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Fri Apr 6, 2012, 12:47 PM

LAGC (4,539 posts)

44. Cherry-pick the parts of the Bible you happen to agree with, while simply ignoring all the parts...

...that you don't.

Really no different than the fundies, just different parts are stressed/ignored.

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183 replies	Author	Time	Post
This Church Sign Is Awesome {It's real, so don't even start with me.} [View all]	xchrom	Apr 2012	OP
There is no support for that statement	cthulu2016	Apr 2012	#1
The parable of the Good Samaritan is about exactly that..	Fumesucker	Apr 2012	#3
+1	xchrom	Apr 2012	#5
Oh please	cthulu2016	Apr 2012	#13
Damn, Skippy!	Stuckinthebush	Apr 2012	#17
Talk about word games cthulu2016, you are the best.	xtraxritical	Apr 2012	#19
This post was hidden by jury decision.	cthulu2016	Apr 2012	#23
Thanks for the view from the schoolyard	AlbertCat	Apr 2012	#52
God Who?	roody	Apr 2012	#66
are you a "hate-filled Christian"?	fascisthunter	Apr 2012	#80
Someone's a bit sensitive.	MADem	Apr 2012	#102
+1,000 !	Surya Gayatri	Apr 2012	#107
Exactly! LOL!	peacebird	Apr 2012	#138
No support? Read Romans 2 : 9-16	OneAngryDemocrat	Apr 2012	#143
The question the parable answered was "who is my neighbor"..	Fumesucker	Apr 2012	#21
I know and see many so-called Christians that are anything but christians. Usually leaving	demosincebirth	Apr 2012	#30
"When did we see you hungry...?"	Bluerthanblue	Apr 2012	#46
Yep, One of my favorites.. And something I try my best to live by.	LiberalArkie	Apr 2012	#48
That may sound really nice, but other parts of the Bible are truly sickening and should be condemned	Bjorn Against	Apr 2012	#78
What totally baffles me, is that people feel God rolled up His sleeves, dipped his pen in the ink	gateley	Apr 2012	#86
Illiterate goat-herders	pscot	Apr 2012	#129
But we should remember that, technically, the OT...	Moonwalk	Apr 2012	#108
The religion of Jesus was originally intended for Jews too.	LiberalFighter	Apr 2012	#168
Agreed. But that doesn't mean Paul had any right to tell them that the OT was theirs...	Moonwalk	Apr 2012	#180
The way I understood it...	LiberalFighter	Apr 2012	#181
Deuteronomy and Hosea are in the Old Testament.	JDPriestly	Apr 2012	#112
When Christians stop quoting the Old Testament I will stop quoting it	Bjorn Against	Apr 2012	#126
THOSE ARE OLD TESTAMENT QUOTES! Jesus H. Christ no Christian should be allowed to read the OT.	aquart	Apr 2012	#116
See, honey, Christians are not Jews.	aquart	Apr 2012	#118
I will stop quoting the Old Testament when Christians stop quoting the Old Testament	Bjorn Against	Apr 2012	#125
And may I also add...	Bjorn Against	Apr 2012	#128
the pharasees did that to Jesus-	Bluerthanblue	Apr 2012	#130
How does the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. fit into your blanket condemnation	thucythucy	Apr 2012	#172
I can admire a person's deeds and disagree with their religious beliefs	Bjorn Against	Apr 2012	#175
I think everything should be open to criticism	thucythucy	Apr 2012	#178
Part of the TaNaKh	mn9driver	Apr 2012	#120
That is total bullshit.	zeemike	Apr 2012	#58
Actually.	sulphurdunn	Apr 2012	#164
And that is exactly what I said.	zeemike	Apr 2012	#171
My point was that he	sulphurdunn	Apr 2012	#174
I see...and totally agree	zeemike	Apr 2012	#176
How would he be a Christian if he was born today?	LiberalFighter	Apr 2012	#182
I was saying if he was born in the USA	zeemike	Apr 2012	#183
Sounds like you are deciding who the true Christians are.	Skinner	Apr 2012	#74
Yes... it's the "Real Christians" argument again...	Joseph8th	Apr 2012	#132
You should read the Gospel of Peter.	DevonRex	Apr 2012	#100
"Just because some Vatican people excluded it from the Bible...." Roman Emperor	Cal33	Apr 2012	#123
It's beyond me, too.	DevonRex	Apr 2012	#124
"The only sensible explanation is that the apostles believed in reincarnation" - Nonsense.	davidwparker	Apr 2012	#152
I have no quarrel with the signs you wrote about, but they are on a different topic. I was	Cal33	Apr 2012	#163
"just imagine all the mistakes made when the Bible was translated" - Such as?	davidwparker	Apr 2012	#153
Are you saying that you also know all the colloquialisms and idioms of that ancient Greek	Cal33	Apr 2012	#166
Camel is used because the greek word is kamilos. In the provided URL,	davidwparker	Apr 2012	#179
You're confused--there's nothing about the person the Samaritan helped	Lydia Leftcoast	Apr 2012	#119
The fact of the matter is that Christ himself would not agree with you	truedelphi	Apr 2012	#131
Man, people really jumped on you for stating an uncomfortable fact.	Marr	Apr 2012	#137
+1	davidwparker	Apr 2012	#150
+1	Starboard Tack	Apr 2012	#68
First thing that came to my mind before I even hit "view all." Precisely. nt	MADem	Apr 2012	#90
Mitchell and Webb's take on The Good Samaritan...	SidDithers	Apr 2012	#154
Yep.	LAGC	Apr 2012	#6
+1,000!	Shadowflash	Apr 2012	#41
I believe the idea is that if you sincerely accept Jesus as your Saviour, then De Facto	Uncle Joe	Apr 2012	#53
While many of their victims are being (further) tortured for eternity.	Mariana	Apr 2012	#62
How so?	LiberalAndProud	Apr 2012	#8
Really?	gratuitous	Apr 2012	#9
If your group	cthulu2016	Apr 2012	#14
Interesting	gratuitous	Apr 2012	#22
Cherry-pick the parts of the Bible you happen to agree with, while simply ignoring all the parts...	LAGC	Apr 2012	#44
Who defines what the Bible is or is not?	antigone382	Apr 2012	#54
word-	Bluerthanblue	Apr 2012	#63
Cherry Pick	RobinA	Apr 2012	#79
Do you know anything about the history of how Christian doctrine developed?	antigone382	Apr 2012	#50
As An Atheist	RobinA	Apr 2012	#75
"a highly atypical version of Christianity"	Starboard Tack	Apr 2012	#82
excerpts from a sermon by Rev. John Shuck	ashling	Apr 2012	#145
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing.	Starboard Tack	Apr 2012	#160
"Sheeps and the Goats" is one of my favorite teachings by Jesus	think	Apr 2012	#20
They were all Jewish,	yellerpup	Apr 2012	#104
Depends. Does your definition of "god" go outside the box?	Taverner	Apr 2012	#12
True, the Bible is not a book of love as many claim	Bjorn Against	Apr 2012	#70
The Bible is not one book.	antigone382	Apr 2012	#85
If you can find me a translation of the Old Testament that does not contain the hateful parts...	Bjorn Against	Apr 2012	#94
There are plenty of Christians who would agree with you on that.	antigone382	Apr 2012	#99
The Rabbi Jesus would disagree.	grantcart	Apr 2012	#71
I like your thinking.	Smilo	Apr 2012	#111
I think you just demonstrated how it may be true.	Starboard Tack	Apr 2012	#73
Matthew 25	bigmonkey	Apr 2012	#84
I disagree. In the story of the sheeps and the goats, Jesus most clearly says that on	Bluenorthwest	Apr 2012	#91
There is support for that statement	Smilo	Apr 2012	#103
reality proves you wrong	noiretextatique	Apr 2012	#106
You're assuming that God always FOLLOWS "Christian doctrine"	Ken Burch	Apr 2012	#122
He actually follows Messianic Judaism. It has the understanding that Messiah has come,	davidwparker	Apr 2012	#155
Fair enough on the pronoun	Ken Burch	Apr 2012	#157
Wow.. but you're a perfect example of one. n/t	K Gardner	Apr 2012	#127
Perhaps the true Christians ARE the hateful ones.	MNBrewer	Apr 2012	#140
No support? Read Romans 2: 9-16	OneAngryDemocrat	Apr 2012	#141
It's not intended as a scientific postulate.	Crunchy Frog	Apr 2012	#144
According to you logic, then, there ARE no Christians...	MrMickeysMom	Apr 2012	#146
Just because it is defined as Christian doctrine by humans	LiberalFighter	Apr 2012	#167
I am surprised those same christians haven't gone after him with torches and pitchforks for	niyad	Apr 2012	#2
shrug -- there's lots of us christians that believe there is truth in that sign. nt	xchrom	Apr 2012	#4
As a Jesus type of "Christian" I personally like it	LiberalArkie	Apr 2012	#45
I do too-	Bluerthanblue	Apr 2012	#57
Yep and to take it one step further to me the one rule everyone on earth should abide by is	Smilo	Apr 2012	#113
Well, that only speaks to what appears to be your very limited experience with christians.	cbayer	Apr 2012	#92
really? I specifically mentioned the hate-filled xians. and, living here in fundieville, I have	niyad	Apr 2012	#96
"God prefers honest skepticism to	hifiguy	Apr 2012	#7
One of the neglected themes of Job is	deutsey	Apr 2012	#32
"Be not like the hypocrites!" - Jesus	Initech	Apr 2012	#10
What a nice sentiment	longship	Apr 2012	#11
It would be nice if The Beatitudes counted as much as the Ten Commandments	think	Apr 2012	#15
forget it. where's the profit in that?	unblock	Apr 2012	#18
If you want a profit there's always Deepak	think	Apr 2012	#24
I've read the entire Bible three times.	xtraxritical	Apr 2012	#25
There are words Jesus spoke and then there is the rest of the Bible	think	Apr 2012	#28
Yes, a Pagan Emperor ...first codified the Bible in a Turkish City	cr8tvlde	Apr 2012	#105
Gay? That must have come as quite a shock to his queen and 8 children.	davidwparker	Apr 2012	#158
As a "Christian" and thus a follower of Christ	raouldukelives	Apr 2012	#34
that statement sounds perfectly non-controversial to me, but then, i'm jewish.	unblock	Apr 2012	#16
Jesus H. Fucking Chocolate Christ on a Stick - it's Easter weekend people! Chill.	HopeHoops	Apr 2012	#26
Harold. it's there in the bible -- his middle name is Harold. Jesus Harold Christ.	xchrom	Apr 2012	#29
Blasphemer!	deutsey	Apr 2012	#36
...	xchrom	Apr 2012	#39
It's also in the Lord's Prayer: Our Father, who art in Heaven, Harold be thy name.	bulloney	Apr 2012	#43
Brilliant	Smilo	Apr 2012	#114
This message was self-deleted by its author	eppur_se_muova	Apr 2012	#64
"Gladly," my cross-eyed bear...	CTyankee	Apr 2012	#121
It's like the "G"	pintobean	Apr 2012	#31
Howard. As in" Our Father which art in heaven, Howard be thy name...	Pathwalker	Apr 2012	#33
Shit - I had water in my mouth when I read that and nearly sprayed the laptop.	HopeHoops	Apr 2012	#35
Haploid,	hifiguy	Apr 2012	#40
H is for Hussein. I thought this was a settled issue on DU. nt	eppur_se_muova	Apr 2012	#65
yep. It was in the local paper	Viva_La_Revolution	Apr 2012	#27
OKAY	Angry Dragon	Apr 2012	#37
'and other sheep, i have, which are not of this fold:	xchrom	Apr 2012	#38
Beautiful.	jwirr	Apr 2012	#42
As an atheist who lives in a society that is dominated by	MineralMan	Apr 2012	#47
Excellent post.	thucythucy	Apr 2012	#173
That's those liberal Methodists for you.	mainer	Apr 2012	#49
I'm amazed by the replies. As a lifelong atheist, I LOVE THE SIGN!	robinlynne	Apr 2012	#51
I have a bumper sticker: "I support the separation of church and hate."	HopeHoops	Apr 2012	#93
The difference is this. You are an atheist. Some of the members responding here are anti-theists.	cbayer	Apr 2012	#95
I'd be curious to know about the "surprising response" he has gotten. Half a story here. (N/T)	thesquanderer	Apr 2012	#55
local news anchors last night didn't know what to make of this story	grasswire	Apr 2012	#56
It would have been braver and more honest if the sign indicated that the PASTOR appreciated....	PassingFair	Apr 2012	#142
This Atheist says BRAVO!!!	Odin2005	Apr 2012	#59
I love it.	Gregorian	Apr 2012	#60
A keeper, thanks.	nadinbrzezinski	Apr 2012	#61
God prefers striped neckties over polka dots. God prefers whatever we imagine him to prefer.	Towlie	Apr 2012	#67
Wasn't there something in the NT	malthaussen	Apr 2012	#69
Cool sign.	Hubert Flottz	Apr 2012	#72
Recommended.	William769	Apr 2012	#76
OMGosh, I'm using this as a signature line in my e-mail posts.	a kennedy	Apr 2012	#77
great sentiment... hatefilled never did represent God well	fascisthunter	Apr 2012	#81
Good for him! nt	gateley	Apr 2012	#83
Couldn't help noticing this church is in Portland, OR.	mainer	Apr 2012	#87
micah 6.6-6.8	meti57b	Apr 2012	#88
That is lovely.	DevonRex	Apr 2012	#97
Could not agree more. Thanks Pastor Tate!	cbayer	Apr 2012	#89
atheist pudding	ArtiChoke	Apr 2012	#98
Thank you, Tom Tate for being a rational human being.	The Wielding Truth	Apr 2012	#101
God is on our side?	cr8tvlde	Apr 2012	#109
I was raised in the Methodist Church	Blue_In_AK	Apr 2012	#110
Great message.	JNelson6563	Apr 2012	#115
Better than the "It's Adam & Eve not Adam & Steve" sign @ a church I have to drive past !!!	lunasun	Apr 2012	#117
Does Mr.Tate have that in writing?	geckosfeet	Apr 2012	#133
Great, except that it isn't true.	DutchLiberal	Apr 2012	#134
XLNT!	kpete	Apr 2012	#135
Hateful Christians hate atheists more than anything.	Marr	Apr 2012	#136
I understand the thrust of the message and agree with it in spirit but there are no gods	Air Marshal8	Apr 2012	#139
I don't care what the Bible or Koran says	gejohnston	Apr 2012	#147
I wonder what he thought of the Spanish Inquisition?	Rosa Luxemburg	Apr 2012	#148
Probably wanted Jesus to save him ...from his followers. n/t	upi402	Apr 2012	#151
Oh, yeah. Saw this last week.	Canuckistanian	Apr 2012	#149
here are some funny ones	SwampG8r	Apr 2012	#156
Jesus said lots of hateful stuff in the NT. You can be a hateful person and still be like Jesus.	Manifestor_of_Light	Apr 2012	#159
There's a lot of weeping and gnashing of teeth there.	Prometheus Bound	Apr 2012	#161
It's the last idea that seems the most cruel.	urgk	Apr 2012	#170
This took some guts on the pastor's part.......one of the best signs ever	Namvet67	Apr 2012	#162
K&R we need more comments on this post!	rurallib	Apr 2012	#165
Hey, it's Easter, for Pete's sake. Let's all put aside our differences...	urgk	Apr 2012	#169
knr for Easter	Douglas Carpenter	Apr 2012	#177

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