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  • nickcat0
    nickcat0 Posts: 75
    That's why I prefer the more liberal attitudes of the Church of England , over these more conservative , reactionary faiths .
    Worship God , don't judge others ,try and be loving and considerate to all , and let God decide what He thinks is right and wrong .
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  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    that's abhorrent.....:mad:....and very sad....
  • hippiemom
    hippiemom Posts: 3,326
    Simons said the church believes homosexuality is a sin, but it would have appeared to endorse that lifestyle if the service had been held there.
    So they only do funerals for those that are free from sin? I guess that leaves them with an awful lot of spare time.

    Am I to believe they've never done a funeral for a fornicator, a covetor, one who didn't make the sabbath holy?
    "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." ~ MLK, 1963
  • gue_barium
    gue_barium Posts: 5,515
    "Principles of cruelty", anyone?
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  • jeffbr
    jeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
    Why is it shocking that a church would be narrow minded and exclusive? Exclusivity is the name of the game with organized religion isn't it?
    "I'll use the magic word - let's just shut the fuck up, please." EV, 04/13/08
  • gue_barium
    gue_barium Posts: 5,515
    jeffbr wrote:
    Why is it shocking that a church would be narrow minded and exclusive? Exclusivity is the name of the game with organized religion isn't it?
    Why is it shocking, jeffbr?
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  • jeffbr
    jeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
    gue_barium wrote:
    Why is it shocking, jeffbr?

    It isn't to me. I just wonder why it is "news".
    "I'll use the magic word - let's just shut the fuck up, please." EV, 04/13/08
  • gue_barium
    gue_barium Posts: 5,515
    jeffbr wrote:
    It isn't to me. I just wonder why it is "news".

    Well, you're the only one who said it was shocking. Does news have to be shocking to be news?
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  • jeffbr
    jeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
    gue_barium wrote:
    Well, you're the only one who said it was shocking. Does news have to be shocking to be news?

    If you want to sell advertising it does.
    "I'll use the magic word - let's just shut the fuck up, please." EV, 04/13/08
  • gue_barium
    gue_barium Posts: 5,515
    jeffbr wrote:
    If you want to sell advertising it does.
    So, in your mind, the aim of the church was to enable the media to shock its readers sufficiently enough to sell advertising?

    Whew.
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  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    I'm pretty sure there's a "god", but I fucking hate religion. Fuck it!
  • deadnothingbetter
    deadnothingbetter Posts: 2,202
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    I'm pretty sure there's a "god", but I fucking hate religion. Fuck it!
    i second that....

    when my dad was a pastor there was a woman who had aids that was contracted by her cheating husband... when she passed away, my father held her funeral at our small building where we had "church". apparently, her family were from another denomination... don't know which, but they didn't want to hold her funeral for similar reasons. so my father allowed an entire group probably 300-400 guests in a building that was meant for only 100 or so.
    This isn't the land of opportunity, it's the land of competition.
  • know1
    know1 Posts: 6,801
    hippiemom wrote:
    So they only do funerals for those that are free from sin? I guess that leaves them with an awful lot of spare time.

    Am I to believe they've never done a funeral for a fornicator, a covetor, one who didn't make the sabbath holy?


    Same thing I was thinking. It's highly hypocritical.
    The only people we should try to get even with...
    ...are those who've helped us.

    Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
  • jeffbr
    jeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
    gue_barium wrote:

    Whew.

    Whew, indeed. It must be exhausting trying to chase your mind around. You can fixate on a single word and then follow around a stream of consciousness to see where it leads you. Good luck with that.
    "I'll use the magic word - let's just shut the fuck up, please." EV, 04/13/08
  • Juberoo
    Juberoo Posts: 472
    nickcat0 wrote:
    That's why I prefer the more liberal attitudes of the Church of England , over these more conservative , reactionary faiths .
    Worship God , don't judge others ,try and be loving and considerate to all , and let God decide what He thinks is right and wrong .

    Which is exactly why he had the bible written to express what his thoughts on right and wrong were as well as how he wanted to be worshiped. Good thing too because he knew that humans would mess it up and argue amongst one another unless he left directions.
    Makes much more sense, to live in the present tense.

    A truly liberal person is conservative when necessary.

    Pro-life by choice.
  • hippiemom
    hippiemom Posts: 3,326
    Juberoo wrote:
    Which is exactly why he had the bible written to express what his thoughts on right and wrong were as well as how he wanted to be worshiped. Good thing too because he knew that humans would mess it up and argue amongst one another unless he left directions.
    Whew! Good thing he left those directions! I guess that's why no one in the world argues about spiritual matters, because he made it all so crystal clear.
    "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." ~ MLK, 1963
  • gue_barium
    gue_barium Posts: 5,515
    jeffbr wrote:
    Whew, indeed. It must be exhausting trying to chase your mind around. You can fixate on a single word and then follow around a stream of consciousness to see where it leads you. Good luck with that.

    Coherent logic needs no luck.
    You could use some.
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  • Juberoo
    Juberoo Posts: 472
    hippiemom wrote:
    Whew! Good thing he left those directions! I guess that's why no one in the world argues about spiritual matters, because he made it all so crystal clear.
    actually you missed the sardonic undertone to "humans would mess it up and argue amongst one another"....but these things are frequently lost on you...

    anyways, the bible is pretty clear actually on a variety of subjects. Try actually opening one and reading it....you might be suprised at what you find. That way, you won't have to worry about someone tainting your mind...ooooooooooooooo it's all a conspiracy to brainwash you and control every second of every moment regarding every thought or action in your life oooooooooooooo :o
    Makes much more sense, to live in the present tense.

    A truly liberal person is conservative when necessary.

    Pro-life by choice.
  • gue_barium
    gue_barium Posts: 5,515
    Juberoo wrote:
    actually you missed the sardonic undertone to "humans would mess it up and argue amongst one another"....but these things are frequently lost on you...

    anyways, the bible is pretty clear actually on a variety of subjects. Try actually opening one and reading it....you might be suprised at what you find. That way, you won't have to worry about someone tainting your mind...ooooooooooooooo it's all a conspiracy to brainwash you and control every second of every moment regarding every thought or action in your life oooooooooooooo :o
    Individuality has nothing to do with the bible. The conformity you preach sure does.

    Get lost.
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  • RolandTD20Kdrummer
    RolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIx-1-lfzXg :D

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    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

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