taking a break from modding

[anonymoose]

I had a good friend who was what I would call a progressive pastor who told this story, and I'm paraphrasing:

A remote village was visited by some Christian missionaries who decided they would convert the villagers to Christianity. They taught the villagers that salvation could be found only through belief in Jesus Christ. All others were cursed with eternal damnation'. One day the village elder asked the missionaries what would have happened to the villagers if no one had found them and taught them about the Christian Dogma. The missionaries replied 'You would certainly be saved. God would not punish you if you had no way of knowing the way to Him'. To which the village elder replied 'then why did you tell us?'

It's a great point. Religion is personal. Stop trying to convert others to your way of belief. It only leads to the worst human atrocities on record.

Good story.

[Mason Michaels]

Old people babbling repetitive phrases while raising their arms in the air. Not that exciting.

True speaking in tongues is going and preaching in another groups language that the preacher doesn't speak.
Not this babbling about nothing to pretend to be holy!

[Jack]

It's really a 3 step process, first everybody babbles in a loud cacophony of voices saying nothing, then everybody gets quiet (almost instantly, but not really hard to describe) then one or two folks start babbling, if two do one will shut up (sometimes both then somebody new steps in to babble), then somebody translates it... apparently God speaks in Ye Olde English because there are many "verilies" "thous" etc. rarely does somebody just speak in normal English (it does happen, but not normally). When I was 8 I always wondered why folks suddenly sounded like King James' times when translating and figured it was because they felt it to be more holy because the pastor used the King James version of the Bible. It seemed to me as an 8 year old that God would want to get his point across clearly and wouldn't mess around with archaic languages.

Good observation for an 8 year old.

[ThatOwlWoman]

do you feel the same about islamic jihadists?

Do they go to other countries and try to change their religions, culture, values, traditions? If so, yes. I despise proselytizing on an organized scale by any religion.* If your faith is that great, then show us by your example and maybe we'll look into it further.

* And ppl selling stuff door to door too.

[ThatOwlWoman]

It's a great point. Religion is personal. Stop trying to convert others to your way of belief. It only leads to the worst human atrocities on record.

Ra-men.

[Blackwater Lunchbreak]

Do they go to other countries and try to change their religions, culture, values, traditions? If so, yes. I despise proselytizing on an organized scale by any religion.* If your faith is that great, then show us by your example and maybe we'll look into it further.

* And ppl selling stuff door to door too.

they decapitate fellow muslims that aren't radical enough for them. that's fine with you? you're a total hypocrite.

[ThatOwlWoman]

they decapitate fellow muslims that aren't radical enough for them. that's fine with you? you're a total hypocrite.

Evidently this comment "If so, yes. I despise proselytizing on an organized scale by any religion" just slipped right by in your haste to look the fool again.

Your stupid gland has spasmed again. Please get that looked at. Might be cancerous.

[Blackwater Lunchbreak]

Evidently this comment "If so, yes. I despise proselytizing on an organized scale by any religion" just slipped right by in your haste to look the fool again.

Your stupid gland has spasmed again. Please get that looked at. Might be cancerous.

do you make a distinction between non coercive sharing and coercion or decapitation?

[Damocles]

Good observation for an 8 year old.

Well, truthfully the thoughts were not that eloquent. More like, "Why do they talk like that instead of normal?" you know that kind of thing.

[Blackwater Lunchbreak]

Evidently this comment "If so, yes. I despise proselytizing on an organized scale by any religion" just slipped right by in your haste to look the fool again.

Your stupid gland has spasmed again. Please get that looked at. Might be cancerous.

what if it's in their own country, but force is involved? fine with you?

[Blackwater Lunchbreak]

this lady's mentally wrecked.

[ThatOwlWoman]

do you make a distinction between non coercive sharing and coercion or decapitation?

There is little difference between them other than methods used. Those who feel compelled to invade other people's space -- whether that space is a neighborhood or a nation -- in order to attempt to convert them to their religion are despicable.

A wise person would not bring up Islamic fundies' tactics because Christianity has done just as bad if not worse. You are not wise.

[Blackwater Lunchbreak]

There is little difference between them other than methods used. Those who feel compelled to invade other people's space -- whether that space is a neighborhood or a nation -- in order to attempt to convert them to their religion are despicable.

A wise person would not bring up Islamic fundies' tactics because Christianity has done just as bad if not worse. You are not wise.

so you make no distinction between someone coming to your door with a smile, an invitation, and watchtower magazine, and a jihadist decapitation?

like I said, mentally wrecked.

[ThatOwlWoman]

so you make no distinction between someone coming to your door with with a smile, an invitation, and watchtower magazine, and a jihadist decapitation?

like I said, mentally wrecked.

Whatever, Nancy Anne.

[Blackwater Lunchbreak]

Whatever, Nancy Anne.

you're wackozoidal.