Religions > Atheism > AQOTM nomination (was "Re: Public School Prayer - 1st Ammendment)
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"Mike Smith" |
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12 Sep 2003 11:30:03 PM |
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AQOTM nomination (was "Re: Public School Prayer - 1st Ammendment) |
(Kronk) wrote:
This paragraph stands outside of its context, IMO:
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=Christians think they are being humble when they kneel,
=or more precisely, they think they are humbling themselves.
=What that betrays is that they have such an overinflated
=sense of their own size and importance that they feel they
=have to be gracious, and volunteer to shorten their height
=so as not to encroach too much on the stature of their
=universe-dwarfing God. If they had any true sense of their
=smallness on the cosmic scale, they would know how
=laughable, ridiculous, and comically arrogant that is.
Seconds?
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Mike Smith | aa #1164 | Founder of SMASH
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"Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall
not pass, till all these things be done." - Mark 13:30
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| User: "Denis Loubet" |
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| Title: Re: AQOTM nomination (was "Re: Public School Prayer - 1st Ammendment) |
13 Sep 2003 01:35:51 AM |
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"Mike Smith" <mikesmith@godisdead.com> wrote in message
news:s475mvsig7cidp28s2has7cu2mi86cp6lk@4ax.com...
void@isp.com (Kronk) wrote:
This paragraph stands outside of its context, IMO:
--snip--
=Christians think they are being humble when they kneel,
=or more precisely, they think they are humbling themselves.
=What that betrays is that they have such an overinflated
=sense of their own size and importance that they feel they
=have to be gracious, and volunteer to shorten their height
=so as not to encroach too much on the stature of their
=universe-dwarfing God. If they had any true sense of their
=smallness on the cosmic scale, they would know how
=laughable, ridiculous, and comically arrogant that is.
Seconds?
Whoa! That's awsome!
I second it.
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Denis Loubet
dloubet@io.com
http://www.io.com/~dloubet
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| User: "*Nemo*" |
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| Title: Re: AQOTM nomination (was "Re: Public School Prayer - 1st Ammendment) |
13 Sep 2003 04:58:52 PM |
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In article <bVy8b.26680$jV1.14035@twister.austin.rr.com>,
"Denis Loubet" <dloubet@io.com> wrote:
"Mike Smith" <mikesmith@godisdead.com> wrote in message
news:s475mvsig7cidp28s2has7cu2mi86cp6lk@4ax.com...
void@isp.com (Kronk) wrote:
This paragraph stands outside of its context, IMO:
--snip--
=Christians think they are being humble when they kneel,
=or more precisely, they think they are humbling themselves.
=What that betrays is that they have such an overinflated
=sense of their own size and importance that they feel they
=have to be gracious, and volunteer to shorten their height
=so as not to encroach too much on the stature of their
=universe-dwarfing God. If they had any true sense of their
=smallness on the cosmic scale, they would know how
=laughable, ridiculous, and comically arrogant that is.
Seconds?
Whoa! That's awsome!
I second it.
Recorded
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Denis Loubet
dloubet@io.com
http://www.io.com/~dloubet
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| User: "Tink" |
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| Title: Re: AQOTM nomination (was "Re: Public School Prayer - 1st Ammendment) |
13 Sep 2003 06:40:50 AM |
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Mike Smith wrote:
void@isp.com (Kronk) wrote:
This paragraph stands outside of its context, IMO:
--snip--
=Christians think they are being humble when they kneel,
=or more precisely, they think they are humbling themselves.
=What that betrays is that they have such an overinflated
=sense of their own size and importance that they feel they
=have to be gracious, and volunteer to shorten their height
=so as not to encroach too much on the stature of their
=universe-dwarfing God. If they had any true sense of their
=smallness on the cosmic scale, they would know how
=laughable, ridiculous, and comically arrogant that is.
Seconds?
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Mike Smith | aa #1164 | Founder of SMASH
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"Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall
not pass, till all these things be done." - Mark 13:30
Seconded.
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It seems odd that those who scoff at sun worshippers are apt to worship
a vacuum.
The World Famous Tink. (I never heard of you either!!)
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