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RE: Stupid things religious people say
December 26, 2025 at 12:19 pm
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
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RE: Stupid things religious people say
December 27, 2025 at 9:39 am
(December 11, 2025 at 4:20 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: (December 11, 2025 at 4:17 am)zebo-the-fat Wrote: What will he say when the flood doesn't happen??
'I prayed so very, very hard that God decided to spare the world because of my faith', or some similar rubbish.
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Here's what happened:
Quote:‘End Of World On Dec 25’ Prophecy Turns False, Ghana’s ‘Prophet’ Explains...& Buys A Mercedes Car — Who Is Ebo Noah?
When nothing happened on Christmas Day, Enoch said the disaster had not been cancelled but only delayed. He explained that God has given him extra time to finish his work and spread his message. He also said he has now been told to make the ark project bigger so that more people who want to be saved can be included.
The story has drawn even more attention after reports said he bought a luxury Mercedes using money given by followers for the ark project. Thousands of people had even arrived near the site, hoping to be saved from the flood. Among them was a man from Liberia who is now stuck in Elmina, unsure of what will happen next.
Even though Ebo Enoch said he never sold tickets or asked people for money, recent reports suggest a different story. It is being said that he used donations to buy a Mercedes car worth $89,000 and photos of it have been circulating online. Many were stunned to see how so many followers trusted him and gave away their money. Enoch also shared videos of himself checking the ships and walking around the site, which made his claims look real and helped strengthen the faith of those who believed him.
Many people took Ebo Enoch’s words seriously because of the heavy rains across several parts of Ghana. The bad weather added to their fear and made his warning look real. As a result, in panic, many started believing that the floods he spoke about were actually coming.
https://www.news18.com/viral/who-is-ebo-...92513.html
I don't get why they call him by two names: Ebo Noah and Ebo Enoch.
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
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RE: Stupid things religious people say
December 28, 2025 at 1:48 am
The Virgin Mary has appeared recently in the wrinkles on a rag that was hanging in a church in Las Vegas, and somehow that is a newsworthy story for Fox 5.
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
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RE: Stupid things religious people say
December 30, 2025 at 8:07 am
Mass must go on.
Quote:When a Woman Collapsed at Mass, The Priest Kept Going
I witnessed something at Saturday afternoon Mass in Lynn, MA that I'm still processing days later.
A 76-year-old woman sitting directly in front of me fainted and collapsed onto the hard marble aisle, hitting her head.
I called 911. The fire department arrived. Paramedics quietly worked on her in the middle of the aisle while she lay there conscious but shaken.
And through it all, the collapse, the 911 call, the arrival of first responders, the gurney, the priest never stopped Mass. Not even for a moment.
Now, we were about 30 rows back from the altar, so maybe he didn't see it happen. But the commotion was impossible to miss. Emergency personnel walking up the aisle. A woman on the floor. Parishioners visibly concerned.
The Mass continued without pause. No acknowledgment. No "let us pray for this woman." Nothing. If the priest did say something, I missed it!
I was not angry. I was just confused. Should he have paused? Should he have said something? Was this the right call?
Maybe that's protocol. Maybe that's pastoral wisdom I don't understand. But it didn't feel right.
The woman is okay, thank God. My fiancé stayed with her until paramedics arrived, and the firefighters were incredible.
https://live959.com/woman-collapse-church-lynn/
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
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RE: Stupid things religious people say
December 30, 2025 at 9:59 am
^ Might be a protocol for that. Back many years ago, someone had a problem that required paramedics in a church I was at. The priest mentioned something about it at the end, but the service hadn't pause. I was in the "Doubter's Pew"- the last row of seats- so I didn't see any of it happen. I was at least 100 feet away, though.
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RE: Stupid things religious people say
December 30, 2025 at 11:13 am
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And the priest probably got used to people getting sick and even dying during the mass, considering that the median age of a churchgoer is like 72. So if he stopped mass every time someone died, let alone hit their head on the floor while fainting, the masses would go on for hours every day.
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
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RE: Stupid things religious people say
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It turns out that God made Rocky movies because Sylvester Stallone does not take credit for his work, but credits God instead.
God also wrote his new book/ autobiography that Stallone wrote longhand because he doesn't know how to press buttons on the keyboard.
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
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