The Bright Movement (Dennett)

[The_voice_of_reason]

That was shocking and funny

How original

I love you

[Perndog]

kahljorn. Die.

[Big Papa Goat]

Originally Posted by kahljorn

I don't know where you come from, around here we burn christians and eat all their food, shortly after eating them. BBQ christian is tastey.

Black Metal!

[The_voice_of_reason]

ALL of those christ loving bastards say the same thing "accept Jesus into your heart and you can go to heaven"

[kahljorn]

Perndog, suck on my left ball. not the right though, I save that for higher class whores.

[Big Papa Goat]

From now on, whenever Christians tell me that, I'll squirt them with barbeque sauce.

[Perndog]

And they're completely convinced that it's so important that you embrace Jesus that it doesn't matter how much it annoys the hell out of the rest of us. Because it's the most important thing in the world to them, and they just can't understand how everyone doesn't automatically agree.

I love how this is turning into an anti-Christian thread.

[The_voice_of_reason]

I jesus



Chirstians have every right to force their beliefs down your throat.

[VinceZeb]

Originally Posted by Wicked Steve

...We're fortunate enough to be born to non-religious parents....

That goes up there in the fucking idotic quotes of history, along with "Freethinkers", "Liberals are tough on national security", and "Communism is a good idea."

[imported_Wicked Steve]

Well thank you for your support.

[kahljorn]

I was born into a Christian family, I just managed to outgrow it in some ways. It makes me stronger as a person. You see, I was born without legs, and I prayed and prayed to God, but he never gave me new legs. But when I denounced his love suddenly I could walk on Phantom Stilts. I am now 20 feet tall and seem to be floating, I live the high life. Puns intended.

[The_voice_of_reason]

BUt seriously guys those brights are silly.

[ItalianStereotype]

concerning proselytizing individuals into the Christian faith; I understand that it is one of the basic tenets of Church doctrine, but I seem to recall that, whether mentioned directly or in an allegory, Christ said that it is better to worship privately and not to whore out the faith. it may have only applied to gaudy public worship, but I thought that it might be relevant here as well. Seth, I'm quite certain that you will know something of this.

[CaptainBubba]

"And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. 6But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 7And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. 8Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

-Matthew 6:5-8

I'll refrain from my interpretation as I'm woefully iggnorant in regards to Bible specifics. This is just my favorite part of the Bible so I felt like citing it in regards to the topic. For all the people who claim to have read the Bible there sure are alot of people who seem to disregard this ( And I know that it doesn't mean all public prayer is wrong. I'm reffering to people who pray every chance they get while in my pressence).

[kahljorn]

Just out of curiousity, wasnt paganism dated around 600ad or something? And wasnt it in the European region? How would "Matthew" know about them? Then again, I don't know shit about theological history, so im prolly wrong.

[FS]

I think in the Bible, "paganism" is just a chosen translation that applies to all forms of faith other than Christianity.

[kahljorn]

Hm. I doubt the hebrew word was "Pagan", sounds like a good indication that we fucked with the bible a couple hundred years ago when we translated it.
I do think I was probably wrong about the pagan date, though, I still think it was mainly a european religion. Like druids and shit.

lol, i just read the dictionary and it says: "One who is not a Christian, Muslim, or Jew, especially a worshiper of a polytheistic religion". That sounds so twisted to me. Something is wrong. SOMETHING IS WRONG. WRONG WRONG. ITS A CONSPIRACY. Oh wait, I was thinking of Wiccan not Pagans, damn I'm dumb.

"The state of being pagan; pagan characteristics; esp., the worship of idols or false gods, or the system of religious opinions and worship maintained by pagans; heathenism."
THE DICTIONARY'S ARE CONTROLLED MY CHRISTIANS.
I like how I don't delete thoughts when I'm wrong, it makes me look so sad and dumb to show my entire line of thought. Look at that, lines of thought about how dumb I am. What a moron. YOU FAGGOT.

[kellychaos]

Pagan originally applied to mountain dwelling people on the outskirts who hadn't converted to the monotheistic God of choice and who tended to worship Nature and the sacred female. It came to be regarded as an hillbilly insult after years of the Roman Catholic smear campaign to cast such religions into obscurity and persecute the remaining heretics (Little known fact: "heretics" root comes from the Jewish word for "choice" as in I choose not to believe in Christianity). Wicka is a prime example of that type of religion that still endures in present times.

[kahljorn]

omg they hated mountain folk?

[kellychaos]

Originally Posted by kahljorn

omg they hated mountain folk?

Pagan's who maintained adherence to earth worship were thought to be ass-backwards by those who believed in the new fangled Greek mythology as well. Think of the goat as a symbol and what that entails.

It's much the same way today. Observe!!

[VinceZeb]

Uhhh... Kelly, how can "Wicca" still endure in present times when "Wicca" wasnt even really formed until about 100 years ago? That is like saying that the DVD player endures today, when in fact it was just created.

[mburbank]

See, now, that's why reading comprehension skills are so important.

Here's what Kelly said:

"Wicka is a prime example of that type of religion that still endures in present times."
-Kelly.

Endures refers back to the phrase 'that type of religion', ie. Pagan and earth based. Paganism, not Wicca, endures. Wicca is an example of that type of religion.

One might equally say "Vintholocism is a prime example of that type of religion (ie. fundamentalist religous intolerance) that still endures in present times." without making any claim that your bizarre, craamped, self serving version of Catholocism predates you.

[kellychaos]

Originally Posted by VinceZeb

Uhhh... Kelly, how can "Wicca" still endure in present times when "Wicca" wasnt even really formed until about 100 years ago? That is like saying that the DVD player endures today, when in fact it was just created.

Uh ... Vinth ... witchcraft and paganism predates Christianity. In fact, much of the customs, historical dates, ceremonial rites, ect have been co-opted from paganism in an effort to make it more palatable to existing pagans.

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[mburbank]

Now dumbass, are you admiteding that you just said again that Wicca and paganistry are the same thing when what you just said is that one is new while the other of which is made up recently which are what I said making me the not dumbass one of us? Oh, I forgot, now you are a liberal communist who think the mass murder of the masses is like going home and saying "Oh, thanks, I'll have a cold one." Now you'd believe any dumass piece of missinformation Hitler would tell you if he had of told it in a good packaging of "progressive" speaking and called himself a "Free-thinker". Oh, I forgot, I have a brain in my head that's about as good as an expired roast beef.

[AChimp]