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blkmusclmachine

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18. Um, no. This is the same group that prayed FOR HIV/AIDS, to take out gay people, who they hate.

Reply to ZombieHorde (Reply #4)

Sat Oct 11, 2014, 05:17 PM

Oct 2014

Remember them telling everybody "HIV/AIDS is Gawd's punishment."

And they're still preaching it, 35 years later.

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I want to know why Christians don't pray Ebola away? [View all] DrewFlorida Oct 2014 OP

Maybe they've tried, but it doesn't work. Louisiana1976 Oct 2014 #1

Gawd's too busy rigging high school football games. blkmusclmachine Oct 2014 #17

Because it's killing Africans? arcane1 Oct 2014 #2

Gawd works in mysterious ways. blkmusclmachine Oct 2014 #15

The quality of flamebait in this group okasha Oct 2014 #3

So your answer is "because flamebait". Warren Stupidity Oct 2014 #7

Not an answer to the question, Warren. okasha Oct 2014 #8

I gave it about as much effort as you did. Warren Stupidity Oct 2014 #9

I'm busy today, but I'll try to come up with some decent flame bait latter. ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #10

Now, see. okasha Oct 2014 #13

Any particular religious demographic you'd like to see trolled? ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #21

Zorastrians. thucythucy Oct 2014 #29

Crap. That requires homework on my part. nt ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #32

Yeah, you'll need to do homework. Freddie's dead. Manifestor_of_Light Oct 2014 #83

Not unless your buds okasha Oct 2014 #31

There's only so many ways to say 'your imaginary friend doesn't exist'. AtheistCrusader Oct 2014 #46

Do not pass by my epitaph, traveler. rug Oct 2014 #52

Good tunes, edgineered Oct 2014 #72

Beats kvetching about religion on the internet. rug Oct 2014 #76

Saw Steve Winwood do that live a few week ago on tour!! Manifestor_of_Light Oct 2014 #81

I envy you. rug Oct 2014 #95

+100 CAG Oct 2014 #16

"ain't us atheists so much smarter than you?" AlbertCat Oct 2014 #91

Certainly the more people I put on Ignore, the less flamebait I see. mr blur Oct 2014 #22

I love how you think trotting out an ignore list somehow represents intelligence. rug Oct 2014 #33

Wait! Am I on ignore or not?? cbayer Oct 2014 #37

He's used, and unused, ignore so often he's no longer sure. rug Oct 2014 #54

What slays me is those that crow about it, cbayer Oct 2014 #56

All true. okasha Oct 2014 #67

Back? rug Oct 2014 #77

I have a corollary to that observation. rug Oct 2014 #25

And a corollary to the corollary. okasha Oct 2014 #28

Logic! rug Oct 2014 #30

I've been spelling that word wrong my whole fuckin' life. AtheistCrusader Oct 2014 #47

Nah, it's about the same as it has always been. cbayer Oct 2014 #36

I have to disagree somewhat. okasha Oct 2014 #38

I guess so, okasha, but it all feels the same to me. cbayer Oct 2014 #40

This one gets extra points okasha Oct 2014 #43

Flamebait? Because it happened to skepticscott Oct 2014 #42

"fundamental and uncomfortable truths" rug Oct 2014 #53

I am going to go out on a limb and say ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #4

Um, no. This is the same group that prayed FOR HIV/AIDS, to take out gay people, who they hate. blkmusclmachine Oct 2014 #18

Sure, some Christians love AIDS, but not all Christians. ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #20

Broad brush. nt No Vested Interest Oct 2014 #45

That is such a prejudiced broad brush statement. cbayer Oct 2014 #57

Yes, I think you are right, and cbayer Oct 2014 #41

Rather, they're praying bvf Oct 2014 #44

You know what others are praying for? cbayer Oct 2014 #58

Oh, it's you again. n/t bvf Oct 2014 #61

Yes! Were you expecting someone else? cbayer Oct 2014 #62

Your response would just as well have applied bvf Oct 2014 #64

Ok, thanks. I like following you around! cbayer Oct 2014 #65

Because they've read the results of the Templeton-funded study Ron Obvious Oct 2014 #5

They could, but they choose not to. Warren Stupidity Oct 2014 #6

They're too busy trying to keep Adam from marrying Steve, to worry about ebola. blkmusclmachine Oct 2014 #19

Benny Hinn where are you? Lint Head Oct 2014 #11

Sometimes the answer to prayer is "no" Goblinmonger Oct 2014 #12

Because the big invisible sky daddy doesn't exist. blkmusclmachine Oct 2014 #14

That's a definitive statement for which you have absolutely no evidence. cbayer Oct 2014 #59

There you go again. truebrit71 Oct 2014 #80

I have no evidence and I don't have any interest at all in proving that cbayer Oct 2014 #82

santa claus nt. Warren Stupidity Oct 2014 #93

You do have a point. The faith healers could go over and hit a couple thousand on the Thor_MN Oct 2014 #23

God answers all prayers. Sometimes the answer is "no" Heddi Oct 2014 #24

Because it's not magic. rug Oct 2014 #26

Because it's not magic. AlbertCat Oct 2014 #92

Aren't you a bit old to be asking that? rug Oct 2014 #94

The first couple of people who recovered... Mike Nelson Oct 2014 #27

My church prays for the victims of Ebola goldent Oct 2014 #34

NO, NO, NO!! This provides a perfect opportunity to mock and belittle christians cbayer Oct 2014 #60

People have been dying of Ebola for decades skepticscott Oct 2014 #63

I don't know what happened in the earlier Ebola outbreaks that were not so dangerous goldent Oct 2014 #75

Seriously? skepticscott Oct 2014 #85

I spoke about mission work I am familiar with personally goldent Oct 2014 #88

Yes, you could speak to that work skepticscott Oct 2014 #89

I think I see how you got your information about modern missionary work goldent Oct 2014 #90

Because most christians don't believe that that works? cbayer Oct 2014 #35

Most Christians don't believe that prayer works? skepticscott Oct 2014 #39

Wow. Just Wow! Warren Stupidity Oct 2014 #49

It does ring a little hollow skepticscott Oct 2014 #50

Are you talking about mr blur or cbayer? rug Oct 2014 #55

well when a person can also have a Knight of the Ark Warren Stupidity Oct 2014 #69

And none of you really ignore, you just announce it. rug Oct 2014 #79

Nah, that would mean skepticscott Oct 2014 #87

My friends mother just returned from her Sunday church routine. edgineered Oct 2014 #70

Lol, well that's an interesting answer. cbayer Oct 2014 #71

Sadly, she's a Faux Snooze junkie edgineered Oct 2014 #73

Thanks for the explanation. cbayer Oct 2014 #74

Same reason they look both ways before they cross the street rather than trusting in god's divine pl AtheistCrusader Oct 2014 #48

Well it is either one of the 2 rude (VERY RUDE) comments I have heard two "Good Christians" said. diabeticman Oct 2014 #51

If every person on the planet, SamKnause Oct 2014 #66

God would smite us all dead. Warren Stupidity Oct 2014 #68

Here you go - conservative "Christains" anyway underpants Oct 2014 #78

You can always tell the difference between a true believer and someone who says they believe! DrewFlorida Oct 2014 #84

OOOO!! You are a believer detective! cbayer Oct 2014 #86