Holy Jesus! - Page 2

Happy Monkey · 11-03-2006, 02:48 PM

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Just hope, HM, that the tree spirits either don't think you are a dumb idea, or have already gone to their winter's rest.

I bet they wouldn't surf the net, anyway.

mrnoodle · 11-03-2006, 02:51 PM

Animal rights is my asshole button, if I have the definition right. As far as the religious issue, I just want the same courtesy I try to give others (most of the time), and it's impossible. Being white, male, and Christian, I have no recourse to force it, but I can keep asking.

Save your 'omg lol he feels persecuted' comebacks, I don't feel oppressed or whatever. I am not going to stop pointing out the discrepancy whenever I see it, though. Eventually I'll get a response that acknowledges the issue and admits that there is a double standard, then I'll be happy.

Flint · 11-03-2006, 02:54 PM

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When have I been disrespectful on this issue?

I never said you were. I was referring to the institution of Christianity, not to any individual person.

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When did simple courtesy become special treatment?

I never said it did. What I call expecting special treatment is: expecting more courtesy than is extended.

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At any rate, your post doesn't answer mine, it strengthens my argument.

Is this like: I'm rubber and you're glue, whatever you say bounces off my argument and sticks to yours?

Flint · 11-03-2006, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by mrnoodle

Eventually I'll get a response that acknowledges the issue and admits that there is a double standard, then I'll be happy.

I acknowledge that you are observing something, and your view of it differs fundamentally from mine. I accept your opinion, and disagree with it.

Shawnee123 · 11-03-2006, 03:03 PM

And I raise you a tsk tsk

Hippikos · 11-03-2006, 03:54 PM

Is blasphemy a posh word for blowme?

LIKE MANY PASTORS, the Rev. Ted Haggard has a packed schedule, including four worship services on Sunday, counseling sessions with church members, and radio commercials promoting the Scriptures. But in his Palm Pilot, next to an electronic copy of the Bible, Mr. Haggard has one Monday appointment that stands out: "3 p.m.: White House." It's a weekly conference call Mr. Haggard dials into that's led by Tim Goeglein, the White House's liaison to the conservative community, and includes prominent religious leaders. "We have direct access," says Mr. Haggard, senior pastor of the giant New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colo. "I can call [Mr. Goeglein], he'll take my concern to the president and get back to me in 24 hours." more...

How did he find the time to have a 3 year affair with a male prostitute and will the White House still get back to him in 24 hours?

Undertoad · 11-03-2006, 04:05 PM

OMG, this guy is going to go slowly. He just claimed that he did buy meth, but that he threw it out. Right, that's what people do with meth, they just buy it and throw it out.

9th Engineer · 11-03-2006, 04:08 PM

HM, do you mean that animal rights activists piss you off, or do you spend your weekends picketing by research labs and shampoo companies?

Sundae · 11-03-2006, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by 9th Engineer

HM, do you mean that animal rights activists piss you off, or do you spend your weekends picketing by research labs and shampoo companies?

Thread hijack but I'm not sure what threads you watch - but post a video of yourself 9th, please! You're one of my favourite dissenting "voices"

mrnoodle · 11-03-2006, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Flint

I never said you were. I was referring to the institution of Christianity, not to any individual person.

Institutions can't act, only people. By saying that "Christians do blah blah blah", you include me, an individual Christian, in your statement. I understand that you don't accept my definition of Christian, however.

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I never said it did. What I call expecting special treatment is: expecting more courtesy than is extended.

If you make fun of my God, knowing that I find it offensive, it is discourteous. Not illegal, not oppressive, just discourteous.

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Is this like: I'm rubber and you're glue, whatever you say bounces off my argument and sticks to yours?

No, it's like perpetually reframing the question so that you never have to answer it. Here it is again, in extended form, and with specific example:

If I walked into a room where I knew, in advance, that among the crowd were 5 Hindi, and I wore a big red dot on my forehead, loudly told Ghandi jokes, and asked where the monkey brains were, would I be considered rude? Keep in mind that we all have the right to be there, and it is neutral territory, so no particular group has a right over the others.

If I walked into the same room, and knew there were 5 Christians, would it not be considered less rude if I loudly said "Jesus effing Christ, that guy is a goddam idiot."?

Why?

Happy Monkey · 11-03-2006, 04:40 PM

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HM, do you mean that animal rights activists ...

(That wasn't me, it was mrnoodle.)

11-03-2006, 04:48 PM

I bet Dubya got his salad tossed.

Happy Monkey · 11-03-2006, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by mrnoodle

If I walked into a room where I knew, in advance, that among the crowd were 5 Hindi, and I wore a big red dot on my forehead, loudly told Ghandi jokes, and asked where the monkey brains were, would I be considered rude? Keep in mind that we all have the right to be there, and it is neutral territory, so no particular group has a right over the others.

If I walked into the same room, and knew there were 5 Christians, would it not be considered less rude if I loudly said "Jesus effing Christ, that guy is a goddam idiot."?

Why?

Of course it would. The former is direct insults, and the latter is saying a "bad word" in a way that the vast majority of exclamations in the English language are derived from.

11-03-2006, 04:55 PM

I saw a video on YouTube recently with him threatening all "the gays".
I gotta' find that again.

Happy Monkey · 11-03-2006, 04:56 PM

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This screenshot is so depressing on so many levels.

11-03-2006, 02:51 PM	#17
mrnoodle bent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: under the weather Posts: 2,656	Animal rights is my asshole button, if I have the definition right. As far as the religious issue, I just want the same courtesy I try to give others (most of the time), and it's impossible. Being white, male, and Christian, I have no recourse to force it, but I can keep asking. Save your 'omg lol he feels persecuted' comebacks, I don't feel oppressed or whatever. I am not going to stop pointing out the discrepancy whenever I see it, though. Eventually I'll get a response that acknowledges the issue and admits that there is a double standard, then I'll be happy. __________________ Sìn a nall na cuaranan sin. -- Cha mhór is fheairrde thu iad, tha iad coltach ri cat air a dhathadh

11-03-2006, 03:03 PM	#20
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	And I raise you a tsk tsk __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

11-03-2006, 03:54 PM	#21
Hippikos Flocci Non Facio Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In The Line Of Fire Posts: 571	Is blasphemy a posh word for blowme? LIKE MANY PASTORS, the Rev. Ted Haggard has a packed schedule, including four worship services on Sunday, counseling sessions with church members, and radio commercials promoting the Scriptures. But in his Palm Pilot, next to an electronic copy of the Bible, Mr. Haggard has one Monday appointment that stands out: "3 p.m.: White House." It's a weekly conference call Mr. Haggard dials into that's led by Tim Goeglein, the White House's liaison to the conservative community, and includes prominent religious leaders. "We have direct access," says Mr. Haggard, senior pastor of the giant New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colo. "I can call [Mr. Goeglein], he'll take my concern to the president and get back to me in 24 hours." more... How did he find the time to have a 3 year affair with a male prostitute and will the White House still get back to him in 24 hours? __________________ Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it. Last edited by Hippikos; 11-03-2006 at 04:17 PM.

11-03-2006, 04:08 PM	#23
9th Engineer Bioengineer and aspiring lawer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 872	HM, do you mean that animal rights activists piss you off, or do you spend your weekends picketing by research labs and shampoo companies? __________________ The most valuable renewable resource is stupidity.

11-03-2006, 04:05 PM	#22
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	OMG, this guy is going to go slowly. He just claimed that he did buy meth, but that he threw it out. Right, that's what people do with meth, they just buy it and throw it out.

11-03-2006, 04:48 PM	#27
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	I bet Dubya got his salad tossed.

11-03-2006, 04:55 PM	#29
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	I saw a video on YouTube recently with him threatening all "the gays". I gotta' find that again.

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