4:06 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by robvalue - June 8, 2016 at 4:04 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Brian37 - June 8, 2016 at 5:58 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Angrboda - June 8, 2016 at 4:04 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by robvalue - June 8, 2016 at 4:07 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Alex K - June 8, 2016 at 4:09 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Wyrd of Gawd - June 8, 2016 at 6:44 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Homeless Nutter - June 8, 2016 at 8:11 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by robvalue - June 8, 2016 at 9:39 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by robvalue - June 8, 2016 at 10:12 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Adam Blackstar - June 8, 2016 at 10:41 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by madog - June 8, 2016 at 10:47 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by robvalue - June 8, 2016 at 10:48 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by I_am_not_mafia - June 12, 2016 at 4:25 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by lisah - June 11, 2016 at 8:48 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Wyrd of Gawd - June 11, 2016 at 3:00 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by lisah - June 12, 2016 at 10:52 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by robvalue - June 11, 2016 at 7:04 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Wyrd of Gawd - June 11, 2016 at 7:10 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Chad32 - June 11, 2016 at 7:55 pm

RE: The Prodigal Son - by robvalue - June 12, 2016 at 2:45 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Thumpalumpacus - June 12, 2016 at 4:57 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Brian37 - June 12, 2016 at 7:39 am

RE: The Prodigal Son - by Alex K - June 12, 2016 at 4:02 pm

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