This is just horrible

[BrokenQuill92]

So this made me puke in my mouth a little

http://www.thethinkingatheist.com/forum/...-something

They've got the kid on display like a circus act

[Tea Earl Grey Hot]

If this is what constitutes a "miracle" in today's modern literate society, then I know that I have no reason at all to take seriously what ancient Jews supposedly witnessed.

[TaraJo]

If this is what constitutes a "miracle" in today's modern literate society, then I know that I have no reason at all to take seriously what ancient Jews supposedly witnessed.

When you realize they're full of shit, they get so much easier to laugh at. Then again, it was never that difficult to laugh at them in the first place. Observe:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSQeqk5YzbM

[Chad32]

I think I'd be more impressed if the kid woke up one day and his blindness and autism were gone. But no. Apparently Yahweh just decided to give him a good singing voice.

[BrokenQuill92]

This kid needs to be able to live his life, not be turned into a case of "inspirationally disadvantaged".

[Chad32]

He wouldn't be the first, would he? There was Hellen Keller. Though they may not have trotted her out in front of audiences to show that she could do things despite being blind and deaf.

[Brakeman]

Well the christian god will probably be sending the kid to hell anyway if he fails to get just the right password.
He's unlikely to be an actual "True Christian", TM.

[Drich]

Wow that was great. It brought a tear to my eye.

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The thinking atheist that's a bit of a oxymoron isn't it? Ah, it's confirmed the Germans are coming is a member there i see.

[Minimalist]

[quote='Drich' pid='596966' dateline='1391407574']
Wow that was great. It brought a tear to my eye.


Figures. You are exactly that klnd of dumb fuck!

[Mystical]

I sent it to my mum, I thought she'd like it.

Here's the thing. The kid liked it, he was stompin to the stage, enjoying the clap beat of the audience as he sang.. He was doing what he enjoyed doing. I wouldn't take that away from him for the world. There's worse things (or no things) his parents could be doing in raising him up to be a good hearted person who finds value in society and being a part of society. Singing is an excellent outlet for an autistic person. The fact that he's even up there, on stage, and able to handle the stimuli around him is an incredible testament to the amazing things his parents have accomplished in his care and rehabilitation. I commend them---excluding the part where they're all "his father was a meth addict". I mean, what kid wants to hear that over and over again for each performance?
Other than that, well, sometimes even the darkest of places can be lit up by something like god, and it's not a bad thing. It's not like he's concerned about the morality of the OT god or the existential significance of hell. He can believe what he wants, and when he grows up he'll have the ability to make those decisions for himself. I highly doubt anyone's forcing him up there, and if that's where he wants to be, who are we to say he's wrong?

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If this is what constitutes a "miracle" in today's modern literate society, then I know that I have no reason at all to take seriously what ancient Jews supposedly witnessed.

When you realize they're full of shit, they get so much easier to laugh at. Then again, it was never that difficult to laugh at them in the first place. Observe:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSQeqk5YzbM

That is quite literally one of the most painfully embarrassing things I've ever had the misfortune of watching
PS it's a staged fake thing. The camera guy knows when the demon is gonna 'appear' and makes the video angle all ominous. What's sad is that they probably even rehearsed that bullshit.
Sad, oh so sad.