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30 Jan 2005 11:01:43 AM |
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Fellow atheists: Stop calling it "Xianity" |
It's not funny. It's not clever. It's makes you sound stupid, spiteful,
ideological, and childesh.
And it's not even offensive to Christians:
http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/xmasabbr.asp
"The X abbreviation of 'Xmas' for 'Christmas' is neither modern nor
disrespectful. The notion that it is a new and vulgar representation of
the word 'Christmas' seems to stem from the erroneous belief that the
letter 'X' is used to stand for the word 'Christ' because of its
resemblance to a cross, or that the abbreviation was deliberately
concocted "to take the 'Christ' out of Christmas." Actually, this usage
is nearly as old as Christianity itself, and its origins lie in the
fact that the first letter in the Greek word for 'Christ' is 'chi,' and
the Greek letter 'chi' is represented by a symbol similar to the letter
'X' in the modern Roman alphabet. Hence 'Xmas' is indeed perfectly
legitimate abbreviation for the word 'Christmas' (just as 'Xian' is
also sometimes used as an abbreviation of the word 'Christian').
None of this means that Christians (and others) aren't justified in
feeling slighted when people write 'Xmas' rather than 'Christmas,' but
the point is that the abbreviation was not created specifically for the
purpose of demeaning Christ, Christians, Christianity, or Christmas --
it's a very old artifact of a very different language."
Even if something is perfectly correct usage, grammer, spelling, if
you're using it for the purpose of offending, you are being
ill-mannered.
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| User: "Clayton Based Life Form" |
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| Title: Re: Fellow atheists: Stop calling it "Xianity" |
31 Jan 2005 02:22:33 AM |
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<rosybloom@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:1107082903.482886.197110@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
It's not funny. It's not clever. It's makes you sound stupid, spiteful,
ideological, and childesh.
I'll call it what ever I bloody like!!!!
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| User: "kathryn" |
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| Title: Re: Fellow atheists: Stop calling it "Xianity" |
30 Jan 2005 02:32:24 PM |
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<rosybloom@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:1107082903.482886.197110@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
It's not funny. It's not clever. It's makes you sound stupid, spiteful,
ideological, and childesh.
You don't shorten words to make typing quicker
Oh wait you do!
Which makes you an idiot.
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| User: "quibbler" |
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| Title: Re: Fellow atheists: Stop calling it "Xianity" |
30 Jan 2005 05:11:59 PM |
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In article <ctir5o$cs1$1@hercules.btinternet.com>,
bob@bobbybobbobthebobster.com says...
<rosybloom@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:1107082903.482886.197110@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
It's not funny. It's not clever. It's makes you sound stupid, spiteful,
ideological, and childesh.
You don't shorten words to make typing quicker
Oh wait you do!
Which makes you an idiot.
Or at least a hypochristian...oops I meant a hypoxian or maybe a hypoxn.
FWIW, I wouldn't mind if they abbreviated "atheist" as "ath" or "atx",
but that's a different story.
--
Quibbler (quibbler247atyahoo.com)
"It is fashionable to wax apocalyptic about the
threat to humanity posed by the AIDS virus, 'mad cow'
disease, and many others, but I think a case can be
made that faith is one of the world's great evils,
comparable to the smallpox virus but harder to
eradicate." -- Richard Dawkins
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: Fellow atheists: Stop calling it "Xianity" |
02 Feb 2005 08:41:11 PM |
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On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 14:32:24 +0000 (UTC), "kathryn"
<bob@bobbybobbobthebobster.com> wrote:
<rosybloom@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:1107082903.482886.197110@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
It's not funny. It's not clever. It's makes you sound stupid, spiteful,
ideological, and childesh.
You don't shorten words to make typing quicker
Oh wait you do!
Which makes you an idiot.
That was apparent right from the Subject line.
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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| Title: Re: Fellow atheists: Stop calling it "Xianity" |
30 Jan 2005 12:55:34 PM |
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<rosybloom@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:1107082903.482886.197110@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
It's not funny. It's not clever. It's makes you sound stupid, spiteful,
ideological, and childesh.
And it's not even offensive to Christians:
Who gives a *****?
BTW, get a life.
--
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Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
#1557
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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| Title: Re: Fellow atheists: Stop calling it "Xianity" |
30 Jan 2005 03:07:14 PM |
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In our last episode <3643q4F4si6lvU1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff lumbered
into the room and mumbled:
<rosybloom@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:1107082903.482886.197110@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
It's not funny. It's not clever. It's makes you sound stupid, spiteful,
ideological, and childesh.
And it's not even offensive to Christians:
Who gives a *****?
BTW, get a life.
I'm still over here marveling at the idea that because it's not offensive,
it's spiteful and childish to use...
--
Mark K. Bilbo - a.a. #1423
EAC Department of Linguistic Subversion
Alt-atheism website at: http://www.alt-atheism.org
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"Religion is regarded by the common people as true,
by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful."
-- Seneca the Younger
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| User: "Liz" |
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| Title: Re: Fellow atheists: Stop calling it "Xianity" |
30 Jan 2005 03:25:36 PM |
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On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 09:07:14 -0600, "Mark K. Bilbo"
<alt-atheism@org.webmaster> in news message
<bsadndaHG-dRa2HcRVn-2g@megapath.net> wrote:
In our last episode <3643q4F4si6lvU1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff lumbered
into the room and mumbled:
<rosybloom@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:1107082903.482886.197110@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
It's not funny. It's not clever. It's makes you sound stupid, spiteful,
ideological, and childesh.
And it's not even offensive to Christians:
Who gives a *****?
BTW, get a life.
I'm still over here marveling at the idea that because it's not offensive,
it's spiteful and childish to use...
No Mark, that "childesh".
(Dear Lint®! I'm damned to the hamper for making a spelling flame.)
Überwench #658 Now a *real* atheist!
Dame Liz the Undaunted Ath.D BAAWA
Charter Member of SMASH
and Queen of the known universe
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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| Title: Re: Fellow atheists: Stop calling it "Xianity" |
30 Jan 2005 04:52:40 PM |
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In our last episode <f4vpv05qcpaa5sfbdi520a8o725cih74ll@4ax.com>, Liz
lumbered into the room and mumbled:
On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 09:07:14 -0600, "Mark K. Bilbo"
<alt-atheism@org.webmaster> in news message
<bsadndaHG-dRa2HcRVn-2g@megapath.net> wrote:
In our last episode <3643q4F4si6lvU1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff
lumbered into the room and mumbled:
<rosybloom@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:1107082903.482886.197110@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
It's not funny. It's not clever. It's makes you sound stupid,
spiteful, ideological, and childesh.
And it's not even offensive to Christians:
Who gives a *****?
BTW, get a life.
I'm still over here marveling at the idea that because it's not
offensive, it's spiteful and childish to use...
No Mark, that "childesh".
(Dear Lint®! I'm damned to the hamper for making a spelling flame.)
Worse. It's the Pit of The Unclean Underwear...
--
Mark K. Bilbo - a.a. #1423
EAC Department of Linguistic Subversion
Alt-atheism website at: http://www.alt-atheism.org
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"Religion is regarded by the common people as true,
by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful."
-- Seneca the Younger
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| User: "Liz" |
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| Title: Re: Fellow atheists: Stop calling it "Xianity" |
30 Jan 2005 04:51:39 PM |
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On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 10:52:40 -0600, "Mark K. Bilbo"
<alt-atheism@org.webmaster> in news message
<o6OdnXvCbZYckmDcRVn-tg@megapath.net> wrote:
In our last episode <f4vpv05qcpaa5sfbdi520a8o725cih74ll@4ax.com>, Liz
lumbered into the room and mumbled:
On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 09:07:14 -0600, "Mark K. Bilbo"
<alt-atheism@org.webmaster> in news message
<bsadndaHG-dRa2HcRVn-2g@megapath.net> wrote:
In our last episode <3643q4F4si6lvU1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff
lumbered into the room and mumbled:
<rosybloom@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:1107082903.482886.197110@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
It's not funny. It's not clever. It's makes you sound stupid,
spiteful, ideological, and childesh.
And it's not even offensive to Christians:
Who gives a *****?
BTW, get a life.
I'm still over here marveling at the idea that because it's not
offensive, it's spiteful and childish to use...
No Mark, that "childesh".
(Dear Lint®! I'm damned to the hamper for making a spelling flame.)
Worse. It's the Pit of The Unclean Underwear...
Not the PUU! Anything but the PUU! I'll be in contact with . . .
"body soil".
Überwench #658 Now a *real* atheist!
Dame Liz the Undaunted Ath.D BAAWA
Charter Member of SMASH
and Queen of the known universe
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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| Title: Re: Fellow atheists: Stop calling it "Xianity" |
30 Jan 2005 06:01:39 PM |
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In our last episode <ag4qv01kcbdd2k7rsgq0pq9cuc2vve9n93@4ax.com>, Liz
lumbered into the room and mumbled:
On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 10:52:40 -0600, "Mark K. Bilbo"
<alt-atheism@org.webmaster> in news message
<o6OdnXvCbZYckmDcRVn-tg@megapath.net> wrote:
In our last episode <f4vpv05qcpaa5sfbdi520a8o725cih74ll@4ax.com>, Liz
lumbered into the room and mumbled:
On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 09:07:14 -0600, "Mark K. Bilbo"
<alt-atheism@org.webmaster> in news message
<bsadndaHG-dRa2HcRVn-2g@megapath.net> wrote:
In our last episode <3643q4F4si6lvU1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff
lumbered into the room and mumbled:
<rosybloom@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:1107082903.482886.197110@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
It's not funny. It's not clever. It's makes you sound stupid,
spiteful, ideological, and childesh.
And it's not even offensive to Christians:
Who gives a *****?
BTW, get a life.
I'm still over here marveling at the idea that because it's not
offensive, it's spiteful and childish to use...
No Mark, that "childesh".
(Dear Lint®! I'm damned to the hamper for making a spelling flame.)
Worse. It's the Pit of The Unclean Underwear...
Not the PUU! Anything but the PUU! I'll be in contact with . . . "body
soil".
Repent now before thou are sent to the lower depths wherein lurk the gym
socks!
--
Mark K. Bilbo - a.a. #1423
EAC Department of Linguistic Subversion
Alt-atheism website at: http://www.alt-atheism.org
-----------------------------------------------------------
"Religion is regarded by the common people as true,
by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful."
-- Seneca the Younger
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: Fellow atheists: Stop calling it "Xianity" |
02 Feb 2005 08:39:36 PM |
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On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 12:01:39 -0600, "Mark K. Bilbo"
<alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote:
In our last episode <ag4qv01kcbdd2k7rsgq0pq9cuc2vve9n93@4ax.com>, Liz
lumbered into the room and mumbled:
On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 10:52:40 -0600, "Mark K. Bilbo"
<alt-atheism@org.webmaster> in news message
<o6OdnXvCbZYckmDcRVn-tg@megapath.net> wrote:
In our last episode <f4vpv05qcpaa5sfbdi520a8o725cih74ll@4ax.com>, Liz
lumbered into the room and mumbled:
On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 09:07:14 -0600, "Mark K. Bilbo"
<alt-atheism@org.webmaster> in news message
<bsadndaHG-dRa2HcRVn-2g@megapath.net> wrote:
In our last episode <3643q4F4si6lvU1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff
lumbered into the room and mumbled:
<rosybloom@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:1107082903.482886.197110@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
It's not funny. It's not clever. It's makes you sound stupid,
spiteful, ideological, and childesh.
And it's not even offensive to Christians:
Who gives a *****?
BTW, get a life.
I'm still over here marveling at the idea that because it's not
offensive, it's spiteful and childish to use...
No Mark, that "childesh".
(Dear Lint®! I'm damned to the hamper for making a spelling flame.)
Worse. It's the Pit of The Unclean Underwear...
Not the PUU! Anything but the PUU! I'll be in contact with . . . "body
soil".
Repent now before thou are sent to the lower depths wherein lurk the gym
socks!
from the football team!
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
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| User: "Elroy Willis" |
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31 Jan 2005 02:56:11 PM |
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Liz <ehuth1@donotspam.com> wrote in alt.atheism
Mark K. Bilbo <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> in news message
Liz lumbered into the room and mumbled:
Mark K. Bilbo <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> in news message
I'm still over here marveling at the idea that because it's not
offensive, it's spiteful and childish to use...
No Mark, that "childesh".
(Dear Lint®! I'm damned to the hamper for making a spelling flame.)
Worse. It's the Pit of The Unclean Underwear...
Not the PUU! Anything but the PUU! I'll be in contact with . . .
"body soil".
And skid marks!
--
Elroy Willis
EAP Chief Editor and Newshound
www.elroysemporium.com/news
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| User: "Tukla Ratte" |
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| Title: Re: Fellow atheists: Stop calling it "Xianity" |
01 Feb 2005 09:22:19 PM |
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Liz wrote:
On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 09:07:14 -0600, "Mark K. Bilbo"
<alt-atheism@org.webmaster> in news message
<bsadndaHG-dRa2HcRVn-2g@megapath.net> wrote:
< snip >
I'm still over here marveling at the idea that because it's not offensive,
it's spiteful and childish to use...
No Mark, that "childesh".
(Dear Lint®! I'm damned to the hamper for making a spelling flame.)
Uh oh. Umm, what's the penalty for making a Jar Jar joke?
--
Tukla, Eater of Theists, Squeaker of Chew Toys
Official Mascot of Alt.Atheism, aa 1347
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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| Title: Re: Fellow atheists: Stop calling it "Xianity" |
02 Feb 2005 02:55:22 AM |
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In our last episode <36aa8cF4tgr8mU2@individual.net>, Tukla Ratte lumbered
into the room and mumbled:
Liz wrote:
On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 09:07:14 -0600, "Mark K. Bilbo"
<alt-atheism@org.webmaster> in news message
<bsadndaHG-dRa2HcRVn-2g@megapath.net> wrote:
< snip >
I'm still over here marveling at the idea that because it's not
offensive, it's spiteful and childish to use...
No Mark, that "childesh".
(Dear Lint®! I'm damned to the hamper for making a spelling flame.)
Uh oh. Umm, what's the penalty for making a Jar Jar joke?
Accolades, awards, applause. The usual...
--
Mark K. Bilbo - a.a. #1423
EAC Department of Linguistic Subversion
Alt-atheism website at: http://www.alt-atheism.org
-----------------------------------------------------------
"Religion is regarded by the common people as true,
by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful."
-- Seneca the Younger
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| User: "Liz" |
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| Title: Re: Fellow atheists: Stop calling it "Xianity" |
01 Feb 2005 11:58:46 PM |
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On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 15:22:19 -0600, Tukla Ratte
<tukla_ratte@tukla.net> in news message
<36aa8cF4tgr8mU2@individual.net> wrote:
Liz wrote:
On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 09:07:14 -0600, "Mark K. Bilbo"
<alt-atheism@org.webmaster> in news message
<bsadndaHG-dRa2HcRVn-2g@megapath.net> wrote:
< snip >
I'm still over here marveling at the idea that because it's not offensive,
it's spiteful and childish to use...
No Mark, that "childesh".
(Dear Lint®! I'm damned to the hamper for making a spelling flame.)
Uh oh. Umm, what's the penalty for making a Jar Jar joke?
Your clothes will always be too tight no matter what size you buy.
(Although I'm not sure that this would apply to you. Do you wear
clothes or just sleep on them?)
Überwench #658 Now a *real* atheist!
Dame Liz the Undaunted Ath.D BAAWA
Charter Member of SMASH
and Queen of the known universe
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| User: "Tukla Ratte" |
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| Title: Re: Fellow atheists: Stop calling it "Xianity" |
02 Feb 2005 03:41:11 PM |
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Liz wrote:
On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 15:22:19 -0600, Tukla Ratte
<tukla_ratte@tukla.net> in news message
<36aa8cF4tgr8mU2@individual.net> wrote:
Liz wrote:
< snip >
(Dear Lint®! I'm damned to the hamper for making a spelling flame.)
Uh oh. Umm, what's the penalty for making a Jar Jar joke?
Your clothes will always be too tight no matter what size you buy.
(Although I'm not sure that this would apply to you. Do you wear
clothes or just sleep on them?)
I wear a collar. Ack! Now a very *tight* collar. Gurk.
--
Tukla, Eater of Theists, Squeaker of Chew Toys
Official Mascot of Alt.Atheism, aa 1347
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: Fellow atheists: Stop calling it "Xianity" |
02 Feb 2005 08:40:23 PM |
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On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 09:41:11 -0600, Tukla Ratte
<tukla_ratte@tukla.net> wrote:
Liz wrote:
On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 15:22:19 -0600, Tukla Ratte
<tukla_ratte@tukla.net> in news message
<36aa8cF4tgr8mU2@individual.net> wrote:
Liz wrote:
< snip >
(Dear Lint®! I'm damned to the hamper for making a spelling flame.)
Uh oh. Umm, what's the penalty for making a Jar Jar joke?
Your clothes will always be too tight no matter what size you buy.
(Although I'm not sure that this would apply to you. Do you wear
clothes or just sleep on them?)
I wear a collar. Ack! Now a very *tight* collar. Gurk.
Spiked damp leather collar.
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
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| User: "Tukla Ratte" |
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| Title: Re: Fellow atheists: Stop calling it "Xianity" |
03 Feb 2005 07:25:09 PM |
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stoney wrote:
On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 09:41:11 -0600, Tukla Ratte
<tukla_ratte@tukla.net> wrote:
Liz wrote:
On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 15:22:19 -0600, Tukla Ratte
<tukla_ratte@tukla.net> in news message
<36aa8cF4tgr8mU2@individual.net> wrote:
Liz wrote:
< snip >
(Dear Lint®! I'm damned to the hamper for making a spelling flame.)
Uh oh. Umm, what's the penalty for making a Jar Jar joke?
Your clothes will always be too tight no matter what size you buy.
(Although I'm not sure that this would apply to you. Do you wear
clothes or just sleep on them?)
I wear a collar. Ack! Now a very *tight* collar. Gurk.
Spiked damp leather collar.
Yeah, that one. ...Can't....breathe....
--
Tukla, Eater of Theists, Squeaker of Chew Toys
Official Mascot of Alt.Atheism, aa 1347
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: Fellow atheists: Stop calling it "Xianity" |
04 Feb 2005 09:20:24 PM |
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On Thu, 03 Feb 2005 13:25:09 -0600, Tukla Ratte
<tukla_ratte@tukla.net> wrote:
stoney wrote:
On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 09:41:11 -0600, Tukla Ratte
<tukla_ratte@tukla.net> wrote:
Liz wrote:
On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 15:22:19 -0600, Tukla Ratte
<tukla_ratte@tukla.net> in news message
<36aa8cF4tgr8mU2@individual.net> wrote:
Liz wrote:
< snip >
(Dear Lint®! I'm damned to the hamper for making a spelling flame.)
Uh oh. Umm, what's the penalty for making a Jar Jar joke?
Your clothes will always be too tight no matter what size you buy.
(Although I'm not sure that this would apply to you. Do you wear
clothes or just sleep on them?)
I wear a collar. Ack! Now a very *tight* collar. Gurk.
Spiked damp leather collar.
Yeah, that one. ...Can't....breathe....
And the spikes are inside like you prefer them.
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
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| User: "Zaghadka" |
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| Title: Re: Fellow atheists: Stop calling it "Xianity" |
05 Feb 2005 09:52:09 AM |
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bolted into alt.atheism, wreathed in wicked, white hot
flames, and screamed...
It's not funny. It's not clever. It's makes you sound stupid, spiteful,
ideological, and childesh.
And it's not even offensive to Christians:
It is when atheists and anti-Christians deliberately use it to be offensive.
I've noticed that trend here. Thanks for acknowledging the problem. As a
Christian, I applaud your compassion and forthrightness. I've found it mildly
offensive because of the contextual issues, but now flippantly call Christians
I think are jackasses "Xtians." It's rubbed off. ;^)
--
Zag
I thought I could organize freedom, how very
Scandinavian of me. ...Björk
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: Fellow atheists: Stop calling it "Xianity" |
05 Feb 2005 08:09:30 PM |
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On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 03:52:09 -0600, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
wrote:
rosybloom@verizon.net bolted into alt.atheism, wreathed in wicked, white hot
flames, and screamed...
It's not funny. It's not clever. It's makes you sound stupid, spiteful,
ideological, and childesh.
And it's not even offensive to Christians:
It is when atheists and anti-Christians deliberately use it to be offensive.
I've noticed that trend here. Thanks for acknowledging the problem. As a
Christian, I applaud your compassion and forthrightness. I've found it mildly
offensive because of the contextual issues, but now flippantly call Christians
I think are jackasses "Xtians." It's rubbed off. ;^)
Uh Oh! ;)
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
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| User: "Zaghadka" |
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| Title: Re: Fellow atheists: Stop calling it "Xianity" |
07 Feb 2005 08:39:30 AM |
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stoney bolted into alt.atheism, wreathed in wicked, white hot flames, and
screamed...
On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 03:52:09 -0600, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
wrote:
rosybloom@verizon.net bolted into alt.atheism, wreathed in wicked, white hot
flames, and screamed...
It's not funny. It's not clever. It's makes you sound stupid, spiteful,
ideological, and childesh.
And it's not even offensive to Christians:
It is when atheists and anti-Christians deliberately use it to be offensive.
I've noticed that trend here. Thanks for acknowledging the problem. As a
Christian, I applaud your compassion and forthrightness. I've found it mildly
offensive because of the contextual issues, but now flippantly call Christians
I think are jackasses "Xtians." It's rubbed off. ;^)
Uh Oh! ;)
It's like homosexuality! You hang out with homos and you turn gay! (j/k)
You perditious athiests. You're sending me to hell! <g>
--
Zag
I thought I could organize freedom, how very
Scandinavian of me. ...Björk
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| User: "Al Klein" |
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08 Feb 2005 06:58:11 AM |
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On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 02:39:30 -0600, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
said in alt.atheism:
It's like homosexuality! You hang out with homos and you turn gay! (j/k)
You perditious athiests. You're sending me to hell! <g>
Is that a polite way of saying that we're leading you to the light?
--
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witnessed. Such a genocide was never seen in the time of the pharaohs nor
of Hitler nor of Mussolini."
- Mehmet Elkatmi, head of Turkish parliament's human rights commission
on Bush's genocide in the Iraq war. 11-28-20
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| User: "Zaghadka" |
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| Title: Re: Fellow atheists: Stop calling it "Xianity" |
09 Feb 2005 02:17:43 AM |
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Al Klein bolted into alt.atheism, wreathed in wicked, white hot flames, and
screamed...
On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 02:39:30 -0600, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
said in alt.atheism:
It's like homosexuality! You hang out with homos and you turn gay! (j/k)
You perditious athiests. You're sending me to hell! <g>
Is that a polite way of saying that we're leading you to the light?
Lucifer's name does mean "light" you know. I'm not a Satanist and *neither are
you*, but I think you're getting the point. ;^)
--
Zag
I thought I could organize freedom, how very
Scandinavian of me. ...Björk
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: Fellow atheists: Stop calling it "Xianity" |
09 Feb 2005 04:51:26 PM |
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On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 20:17:43 -0600, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
wrote:
Al Klein bolted into alt.atheism, wreathed in wicked, white hot flames, and
screamed...
On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 02:39:30 -0600, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
said in alt.atheism:
It's like homosexuality! You hang out with homos and you turn gay! (j/k)
You perditious athiests. You're sending me to hell! <g>
Is that a polite way of saying that we're leading you to the light?
Lucifer's name does mean "light" you know. I'm not a Satanist and *neither are
you*, but I think you're getting the point. ;^)
Hmmmm.....Lucifer=light. In the Bible, Lucifer never killed anyone
and told the truth. In the Bible, 'God' lies, kills, and more.
Therefore, Lucifer is the white light while 'God' is the black light.
Isn't that special?
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
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| User: "Zaghadka" |
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| Title: Re: Fellow atheists: Stop calling it "Xianity" |
13 Feb 2005 09:48:39 AM |
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stoney bolted into alt.atheism, wreathed in wicked, white hot flames, and
screamed...
On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 20:17:43 -0600, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
wrote:
Al Klein bolted into alt.atheism, wreathed in wicked, white hot flames, and
screamed...
On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 02:39:30 -0600, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
said in alt.atheism:
It's like homosexuality! You hang out with homos and you turn gay! (j/k)
You perditious athiests. You're sending me to hell! <g>
Is that a polite way of saying that we're leading you to the light?
Lucifer's name does mean "light" you know. I'm not a Satanist and *neither are
you*, but I think you're getting the point. ;^)
Hmmmm.....Lucifer=light. In the Bible, Lucifer never killed anyone
and told the truth. In the Bible, 'God' lies, kills, and more.
Therefore, Lucifer is the white light while 'God' is the black light.
Isn't that special?
So you are a Satanist?
--
Zag
I thought I could organize freedom, how very
Scandinavian of me. ...Björk
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: Fellow atheists: Stop calling it "Xianity" |
13 Feb 2005 04:46:52 PM |
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On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 03:48:39 -0600, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
wrote:
stoney bolted into alt.atheism, wreathed in wicked, white hot flames, and
screamed...
On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 20:17:43 -0600, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
wrote:
Al Klein bolted into alt.atheism, wreathed in wicked, white hot flames, and
screamed...
On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 02:39:30 -0600, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
said in alt.atheism:
It's like homosexuality! You hang out with homos and you turn gay! (j/k)
You perditious athiests. You're sending me to hell! <g>
Is that a polite way of saying that we're leading you to the light?
Lucifer's name does mean "light" you know. I'm not a Satanist and *neither are
you*, but I think you're getting the point. ;^)
Hmmmm.....Lucifer=light. In the Bible, Lucifer never killed anyone
and told the truth. In the Bible, 'God' lies, kills, and more.
Therefore, Lucifer is the white light while 'God' is the black light.
Isn't that special?
So you are a Satanist?
You're fully aware I'm not a theist and you still ask the question.
You're also fully aware I'm working within the precepts of your
superstition. You might think on why you're bothered by my previous
post.
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
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| User: "Dubh Ghall" |
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| Title: Re: Fellow atheists: Stop calling it "Xianity" |
13 Feb 2005 08:06:04 PM |
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On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 08:46:52 -0800, stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
You're fully aware I'm not a theist and you still ask the question.
You're also fully aware I'm working within the precepts of your
superstition. You might think on why you're bothered by my previous
post.
The daft ***** probably thinks that atheist, just means, "not xtian"
--
Puck Greenman
The spelling Like any opinion stated here
purely my own
#162 BAAWA Knight.
Plonked by Rob Duncan
January 27th
Na bister 500,000
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: Fellow atheists: Stop calling it "Xianity" |
14 Feb 2005 07:09:34 PM |
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On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 20:06:04 GMT, Dubh Ghall <puck@pooks.hill.fey>
wrote:
On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 08:46:52 -0800, stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
You're fully aware I'm not a theist and you still ask the question.
You're also fully aware I'm working within the precepts of your
superstition. You might think on why you're bothered by my previous
post.
The daft ***** probably thinks that atheist, just means, "not xtian"
No. He understands and has no problem with those who lack theism.
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: Fellow atheists: Stop calling it "Xianity" |
08 Feb 2005 06:46:46 PM |
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On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 02:39:30 -0600, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
wrote:
stoney bolted into alt.atheism, wreathed in wicked, white hot flames, and
screamed...
On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 03:52:09 -0600, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
wrote:
rosybloom@verizon.net bolted into alt.atheism, wreathed in wicked, white hot
flames, and screamed...
It's not funny. It's not clever. It's makes you sound stupid, spiteful,
ideological, and childesh.
And it's not even offensive to Christians:
It is when atheists and anti-Christians deliberately use it to be offensive.
I've noticed that trend here. Thanks for acknowledging the problem. As a
Christian, I applaud your compassion and forthrightness. I've found it mildly
offensive because of the contextual issues, but now flippantly call Christians
I think are jackasses "Xtians." It's rubbed off. ;^)
Uh Oh! ;)
It's like homosexuality! You hang out with homos and you turn gay! (j/k)
What's wrong with having a gay time? (/faux puzzlement) There's
nothing wrong with having fun.
You perditious athiests. You're sending me to hell! <g>
Go to Hell for both the climate and the company. :)
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
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| User: "Doc Smartass" |
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30 Jan 2005 06:37:38 PM |
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wrote in
news:1107082903.482886.197110@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:
It's not funny. It's not clever. It's makes you sound stupid, spiteful,
ideological, and childesh.
You're welcome to think so, but I won't obey.
--
Dr. Smartass -- BAAWA Knight of Heckling -- a.a. #1939
Hurl, hurl, door gong's oil hair!
Wart inhale dough way cur?
Wart inhale dough way cur?
Hurl, hurl, door gong's oil hair!
Wart inhale dough way cur, nor?
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| User: "rj" |
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30 Jan 2005 02:48:10 PM |
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wrote in news:1107082903.482886.197110
@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:
None of this means that Christians (and others) aren't justified in
feeling slighted when people write 'Xmas' rather than 'Christmas,' but
the point is that the abbreviation was not created specifically for the
purpose of demeaning Christ, Christians, Christianity, or Christmas --
it's a very old artifact of a very different language."
Even if something is perfectly correct usage, grammer, spelling, if
you're using it for the purpose of offending, you are being
ill-mannered.
I have had it with all this touchy-feely post y2kish attitude that is so
prevelent today. The truth of the matter we are letting verbage hide the
truth at best and in many cases conpletely thwart it. I have to ask you, if
you are a Xtian (an abbreviation started by Xtians" why are you in an atheist
newsgroup?
Feel slighted? Jesus Christ man, get a grip. If you really want to feel
slighted, become an atheist and make it known in the workplace and at all
social gatherings. You will see a whole new side to Xtians that you never
new existed. Bigotry, prejudice, scorn, and in same cases outright hate will
be exhibited by these alleged Xtians. Every single Xtian I have ever known,
myself included, is what I term a highlighting Xtian, They take the very
principles and philosphy of Jesus and if there is something they don't like
in it, they blatently ignore it. It is writtten "Turn the other cheek" and
it is these same assholes that know that verse and what it means that are the
first to drag a fellow Xtian into court. Why? Revenge. Thous shall not
kill is a personal favorite on mine. There is no exception list and yet
there are the first to volumnteer to kill, to vote to kill others, and to
relish in the witnessing in the sight of men killing men. There are so many
other examples for this selective choosing of rules that Jesus gave you that
you ignore, there isn't enough time or space to illustrate each.
I view it like this. It is a fact that Xtains in general are a lying
hypocritical lot. I lived the hypocracy and after careful evaluation, I
decided that the modern Xtian life exceeds my limits for hypocricy. I refuse
to be brought down to the Xtian standard of ethics. Now one could argue that
I refuse to live my life as Jesus preached. That is true. I admit it as I
find the demands that Jesus would have everyone live by are quite impossible
unless I become a missonary. That is a job I choose not to do.
Would it be better that I acknowledge that I will not and cannot live the
life as Jesus dictated or should I lie to myself and others and not live the
Jesus life? I refuse to lie to myself, or to anyone else for that matter.
Not anymore. I realize that I have been lied to for so long by so many
Xtians and really stupid Xtians in a position of authority that it makes me
nauseous just thinking about it.
I have heard all the trite and meaningless phrases tossed oround like so much
fodder. They mean nothing to you and as such they mean nothing to me. How
can I make such a statement? If it truly meant something to you you wouldn't
be here attempting to gain a convert by preaching or quoting the bible. Use
that brain of yours and you will see it is pointless.
Xtians, if you truly loved your neighbor you would quit with the mindless
chatter about the bible, it holds nothing for the me, an atheist. I think of
it as nothing short of a rather lengthy bit of old poorly written fiction.
Jesus was God? *****! He likely existed but he certainly was not God
assunming there is one. Yes, we claim there is no God because if there were
one we certainly would not have 50,000 dead children from a Tsunami. "Suffer
the children to come to me" he said. Now if Jesus were God and truthful he
would have added "...so I can kill them when I get *****". There are
many others, but I think even the most dullwitted Xtian can understand that
basic concept.
Want to "love your neighbor" and "bless those that curse you"? Go away and
leave us alone. Preach by example, not with words. Want to do something
constructive? Figure out how to preach without relying on the bible, quotes
from the bible, or any reference to anyone or anything in it. Do that and I
will be impressed.
Here is anovel concept so you and other Xtians don't feel slighted. Stay
away from atheists. They will "blaspheme" and use the word "Xtian" and will
make you feel bad.
rj
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