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Bumper sticker. . .(shudder)

Bumper-sticker:

IF GOD IS A FATHER, I´LL CALL CPS

(I surely would if I could!! The Ultimate Irresponsible Parenting!)
 
Tony said:
Are you in the habit of wearing anti-christian clothing?
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No I just like some sayings on bumper stickers and t-shirts. I have a pro-world catalog which is full of all kinds of iron-ons. I saw another I thought was funny, "My Ancestor Was Not A Monkey" that would probably make a great bumper sticker too!
 
A few beauts I found on www.northernsun.com :

"It's easier to be born again than to grow up."

"I found God. Now it's my turn to hide."

"Fundamentalism stops a thinking mind."

"I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ." -Gandhi

and, of course

"Last time we mixed politics and religion people got burned at the stake."
 
Genesius said:
"Last time we mixed politics and religion people got burned at the stake."
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And that was a big mistake in my opinion. I recently watched a documentation film about Joan of Arc which was done in black and white. It was done well, but I got more upset with the Catholic church for burning her at the stake. I'm not saying what she did was right at all, but those guys played judge and jury and I got really concerned about what God may do to them on Judgement Day. I think they could have just arrested her for murder and just let her stay in jail. Why did they burn so many at the stake? To me the thought is completely vulgar! The mid-evil times were certainly dark ages, but I question these days as well.
 
kurious_kathy said:
Why did they burn so many at the stake? To me the thought is completely vulgar!
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To maintain power and help grease the money chutes, and no doubt many other more subtle and wicked reasons I couldn't fathom.

By "vulgar" do you mean "obscene?" They're not interchangable. Saying these executions were "completely vulgar" sounds as if you're saying they're equivalent to cheap draperies or a tacky over-the-sofa painting by Thomas Kinkade.

The mid-evil times were certainly dark ages, but I question these days as well.
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Medieval. Not mid-evil, though I must admit that's an apropos malapropism.

Though I will readily agree that certain similarities between the medieval times and present day are causing a lot of problems in the world, or at least not helping, I think we'd disagree on just which similarities.
 
Freethinker said:
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So I'm not a great speller, so what. At least I try to get my thoughts out there even if my spelling and punctuation is off at times. I'm not here to try to get a good grade in class you guys.

If my surgery goes well next year I may sign up for a bone head English class which should help me much. If you guys will try to be a little nicer about some of the mis-spelled words, I would appreciate it.
 
If you don't know, ask. I disagree very strongly with your position and your way of doing things, but will gladly share what little I do know if asked politely. One of the things I do know a bit about is language, English especially.
 
kurious_kathy said:
I think it's sad that so many people on this forum don't believe in God and or His Word. I do listen to you guys and I'm just boggled that many of you have turned from the faith, or just don't have any faith at all. A world without faith is to me very sad.
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How is it sad? Which Gods should we believe in? Who knows the word of God? How can we tell the real word of God from the fake word of God? What is a world without faith like? How is it different from a world with faith? What specifically about a world without faith makes you sad?

What kind of person never answers simple questions and yet expects people to believe everything they say? Either a fraud or a lunatic.
 
kurious_kathy said:
So I'm not a great speller, so what. At least I try to get my thoughts out there even if my spelling and punctuation is off at times. I'm not here to try to get a good grade in class you guys.

If my surgery goes well next year I may sign up for a bone head English class which should help me much. If you guys will try to be a little nicer about some of the mis-spelled words, I would appreciate it.
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Kathy, even though I think you are generally insane, I agree with you here. Many on these forums have a tendancy to attack people and not the arguments.

In those cases, your best response is to simply quote their retort and prompt them to address the argument rather than make fun of your spelling. That will shut them up if they are decent people who want to learn, and if not, then who cares about them anyway, right?

While I would hope that your arguments get blown out of the water, because they are absurdly retarded, I certainly would not wish any harm on you in a psychological way. Lots of people here either haven't matured enough or are just plain mean, and don't think the same way I do. You will just have to tough it out.

On the whole, however, this forum has MUCH less of this kind of thing than any other I have ever seen.
 
kurious_kathy said:
So I'm not a great speller, so what. At least I try to get my thoughts out there even if my spelling and punctuation is off at times. I'm not here to try to get a good grade in class you guys.
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Kathy, I apologize if you think I was laughing at your spelling. The whole point isn't the spelling. The point is how you try to convince us that you know what you are talking about, yet you misspell a word like medieval. Had you done any of this "research" you claim, you surely would have come across the correct spelling. Maybe you didn't remember the correct one, but you would surely have known it wasn't mid-evil. Mid-evil implies that you think the word has something to do with evil. That tells me you never even read the word, just heard others talking about it. I wouldn't have commented on mideval or medeval, as they would indicate at least some familiarity with the printed word.
Be honest with yourself: When did the medieval period begin? When were the dark-ages and when did they end? What period followed the medieval period? What period preceded it?

Here are some general answers:
The medieval period began around the 5th century or at the end of the Western Roman Empire and ended around 1517. The Dark-Ages were from about 476 to 1000. The Modern Times or Early Modern Times follow the medieval period. Antiquity or Classical Antiquity preceded it. (Greeks and Romans)


I post this not to ridicule you, but to point out to you how ignorant of both church history and human history you are. You continually argue as if you have full knowledge of the world and its history, and we should listen to you in all matters. Your misspelling of medieval is evidence of your lack of knowledge about history. This complete factual misunderstanding is your weakness, not your spelling. Please don't confuse ignorance with stupidity and think I'm calling you stupid. Ignorance has a cure: education.
Here's some tips: Use a spellchecker like iespell which is a browser add-in http://www.iespell.com/ Read. It will help your spelling and your general knowledge. Learn to say I don't know or read about a subject before expounding on it. The fact of the matter is you know less about the religion you espouse than most of the people with whom you debate here. You should not expect to teach people who know more than you, you should expect to learn from them. What? Learn from people you disagree with!!!!!! It can happen, and it doesn't require one of you to change your opinion. Only when you fully understand the opposing point of view can you fully understand your own.
 
Freethinker said:
Kathy, I apologize if you think I was laughing at your spelling. The whole point isn't the spelling. The point is how you try to convince us that you know what you are talking about, yet you misspell a word like medieval. Had you done any of this "research" you claim, you surely would have come across the correct spelling. Maybe you didn't remember the correct one, but you would surely have known it wasn't mid-evil. Mid-evil implies that you think the word has something to do with evil. That tells me you never even read the word, just heard others talking about it. I wouldn't have commented on mideval or medeval, as they would indicate at least some familiarity with the printed word.
Be honest with yourself: When did the medieval period begin? When were the dark-ages and when did they end? What period followed the medieval period? What period preceded it?

Here are some general answers:
The medieval period began around the 5th century or at the end of the Western Roman Empire and ended around 1517. The Dark-Ages were from about 476 to 1000. The Modern Times or Early Modern Times follow the medieval period. Antiquity or Classical Antiquity preceded it. (Greeks and Romans)


I post this not to ridicule you, but to point out to you how ignorant of both church history and human history you are. You continually argue as if you have full knowledge of the world and its history, and we should listen to you in all matters. Your misspelling of medieval is evidence of your lack of knowledge about history. This complete factual misunderstanding is your weakness, not your spelling. Please don't confuse ignorance with stupidity and think I'm calling you stupid. Ignorance has a cure: education.
Here's some tips: Use a spellchecker like iespell which is a browser add-in http://www.iespell.com/ Read. It will help your spelling and your general knowledge. Learn to say I don't know or read about a subject before expounding on it. The fact of the matter is you know less about the religion you espouse than most of the people with whom you debate here. You should not expect to teach people who know more than you, you should expect to learn from them. What? Learn from people you disagree with!!!!!! It can happen, and it doesn't require one of you to change your opinion. Only when you fully understand the opposing point of view can you fully understand your own.
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Beautiful post, Freethinker. I bow to your obviously superior niceness.
 
kurious_kathy said:
Sorry, I haven't been on JREF very much lately. My memory isn't as good as it use to be. I guess I'm getting old, oh well. And no I don't have alzheimers, at least not yet.

And even if he doesn't share my faith in God, there is one thing we all should understand, LOVE. I just happen to believe it all comes from Him.
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Love has nothing to do with God imo. Love comes from being around certain people (even if you aren't actually around them, you think bout them or talk to them and what-not). Mainly friends and family. Doesn't require a higher power to have, recieve or understand.

And as regard to my faith, my faith is based off the love of my family and friends. Without them I would have probably killed someone out of a random surge of anger at my son having to suffer so. Enan is a centerpoint of my faith, almost a god if you will, that I use to keep my sanity. Enan was so strong and smiled every day and I use the strength that he had to keep me going, because if a two year old won't give up then why should I? He fought long and hard and beat his fungal infection which no one had done before, and we all think if he hadn't been on the dozen plus (not exaggerating here) medications his heart wouldn't have stopped and we'd have him home with us.

Sorry if that sounds wierd, but in a semi-hurry to get to work so I'm not late! Will try to post better next time!:eye-poppi
 
kurious_kathy said:
EMH, I'm sorry about your loss. I could only try to encourage you by telling you he's in a better place now, with Jesus, and you can see him again.

We don't always know why God allows some of these painful things in our lives, but I will pray that God will somehow comfort you and give you the peace you need. Have you joined any greif share groups or anything?
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Good God. Just can't resist another chance to preach, can we?

Sorry, Kathy, but Enan WAS in a better place. In Beth and Alan's arms. That's where that child belonged. It is where he ought to be right now.

I'm out for a few zees. I have to. What I want to say right now would not only get me banned, but I'd probably scorch out the server.

Do me a favor: Don't use my friends for your purposes. Ever.
 
Roadtoad said:
Good God. Just can't resist another chance to preach, can we?

Sorry, Kathy, but Enan WAS in a better place. In Beth and Alan's arms. That's where that child belonged. It is where he ought to be right now.

I'm out for a few zees. I have to. What I want to say right now would not only get me banned, but I'd probably scorch out the server.

Do me a favor: Don't use my friends for your purposes. Ever.
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Bud don't think she was "using" us for her purposes, I made the comment and she had to preach. From reading her posts I've come to expect that, tho I totally agree with you Enan was in a better place in our arms. But if she was using us for her purposes than you do what you gotta do my friend. Also thanks for making Enan's name google-able so I could find this very interesting place.

Had a new bumber sticker but I forgot it! :(
 
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