Taking the Bible Literally

[krbe 193]

Originally posted by: patriots_1228 krbe why don't you just stop argueing and listen to the site admins and the site rules? You can't win this kind of arguement.quote>

2. Be polite. Please post civilly. Speak to others as you would if they were standing in front of you - the anonymity of the net is not an excuse for poor manners and jerk-like conduct.

> Polite is often mistaken for nice.  But I'll admit that I'm not always polite.

8. No talk of politics or religion allowed here. If you feel the need, go to http://www.simcitycentral.net/ . They have a forum for that on their board.

> When are we going to abide by the rules, the both of us?

[panthersimcity4 162]

Originally posted by: patriots_1228 sorry, dude, but I have never seen a fellow american bash the french

gay people, occaisionally, but never the frenchquote>

lol, well when the French didn't want to invade Iraq like our village idiot in the oval office did, lots of people got pissed at them. Maybe that's just from my experiences lol

Umm.... no more political crap...

[patriots_1228 51]

Im not sure if they enforce that number 8 there. If they did, half this site would probably be banned. I think what they really mean is you cant force your beleifs on someone or try and bash someone elses beleifs. They don't care if you are having an intelligent polite discussion on politics or religion.

[packersfan 666]

Originally posted by: manticorefan

Originally posted by: packersfan Jesus never said that a camel could actually go through the eye of a needle, but it is easier for that to happen then for a man who worships money to enter heaven. I'll take arguements.

but God isn't a logical thing,

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This particular analogy was contemporaneous. The walls of Jerusalem had a very narrow gate, called the Eye of the Needle. In order for trade caravans to use the gate, the camels would have to be unloaded first because they wouldn't fit while they were loaded.  The underlying message was that a rich man would have to 'unload his baggage', so to speak. Not necessarily become poor, but rather lose the pride, arrogance, and lack of compassion that riches tend to bring a person and humble himself before God.

Yes, God is logical. If God is the root source of logic, then He must practice it as well. Logical thinking is not at odds with religion; regardless of those who disagree.  Eastern influences have bred the logical facet out of Christianity in favor of vague mysticism. Professor John Robbins did a lengthy series of lectures on logical thinking and how it relates to Christianity.

but all of this is kinda off-topic, my apologies to those offended. 

Back on-topic...

So...did he use Shake-n-bake? 

What kind of wine goes with hand?quote>

Thanks for pointing that out.  You're right Christianity does adhere to logic more often.

I always feel attacked when God is questioned, because I feel people think Christians are illogical wackjobs.

O well, rule number 8, haha, I don't know if they can be a civilized, intelligent discussion of religion.

[DuskTrooper 316]

Back on topic, my fellow creatures of God...

Probably ate too much Hamburger Helper, the poor sod

He probably also took the term "ham handedness" too literally

[Meg 368]

Originally posted by: patriots_1228

Im not sure if they enforce that number 8 there. quote>

We are testing to see if that rule can be relaxed.  The new wording would be something like "Religion and politics can only be discussed if people discuss the issues and not each other".

So far, results are mixed.  Some days, people manage to discuss the issues and not each other.  Other days, not so much.

[krbe 193]

Originally posted by: patriots_1228 Im not sure if they enforce that number 8 there. If they did, half this site would probably be banned. I think what they really mean is you cant force your beleifs on someone or try and bash someone elses beleifs. They don't care if you are having an intelligent polite discussion on politics or religion.quote>

They certainly do not enforce § 8 here.

Originally posted by: packersfanI always feel attacked when God is questioned, because I feel people think Christians are illogical wackjobs.

O well, rule number 8, haha, I don't know if they can be a civilized, intelligent discussion of religion.quote>

Well, if you're going to discuss religion, you'll have to question anyway. And why do you feel yourself personally attacked? I question God all the time, as I find those who write about God, his Son and their insubstantial friend The Holy Ghost, as well as those who translate, incoherent. If you're an American, is it because it's more rooted in the public than in Europe?

DuskTrooper: Looks like our bunnies:

[panthersimcity4 162]

Originally posted by: DuskTrooper Back on topic, my fellow creatures of God...

Probably ate too much Hamburger Helper, the poor sod

He probably also took the term "ham handedness" too literally quote>

If you look closely you can see a "666" on the red nose of that evil beast!

[SimRabbit 48]

krbe: just let it go.... let's discuss the news article and not religion

[krbe 193]

Originally posted by: SimRabbit krbe: just let it go.... let's discuss the news article and not religion quote>

Not the article any more! Italian Lasagne (with hamburger?) is much more interesting! Is to heat in the microwave?

[RebaLynnTS 276]

Anyone who takes the Bible litterally, can't take the whole thing litterally, as it plainly says it is not all literal.

[Micah 16]

krbe: Please, stop it.. just stay on topic and everything will be okay.

[Palpatine001 57]

Well just refering to the article I hope the poor sod was taken to a special care home.

Talk about weird things in life and that one takes the cake.

[packersfan 666]

So we literally take the whole Bible literally when it says it is not literal, you have to take that statement literally.

[Sam 163]

Originally posted by: packersfan So we literally take the whole Bible literally when it says it is not literal, you have to take that statement literally.quote>

Well now you have me confused.

Apparently this poor man was a bit confused too. Maybe he figured microwaving would do enough damage to ensure that the hand could not be surgically re-attached.

[DOXXP29 5]

Speaking of literally... I wonder if the guy literally did see a 666 or 616 or whatever sign on his hand or if he just looked at his hand and knew/thought that in his mind, his hand had done something wrong or caused a sin or whatever and therefore decided it was evil and lopped it off and microwaved it to further excise any demons in it.

And speaking of demons, there was a case the other day here in DC where marshalls went in to evict a woman and found four dead kids. Turns out, she says they were posessed by demons and "died in their sleep". She was charged. Kids had been dead for weeks.

Guess a lot of people are seeing demons these days, no?

[Callbat 8]

The poor guy was probably just really, really hungry, and he had nothing to eat. Hey! it's what I would've done. Do you know how gut wrenching tose things you Americans call pizzas are?

[Barbarossa 51]

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[JDRCRASH 53]

My father is an elder at a local congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, but my mom is a catholic. But yet, they love each other very much and respect each other's values and morals and are still married!

I've started to follow my dad's beliefs now, and I am an Unbaptized Publisher(major step towards baptism)

Anyways, we believe that the Sun will not burn out in 5 Billion years, that the Milky Way Galaxy will not swallow in on itself in the so-called Mega Black Hole, or that Gravity will pull the Universe into The Big Crunch.

If you look closely, scientists and historians who appear in documentaries like those on History Channel, Science Channel,etc. always change they're theories, and they don't match whatsoever.

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

The man is clearly deranged.  How long have Christian church bells been ringing out "No-hell, No-hell, No-hell,..."