What Happened to Church?

[ding]

I like the fact that you run away from your beliefs. That means you know what you believe is fucked up.

You need me to be like that in your mind, otherwise, you'll go completely over the edge. Hope you feel better soon.

Not at all. I don't give you a second thought. I've read your racist posts. If you want to rationalize you are a "realist" instead of a racist, then that proves you know what you are doing is wrong. It also proves you have a moral law inside of you that you didn't put there and can't seem to get rid of.

Everyone chooses their own morality. Some people have none.

Morality and virtue exist in and of themselves, Taz. It isn't what you say it is. You will know if you are right or wrong by your outcomes because error cannot stand. We reap what we sow regardless of whether we think something is moral. The Chinese think forced abortions are moral. They are now reaping what they have sown because forced abortions are not moral or virtuous.

What are the Chinese reaping?

A disproportionate number of males to females. That won't end well.

 

[Taz]

So how did Noah get kangaroos from Australia and back again?

I don't know. If He is God, He could certainly do it.

I'm not very concerned about kangaroos. I'm more concerned about church and faith and God. Do you have questions like that, or just silly gotcha questions?

I'm trying to figure out if the bible is true.

Let me end your suspense. It is. But you have to read it in context to discover the wisdom. Because if you read it like a jack-a-nape looking to confirm her bias, then you will be wasting your time because you could have just said you don't need to validate your beliefs and spent the time doing something more productive like trimming your toe nails.

She said she is "Very Biblical", you aren't. So stfu.

Don't be silly. I'm Catholic. We love Scripture.

Don't you think the Pope looks drunk all the time?

And doesn't the Pope believe in the 6 day creation story as being true?

 

[ding]

Did you somehow miss the multiple times that you were told it's nosy, none of your business, off-topic, and shockingly crass and ill-mannered?

I'm fairly certain you were raised around human beings at least part of your life, so I fail to see how you could be so ignorant of basic social courtesies.

I was thinking of going to church and I just wanted to know what's appropriate these days to drop in the plate? How about a couple of pork chops?

Pork chops are off topic? Really?

Let me clear up your confusion, Taz. Dropping pork chops in the collection plate would not be appropriate. Bringing frozen pork chops for a food drive would be appropriate. Or better yet, personally delivering pork chops to a family in need would be even better as this would be the most effective form of subsidiarity and charity. You're welcome.

Kinda like coaching Mowgli after he comes in from the jungle, isn't it?

That analogy is spot on.

It is helpful for me to remember that what Taz intends for evil, God is using for good. Think Joseph of the OT.

 

[Taz]

So how did Noah get kangaroos from Australia and back again?

Just a quick aside. She said she is "Very Biblical". I had to test her. Won't take long.

Know one thing. You are not my "tester" in anything. However, the ego revealed in the green smile is predictable.

So why isn't there any evidence about a 40 day worldwide flood?

Could be because you're in the wrong thread for finding evidence of a flood. Possibly if you looked in a thread that's actually ABOUT Noah's flood . . .

Like if you had some proof, you wouldn't stuff it in my face.

 

[Cecilie1200]

I'm trying to figure out if the bible is true.

the 4th century christian bible is a political agenda disguised as a religion patronizing 1st century events to advance its own agenda rather than the aspirations derived from that period, the christ being a primary example.

I mean, Paul went from persecution to an apostle, but then, he was really an outlier.

and has been used for that purpose from that time to the present encapsulated by congregational hegemony without cause ...

I can't decide if leftist religiophobes are just too stupid to understand the phrase "off-topic", or if they just think their calling to evangelize the world with the news that they hate God makes them above the rules.

I take that back. I can decide. Leftists are always too smugly sanctimonious to think that they're subject to the same restrictions as the peasantry.

 

[ding]

I don't know. If He is God, He could certainly do it.

I'm not very concerned about kangaroos. I'm more concerned about church and faith and God. Do you have questions like that, or just silly gotcha questions?

I'm trying to figure out if the bible is true.

Let me end your suspense. It is. But you have to read it in context to discover the wisdom. Because if you read it like a jack-a-nape looking to confirm her bias, then you will be wasting your time because you could have just said you don't need to validate your beliefs and spent the time doing something more productive like trimming your toe nails.

She said she is "Very Biblical", you aren't. So stfu.

Don't be silly. I'm Catholic. We love Scripture.

Don't you think the Pope looks drunk all the time?

And doesn't the Pope believe in the 6 day creation story as being true?

You should probably read the CCC to be better informed on Catholic dogma. Let me know if you need a link.

 

[Cecilie1200]

I've seen your racist posts, Taz. Don't piss on me and tell me it is raining.

Being realistic isn't racist. Now you know.

I like the fact that you run away from your beliefs. That means you know what you believe is fucked up.

You need me to be like that in your mind, otherwise, you'll go completely over the edge. Hope you feel better soon.

Proof positive that most unbelievers really think they are gods. I doubt very much that, except to pray for you, most of us give you a thought when we step away from our computers, and certainly not enough to "go completely over the edge". However, YOU really, really need to think that you're chipping away at our beliefs.

You need us. You might think about exploring why that is.

Once you get to know dingbat, you'll see him for the fool he is. I came here looking for proof of god. So far nothing, just a lot of hot air, and surprisingly, a ton of insults constantly.

Perhaps if you started by being honest, you'd encounter fewer insults.

 

[Taz]

You need me to be like that in your mind, otherwise, you'll go completely over the edge. Hope you feel better soon.

Not at all. I don't give you a second thought. I've read your racist posts. If you want to rationalize you are a "realist" instead of a racist, then that proves you know what you are doing is wrong. It also proves you have a moral law inside of you that you didn't put there and can't seem to get rid of.

Everyone chooses their own morality. Some people have none.

Morality and virtue exist in and of themselves, Taz. It isn't what you say it is. You will know if you are right or wrong by your outcomes because error cannot stand. We reap what we sow regardless of whether we think something is moral. The Chinese think forced abortions are moral. They are now reaping what they have sown because forced abortions are not moral or virtuous.

What are the Chinese reaping?

A disproportionate number of males to females. That won't end well.

That had nothing to do with forced abortions, people were choosing to have too many boys. So that makes you wrong. Gee, I'm almost shocked.

 

[ding]

I'm trying to figure out if the bible is true.

the 4th century christian bible is a political agenda disguised as a religion patronizing 1st century events to advance its own agenda rather than the aspirations derived from that period, the christ being a primary example.

I mean, Paul went from persecution to an apostle, but then, he was really an outlier.

and has been used for that purpose from that time to the present encapsulated by congregational hegemony without cause ...

I can't decide if leftist religiophobes are just too stupid to understand the phrase "off-topic", or if they just think their calling to evangelize the world with the news that they hate God makes them above the rules.

I take that back. I can decide. Leftists are always too smugly sanctimonious to think that they're subject to the same restrictions as the peasantry.

Taz is a militant atheist. She condemns respect for people of faith and believes it is her mission to subordinate religion.

 

[Taz]

I'm trying to figure out if the bible is true.

Let me end your suspense. It is. But you have to read it in context to discover the wisdom. Because if you read it like a jack-a-nape looking to confirm her bias, then you will be wasting your time because you could have just said you don't need to validate your beliefs and spent the time doing something more productive like trimming your toe nails.

She said she is "Very Biblical", you aren't. So stfu.

Don't be silly. I'm Catholic. We love Scripture.

Don't you think the Pope looks drunk all the time?

And doesn't the Pope believe in the 6 day creation story as being true?

You should probably read the CCC to be better informed on Catholic dogma. Let me know if you need a link.

Unless you can prove otherwise, we all know that the pope thinks that the story of creation is true. Too bad for you, you fake Catholic. I think they call that a heretic. Right?

 

[Cecilie1200]

Being realistic isn't racist. Now you know.

I like the fact that you run away from your beliefs. That means you know what you believe is fucked up.

You need me to be like that in your mind, otherwise, you'll go completely over the edge. Hope you feel better soon.

Proof positive that most unbelievers really think they are gods. I doubt very much that, except to pray for you, most of us give you a thought when we step away from our computers, and certainly not enough to "go completely over the edge". However, YOU really, really need to think that you're chipping away at our beliefs.

You need us. You might think about exploring why that is.

Truth is, I wouldn't even be praying for Taz if God hadn't metaphorically smacked me upside the head and told me to. God has people in His service who are all about the love and compassion and reaching out to others; I am not one of those people. I can only assume that if God went to enough effort to lay a burden on MY heart, powerful enough for me to take notice of it, something is seriously up. Several somethings.

Left to my own devices, I view Taz as the human equivalent of a mild skin rash.

So why would God ask you to pray for me, why doesn't he just contact me Himself?

Because, contrary to your obvious worldview, everything's not just about you.

God is the ultimate multi-tasker. Everything He does is intended to work His will in many lives, not just one.

 

[ding]

Not at all. I don't give you a second thought. I've read your racist posts. If you want to rationalize you are a "realist" instead of a racist, then that proves you know what you are doing is wrong. It also proves you have a moral law inside of you that you didn't put there and can't seem to get rid of.

Everyone chooses their own morality. Some people have none.

Morality and virtue exist in and of themselves, Taz. It isn't what you say it is. You will know if you are right or wrong by your outcomes because error cannot stand. We reap what we sow regardless of whether we think something is moral. The Chinese think forced abortions are moral. They are now reaping what they have sown because forced abortions are not moral or virtuous.

What are the Chinese reaping?

A disproportionate number of males to females. That won't end well.

That had nothing to do with forced abortions, people were choosing to have too many boys. So that makes you wrong. Gee, I'm almost shocked.

It has everything to do with forced abortions (aka the one child policy). If they could have more than one child they would not choose to abort the females. That's why there is a disproportionate number of males to females in China. Because if they can only have one child they want it to be a male.

 

[Taz]

Being realistic isn't racist. Now you know.

I like the fact that you run away from your beliefs. That means you know what you believe is fucked up.

You need me to be like that in your mind, otherwise, you'll go completely over the edge. Hope you feel better soon.

Proof positive that most unbelievers really think they are gods. I doubt very much that, except to pray for you, most of us give you a thought when we step away from our computers, and certainly not enough to "go completely over the edge". However, YOU really, really need to think that you're chipping away at our beliefs.

You need us. You might think about exploring why that is.

Once you get to know dingbat, you'll see him for the fool he is. I came here looking for proof of god. So far nothing, just a lot of hot air, and surprisingly, a ton of insults constantly.

Perhaps if you started by being honest, you'd encounter fewer insults.

So it's ok for self-professed Christians to insult people at will? Is that your final answer?

 

[ding]

Let me end your suspense. It is. But you have to read it in context to discover the wisdom. Because if you read it like a jack-a-nape looking to confirm her bias, then you will be wasting your time because you could have just said you don't need to validate your beliefs and spent the time doing something more productive like trimming your toe nails.

She said she is "Very Biblical", you aren't. So stfu.

Don't be silly. I'm Catholic. We love Scripture.

Don't you think the Pope looks drunk all the time?

And doesn't the Pope believe in the 6 day creation story as being true?

You should probably read the CCC to be better informed on Catholic dogma. Let me know if you need a link.

Unless you can prove otherwise, we all know that the pope thinks that the story of creation is true. Too bad for you, you fake Catholic. I think they call that a heretic. Right?

You have the logic of a six year old.

 

[Taz]

I like the fact that you run away from your beliefs. That means you know what you believe is fucked up.

You need me to be like that in your mind, otherwise, you'll go completely over the edge. Hope you feel better soon.

Proof positive that most unbelievers really think they are gods. I doubt very much that, except to pray for you, most of us give you a thought when we step away from our computers, and certainly not enough to "go completely over the edge". However, YOU really, really need to think that you're chipping away at our beliefs.

You need us. You might think about exploring why that is.

Truth is, I wouldn't even be praying for Taz if God hadn't metaphorically smacked me upside the head and told me to. God has people in His service who are all about the love and compassion and reaching out to others; I am not one of those people. I can only assume that if God went to enough effort to lay a burden on MY heart, powerful enough for me to take notice of it, something is seriously up. Several somethings.

Left to my own devices, I view Taz as the human equivalent of a mild skin rash.

So why would God ask you to pray for me, why doesn't he just contact me Himself?

Because, contrary to your obvious worldview, everything's not just about you.

God is the ultimate multi-tasker. Everything He does is intended to work His will in many lives, not just one.

So you don't know, got it.

 

[Cecilie1200]

You need me to be like that in your mind, otherwise, you'll go completely over the edge. Hope you feel better soon.

Proof positive that most unbelievers really think they are gods. I doubt very much that, except to pray for you, most of us give you a thought when we step away from our computers, and certainly not enough to "go completely over the edge". However, YOU really, really need to think that you're chipping away at our beliefs.

You need us. You might think about exploring why that is.

Truth is, I wouldn't even be praying for Taz if God hadn't metaphorically smacked me upside the head and told me to. God has people in His service who are all about the love and compassion and reaching out to others; I am not one of those people. I can only assume that if God went to enough effort to lay a burden on MY heart, powerful enough for me to take notice of it, something is seriously up. Several somethings.

Left to my own devices, I view Taz as the human equivalent of a mild skin rash.

Me and you both, sister, on the compassionate side that is. I assume you're a sister by the username at any rate. I'm a decision-maker type, what is the right thing to do type. It has its finer points but I have to remind myself of compassion.

Glad you found a church! It's getting more and more difficult these days

Heard that.

I'm usually a member of the "swift kick in the reality" brigade. I have no idea what God wants with Taz or why now, but He is the greatest multi-tasker ever, and it's already obvious one of His goals here is to expand my horizons.

God is using me to test you. Now play nice.

I am certain that God wants many things from me. I'm equally certain that your skewed perceptions of "nice" and what Christians should be aren't even remotely part of it.

 

[Taz]

Everyone chooses their own morality. Some people have none.

Morality and virtue exist in and of themselves, Taz. It isn't what you say it is. You will know if you are right or wrong by your outcomes because error cannot stand. We reap what we sow regardless of whether we think something is moral. The Chinese think forced abortions are moral. They are now reaping what they have sown because forced abortions are not moral or virtuous.

What are the Chinese reaping?

A disproportionate number of males to females. That won't end well.

That had nothing to do with forced abortions, people were choosing to have too many boys. So that makes you wrong. Gee, I'm almost shocked.

It has everything to do with forced abortions (aka the one child policy). If they could have more than one child they would not choose to abort the females. That's why there is a disproportionate number of males to females in China. Because if they can only have one child they want it to be a male.

They weren't forced to abort the females. You know nothing. As usual.

 

[Taz]

She said she is "Very Biblical", you aren't. So stfu.

Don't be silly. I'm Catholic. We love Scripture.

Don't you think the Pope looks drunk all the time?

And doesn't the Pope believe in the 6 day creation story as being true?

You should probably read the CCC to be better informed on Catholic dogma. Let me know if you need a link.

Unless you can prove otherwise, we all know that the pope thinks that the story of creation is true. Too bad for you, you fake Catholic. I think they call that a heretic. Right?

You have the logic of a six year old.

If you could provide me with a proper link, you would, not just call me names again.

 

[ding]

You need me to be like that in your mind, otherwise, you'll go completely over the edge. Hope you feel better soon.

Proof positive that most unbelievers really think they are gods. I doubt very much that, except to pray for you, most of us give you a thought when we step away from our computers, and certainly not enough to "go completely over the edge". However, YOU really, really need to think that you're chipping away at our beliefs.

You need us. You might think about exploring why that is.

Truth is, I wouldn't even be praying for Taz if God hadn't metaphorically smacked me upside the head and told me to. God has people in His service who are all about the love and compassion and reaching out to others; I am not one of those people. I can only assume that if God went to enough effort to lay a burden on MY heart, powerful enough for me to take notice of it, something is seriously up. Several somethings.

Left to my own devices, I view Taz as the human equivalent of a mild skin rash.

Me and you both, sister, on the compassionate side that is. I assume you're a sister by the username at any rate. I'm a decision-maker type, what is the right thing to do type. It has its finer points but I have to remind myself of compassion.

Glad you found a church! It's getting more and more difficult these days

Heard that.

I'm usually a member of the "swift kick in the reality" brigade. I have no idea what God wants with Taz or why now, but He is the greatest multi-tasker ever, and it's already obvious one of His goals here is to expand my horizons.

God is using me to test you. Now play nice.

God uses everything for the good of those who love him. Even the things we don't think are good. So, yes, God is using you, Taz.

 

[Cecilie1200]

I was thinking of going to church and I just wanted to know what's appropriate these days to drop in the plate? How about a couple of pork chops?

Pork chops are off topic? Really?

Let me clear up your confusion, Taz. Dropping pork chops in the collection plate would not be appropriate. Bringing frozen pork chops for a food drive would be appropriate. Or better yet, personally delivering pork chops to a family in need would be even better as this would be the most effective form of subsidiarity and charity. You're welcome.

Kinda like coaching Mowgli after he comes in from the jungle, isn't it?

It's MY topic. If I want to take a post to comment on your incessant attempts to destroy the thread, you have nothing to say about it except "Thanks for noticing my pathetic need for attention".