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In reply to the discussion: It is OK to try and be like Jesus [View all]
 

RobertEarl

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Wed Aug 8, 2012, 03:13 PM
Aug 2012

Bulllshit. I said your way of talking reminds me of religious freaks ...... and now i'll say also the way they are authoritarian know it alls.

We know you don't know it all.... but you damn sure sound authoritarian..

It is OK to try and be like Jesus [View all] RobertEarl Aug 2012 OP
and Jesus was a liberal .................. Angry Dragon Aug 2012 #1
He was so dedicated to his life that he was willing to be crucified for what he believed. Lint Head Aug 2012 #2
Which fucking Jesus? longship Aug 2012 #3
You must be right on this because everyone you know is one dimensional aren't they? Leontius Aug 2012 #29
A complex being is one who is flawed, otherwise they are one-dimensional, is Jesus flawed? n/t Humanist_Activist Aug 2012 #43
If you really believe that then I'm sorry for your life experience. Leontius Aug 2012 #64
What life experience, we are talking about characters in books here... Humanist_Activist Aug 2012 #66
Of course he was flawed. Doesn't mean he wasn't a cool guy. Starboard Tack Aug 2012 #72
Meh! I was merely ridiculing people who claim absolute knowledge from the Bible. nt longship Aug 2012 #74
Whichever suits your taste. Starboard Tack Aug 2012 #71
I agree, although I am an atheist. longship Aug 2012 #73
By mockery skepticscott Aug 2012 #75
Technically that probably falls under the category "derision." trotsky Aug 2012 #76
just so you know Skittles Aug 2012 #4
Great point, Skittles. trotsky Aug 2012 #7
Ok RobertEarl Aug 2012 #15
guide post = crutch Skittles Aug 2012 #19
Experience... wisdom... from reading history RobertEarl Aug 2012 #20
I care about the poor and sick, and DO something about it Skittles Aug 2012 #21
There you go again RobertEarl Aug 2012 #22
LOL Skittles Aug 2012 #32
Also, you don't have to be religious to follow some of Jesus's teachings. cbayer Aug 2012 #28
How are they Jesus' teachings when they predate the time in which he allegedly lived? trotsky Aug 2012 #31
THANK YOU Skittles Aug 2012 #33
Wow, thank you master Christian, for being that magnanimous, I feel so privileged! Humanist_Activist Aug 2012 #45
What in the world are you going on about. cbayer Aug 2012 #57
So you don't have to be Christian to be a decent person, just adopt some of Jesus' teachings? Humanist_Activist Aug 2012 #65
I didn't say anything like that and I am not a master Christian. cbayer Aug 2012 #67
The are very few "facts" in the bible mr blur Aug 2012 #5
The Christian logic that counters this is very simple. trotsky Aug 2012 #6
Conservatives like to ignore why government started doing social welfare Fortinbras Armstrong Aug 2012 #8
"I am sure that Jesus would approve of government money being used to help the poor." trotsky Aug 2012 #10
That is my point RobertEarl Aug 2012 #11
And they think you're an idiot. trotsky Aug 2012 #12
You are wrong RobertEarl Aug 2012 #13
I can sit here and tell you this... trotsky Aug 2012 #14
Compared? RobertEarl Aug 2012 #16
You're the one telling everyone else what Jesus REALLY meant... trotsky Aug 2012 #17
everyone? RobertEarl Aug 2012 #18
Doesn't matter who you claim to have directed your words at. trotsky Aug 2012 #23
according to the Bible RobertEarl Aug 2012 #24
Hard to believe you're single. trotsky Aug 2012 #25
I have had great luck, thanks RobertEarl Aug 2012 #26
Likewise, I'm sure. trotsky Aug 2012 #27
"If you have a problem with that, well, 2bad." Is that what jesus taught, too? cleanhippie Aug 2012 #59
Funny, your way of talking reminds me of religious freaks, too. cleanhippie Aug 2012 #58
LOL Skittles Aug 2012 #34
You just do what you do best, Skittles. trotsky Aug 2012 #35
thanks trotsky! Skittles Aug 2012 #37
Isn't that CUTE RobertEarl Aug 2012 #39
You sure do have a strange idea of reality. mr blur Aug 2012 #54
You're a fine example of a Christian, RobertEarl. trotsky Aug 2012 #55
The only way you got your assed kissed cleanhippie Aug 2012 #60
You've got a good point there. jeepnstein Aug 2012 #30
Nice post RobertEarl. Welcome to the Religion Group. cbayer Aug 2012 #9
Thanks cbayer RobertEarl Aug 2012 #41
Yes, it does. I suggest liberal use of the ignore feature for a much more positive experience. cbayer Aug 2012 #56
Translation: Stick your fingers in your ears and yell "la la la la la la I can't hear you" cleanhippie Aug 2012 #62
Indeed, you posts most certainly had a "lack of understanding and backawardness" cleanhippie Aug 2012 #61
Well, this post is insulting and bigoted against every non-Christian on the planet, congrats! n/t Humanist_Activist Aug 2012 #36
Heh RobertEarl Aug 2012 #40
Oh, I do apologize, please carry on conversing about your own superiority. n/t Humanist_Activist Aug 2012 #42
Nah RobertEarl Aug 2012 #44
Allow me to ask... Humanist_Activist Aug 2012 #46
I ... RobertEarl Aug 2012 #47
Yes, because that character isn't what we would call good... Humanist_Activist Aug 2012 #48
I see your problem RobertEarl Aug 2012 #50
An extremist about what? n/t Humanist_Activist Aug 2012 #52
Also, you are asking for my opinion on a mythological/legendary character, I don't understand... Humanist_Activist Aug 2012 #53
"I see your problem. You are an extremist." cleanhippie Aug 2012 #63
Also, that's not what you said in that post, the implication was that non-Christians don't... Humanist_Activist Aug 2012 #49
Why would I want to be a megalomaniacal religious fanatic? onager Aug 2012 #38
Jesus is a liberator. That's why his state-church killed him. Be prepared to be patrice Aug 2012 #51
I agree with you. CJCRANE Aug 2012 #68
We know what the Romans wanted Him to do and say, that's the NT. What He dimbear Aug 2012 #69
No, what he did skepticscott Aug 2012 #70
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