(December 31, 2013 at 1:21 pm)whateverist Wrote:(December 31, 2013 at 12:20 pm)Drich Wrote: Matter of fact we are told several times in the bible we are slaves who's master is sin. (Meaning we can not help but to sin.) That is why Christ died to provide attonement.
Are you sure about this? I'd heard it was the sacrifice of a virgin into a volcano long ago which appeased the gods and atoned for their displeasure in us. I wonder if "Fact check" could help here?
Any barbecue will do.
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-- Homer Simpson
God has no place within these walls, just as facts have no place within organized religion.
-- Superintendent Chalmers
Science is like a blabbermouth who ruins a movie by telling you how it ends. There are some things we don't want to know. Important things.
-- Ned Flanders
Once something's been approved by the government, it's no longer immoral.
-- The Rev Lovejoy