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Irritating To The Believer

Why not head over to www.skepticsannotatedbible.com and Check through their lists of strange things in the Bible. You'll find no end.

While the old testamant ones are usually the more fun, most christians will say the entire old testament is irrelevant since the birth of christ. One of my favorite new-testament things to go for at that point is Jesus cursing the fig tree. I'm sure you can find it on the site.
 
If you're going for Bible problems, John 18:20 where Jesus lies is a good one. If it's a Biblical inerrantist, you can take the OT as well... God killing Jeremiah's wife was always one I hated. As to actual concepts, you could attack the concept of Hell, the idea that the Bible is inspired, unfulfilled prophecies such as Tyre, etc.
 
bewareofdogmas said:
What are the Hard Questions you'd ask a Xian?
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Do you have your own life in order? Of course it's understandable that it works both ways, and maybe we shouldn't be casting the stones either? It's almost like we would have to adopt Christianity in the truest sense, in order to get them off our backs. ;)

Hey, and how do you know God's not just kneading the dough with you guys?
 
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Iacchus said:
Do you have your own life in order? Of course it's understandable that it works both ways, and maybe we shouldn't be casting the stones either? It's almost like we would have to adopt Christianity in the truest sense, in order to get them off our backs. ;)

Hey, and how do you know God's not just kneading the dough with you guys?
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It's a hobby, for reasons you alude to.

If God's screwing with my life, I would request respectfully he/she keep doing so. I live in a disgustingly rich country, and I'm upper-middle class within that country. Right there, I've got way more than I can possibly justify.
 
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Iacchus said:
Do you have your own life in order?
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Do you have your own life in order? is that a question that you'd ask a xtian, or are you suggesting that not having your life in order, is a reason to leave the xtians alone?

actually, I DO tend to leave the xtians alone, anyway, unless they want to do stupid xtians things like try and convert me, curtail my rights, impose censorship, teach 'creation science' in my community, etc, etc.

Of course it's understandable that it works both ways, and maybe we shouldn't be casting the stones either? It's almost like we would have to adopt Christianity in the truest sense, in order to get them off our backs. ;)
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who said "Know your enemy"? Many Christians just don't know the inconsistancies and weakneses in their own bible, but you'll usually find they are very vocal when, they find chapter & verse that supports their own prejudices.
Hey, and how do you know God's not just kneading the dough with you guys?
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God is the ultimate good. God will punish you if you don't keep his commandments, therefore, if he were just 'kneading the dough', he would vanish in a puff of logic.
Peter
 
Peter Jenkins said:

Do you have your own life in order? is that a question that you'd ask a xtian, or are you suggesting that not having your life in order, is a reason to leave the xtians alone?
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Yes, this is the question I would ask them if they approached me about my life.


actually, I DO tend to leave the xtians alone, anyway, unless they want to do stupid xtians things like try and convert me, curtail my rights, impose censorship, teach 'creation science' in my community, etc, etc.

who said "Know your enemy"? Many Christians just don't know the inconsistancies and weakneses in their own bible, but you'll usually find they are very vocal when, they find chapter & verse that supports their own prejudices.
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Or, perhaps they don't know what it means to be "good Christians." First and foremost I would say, is not to be hypocrites. In fact I think the Bible is very explicit about this.


God is the ultimate good. God will punish you if you don't keep his commandments, therefore, if he were just 'kneading the dough', he would vanish in a puff of logic.
Peter
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If God is the ultimate good, then God should also apply to one's good judgment, therefore if you're going to pay the price for anything, it would be for going against one's good judgment. Which isn't to say the ten commandments are not sound principles to abide by either, at least according to my good judgment.
 
The one I love is that EVERYBODY except xians are going to hell. No matter how wonderful their lives were they're in hell. All muslims, hindus, jews, buddhists, etc. - hell. Only xians go to heaven - and yet all (except islam) are older religions than xianity. It's the height of stupidity.
 
triadboy said:
The one I love is that EVERYBODY except xians are going to hell. No matter how wonderful their lives were they're in hell. All muslims, hindus, jews, buddhists, etc. - hell. Only xians go to heaven - and yet all (except islam) are older religions than xianity. It's the height of stupidity.
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this is like being mad at the tooth fairy because only the tooth fairy offers you a little reward when you lose a tooth.

is it the tooth fairy's fault. surely we can place blame on her.
 
Re: Riddick's sig...

So, is that a nice Christian sig or what? Please detail how it glorifies God. I hear that's important to Christians.
 
I don't know why 75% of Americans [sic] are allegedly Xian. Because only 144,000 male virgins are going to heaven. According to Revelations, the only people that will live in the golden cube that is heaven are 144,000 male virgins from the original 12 tribes of Israel.

So, what's the point?
 
Keziah Mason said:
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So, is that a nice Christian sig or what? Please detail how it glorifies God. I hear that's important to Christians.
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Giving the bird is allowed when it's aimed at non-believers.

In fact--I think you get points for it.
 
Riddick said:
did you know 75% of north americans are christian?
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Ah! And Riddick returns!

I'm guessing his logic is that since more than 1/2 of North American's are Christians (And we're not even getting into different denominations here), that Christianity, simply, must be THE ONE TRUE RELIGION! (tm) No contest, not counting the Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus..Sikhs (And their own respective denominations, et al).

I guess the world must've been physically flat at one point - and then the laws of physics suddenly changed and the world became round!
 
Ralph said:


Giving the bird is allowed when it's aimed at non-believers.

In fact--I think you get points for it.
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Yeah, but it just reeks of hypocrisy.

In my previous experience, believers irritated by questions just say we're going to hell. This is the first bird I've seen. A new trend?
 
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