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

Skittles

(152,918 posts)
37. thanks trotsky!
Thu Aug 9, 2012, 08:11 PM
Aug 2012

simple comments like yours are what keep me motivated....because I gotta tell you, waking up and 2:30PM (I am a night worker) and walking in 107 degree heat to a baked car to go donate for a couple of hours takes some motivation!

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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