(05-25-2011, 06:40 PM)Midwest Spy Wrote: It certainly would be easy to NOT believe in God, Satan, Angels, etc.

Actually, most people can't do it because it means you are out here on your own with nobody on which to blame things and nobody to beg. Those thoughts raise an unholy fear in most people, so they find one religion or another.

This life is enough. I like my life now and have liked most of it up to this point. There were a few bad times, entirely my own fault, but I lived through it. I don't need streets paved in gold to make this life worthwhile.

(05-25-2011, 06:39 PM)BlueTiki Wrote: But you gotta believe in Juans, Hectors, Joses and Panchos!

And Jesus.

Georgia . . . "Tu Casa es Mi Casa!"

Religion is big business here.

If we taxed churches, we wouldn't have any budget problems.

Why can't God pay his fair share? God is worse than the illegals and hoodrats if you think about it. God is a freeloader. How many houses does that Dude really need? Hmm?

(05-25-2011, 06:56 PM)Cracker Wrote: If we taxed churches, we wouldn't have any budget problems.

Why can't God pay his fair share? God is worse than the illegals and hoodrats if you think about it. God is a freeloader. How many houses does that Dude really need? Hmm?

Or... if we just let the Church provide shelter and food for the poor, we, the taxpayer, would be off the hook.

(05-25-2011, 07:23 PM)Midwest Spy Wrote: Or... if we just let the Church provide shelter and food for the poor, we, the taxpayer, would be off the hook.

Most churches have foodbanks. Certainly you dont expect them to house the homeless too?

IMO, the only "churches", and I use that term loosely..that abuse the system are the Evangelical asshats that have the TV shows with the wealthy scam artists..err, I mean Pastors.

(05-25-2011, 07:23 PM)Midwest Spy Wrote: Or... if we just let the Church provide shelter and food for the poor, we, the taxpayer, would be off the hook.

Churches do a bunch of that. Problem with that in Georgia: Many of the religious nuts are poor because they are waiting for God to send them a winning Lotto ticket.

The poorer you are, the more devout you are. Religion is rather codependent. I think that's why churches do so much missionary work in really poor countries. It allows rednecks to be wealthy by comparison.

(05-25-2011, 07:35 PM)thekid65 Wrote:

(05-25-2011, 07:23 PM)Midwest Spy Wrote: Or... if we just let the Church provide shelter and food for the poor, we, the taxpayer, would be off the hook.

Most churches have foodbanks. Certainly you dont expect them to house the homeless too?

IMO, the only "churches", and I use that term loosely..that abuse the system are the Evangelical asshats that have the TV shows with the wealthy scam artists..err, I mean Pastors.

I was saying that 'tongue in cheek'. I do know that the church I attend contributes an awful lot to the community, not just my local community, but to the poorer parts of Minneapolis.

Televangelists are the bane of Christians the world over. They prey on the poor and stupid. If there truly is a 'Hell' they'll end up there.

People look at religion as a handicap, I look at religion as a crutch. An athiest will sit in a cell and eat their own feet. A religious person will die before doing the same. The reason? They believe. Faith is stronger than isolation. But don't take my word for it. Just continue your life journey, in the end you will remember, and even then it will not be to late.

It's OK, Maggot. I think I found my true religion today:

Brigham Young second President and Prophet:

You see some classes of the human family that are black, uncouth, uncomely, disagreeable and low in their habits, wild and seemingly deprived of nearly all the blessings of the intelligence that is generally bestowed upon mankind. . . . Cain slew his brother. Cain might have been killed, and that would put a termination to that line of human beings. This was not to be, and the Lord put a mark upon him, which was the flat nose and black skin. Trace mankind down to after the flood, and then another cursed is pronounced upon the same race--that they should be the "servants of servants;" and they will be until that curse is removed; and the Abolitionists cannot help it, nor in the least alter that decree (Journal of Discourses, 7:290; emphasis added)

HOLY SHIT! I'M MORMON!

(05-25-2011, 09:16 PM)Maggot Wrote: An athiest will sit in a cell and eat their own feet. A religious person will die before doing the same. The reason? They believe.

WTF? Srsly?

Have you been watching The Stand again?

(05-25-2011, 09:16 PM)Maggot Wrote: People look at religion as a handicap, ......Faith is stronger than isolation. But don't take my word for it. Just continue your life journey, in the end you will remember, and even then it will not be to late.

Thank You Maggot....I am watching my mother die from Alzheimers and it raises alot of questions for me. What you wrote is comforting.

(05-25-2011, 09:24 PM)Cracker Wrote:

(05-25-2011, 09:16 PM)Maggot Wrote: An athiest will sit in a cell and eat their own feet. A religious person will die before doing the same. The reason? They believe.

WTF? Srsly?

Have you been watching The Stand again?

You literal bitch.

hahahahahaha

Why do we all have to be the same religion? Look at this realistically. If I don't get into Heaven, there is more deer jerky for you.

Anybody can believe in anything they want. I believe in a higher authority. I am meek in that aspect. Imagine, believing in that! I must be ignorant or at least below an athiests intelligence level, believing in a higher power than myself. Especially an unseen entity. Hell I must believe in fairy tales.

(05-25-2011, 09:54 PM)Maggot Wrote: athiests intelligence level.

Atheists.



Seriously though being an Atheist doesn't make you intelligent, there are probably loads of atheists knackers around.

(05-25-2011, 09:30 PM)ZEROSPHERES Wrote: What you wrote is comforting.

Which is more or less the whole point of religion.

Scared of death?, don't worry paradise awaits!

I don't really debate religion. Who the hell would care how someone else chooses to worship? It's no one's business. I really do abhor those that involve themselves in the business of others. Pay attention to what's going on in your own house, your own life and mind your own fuckin' business.

I don't ever care what others do as long as it doesn't effect me & my life.

Thank Christ I don't have neighbors.

Poor mormons, all of the available 144,000 places in heaven are filled, the rest will find paradise here on earth.

The poor seventh day adventists are still waiting for the messiah

The catholics still have to suck the dick of the priest to get them to make intercession for them

The southern baptists want the tobacco plantations back

the church of christ just knows that drums and musical instruments will be the down fall of the human experience

the jehovah witnesses can't figure out what all the mess is about, just don't celebrate christmas and recognise christ as god and everything will be fine.

the regular baptists just know that if the bible says fire it means fire so just shut up.

and Duchess just wants them to leave her alone.

praise the lord, she has no neighbors and her friends are all heathen.

personally I know what I believe and it's no ones business but mine.

(05-26-2011, 10:57 AM)IMaDick Wrote: and Duchess just wants them to leave her alone.

praise the lord, she has no neighbors and her friends are all heathen.

That is so true...except all my friends aren't heathens.

I wouldn't care if people wanted to worship a wildebeest. I'd laugh & roll my eyes for sure but I just don't care. I have more important things to occupy my mind and time.

You can say that again!

Whoa! I'm getting rid of all but one of them.