20 Reasons to Abandon Christianity

Not sure what book you're making reference to but I go by the Holy Bible and in it we are not told to hate gays or anyone else, there's this one little well known part in particular that tells us to love our neighbors as we love ourselves and it doesn't have an exception for gay neighbors.

No, not kidding at all.

The basic summarization of the list is that Christians are uneducated, live in fear, and hate anyone who are different themselves.

I have a college degree, I don't live in fear, and I have no hatred towards anyone or any group of people.

Like I said, from my experience every item on the list is wrong. They're just shallow stereotypes.

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OMG! Is that for real?

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My guess is that he's referring to the Bible. But I've been known to be wrong a few times.

DF, there is no place in the Bible that says blind obedience is required for salvation. Not one, because it isn't true and you KNOW that. So stop exaggerating if you want to be taken seriously.

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This is just one more incidence of your pulling fiction out of thin air and posting it as though it were gospel truth.  You can not show that I keep telling anyone how smart I am, but you post that anyway, assuming others of your opprobrious ilk will agree. From the above dialogue, readers can clearly see your dodging and weaving and I will leave conclusions on the matter to them.

I have to conclude that it is YOU who have drawn certain conclusions about my intelligence and that it is YOU who are attempting to transform those conclusions into a finding that it is I who have touted my intelligence on this forum.  Such is the warped and convoluted thought process of disordered minds such as yours. Get counseling. 

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yes semi it is intended to be real for you and the other atheists on here. Try ignorance on . it fits you and best like a glove.  especiall best. It matches her fairy suit.

yes semi it is intended to be real for you and the other atheists on here. Try ignorance on . it fits you and best like a glove.  especiall best. It matches her fairy suit

Not ignorant enough to buy your BC. I'd say there's more of a chance of there being fairies than there is of a god. 

best, what size fairy are you?

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No! "Landover Baptist" is a fictional church on a satirical web site.

Originally Posted by Contendah:

You can not show that I keep telling anyone how smart I am, 

I have to conclude that it is YOU who have drawn certain conclusions about my intelligence and that it is YOU who are attempting to transform those conclusions into a finding that it is I who have touted my intelligence on this forum

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Hey, can I reply to this? You don’t come right out & say, “look at me, I’m intelligent”. But you do have a way of touting what you believe to be your own intelligence. It all comes across when you reprimand someone for misspelling a word or using a word in a sentence where it doesn’t belong.

You do it in a way to make the rest of us look dumb or to make yourself look smarter. I don’t think you realize how it makes you look, or maybe you do but don’t care as long as it makes you feel good about yourself. You did it quite often when you were here under your other ID.

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Originally Posted by Contendah:

kindly define "blind obedience."

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(((hand raised)))  I wanna give it a shot.

Blind Obedience is when you do something someone told you to do even though you can’t see what you’re doing. Do you understand now?

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I get it........sorta like a fictional Christian in a satirical church.

Semi, apparently satire is greatly under appreciated in this area. I certainly don't agree with the premise, but I do defend the site's right to say what it wants to. Of course, that means that Christians may also say what they wish.

Hypocrites in the church? Sure. Where had you rather sit next to one? In a pew each Sunday or in hell?

And by the way, that seems like an easy question, but just wait until you find out the church busybody has nothing better to do than tell malicious lies about YOU and then see how easy it is to answer. Perhaps changing congregations is the answer for many who worship with the town gossips.

O, what, precisely, IS required for "salvation"?  Is it nothing more or less than accepting Jesus as who he said he was?  Doing what he said you have to do?

Doing so is a matter of blind faith and obedience.

Wake up, brother.

DF

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I don't think it's under appreciated. I got a good laugh out of it & you can bet your panties that I needed a good funny. Who has said that Christians can't say what they wish?

Where had I rather sit? Why don't you tell me? After all, you claim to know so much about me already.

You can also tell me if you believe everyone sitting on that pew is going to Heaven. If you do, I have a bridge in Brooklyn I want to sell you.

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Gosh, you know I'm just a stupid, redneck hillbilly. That question is to hard for me to grasp.

What exactly makes you think that I don't already know about the church busybody & the malicious lies?

BTW, I don't have to go to church to get that. I've already heard about the malicious gossip that goes on about me in another forum. Wouldn't know anything about that, would you?

Instead of changing congregations, why don't you tell the gossips they shouldn't be talking about the other people in church?

The church busy body? Maybe ya'll have met my great aunt Hortense? Anyway I got the feeling the question was rhetorical. How would we feel if it actually happened. Good point. Not sure what I'd do.

Originally Posted by Infomercial:
The church busy body? Maybe ya'll have met my great aunt Hortense?

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I have a couple of those in my family.

Semi, what are you doing to be the subject of gossip?

Silly semi *wink, wink*

That's what church is FOR.

thats what you think pup. you need to quit criticizing churches and go get in one and see first hand what goes on. i assure you it's not gossip.

Hi Deep,

If you will take a look at the new discussion titled "Is Salvation By 'Blind Faith' -- Or By 'Living Faith'?" -- I have responded to your erroneous statement.  Of course, you most likely will not -- for you really just want to throw out obtuse statements and then go back to sleep.  

But, what the hey?  It may be useful for others who really have an interest if avoiding the religion of Nothing.

God bless, have a wonderful, blessed day,

Bill

@buf:

And YOU need to reach behind ya and firmly grasp both ears and tug mightily to cure that recto-cranial inversion yer suffering from.   I know how it goes in churches around here.

@BeeG:

Whatever fills yer collection plate.  It's all about money, ain't a dang thing funny-Ya gotta have a con in this land o' milk and honey.

When ya got 'em by the hearts and minds-their wallets will follow.

bill quit arguing with DF, he is a rogue alter boy gone wild and a bad example to his brother who i think is a decent guy with much to offer his community even though he claims to be an athiest which i figger he does just to appear novel as his renegade brother DF

Pup your optic nerve has become entangled with your rectal nerve resulting in opticalrectitus giving you a sh***y outlook on everything.

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A man called up a bible believing church and the church secretary answered the call. The man on the other end of the line said, "I’d like to speak to the head hog." The secretary replied, "That wasn’t a very nice thing to say about our beloved minister, Rev. Jones." Again the man replied, "I’d like to speak to the head hog, because I’m going to donate $75,000.00 to the church. She replied, "Hold on a moment, I think the big fat pig just walked in."

21. Your spelling will improve.

22. No more mass hysteria.

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best, you better not be making this up.

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Ask FirenzeVeritas........she can tell you much better than I can. IF she will tell it in front of me, rather than behind my back. Maybe she will PM you.

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(Chick raising right hand to be sworn in)

Judge lexum: chick, do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, & nothing but the truth, so help you God?

Chick: Well, your honor, I'll tell the truth but I'm not sure anyone can help me since I'm the only one here, besides Best,  that knows the truth.

Judge lexum: (banging gravel) Shut up, chick, & sit down before I throw you in the dinger for contempt of court!

Chick: Yes sir, your honor sir! (sits down quickly)

Judge lexum: Chick, do you know anything about this story Best, who is a nasty ole Atheist, told about the church secretary answering a call about a donation? And, just remember, Atheist don't know how to tell the truth.

Chick: Yes, sir, your honor sir! See, it's like this.

Best was telling the truth, she don't lie, your honor sir. She's one of the most honest people you'll ever meet. I was there, I heard that secretary say the big fat pig just walked in.

Judge lexum: Get outta here, chick, you're a sinner! You wouldn't know the truth if it walked up & bit you on the ass!

And how would you know that?
The only evidence anybody has to go by is a book written by "certain christians" and "his children's" behavior.

That just don't cut it.

I think it's a case of "because I say it, it's so."  Children do that.  It's called 'magical thinking.'

RP, I think it's more wishful thinking on their part. 

Yeah, I know it.  Life is scary sometimes and the knowledge of eventual certain death can be terrifying. That's why most of us try to survive as long as we can-otherwise we'd be chuggin' Kool Aid and following the mother ship home as soon as we got the chance.  It's no wonder they cooked up a 'god' to blame everything on. Sounds all nice and fluffy, but it's highly unlikely.

 Honestly, I'd like to be able to believe it-just 'cause it sounds so safe and pre-determined, but because I'm a critical thinker-I cannot believe it.  It just doesn't make any sense. Therefore I have no use for it.

Life is scary, one reason it is, religion and these rabid christians. Of course we'll die, but that shouldn't be scary. Maybe if you think you'll have a horrible painful death it could be scary, but their god sure doesn't spare his "children" those things. Nice and fluffy? LOL, "heaven" has always sounded creepy to me, and then when you think about who they say they'll let into heaven it sounds even creepier. Imagine sitting on a cloud with jeffery dahmer and he burps and says that last human burger he had isn't agreeing with him. Or karla faye tucker and she says she's feeling a bit ****** and would you happen to know where she could get a pickax! After all, it's their heaven too and they should get their desires fulfilled.

Pup the critical thinker, best the uninformed and semi the gambler.

Rest assured where you are in your critical thinking or your uninformed condition I have long ago been for a season and never gambled.

If you three could only live in my head a short time the scales would fall from your eyes.

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Heh.  Dude....I don't reckon there's any room left in yer head what with all those extra personalities. 

@Best:

Those're just a couple if the reasons religion doesn't make any sense.

It's totally illogical.