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Chovexani Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-25-05 10:49 AM
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105. No, but I'm a Pagan
And this whole holiday was pretty much stolen from us (list most of them). So I guess my opinion doesn't count. :P

JC was a great wise man and teacher. I think he'd be embarrassed by a lot of these cultists that grew up around him.
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  -Does everybody here buy the "Christ rose from the grave" thing? Floogeldy  Mar-25-05 01:59 AM   #0 
  - his soul of course  imenja   Mar-25-05 02:02 AM   #1 
  - VG IM....that's sounds reasonable. nt  caledesi   Mar-25-05 02:06 AM   #4 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Mar-25-05 05:47 AM   #31 
     - why not?  imenja   Mar-25-05 07:09 AM   #48 
     - That's why we are called believers  Red State Rebel   Mar-25-05 10:02 AM   #91 
  - I don't.  Pithlet   Mar-25-05 02:02 AM   #2 
  - pagan  imenja   Mar-25-05 02:04 AM   #3 
  - Reminds me of Eddie Izzard  Pithlet   Mar-25-05 02:12 AM   #7 
     - Izzard is hilarious.  StrongbadTehAwesome   Mar-25-05 06:25 AM   #40 
  - Those traditions, the Christmas Tree and the Easter Bunny  Revolutionary_Acts04   Mar-25-05 02:14 AM   #8 
  - Many of the old traditions are Pagan.  Freebird12004   Mar-25-05 03:40 AM   #27 
  - And the days of the week are pretty paganistic. Who cares?  caledesi   Mar-25-05 12:45 PM   #110 
     - Well put Caledesi !  Freebird12004   Mar-25-05 01:38 PM   #113 
  - What? Easter is the celebration of futility?  ContraBass Black   Mar-25-05 08:19 AM   #64 
  - You realize that both Easter and Christmas  lapfog_1   Mar-25-05 04:34 AM   #29 
  - yup  Skittles   Mar-25-05 07:04 AM   #46 
  - They're just pagan holidays anyhow.  El Fuego   Mar-25-05 09:41 AM   #83 
  - the spirit reentered the body  cornfedyank   Mar-25-05 02:08 AM   #5 
  - He's Zombie Jesus.  Borgnine   Mar-25-05 02:09 AM   #6 
  - Zombies  Floogeldy   Mar-25-05 02:17 AM   #10 
  - Wrong!  _TJ_   Mar-25-05 10:19 AM   #100 
  - I still don't get the "Jesus died for our sins" thing.  CanuckAmok   Mar-25-05 02:15 AM   #9 
  - I always wondered,  Revolutionary_Acts04   Mar-25-05 02:24 AM   #12 
  - Theft, adultery, arson... all the fun stuff.  CanuckAmok   Mar-25-05 02:30 AM   #14 
  - The way I understand it...  primate1   Mar-25-05 02:54 AM   #17 
  - well, fuck me.  CanuckAmok   Mar-25-05 02:58 AM   #18 
  - Kind of weird to get it from someone who gave up on religion at 13, huh?  primate1   Mar-25-05 03:07 AM   #21 
     - hell, I hung on to it till I was 37  AchtungToddler   Mar-25-05 07:54 AM   #60 
  - Am I remembering correctly, that by his death and  DODI   Mar-25-05 06:18 AM   #39 
  - I bet a lot of lambs and goats  MountainLaurel   Mar-25-05 09:40 AM   #81 
  - Let me explain my understanding  dr.strangelove   Mar-25-05 07:47 AM   #57 
     - God sure does hold a nasty grudge against Adam and humankind.  ImpeachBush   Mar-25-05 08:54 AM   #71 
        - I have no idea  dr.strangelove   Mar-25-05 09:44 AM   #84 
           - I enojoyed your reply, and agree with what you wrote ....  ImpeachBush   Mar-25-05 09:58 AM   #89 
              - Certainly  dr.strangelove   Mar-25-05 10:09 AM   #95 
  - I don't "buy" that there was an actual historical "Christ", much less...  Robeson   Mar-25-05 02:19 AM   #11 
  - Exactly  mr blur   Mar-25-05 02:30 AM   #13 
  - There is NO EVIDENCE... outside of the Bible, which, BTW, has 3 differing  opihimoimoi   Mar-25-05 02:37 AM   #15 
     - Actually  Az   Mar-25-05 03:04 AM   #20 
     - That would make Mark to be about 100 years old when he wrote  ladjf   Mar-25-05 05:54 AM   #33 
        - well I guess I'll state the obvious here  imenja   Mar-25-05 06:18 AM   #38 
           - Hmmm, I think you skipped about 5 orders of "obvious" magnitude there.  AchtungToddler   Mar-25-05 07:50 AM   #59 
              - such as?  imenja   Mar-25-05 08:36 AM   #69 
     - so what?  imenja   Mar-25-05 03:21 AM   #24 
        - "Leap of faith" = fabricated  ladjf   Mar-25-05 05:55 AM   #34 
           - read Kierkegaard before you pass judgment  imenja   Mar-25-05 06:05 AM   #35 
              - Deleted message  Name removed   Mar-25-05 06:16 AM   #37 
                 - how silly of me  imenja   Mar-25-05 06:40 AM   #41 
                 - The entire content of each of your posts to me has been solely  ladjf   Mar-25-05 07:08 AM   #47 
                    - the only thing I insult is intolerance  imenja   Mar-25-05 07:20 AM   #51 
                       - Response:  ladjf   Mar-25-05 08:01 AM   #63 
                          - my full page comment  imenja   Mar-25-05 09:06 AM   #73 
                             - You deplore the right wingers yet you share the most  ladjf   Mar-25-05 12:27 PM   #107 
                                - yes, I have faith  imenja   Mar-25-05 03:36 PM   #115 
                                   - Sorry for the break. Got called away by somewhat of an  ladjf   Mar-25-05 10:54 PM   #116 
                                      - the point is this  imenja   Mar-26-05 08:50 AM   #117 
                 - by the way, what facts would those be?  imenja   Mar-25-05 06:56 AM   #43 
                    - Facts:  ladjf   Mar-25-05 07:19 AM   #50 
                       - oh good  imenja   Mar-25-05 07:24 AM   #53 
                          - Somewhere around 500,000,000 years. In geological terms,  ladjf   Mar-25-05 07:44 AM   #55 
  - Similar camp  Az   Mar-25-05 03:03 AM   #19 
     - I think you might enjoy a book called:.....  Robeson   Mar-25-05 03:17 AM   #22 
        - Own it  Az   Mar-25-05 03:19 AM   #23 
        - Then you know.  Robeson   Mar-25-05 03:22 AM   #25 
           - Sorry, I'm not a believer and I don't buy it. n/t  RebelOne   Mar-25-05 05:42 AM   #30 
              - I'm not either, in Christ, that is, I assume thats what you were...  Robeson   Mar-25-05 06:12 AM   #36 
        - Is their a book called.something like. A man with many faces?  izzie   Mar-25-05 03:33 AM   #26 
           - No, I've not specifically heard of that book, though the theme is...  Robeson   Mar-25-05 03:49 AM   #28 
           - It might be...  CJCRANE   Mar-25-05 05:50 AM   #32 
              - I have that book  _TJ_   Mar-25-05 10:27 AM   #102 
                 - Never read it but..  CJCRANE   Mar-25-05 12:30 PM   #108 
                    - That's right  _TJ_   Mar-25-05 01:44 PM   #114 
  - Oh, a Christian-appreciation thread for Easter Week!  A-Schwarzenegger   Mar-25-05 02:44 AM   #16 
  - Yes, I certainly do.  BlondieK143   Mar-25-05 06:46 AM   #42 
  - As do I.  Midlodemocrat   Mar-25-05 08:27 AM   #66 
  - of course not. it's absurd. nt  jonnyblitz   Mar-25-05 07:01 AM   #44 
  - It's all about the message.  magnolia   Mar-25-05 07:03 AM   #45 
  - Does anyone here believe in miracles?  Donailin   Mar-25-05 07:15 AM   #49 
  - I don't but I'm open minded  _TJ_   Mar-25-05 10:18 AM   #99 
  - Thats the whole point of him being a deity, he physically returned to life  dr.strangelove   Mar-25-05 07:21 AM   #52 
  - His disciple Thomas asked for proof and got it  madison2000   Mar-25-05 07:40 AM   #54 
  - Yes, Zues Re-animated Him  AchtungToddler   Mar-25-05 07:46 AM   #56 
  - nope  BigMcLargehuge   Mar-25-05 07:48 AM   #58 
  - Yes, I believe it  noonwitch   Mar-25-05 07:54 AM   #61 
  - I hope he washed his hands before eating.  IMModerate   Mar-25-05 09:06 AM   #72 
  - Thomas Jefferson didn't buy it.  bunkerbuster1   Mar-25-05 08:01 AM   #62 
  - Nope - but Mithra...that's another story  progressoid   Mar-25-05 08:25 AM   #65 
  - I Used To  CO Liberal   Mar-25-05 08:28 AM   #67 
  - "John Barleycorn must die"  Bridget Burke   Mar-25-05 08:32 AM   #68 
  - I just have such a hard time  China_cat   Mar-25-05 08:43 AM   #70 
  - My theory ...  ImpeachBush   Mar-25-05 09:07 AM   #74 
  - blasphemer!  kodi   Mar-25-05 09:10 AM   #75 
  - Yes, I saw Kinison do that live. And no, I do not believe...  jswordy   Mar-25-05 09:12 AM   #76 
  - Was it Kinison  ginbarn   Mar-25-05 09:35 AM   #80 
     - It was Kinison, the former preacher. And...  jswordy   Mar-25-05 09:46 AM   #85 
        - My hubby studied extensively  ginbarn   Mar-25-05 09:59 AM   #90 
           - There were also conscious efforts to eliminate tracts that...  jswordy   Mar-25-05 10:06 AM   #92 
              - Absolutely!  ginbarn   Mar-25-05 10:24 AM   #101 
  - To me, the message of what Christ taught was more important.  SarahBelle   Mar-25-05 09:14 AM   #77 
  - I agree  _TJ_   Mar-25-05 10:12 AM   #96 
  - I do.  progmom   Mar-25-05 09:14 AM   #78 
  - Crucify Yourself  ignatzmouse   Mar-25-05 09:27 AM   #79 
  - If you seriously have a question for Christians regarding the  JimmyJazz   Mar-25-05 09:40 AM   #82 
  - As I see it ...  ImpeachBush   Mar-25-05 10:09 AM   #94 
  - I don't believe in ridiculing people for HAVING faith  nothingshocksmeanymore   Mar-25-05 09:48 AM   #86 
  - Thank you  Red State Rebel   Mar-25-05 09:50 AM   #88 
  - Thanks, NSMA  progmom   Mar-25-05 10:08 AM   #93 
  - A little tolerance  _TJ_   Mar-25-05 10:15 AM   #98 
  - As a Christian, it doesn't matter to me. What I get from the story is  GreenPartyVoter   Mar-25-05 09:50 AM   #87 
  - ha ha ha ha ha!  leftofthedial   Mar-25-05 10:14 AM   #97 
  - That is the wrong attitude sir!  _TJ_   Mar-25-05 10:30 AM   #103 
     - hey pal, I'm a fundamentalist  leftofthedial   Mar-25-05 10:46 AM   #104 
  - No, but I'm a Pagan  Chovexani   Mar-25-05 10:49 AM   #105 
  - yes, his spirit rose  WI_DEM   Mar-25-05 10:53 AM   #106 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Mar-25-05 12:33 PM   #109 
  - Joseph wasn't stoned off his ass  WilliamPitt   Mar-25-05 12:46 PM   #111 
  - Yes  Lydia Leftcoast   Mar-25-05 01:05 PM   #112 
  - No.  BiggJawn   Mar-26-05 08:58 AM   #118 
 

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