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Mon Jan-19-09 12:12 PM
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| 40. For a self-described atheist, you can quote the Bible with the best of them. |
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And it seems you are well versed in those verses that anti-gay fundies like to throw out to justify their bigotry.
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| -As an atheist, I'm glad Robinson's prayer was cut |
LittleBlue |
Jan-19-09 11:46 AM |
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prodn2000 |
Jan-19-09 11:47 AM |
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I predict unanimous, wild, and unlimited affirmation for your OP. |
Old Crusoe |
Jan-19-09 11:49 AM |
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The Episcopalians advocate killing gays now? |
QC |
Jan-19-09 11:49 AM |
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The Bible does. You ever read Leviticus? |
LittleBlue |
Jan-19-09 11:52 AM |
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And Christians believe that the coming of Jesus fulfilled the debt to the old covenant, |
Occam Bandage |
Jan-19-09 11:58 AM |
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And yet the Old Testament still remains in Christian bibles |
LittleBlue |
Jan-19-09 12:01 PM |
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I Thought People Who Believed In The Old Testament Were Called Jews... |
WillyT |
Jan-19-09 12:06 PM |
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Christians still believe in the old testament |
LittleBlue |
Jan-19-09 12:09 PM |
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Nobody is saying the Old Testament no longer exists. |
Occam Bandage |
Jan-19-09 12:11 PM |
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The Levictican Code is NOT followed by Christians |
LostinVA |
Jan-19-09 12:13 PM |
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But What About The Literalists ??? |
WillyT |
Jan-19-09 12:16 PM |
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They're morons, and few by comparison. |
Occam Bandage |
Jan-19-09 12:16 PM |
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But Christians do accept that, at one time, it was the word of god? |
LittleBlue |
Jan-19-09 12:19 PM |
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The Ten Commandments are honored, not followed. |
Occam Bandage |
Jan-19-09 12:23 PM |
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It does, but does not remain as law, but rather as context for the history of |
Occam Bandage |
Jan-19-09 12:09 PM |
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Of course in the historical context, I agree. I'm talkign about the |
LittleBlue |
Jan-19-09 12:21 PM |
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I always took that to mean |
Shiver |
Jan-19-09 11:58 AM |
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Ever studied what non-fundamentalist Christians actually believe? |
QC |
Jan-19-09 11:59 AM |
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Name removed |
Jan-19-09 12:00 PM |
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Not everyone takes the Bible literally. Got it? Some of us think those old |
GreenPartyVoter |
Jan-19-09 12:00 PM |
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Nope, it doesn't say that -- you need to brush up on your Hebrew |
LostinVA |
Jan-19-09 12:08 PM |
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For a self-described atheist, you can quote the Bible with the best of them. |
racaulk |
Jan-19-09 12:12 PM |
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That's a common verse for atheists to memorize as an example of something |
Occam Bandage |
Jan-19-09 12:17 PM |
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The Constitution = The Atheist Viewpoint |
stopbush |
Jan-19-09 11:49 AM |
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Wow you actually had a relevant point to make and decided to bury it under incendiary language. |
GOPNotForMe |
Jan-19-09 11:49 AM |
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Well, your argument might be valid, except it was on cable... |
hlthe2b |
Jan-19-09 11:49 AM |
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I'm sure the Rabbis and Christians will be on public tomorrow |
LittleBlue |
Jan-19-09 11:55 AM |
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I would be satisfied if the celebration was strictly secular. nt |
Lost-in-FL |
Jan-19-09 11:49 AM |
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I am very christian and think that all invocations should be done away with |
Jennicut |
Jan-19-09 11:51 AM |
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I am an atheist as well, and I don't like prayers at government events, but |
tbyg52 |
Jan-19-09 11:53 AM |
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Nice edit |
prodn2000 |
Jan-19-09 11:57 AM |
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Addendum? |
Lost-in-FL |
Jan-19-09 12:00 PM |
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Not "wrong" |
prodn2000 |
Jan-19-09 12:02 PM |
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Even if we follow your logic |
LittleBlue |
Jan-19-09 12:02 PM |
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Seriously |
prodn2000 |
Jan-19-09 12:03 PM |
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You first. |
LittleBlue |
Jan-19-09 12:06 PM |
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I don't feel the need to "defend" it. |
prodn2000 |
Jan-19-09 12:09 PM |
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Nonsense |
LittleBlue |
Jan-19-09 12:12 PM |
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OMFG |
prodn2000 |
Jan-19-09 12:14 PM |
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Nope, again not true |
LostinVA |
Jan-19-09 12:10 PM |
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"Stop the BS, GLBT community." |
LostinVA |
Jan-19-09 12:02 PM |
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I don't need an interpretation, since the code is very clear |
LittleBlue |
Jan-19-09 12:04 PM |
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The word Bible is from the greek biblios - it means library,,, |
ddeclue |
Jan-19-09 12:22 PM |
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Not a Biblical scholar, are you? n/t |
Solon |
Jan-19-09 12:05 PM |
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Yes, because I need a scholar to obfuscate the hard, sad truth |
LittleBlue |
Jan-19-09 12:07 PM |
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Yeah, do you realize that the original hebrew is actually quite different? |
Solon |
Jan-19-09 12:11 PM |
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I told him that upthread -- he doesn't seem to care |
LostinVA |
Jan-19-09 12:15 PM |
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I'm not a Christian either, yet I did study the Bible extensively as a youth... |
Solon |
Jan-19-09 12:16 PM |
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So the Bible is saying that Pagans who engage in gay acts |
LittleBlue |
Jan-19-09 12:16 PM |
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Its not excusing the passage, but the passage has nothing to do with homosexual relationships... |
Solon |
Jan-19-09 12:19 PM |
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Why did it never occur to them to condemn such relationships? |
LittleBlue |
Jan-19-09 12:23 PM |
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Yes, the interpertation IS clear, and it's not what you say it is |
LostinVA |
Jan-19-09 12:12 PM |
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You're namecalling. Screaming "uneducated! ignorant!" isn't a defense. n/t |
LittleBlue |
Jan-19-09 12:17 PM |
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The only problem is religious types tend to cherry pick their books |
AndrewP |
Jan-19-09 12:05 PM |
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Well isn't cherry picking your books what freedom of religion (or expression) all about? |
ddeclue |
Jan-19-09 12:15 PM |
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The word "bible" is from the Greek biblios - it means library |
ddeclue |
Jan-19-09 12:10 PM |
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Did they have any other preacher on during the actual 2-hour concert? |
WI_DEM |
Jan-19-09 12:10 PM |
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Not that I saw - I saw it live on DirecTV on HBO. |
ddeclue |
Jan-19-09 12:14 PM |
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STOP THE B.S. SHRIMP-EATERS!! |
PelosiFan |
Jan-19-09 12:22 PM |
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Locking. |
wakemeupwhenitsover |
Jan-19-09 12:23 PM |
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