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Yahweh, the Devil, and Job

Poll: What do you think of this story in the Book of Job?
This poll is closed.
It's a completely literal story that should inspire Christians to do right.
6.67%
 2 6.67%
Yahweh is way to concerned about how much people love him.
16.67%
 5 16.67%
It's completely the Devil's fault.
3.33%
 1 3.33%
God works in mysterious ways.
3.33%
 1 3.33%
Both god and the devil are a couple of wicked wicked horrible, self-absorbed characters in a fictional story.
63.33%
 19 63.33%
I'm proud to be a sheep. This is a great story.
6.67%
 2 6.67%
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Yahweh, the Devil, and Job
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RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job
November 3, 2013 at 9:53 pm (This post was last modified: November 4, 2013 at 12:12 am by Cinjin.)
(November 3, 2013 at 9:51 pm)catfish Wrote: Just smack yourself in the head for me, mmm'kay?

I have catfish ... you've made a LOT of us do that. Facepalms require it. Undecided
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Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Cinjin - November 1, 2013 at 10:09 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Sejanus - November 1, 2013 at 10:12 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Jacob(smooth) - November 27, 2013 at 11:09 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Minimalist - November 1, 2013 at 10:12 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by catfish - November 1, 2013 at 10:15 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Captain Colostomy - November 1, 2013 at 10:25 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Cinjin - November 1, 2013 at 10:28 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by catfish - November 1, 2013 at 10:39 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Captain Colostomy - November 1, 2013 at 11:08 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by catfish - November 1, 2013 at 11:11 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Captain Colostomy - November 1, 2013 at 11:33 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Minimalist - November 1, 2013 at 11:39 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Mister Agenda - November 4, 2013 at 1:12 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Bad Writer - November 1, 2013 at 10:49 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by catfish - November 1, 2013 at 11:40 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Captain Colostomy - November 2, 2013 at 12:34 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Cinjin - November 2, 2013 at 3:21 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by catfish - November 2, 2013 at 9:33 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Minimalist - November 3, 2013 at 9:36 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by max-greece - November 2, 2013 at 3:54 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Lion IRC - November 2, 2013 at 4:33 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by pineapplebunnybounce - November 2, 2013 at 4:54 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by freedomfromforum - November 4, 2013 at 12:04 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by themonkeyman - November 4, 2013 at 3:28 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Tonus - November 4, 2013 at 5:26 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Doubting Thomas - November 4, 2013 at 6:47 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Tonus - November 4, 2013 at 8:17 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Dionysius - November 4, 2013 at 8:27 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by GodsRevolt - November 2, 2013 at 4:57 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Faith No More - November 2, 2013 at 8:19 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by John V - November 2, 2013 at 6:26 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Drich - November 2, 2013 at 11:21 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Cinjin - November 3, 2013 at 9:45 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Ayen - November 3, 2013 at 12:03 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by catfish - November 3, 2013 at 12:09 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Doubting Thomas - November 3, 2013 at 12:33 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by catfish - November 3, 2013 at 12:43 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Doubting Thomas - November 3, 2013 at 9:23 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Cinjin - November 3, 2013 at 9:31 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by catfish - November 3, 2013 at 9:51 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Cinjin - November 3, 2013 at 9:53 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by catfish - November 4, 2013 at 11:47 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Ayen - November 3, 2013 at 12:12 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by catfish - November 3, 2013 at 12:17 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Ayen - November 3, 2013 at 6:14 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Ryantology - November 3, 2013 at 9:43 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Ryantology - November 3, 2013 at 9:47 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by catfish - November 3, 2013 at 10:11 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Cinjin - November 4, 2013 at 12:20 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by catfish - November 4, 2013 at 12:24 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Cinjin - November 4, 2013 at 12:28 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by catfish - November 4, 2013 at 12:33 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Cinjin - November 4, 2013 at 12:40 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by catfish - November 4, 2013 at 12:42 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Cinjin - November 4, 2013 at 12:47 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by catfish - November 4, 2013 at 12:55 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Cinjin - November 4, 2013 at 1:11 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by catfish - November 4, 2013 at 1:14 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Cinjin - November 4, 2013 at 1:17 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Captain Colostomy - November 4, 2013 at 1:22 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by ronedee - November 3, 2013 at 10:32 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Whateverist - November 3, 2013 at 10:40 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by ronedee - November 3, 2013 at 11:14 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Faith No More - November 4, 2013 at 12:15 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by freedomfromforum - November 4, 2013 at 12:30 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Jackalope - November 4, 2013 at 12:54 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by ronedee - November 4, 2013 at 3:16 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Mister Agenda - November 4, 2013 at 3:25 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by ronedee - November 4, 2013 at 3:34 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Faith No More - November 4, 2013 at 4:29 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by ronedee - November 4, 2013 at 4:40 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Faith No More - November 4, 2013 at 4:50 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Doubting Thomas - November 4, 2013 at 4:53 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by ronedee - November 5, 2013 at 4:34 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Captain Colostomy - November 5, 2013 at 4:38 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Doubting Thomas - November 6, 2013 at 5:36 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Cinjin - November 7, 2013 at 12:54 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by themonkeyman - November 4, 2013 at 3:40 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by ronedee - November 4, 2013 at 3:57 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Whateverist - November 4, 2013 at 1:10 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Whateverist - November 4, 2013 at 1:13 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by catfish - November 4, 2013 at 2:25 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Bob Kelso - November 4, 2013 at 3:37 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Dionysius - November 4, 2013 at 3:07 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by John V - November 4, 2013 at 3:20 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Dionysius - November 4, 2013 at 3:31 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by John V - November 4, 2013 at 3:44 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by themonkeyman - November 4, 2013 at 3:49 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Dionysius - November 4, 2013 at 4:03 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by John V - November 4, 2013 at 4:59 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Dionysius - November 4, 2013 at 5:30 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by John V - November 4, 2013 at 6:02 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Captain Colostomy - November 4, 2013 at 6:13 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Dionysius - November 4, 2013 at 6:27 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by themonkeyman - November 5, 2013 at 7:08 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by catfish - November 5, 2013 at 10:36 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Ayen - November 5, 2013 at 10:43 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by catfish - November 5, 2013 at 10:47 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Ayen - November 5, 2013 at 10:54 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Faith No More - November 5, 2013 at 1:39 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Doubting Thomas - November 5, 2013 at 1:44 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by catfish - November 5, 2013 at 2:46 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Lion IRC - November 4, 2013 at 6:47 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Dionysius - November 4, 2013 at 6:58 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by John V - November 5, 2013 at 9:35 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Faith No More - November 5, 2013 at 9:55 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Dionysius - November 5, 2013 at 10:59 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by John V - November 5, 2013 at 11:51 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Dionysius - November 5, 2013 at 11:59 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by John V - November 5, 2013 at 2:31 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Mothonis - November 27, 2013 at 9:06 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by John V - November 5, 2013 at 11:55 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by themonkeyman - November 4, 2013 at 3:24 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Optimistic Mysanthrope - November 4, 2013 at 4:42 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Optimistic Mysanthrope - November 4, 2013 at 6:13 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Mystical - November 5, 2013 at 9:53 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Ayen - November 5, 2013 at 10:00 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by John V - November 5, 2013 at 10:07 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Doubting Thomas - November 5, 2013 at 10:16 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Cinjin - November 7, 2013 at 1:02 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by John V - November 8, 2013 at 9:49 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Faith No More - November 8, 2013 at 10:22 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by John V - November 8, 2013 at 12:06 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Faith No More - November 8, 2013 at 12:22 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by John V - November 8, 2013 at 6:09 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Lion IRC - November 8, 2013 at 6:57 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Cyberman - November 8, 2013 at 8:36 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Optimistic Mysanthrope - November 8, 2013 at 9:05 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Faith No More - November 8, 2013 at 9:26 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by John V - November 9, 2013 at 9:13 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Faith No More - November 9, 2013 at 11:58 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by John V - November 9, 2013 at 1:05 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Ryantology - November 9, 2013 at 5:17 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by John V - November 9, 2013 at 8:40 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Esquilax - November 9, 2013 at 10:45 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by John V - November 10, 2013 at 6:52 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Esquilax - November 10, 2013 at 6:58 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by John V - November 10, 2013 at 8:12 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Cinjin - November 10, 2013 at 7:43 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by John V - November 12, 2013 at 9:36 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Tonus - November 12, 2013 at 9:49 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Cinjin - November 12, 2013 at 10:07 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by John V - November 12, 2013 at 10:31 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Cinjin - November 12, 2013 at 10:51 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by John V - November 12, 2013 at 12:02 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Esquilax - November 12, 2013 at 9:58 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Cinjin - November 13, 2013 at 12:15 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Esquilax - November 10, 2013 at 7:46 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by John V - November 11, 2013 at 10:16 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Mystical - November 12, 2013 at 5:51 am
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RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Mystical - November 5, 2013 at 12:19 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Tonus - November 5, 2013 at 2:02 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Ayen - November 5, 2013 at 2:47 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Dionysius - November 5, 2013 at 5:29 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by John V - November 5, 2013 at 6:00 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Dionysius - November 5, 2013 at 6:10 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Cinjin - November 7, 2013 at 12:57 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by John V - November 6, 2013 at 9:27 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Dionysius - November 6, 2013 at 11:04 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Faith No More - November 6, 2013 at 5:48 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by catfish - November 7, 2013 at 1:01 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Cinjin - November 7, 2013 at 1:04 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by catfish - November 7, 2013 at 1:08 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Mystical - November 8, 2013 at 10:01 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by John V - November 8, 2013 at 10:18 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by ronedee - November 8, 2013 at 10:19 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Faith No More - November 8, 2013 at 10:26 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by ronedee - November 8, 2013 at 10:38 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Faith No More - November 8, 2013 at 10:49 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by ronedee - November 8, 2013 at 11:00 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Faith No More - November 8, 2013 at 11:13 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by ronedee - November 8, 2013 at 11:16 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Bad Writer - November 8, 2013 at 4:36 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Mystical - November 8, 2013 at 10:35 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Mystical - November 8, 2013 at 10:22 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Ayen - November 8, 2013 at 10:46 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Mystical - November 8, 2013 at 10:49 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Faith No More - November 8, 2013 at 11:21 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by ronedee - November 8, 2013 at 12:56 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Optimistic Mysanthrope - November 9, 2013 at 9:23 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by John V - November 9, 2013 at 10:22 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Optimistic Mysanthrope - November 9, 2013 at 10:47 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Mystical - November 9, 2013 at 10:33 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Dionysius - November 10, 2013 at 7:37 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Mystical - November 12, 2013 at 6:57 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Esquilax - November 12, 2013 at 7:00 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Mystical - November 12, 2013 at 7:09 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Esquilax - November 12, 2013 at 7:16 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Cinjin - November 12, 2013 at 5:28 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Captain Colostomy - November 12, 2013 at 5:37 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Bad Writer - November 12, 2013 at 7:23 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Cinjin - November 12, 2013 at 8:07 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Lion IRC - November 13, 2013 at 6:25 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Cinjin - November 13, 2013 at 9:41 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Tonus - November 13, 2013 at 10:04 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Cinjin - November 13, 2013 at 10:13 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Lion IRC - November 13, 2013 at 5:07 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Mystical - November 13, 2013 at 1:02 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Esquilax - November 13, 2013 at 6:32 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Lion IRC - November 13, 2013 at 6:38 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Bad Writer - November 13, 2013 at 6:26 pm
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Esquilax - November 14, 2013 at 1:24 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Bob Kelso - November 14, 2013 at 1:45 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Lion IRC - November 14, 2013 at 6:53 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Esquilax - November 14, 2013 at 7:32 am
RE: Yahweh, the Devil, and Job - by Bad Writer - November 14, 2013 at 9:17 am

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