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    Thread: Should Have Prayed Harder....
Post: RE: Should Have Prayed Harder....

The bish said "may the lord help you". Oops. Isn't a bit late for that? The lord must have gone fishin'...
Cranky Atheism & Theism 2 36 Yesterday, 01:33 AM
    Thread: Rapture tonight! Sept. 22, 2023!
Post: RE: Rapture tonight! Sept. 22, 2023!

Well shucks, it's been rescheduled again: Sept. 28th. Hey Scotty, I told you to beam me up! Don't fuck it up this time!
Cranky Atheism & Theism 43 423 09-28-2023, 12:07 AM
    Thread: Rapture tonight! Sept. 22, 2023!
Post: RE: Rapture tonight! Sept. 22, 2023!

(09-25-2023, 07:32 PM)Inkubus Wrote: (09-25-2023, 06:53 PM)Thethingaboutitis Wrote: I wonder if folk will ever give up predicting dates for rapture/s. It just makes them look a bit silly. I also w...
Cranky Atheism & Theism 43 423 09-26-2023, 12:03 AM
    Thread: 200 kids baptized on campus
Post: RE: 200 kids baptized on campus

A more accurate headline would read: 200 kids got wet on campus. That's about all that was achieved.
Cranky Atheism & Theism 9 143 09-25-2023, 01:13 AM
    Thread: Rapture tonight! Sept. 22, 2023!
Post: RE: Rapture tonight! Sept. 22, 2023!

Tomorrow. Beam me up Scotty…
Cranky Atheism & Theism 43 423 09-24-2023, 05:57 PM
    Thread: Rapture tonight! Sept. 22, 2023!
Post: RE: Rapture tonight! Sept. 22, 2023!

I see it’s been rescheduled for tomorrow. The guy must work for Air Canada…
Cranky Atheism & Theism 43 423 09-24-2023, 12:28 PM
    Thread: A Cumulative Case for Christianity
Post: RE: A Cumulative Case for Christianity

(09-20-2023, 07:22 PM)Bucky Ball Wrote: (09-20-2023, 02:06 PM)Cranky Wrote: Mariology was the big deal-breaker for me.  The virgin birth would make god the supreme law-giver as well as the supreme...
Cranky Atheism & Theism 904 8,170 09-21-2023, 01:38 AM
    Thread: A Cumulative Case for Christianity
Post: RE: A Cumulative Case for Christianity

(09-20-2023, 02:53 AM)epronovost Wrote: (09-20-2023, 02:12 AM)Bucky Ball Wrote: Why is it, Jesus never said anything about doctrines, and in fact he was a Jew, and said he come to change nothing u...
Cranky Atheism & Theism 904 8,170 09-20-2023, 02:06 PM
    Thread: A Cumulative Case for Christianity
Post: RE: A Cumulative Case for Christianity

(09-19-2023, 09:55 PM)Minimalist Wrote: Long, but so is this fucking thread and she gets right to the heart of the matter which is that only assholes believe in the supernatural. As a classmate and ...
Cranky Atheism & Theism 904 8,170 09-20-2023, 12:14 AM
    Thread: Tomorrow
Post: RE: Tomorrow

The Catholic Church long ago ceased to be about an impoverished itinerant preacher. The peons in the pews are supposed to be poor. Or at least will be if they have as many offspring as the church wa...
Cranky Off-topic 32 332 09-19-2023, 12:10 PM
    Thread: Tomorrow
Post: RE: Tomorrow

(09-18-2023, 05:54 PM)pattylt Wrote: I think much of the self loathing is due to the centuries where LGBTQ had to be deep into the closet.  When your entire culture despises the idea of being gay, i...
Cranky Off-topic 32 332 09-18-2023, 11:36 PM
    Thread: Tomorrow
Post: RE: Tomorrow

(09-18-2023, 03:18 AM)pattylt Wrote: Homophobes tend to often be homosexuals with self loathing.  If they left the church, came out of the closet and accept themselves, they’d have a much happier an...
Cranky Off-topic 32 332 09-18-2023, 02:11 PM
    Thread: When Has God Stopped You?
Post: RE: When Has God Stopped You?

Well I was a Catholic and god never stopped me from doing anything.  What happened is that the clergy guilted me about stuff that's perfectly normal in rational human beings like eating meat on Friday...
Cranky Atheism & Theism 8 155 09-18-2023, 02:14 AM
    Thread: Tomorrow
Post: RE: Tomorrow

(09-18-2023, 01:06 AM)pattylt Wrote: My thoughts are…people stank so much back then that the incense masked the human odors a bit? I know incense was used in the temple times but I’m not sure if i...
Cranky Off-topic 32 332 09-18-2023, 02:05 AM
  Photo Thread: Tomorrow
Post: RE: Tomorrow

The bells were/are used to mark the moment of consecration of the bread and wine.  The smells I'm not so sure.  One of the things I do miss from church is the smell of the incense. You can say what y...
Cranky Off-topic 32 332 09-17-2023, 11:22 PM
    Thread: Damned Catholics
Post: RE: Damned Catholics

I think the one in the middle is the popessa...
Cranky Atheism & Theism 277 34,282 09-17-2023, 02:27 AM
    Thread: Damned Catholics
Post: RE: Damned Catholics

I'll add: why should we take anti-transgenderism seriously from a bunch of old men running around in frilly robes? There's more lace in this picture than in a Victoria's Secret catalogue. [Image: ht...
Cranky Atheism & Theism 277 34,282 09-17-2023, 12:45 AM
    Thread: Damned Catholics
Post: RE: Damned Catholics

Here ya go: Quote:Despite the restrictions, the diocese said in a statement to Cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer that every person is “welcome and invited to be a part of the Church. “Each one of ...
Cranky Atheism & Theism 277 34,282 09-16-2023, 01:56 AM
    Thread: Interview With a None On Church/Community
Post: RE: Interview With a None On Church/Community

I agree a hobby is a great idea.  I flew my own plane for a good number of years.  Sold it 6 years ago due to health issues and retirement, but I'm still buddies with a number of pilots and ex-pilots ...
Cranky Atheism & Theism 3 159 09-16-2023, 01:07 AM
    Thread: Small cracks in the Mormon church.
Post: RE: Small cracks in the Mormon church.

(09-11-2023, 06:32 PM)pattylt Wrote: I remember reading long ago that every religion has one ridiculous belief (they may have more) and this belief is the purity test of the religion.  It’s kind of ...
Cranky Atheism & Theism 31 336 09-16-2023, 12:50 AM
    Thread: Damned Catholics
Post: RE: Damned Catholics

Meanwhile, as the pervs are busy perving, they're also putting out shit like this: https://www.cleveland.com/news/2023/09/n...dents.html The last paragraph really cracked me up. Why should anyone l...
Cranky Atheism & Theism 277 34,282 09-16-2023, 12:31 AM
    Thread: The Sword of Christ
Post: RE: The Sword of Christ

(08-25-2023, 01:56 AM)Cavebear Wrote: I've read the bible. I've also read a couple of books on comparative religion.  I've considered religious claims both analytically and emotionally.  Have you ev...
Cranky Atheism & Theism 622 3,616 08-25-2023, 11:03 PM
    Thread: The Sword of Christ
Post: RE: The Sword of Christ

(08-22-2023, 01:06 AM)Charlie24 Wrote: (08-22-2023, 12:53 AM)Cranky Wrote: Here's my take on religion: Jews believe that the prophet Elijah flew to heaven on a flaming chariot pulled by horses. C...
Cranky Atheism & Theism 622 3,616 08-23-2023, 12:59 AM
    Thread: The Sword of Christ
Post: RE: The Sword of Christ

Here's my take on religion: Jews believe that the prophet Elijah flew to heaven on a flaming chariot pulled by horses. Christians believe that Jesus went to heaven by some kind of magical levitation ...
Cranky Atheism & Theism 622 3,616 08-22-2023, 12:53 AM
    Thread: Bigotry in Christians, bug, feature, or neither?
Post: RE: Bigotry in Christians, bug, feature, or neithe...

Here's the irony of Christian bigotry: most Christian sects want freedom from bigotry against their religion, so that they in turn can be free to practice bigotry on groups they hate (like the LGBQT).
Cranky Atheism & Theism 367 5,176 08-18-2023, 01:22 AM