1) An oxymoron (plural "oxymora") is a short phrase that appears
self-contradictory. Oxymoron is a Greek term which can be translated
literally as "sharp-witted absurdity".

When the OP says that he wants evidence not a Bible quotation, his
statement is self-contradictory for a Bible quotation is evidence.

And, you people call yourselves intelligent ..

By: George Peatty
Nominated: Liz
Seconded: Doc Smartass

5) In response to:

Are you tired of being associated with fools?

As a Christian theist, I am not at all tired of being associated with
"fools for Christ's sake" (1Cor 4.10). And I assume you count yourself
among them. However, there is an enormous difference in being a fool for
Christ's sake and just being "a damn fool." Your insulting and
demeaning posts to atheists and agnostics only serve to discredit our
Christian faith. With friends who do that sort of thing, God is in no
need of enemies.

By: dgillesp
Nominated: raven1
Seconded: Mark K. Bilbo

5) In response to:

Are you tired of being associated with fools?

As a Christian theist, I am not at all tired of being associated with
"fools for Christ's sake" (1Cor 4.10). And I assume you count yourself
among them. However, there is an enormous difference in being a fool for
Christ's sake and just being "a damn fool." Your insulting and
demeaning posts to atheists and agnostics only serve to discredit our
Christian faith. With friends who do that sort of thing, God is in no
need of enemies.

By: dgillesp
Nominated: raven1
Seconded: Mark K. Bilbo

5) In response to:

Are you tired of being associated with fools?

As a Christian theist, I am not at all tired of being associated with
"fools for Christ's sake" (1Cor 4.10). And I assume you count yourself
among them. However, there is an enormous difference in being a fool for
Christ's sake and just being "a damn fool." Your insulting and
demeaning posts to atheists and agnostics only serve to discredit our
Christian faith. With friends who do that sort of thing, God is in no
need of enemies.

By: dgillesp
Nominated: raven1
Seconded: Mark K. Bilbo

Not much going on in the Quotemeister world this month. Good thing,
too. I needed a bit of a rest.

Here are the nominations for Theist Quote of the Month for March
2005. Vote for your favorite by responding to this thread. Votes will be
accepted until midnight, March 31. See rules below. Questions?
Comments?
Email me.

* * * * *
1) An oxymoron (plural "oxymora") is a short phrase that appears
self-contradictory. Oxymoron is a Greek term which can be translated
literally as "sharp-witted absurdity".

When the OP says that he wants evidence not a Bible quotation, his
statement is self-contradictory for a Bible quotation is evidence.

And, you people call yourselves intelligent ..

By: George Peatty
Nominated: Liz
Seconded: Doc Smartass

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2) ... some people believe they are atheist.

By:

Few Christians are as egotistical as you are.

Get off it and be quiet. You just can't stomach the fact that all your
complaining and putting me in your posting name still can't tear me down
or even deter my ministry. It just gets bigger and bigger because I
love God and God is real. Plain and simple.

You might as well pick a new hobby. Atheists are a waning breed.
Atheism is becoming less and less respectable every day. You might as
well leave the boat while you still have one.

By: Jason Gastrich
Nominated: nemo
Seconded: Rev. Karl E. Taylor

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4) There is SIGNIFICANT evidence that they were Bible-believing
Christians who wanted people to choose Jesus Christ and live
God-centered lives; even founding the U.S. on biblical principles.
However, there isn't evidence that they wanted a theocracy.

By: Jason Gastrich
Nominated: nemo
Seconded: Vic Sagerquist

------------

5) In response to:

Are you tired of being associated with fools?

As a Christian theist, I am not at all tired of being associated with
"fools for Christ's sake" (1Cor 4.10). And I assume you count yourself
among them. However, there is an enormous difference in being a fool for
Christ's sake and just being "a damn fool." Your insulting and
demeaning posts to atheists and agnostics only serve to discredit our
Christian faith. With friends who do that sort of thing, God is in no
need of enemies.

By: dgillesp
Nominated: raven1
Seconded: Mark K. Bilbo

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Here are the rules for the Quote of the Month Contests.


RULES

1. Only atheists and agnostics may participate in the contests.

2. A quote is a valid entry for the contests if:

a. The quote is a brief piece of text

b. The quote has recently been written in alt.atheism (verifiable),
and is original (no quotes by famous authors, for instance)

c. Nomination of the quote is made by an atheist or agnostic
in alt.atheism

d. Nomination of the quote is supported by at least one other
atheist or agnostic in alt.atheism;

e. The quote is not nominated or seconded by the person who wrote it
in the first place (no one is allowed to nominate him- or herself,
but a person can vote for the quote he or she wrote.)

3. There will be two categories: 'Atheist Quote of the Month'
and 'Theist Quote of the Month'. The category for which a
quote must be nominated must be mentioned by the atheist or
agnostic who wants to nominate it.

If a quote is miscategorized (e.g. an atheist quote is mistakenly
nominated in the Theist QOTM category), the quote will be re-directed
to appear in the correct category, with approriate notification.

4. Nominations can be made until five days before the first of the
next month. If quotes are nominated after this period, they will be
considered as entries for the contest of the next month.

* When making a nomination, please use this format for the subject
line:
"aa - <A or T as applicable>QOTM Nomination (was: <original thread
name>)"

5. Each atheist or agnostic who visits alt.atheism has one vote to
cast for each category (two votes total).

6. Voting starts 5 days before the end of the month. During the month,
votes will be ignored. This way, all nominees will have equal chance of
winning.

7. The two winning quotes will be published in the QOTM Archive.

SUMMARY

A nomination must contain the following information:

1. The lines of the quote.

2. Who wrote it.

3. Who nominates or seconds the nomination of this quote (that's you!)

4. Which category this nomination is for.

5. The word "nomination" MUST appear somewhere in the subject line!

6. The original thread title must appear in the subject line.

Publish the nomination or support for a nomination in a designated
thread, preferably called "[T/A]QoTM Nomination for [month]." You can
also e-mail it to me (see below).


VOTING

1. In the last five days of the month you can cast your vote in both
categories.

2. Votes must be placed in the designated thread.

Not much going on in the Quotemeister world this month. Good thing,
too. I needed a bit of a rest.

Here are the nominations for Theist Quote of the Month for March
2005. Vote for your favorite by responding to this thread. Votes will be
accepted until midnight, March 31. See rules below. Questions?
Comments?
Email me.

* * * * *

5) In response to:

Are you tired of being associated with fools?

As a Christian theist, I am not at all tired of being associated with
"fools for Christ's sake" (1Cor 4.10). And I assume you count yourself
among them. However, there is an enormous difference in being a fool for
Christ's sake and just being "a damn fool." Your insulting and
demeaning posts to atheists and agnostics only serve to discredit our
Christian faith. With friends who do that sort of thing, God is in no
need of enemies.

By: dgillesp
Nominated: raven1
Seconded: Mark K. Bilbo