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(May 31, 2011 at 8:54 am)Stue Denim Wrote: I honestly do not understand their obsession with blood.
It goes way back. I remember seeing old paintings of Jesus on the cross with little angel cherubs were catching the blood from his hands in little chalices. I think it must go back to ancient understanding that blood is a precious bodily fluid, since they knew that if someone got injured & bled out they'd die. I think they see the blood as life force or something. Christians must have retained this idea, even though they tend to believe the soul is a real life force.
Christian apologetics is the art of rolling a dog turd in sugar and selling it as a donut.
(May 31, 2011 at 7:13 am)diffidus Wrote: I do not think a Christian should hold so much hatred in his/her heart - do you?
It's been my experience that there are few people so hateful as those who claim to be transformed by the love of Christ.
Atheist Forums Hall of Shame:
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
May 31, 2011 at 5:04 pm (This post was last modified: May 31, 2011 at 5:05 pm by reverendjeremiah.)
(May 30, 2011 at 6:03 pm)DeistPaladin Wrote: I just found this open letter from the devil replying to this poor, sick individual. Found it in my imagination, that is.
Quote:Dear poor unfortunate soul,
I don't hate you, quite the contrary as I'll explain, and you really can't hate me, since you don't know me. I don't know your mind but I'm sure you and others wouldn't hate me so much if you ever were to hear my side of the story.
All you've ever heard about me and the resistance movement that I lead has come from the official propaganda. Like most tyrants, Yahweh has gone to great lengths to control the information you and others have access to. Also like most tyrants, one of the features of his propaganda are boasts of overwhelming strength and that inevitable victory just around the corner. Victory is always around the corner with beings like him. He claims to be omnipotent and yet can't crush our rebellion. Do you know why that is? Tyrants can threaten and rule by fear, as your lord certainly does, they can torture and kill but they can't extort love or respect.
You think it's "love" but your relationship with Jesus is much like the "love" and abusive husband has for his wife. It's really a descriptive analogy when you think about it. Yahweh grinds down your self-esteem, convincing you that you aren't worthy of love ("you're a sinner") and that you deserve the abuse ("he doesn't want to send me to Hell but we're such sinners that we deserve eternal torture"). When he flies into rages or abuses you, it's alway because you provoked it, right? Earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, droughts, etc are always taken as signs that "we're turned away from the Lord and so...". He cuts you off from other family and friends if he doesn't also control them. The objective is to take away any other supports you might use to break free or assert your independence. He wears you down so much that you make excuses for his abusive behavior. He always loves you but is "testing you" or whatever.
Another feature of a tyrant's propaganda is he always paints the rebels as seeking power or trying to destroy for its own sake. That's what he's told you about my motivations, right? Do you want to know the truth? I realized he's a madman. He's so narcissistic and drunk with power he needs to have everyone praising him all the time. The slightest criticism or even failure to properly bow before him can provoke a tantrum you'd expect from a spoiled two year old. He's flooded worlds and firebombed cities all because some people offended him. He threatens all of you with eternal torture for nothing more than thought crimes.
I rebelled against him because he's a mad tyrant. All the angels know this but a third of them wanted to see if they could cash in and benefit from his administration and another third are simply too afraid of his wrath. A third of the bravest and most heroic of angels has chosen to join me in overthrowing the celestial tyrant and save the universe. No one deserves to live under his iron grip for even a day, never mind eternally.
May 31, 2011 at 5:22 pm (This post was last modified: May 31, 2011 at 5:26 pm by Rev. Rye.)
(May 30, 2011 at 5:16 pm)Napoleon666 Wrote:
(May 30, 2011 at 5:09 pm)Minimalist Wrote: I was willing to vote for both.
How fucking sick is that? This jackass probably wasted a week of his life writing a letter to the imaginary enemy of his imaginary friend.
Man. People are fucking stupid.
C'mon Min respect his right to have faith!
Lol jk, he's a complete fucktard.
Once again, if the picture on the "About the Author" tab on the actual site is, the author is female. Her name is "Amy," and this was just a feedsite for her blog "Makemeamary," apparently for her admiration of Mary Magdalene. I'll let you reach your own conclusions.
(May 31, 2011 at 10:12 am)Doubting Thomas Wrote: It goes way back. I remember seeing old paintings of Jesus on the cross with little angel cherubs were catching the blood from his hands in little chalices. I think it must go back to ancient understanding that blood is a precious bodily fluid, since they knew that if someone got injured & bled out they'd die. I think they see the blood as life force or something. Christians must have retained this idea, even though they tend to believe the soul is a real life force.
I think it actually goes back to the idea of animal sacrifice, that blood was usually used in atonement rituals, and since the Crucifixion was apparently the ultimate sacrifice, his blood must be even more powerful than those of the animals.
Comparing the Universal Oneness of All Life to Yo Mama since 2010.
I was born with the gift of laughter and a sense the world is mad.
(May 31, 2011 at 5:22 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote: Once again, if the picture on the "About the Author" tab on the actual site is, the author is female. Her name is "Amy," and this was just a feedsite for her blog "Makemeamary," apparently for her admiration of Mary Magdalene. I'll let you reach your own conclusions.
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