Could whoever is preaching their religion via DU stickies please stop?

[LeftyMom]

1. It's a waste of your time and money. Nobody's going to become a wiccan (I think that's what the stickie buyer is, based on the "as above so below" one) or more generic new ager or whatever based on brief platitudes posted as advertisements on DU.

2. You'd probably be pissed off if somebody else posted a crucified Jesus or the "there is no god but Allah" bit or a psalm or whatever. And for good reason, we don't come here to hear about anybody's imaginary friend(s). So please realize that includes yours.

3. Preaching at people who haven't asked for it is rude.

[suninvited]

1. I would have never figured that one out

that "as above so below" was preaching wiccan.

But, they paid for their stickie, I guess they can put whatever they want.

[vadawg]

3. yup that one got me too, i thought it was someone naval gazing

darn if they didnt catch me out, there i was looking at my belly then the sky having no idea i was being given a sermon :)

[SecularMotion]

29. That's not true

At least one member has been tombstoned before for posting an offensive stickie during a fund drive.

[Dr. Strange]

2. You need to change your vibration.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

8. You mean they have different speeds?

:rofl:

[Dr. Strange]

26. I'm going to pretend that I don't know what you're talking about.

[dropkickpa]

73. The good ones do!

:evilgrin:

[LeftyMom]

11. Those damned IKEA batteries don't hold their charge for shit.

[Obama2012]

59. IKEA batteries suck

Kodak batteries are just as cheap and last way longer.

[no name no slogan]

81. You didn't put 'em in the freezer long enough

:)

[CreekDog]

17. would magnets work?

:shrug:

[NJmaverick]

4. Now if they posted a picture of themselves skyclad

it would be a lot more interesting

[cwydro]

10. LOL!

[CJCRANE]

5. As Above

[rcrush]

6. I want to see one that says I LIKE TURTLES

If I had $10 I'd do it.

[Deep13]

16. I heard Lou Dobbs is married to a box turtle.

I mean, what am I supposed to think when he refuses to release his marriage license. What's he hiding.

[Arugula Latte]

20. Lou Dobbs is a card-carrying member of NAMTLA

North American Man-Turtle Love Association.

[graywarrior]

7. If I wasn't a starving artist/student this month I make a I WILL NOT FREE THE DUCK sticky.

[BuelahWitch]

19. GrayWarrior, Minister of Duckology!

:rofl:

[graywarrior]

22. I should major in that at school.

:+

[CJCRANE]

9. As Below

[rug]

12. Preachy post.

[LibertyLover]

13. It's actually a paraphrase of a Hermetic principal,

and not Wiccan per se. The way that I learned it was

As above
So below
As within
So without

[Forkboy]

21. It goes back to at least the Egyptian times.

It was something they firmly believed, both in the physical state and the spiritual one. Many believe that the three pyramids at Giza were built to mirror the three stars in Orion's belt, and the Nile mirrored the Milky Way. A case of a literal intepretation of "As above, so below". It goes way deeper than that, but it's an old term from way back. :)

[cwydro]

14. I didn't notice and really couldn't care less if people want

to put their religion on a stickie.

Kind of funny, really, if you think about it.

[Deep13]

15. I agree.

Now can I interest you in a Watchtower?

[BuelahWitch]

18. *sigh*I had to donate again so I could get my religion on there too...

As a High Priestess in the Church of Kuklapolitan it is my spiritual duty to comply...
:hide:
:rofl:

[kentauros]

23. Praise "BoB"!!!!

[MorningGlow]

24. This too shall pass (literally) n/t

[LeftyFingerPop]

25. You should donate so you can buy a stickie asking them to stop.

[MineralMan]

48. +1

[Swede]

49. This

:toast:

[jobycom]

27. Ain't that what they are all doing?

It's preaching if you don't agree, it's testifying if you do.

BTW, you should meet my teen. She posted almost the exact thing on FB this morning. :)

[Blue-Jay]

28. "Preaching at people who haven't asked for it is rude."

:rofl:

[BuelahWitch]

54. Yes, you can "preach" about all kinds of things...

[snailly]

58. lol

Oh the hypocrisy!

[Obama2012]

63. ???

I've never seen her preach at anyone.

[Kali]

67. like someone else said

it's testifying if you agree, preaching if you don't

[prolesunited]

89. You haven't been paying attention

[Obama2012]

94. I don't know, I've enjoyed all of her posts that I've seen

[valerief]

99. She's gonna lose a finger wagging it so hard!

:rofl:

[WildEyedLiberal]

30. I'm offended by your use of "imaginary friends." Please stop.

It sure is easy to be offended by shit other people say, isn't it? OR, we could all be adults and ignore things we don't personally agree with. How about that?

[woo me with science]

56. I'm not offended by either, but I agree with you.

Lesson for adults: If you don't like it, you don't have to look at it.

[LeftishBrit]

105. Agreed.

I'm an atheist, but a sticky on the Big Board isn't going to threaten my (lack of) faith. If lots of stickies were saying, 'I Love Pat Robertson' or 'Hurrah for the Ayatollahs' or 'Atheists Can't be Moral People' then I might start worrying; but otherwise, live and let live. I'm not mad keen on the couple of Truther stickies, but again, I don't have to read them. I used the board for pro-NHS stickies and I notice that support for health care is a popular topic on the board - I can certainly say Amen to that!

[newcriminal]

68. +1

[Fire Walk With Me]

31. Now you've done it. They formed a Chuggo Religion because of you.

[Dr. Strange]

32. It's not a religion.

It's a scientific theory!

[Fire Walk With Me]

34. I still categorize it under "Religions of Unusual Size".

[TZ]

35. the official religion of the lounge !

God that's funny. Does that mean TommyCarcetti is the high priest?

[Dr. Strange]

36. Yes.

Very high.

[DarkTirade]

40. It didn't 'form', it was simply waiting for Chuggo to come to be.

[Midlodemocrat]

41. Chuggo blows. I read it on FB and FB doesn't lie, dude.

[Dr. Strange]

70. You best provide a link to that heresy...

or we'll be Inquisitioning you in ways most Spanish.

[DU GrovelBot]

33. ## PLEASE DONATE TO DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND! ##

This week is our third quarter 2009 fund drive. Democratic Underground is
a completely independent website. We depend on donations from our members
to cover our costs. Please take a moment to donate! Thank you!

[Midlodemocrat]

37. You're cranky. You need more Jesus in your life.

:rofl:

:loveya:

[Dr. Strange]

38. Hey!

[Name removed]

39. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[Dr. Strange]

113. Why was this message deleted?

Right above me there.

[Obama2012]

60. I think everybody needs more Jesus in their lives

:rofl:

[Deja Q]

42. Yet we preach to our children manners.

:evilgrin:

[Forkboy]

43. I put up the pentagram to counter the nice religions.

:yoiks:

[Kali]

44. personally, a paid for sticky doesn't bother me

there is plenty of stuff I don't agree with, but a sticky is easier to ignore than a lot of things. I mean yeah - comment and maybe make fun of it, but ask somebody to stop? nah

[SPKrazy]

45. Heck let them preach it

they are donating money to do it...

and don't read it its stupid :)

[Gormy Cuss]

83. +1

That "I love New York" -type proselytizing has got to stop.







n

[MineralMan]

46. If they donate, they can put whaterver they want on those stickies.

Freedom of religion and all that stuff. Doesn't bother me any.

I can't imagine why it would bother anyone else. As an atheist, I'm surrounded by religious people and messages. There it is. Means nothing to me. Live and let live.

[S n o w b a l l]

47. At least they're donating...

They can post whatever they like.

[MineralMan]

50. +1

[Tuesday Afternoon]

66. goddamn right about that

Go cowboys!

[Name removed]

84. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[NJmaverick]

85. Very good point. We all get to enjoy the fruits of those donations

and if the price is a short lived sticky, who cares?

[jeff30997]

91. So what you're saying is...

I could post: "Snowball can melt for what I care" and it would be OK ?

[S n o w b a l l]

93. It'd be ok with me because it wouldn't surprise me...

That's probably against the rules, but post whatever you want...I seriously don't care.

Nor do I care if someone wants to post about their faith. Do you take a detour around church signs too? I don't understand anyone that begrudges someone for their faith. Intolerance in any form sucks.

[Name removed]

96. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[LeftyFingerPop]

92. Yes...as long as it does not break the DU rules...

I have trouble seeing how someone can be criticized for paying for their own sticky, and then expressing a personal religious belief.

Not only mocked, but told to STOP.

Freedom of religion, etc.

[hippywife]

51. Maybe they are just trying

to express their own belief in a stickie and not trying to convert people. It's their donation, they can choose to put anything on there they wish.

[MineralMan]

52. Blessed be, Lefty Mom...

:bounce:

[wickerwoman]

57. An it harm none, do as ye will

:evilgrin:

[CreekDog]

53. I'm sorry

But when I get tired I post Wiccan stickies. :shrug:

[emilyg]

55. Donate and post your own stickly.

[Obama2012]

62. What if she doesn't have the money to post her own sticky?

$10 is a lot for some people. It is for me. That's why I haven't donated. I'm getting over being laid off.

[snailly]

61. Bless your heart

[astral]

64. You don't really mean that, do you?

Or were you kidding? "As Above, So Below" is offensive? I don't know Wiccan, but I thought the Rosicrucians believe that although I'm not saying I think it came from them.

"Man the Microcosm," = the human body reflects the universe.

Or something like that. I think the person who posted it probably wanted just post some 'food for thought,' make people go, "Hmmm, I wonder what that means . . . . ."

And then, some people get offended.

It's okay you probably can't see my post anyway <<<<LOL~!>>>>

[Orrex]

65. Hermes Trismestigus was a total punk

[PVnRT]

101. Heathen. Read the Emerald Tablet.

Then all will be clear and the phlogiston will fall from your eyes.

[Orrex]

114. I once took two emerald tablets when I had a migraine. Does that count?

[Odin2005]

69. Ugh, I'm allergic to new age BS.

ACHOOOOOOO!!!

[flvegan]

71. Freeper.

[TommyO]

72. Ah, such wonderful outrage at somebody else's beliefs

Nobody is forcing you to read the stickies.

[EstimatedProphet]

74. Why should they? Because it's preaching, or because you don't like it?

Isn't the fact that you included #3 into a post where you perform #3 kind of ironic?

[SoxFan]

75. Free speech is a bitch, ain't it?

I'm not Wiccan (as everybody here has figured out by now), but if someone wants to use their space to voice support for their faith, that's fine.

Frankly, it's less offensive than the 9/11 conspiracy theory nonsense that some people have put up there.

[TZ]

76. LOL

Well LM, you sure got under someone's skin.."It's my sticky+I'll preach if I want to"....:rofl:. I think its a hoot that someone paid money just to refute you...

[Dr. Strange]

77. Could whoever is using the Washington Nationals as their DU avatar please stop?

1. It's a waste of your time and money. Nobody's going to become a Natinal's fan. (I think that's what the avatar-user is, based on the avatar.)

2. You'd probably be pissed off if somebody else used a Colorado Rockies avatar. And for good reason, we don't come here to hear about anybody's imaginary baseball abilities. So please realize that includes your team's.

3. Praising the Natinals in front of people who haven't asked for it is rude.

4. They're the Natinals, for Allah's sake!

[TZ]

78. PFFFT.

I should put up a sticky that says this: Oakland Raiders---at least we don't get rid of our star QB!

[Dr. Strange]

79. ...and coach.

Them Broncos will be the death of me yet.

[woo me with science]

103. Maybe that was the intent.... nt

[Chan790]

80. You know...

I'm starting to think this sticky campaign is simply a bad idea.

• You're upset that people are using their stickers to minister.
  
• Last year, Maddy got herself tombstoned over it.
  
• I'm now forced to confront 9/11 truthers twice a year on their folly because as a witness in DC they upset me greatly. I avoid our 9/11 forum for a reason. If they're going to drag that crap out into the rest of the site, I have to confront it.
  
  It just seems to always be a problem when the stickies come out.

[no name no slogan]

82. My invisible sky buddy can beat up your invisible sky buddy

[lillypaddle]

86. So, is the sticky that says

"every sperm is sacred" anti-choice??? or is that "ironical"?

[valerief]

100. Well, it's sticky. nt

[La Lioness Priyanka]

87. yes, because if there is one thing you arent, its preachy. nt

[prolesunited]

88. All I can say is

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[WildEyedLiberal]

90. Can whoever is preaching atheism via DU stickies please stop?

*points to "Religion is not good for children or other living things" sticky*

I don't come to DU to hear some faux-intellectual hipsters snark about "imaginary friends" or whine about how religion ruins everything.

Oh, and preaching at people who haven't asked for it is rude.

[Dystopian]

95. It's awesome....

People can express themselves...and DU goes on and on ...and on....
I have not found one sticky offensive...not one.
We are all as one...

Embrace diversity and coexist...

Got it on my rear end too! :-)
Except the impeach one is gone....

peace~

[begin_within]

97. Politics is nothing but another religion too, so what's the difference?

[Richard Steele]

98. This thread is a glory unto Eris. Hot dogs for everyone! nm

[Chan790]

107. Hail Discordia!

Can I have a tofu pup instead: chili, mustard and sauerkraut? Hot dogs...not very Chan790 friendly.

[LynneSin]

102. If you want to see rude read your own post

Someone made a donation to DU - it's their right to post something that fits who they are. If I post a cross or a star of david or a wiccan symbol, I'm not trying to convert - I'm just sharing who I am. I wouldn't be critical if you post something about Vegans or PETA or whatever represented you.

[Obama2012]

111. Bless your heart

[VMI Dem]

104. Jesus loves you.

Amen.

[supernova]

106. It must be awfully hard

when the world doesn't do what you tell it to.

[Shell Beau]

108. Hahaha!! You really pissed off some folks now! Uh oh!

I know how much you care. You are probably so upset now. :rofl:


:hi:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

110. not pissed at all. most amused.

[LeftyFingerPop]

112. The OP pissed me off more than anything in my entire life.

[bridgit]

109. I agree, fuck ignorant people