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provis99

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36. the Jesus in the Bible was kind of a demented asshole.

Fri Jan 20, 2012, 02:11 AM

Jan 2012

"He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned to hell"
-Mark 16: 15-16

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Why Is an Atheist High School Student Getting Vicious Death Threats? [View all] marmar Jan 2012 OP

Well, Jeez, what's a good Christian to do? Jackpine Radical Jan 2012 #1

Excellent comparison texshelters Jan 2012 #17

The answer is in the question as any atheist can tell you dmallind Jan 2012 #2

Religious hatred against nonbelievers is not just a few bad apples. ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #3

I agree TigerToMany Jan 2012 #4

Yup. City Lights Jan 2012 #7

The Christian Taliban The Wizard Jan 2012 #13

Kids, tell your parents you want to go to PAROCHIAL school HockeyMom Jan 2012 #5

Here we go with how badly 'Christians' are persecuted by the horrible atheists. sinkingfeeling Jan 2012 #6

Because all that TV-Xtian stuff about love and peace is just bullshit. nt bemildred Jan 2012 #8

MLK was a Christian texshelters Jan 2012 #18

Too bad Christianity is ruined by those other "Christians". AlbertCat Jan 2012 #26

I imagine if I did that. LanternWaste Jan 2012 #42

Sure texshelters Feb 2012 #51

That's why I put "TV-Xtian". bemildred Jan 2012 #27

I agree that this is very bad but I don't think that things like this are limited to religion Nikia Jan 2012 #9

Religious insanity at work. A perfect Planet would be with no religion at all. sarcasmo Jan 2012 #10

Remember, atheists worship the Devil and spend all their time trying to recruit Christians ... Scuba Jan 2012 #11

No, that's the gays Politicalboi Jan 2012 #35

I was going to say... FedUp_Queer Jan 2012 #40

imagine a gay atheist.... Armin-A Jan 2012 #46

I'd like to believe this is death-throes, but we'll be dealing with this for some time to come. byronius Jan 2012 #12

I think the anonymity of the internet and social media adds to it. haele Jan 2012 #14

You're absolutely right about that. byronius Jan 2012 #19

It really depends where you live jeff47 Jan 2012 #32

Makes sense. I remember feeling the hair stand up on the back of my neck anytime I go near Texas. byronius Jan 2012 #41

And this is in Rhode Island? Neoma Jan 2012 #15

I would have figured Texas or something. AlbertCat Jan 2012 #25

I'm from the south. Neoma Jan 2012 #28

Odd... FedUp_Queer Jan 2012 #16

Let me help you a bit with Christian doctrine. It's heartwarming. dimbear Jan 2012 #29

I'm not sure if Revelations counts Gore1FL Jan 2012 #30

As I said... FedUp_Queer Jan 2012 #38

"Given your post, I would surmise you don't understand it." dimbear Jan 2012 #44

The prosecution rests. FedUp_Queer Jan 2012 #47

The scriptures do not contain any of the various Xtian creeds or doctrines. bemildred Jan 2012 #48

You go girl! n/t Fearless Jan 2012 #20

I guess 'turning the other cheek' means death threats. nt valerief Jan 2012 #21

Here is her state representative, Peter Palumbo (D???-RI) calling her "an evil little thing".... xocet Jan 2012 #22

Just goes to show... FedUp_Queer Jan 2012 #39

Am I naive? cbrer Jan 2012 #23

Yes, that is exactly the way they operate. Zoeisright Jan 2012 #50

What the hell is going on here? AlbertCat Jan 2012 #24

I'm fueled Ceridwen Jan 2012 #31

TCB mwrguy Jan 2012 #33

Jesus was probably a really nice person GETPLANING Jan 2012 #34

the Jesus in the Bible was kind of a demented asshole. provis99 Jan 2012 #36

If we've learned anything from the Westboro 2pooped2pop Jan 2012 #37

The irony is that RI has a higher percentage of self-identified liberals than any other state. hack89 Jan 2012 #43

Given how much we are hated even by so-called "progressives" I'm not suprised. Odin2005 Jan 2012 #45

Because "Christ"ians are some of the worst people on the planet. Zoeisright Jan 2012 #49

Jessica will receive $44K+ for college RussBLib Feb 2012 #52