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18 May 2005 08:14:34 PM |
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Happy Anniversary, Gay Marriage!!! |
http://web.morons.org/article.jsp?sectionid=2&id=6242
One year ago today, Massachusetts legalized gay marriage.
That's right. It's been a full year since the first same-sex couples became
legally wed under the eyes of the State of Massachusetts. And you know what?
It's still there. As of this writing, Massachusetts has thus far failed to
fall into the ocean.
In the intervening year, Florida was hit by a half-dozen hurricanes, a
massive tsunami ravaged southeast Asia, mass killings continued in Darfur,
the insurgency in Iraq waxed and waned, Uzbekistan has broken into open
revolt, and, against all reason, Paris Hilton became famous. Yet
Massachusetts still stands.
Where is the chaos? Where is the fire and brimstone? Where is the holy
wrath? Where is the rending of our social fabric, and the decay of the
institution of marriage?
Wherever it is, it isn't in Massachusetts.
Despite the fact that over 6,000 same-sex couples have been wed in
Massachusetts in the past 12 months, God has thus far declined to visit His
vengeance upon the state. It's been long enough, in fact, that once might
reasonably assume no punishment is forthcoming. After all, if God waits too
long to punish His wayward children, they might not see the connection.
No, instead it seems that God actually has no problem with gays getting
married, which meshes with what normal Christians such as myself have been
asserting for years. The fundies, it would appear, are wrong.
They won't admit it, of course, but hopefully it's nagging away inside of
them. "If we were right," they're thinking, "surely God would have smote
Massachusetts by now." But he hasn't, and the fundies have a bit of egg on
their faces. Is it too much to hope that the "liberal" media will pick up on
this failure to understand God's true message, and start looking at more
moderate Christian leaders? Probably. But nonetheless we all know now that
God really has no problem with gay marriage; and in their hearts, so do the
fundies.
So rejoice, Massachusetts, for you have escaped the wrath of an angry God,
as it turns out He isn't quite that angry after all. Rejoice, and continue
to show the rest of the nation how things should be done.
-David Kleppinger
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| User: "duke" |
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| Title: Re: Happy Anniversary, Gay Marriage!!! |
19 May 2005 05:34:28 PM |
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On Wed, 18 May 2005 20:14:34 -0500, "turk" <turk96@comcast.net> wrote:
http://web.morons.org/article.jsp?sectionid=2&id=6242
One year ago today, Massachusetts legalized gay marriage.
That's right. It's been a full year since the first same-sex couples became
legally wed under the eyes of the State of Massachusetts. And you know what?
It's still there. As of this writing, Massachusetts has thus far failed to
fall into the ocean.
In the intervening year, Florida was hit by a half-dozen hurricanes, a
massive tsunami ravaged southeast Asia, mass killings continued in Darfur,
the insurgency in Iraq waxed and waned, Uzbekistan has broken into open
revolt, and, against all reason, Paris Hilton became famous. Yet
Massachusetts still stands.
Where is the chaos? Where is the fire and brimstone? Where is the holy
wrath? Where is the rending of our social fabric, and the decay of the
institution of marriage?
Wherever it is, it isn't in Massachusetts.
That's right - it shows up at the pearly gates. Then it gets bad.
But, hey, they get to live in mortal sin for a time.
duke
*****
"The Mass is the most perfect form of Prayer."
Pope Paul VI
*****
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| User: "Douglas Berry" |
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| Title: Re: Happy Anniversary, Gay Marriage!!! |
19 May 2005 06:36:48 PM |
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On Thu, 19 May 2005 17:34:28 -0500, duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> drained
his beer, leaned back in the alt.atheism beanbag and drunkenly
proclaimed the following
That's right - it shows up at the pearly gates. Then it gets bad.
But, hey, they get to live in mortal sin for a time.
Right along side those who wear clothing of different fibres.
--
Douglas E. Berry Do the OBVIOUS thing to send e-mail
Atheist #2147, Atheist Vet #5
"Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as
when they do it from religious conviction."
Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), Pense'es, #894.
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| User: "duke" |
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| Title: Re: Happy Anniversary, Gay Marriage!!! |
20 May 2005 03:15:14 PM |
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On Thu, 19 May 2005 23:36:48 GMT, Douglas Berry
<penguin_boy@mindOBVIOUSspring.com> wrote:
On Thu, 19 May 2005 17:34:28 -0500, duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> drained
his beer, leaned back in the alt.atheism beanbag and drunkenly
proclaimed the following
That's right - it shows up at the pearly gates. Then it gets bad.
But, hey, they get to live in mortal sin for a time.
Right along side those who wear clothing of different fibres.
Nah, mortal sin is a whole lot more painful. Besides, hell doesn't wear off.
It just keeps going on forever and forever. It's those white hot tips of the
flames tickling at the cheeks of your behind, of course.
duke
*****
"The Mass is the most perfect form of Prayer."
Pope Paul VI
*****
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| User: "Tim McGaughy" |
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| Title: Re: Happy Anniversary, Gay Marriage!!! |
20 May 2005 11:00:09 PM |
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duke wrote:
On Thu, 19 May 2005 23:36:48 GMT, Douglas Berry
<penguin_boy@mindOBVIOUSspring.com> wrote:
On Thu, 19 May 2005 17:34:28 -0500, duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> drained
his beer, leaned back in the alt.atheism beanbag and drunkenly
proclaimed the following
That's right - it shows up at the pearly gates. Then it gets bad.
But, hey, they get to live in mortal sin for a time.
Right along side those who wear clothing of different fibres.
Nah, mortal sin is a whole lot more painful. Besides, hell doesn't wear off.
It just keeps going on forever and forever. It's those white hot tips of the
flames tickling at the cheeks of your behind, of course.
I realize yer a moron, but do you actually READ yer book?
According to Revelations, we die and don't wake up again until the Great
Finale. At that point, if God doesn't want us, we're thrown in the lake
of fire and destroyed.
Where do you get this 'forever and forever' *****?
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| User: "Douglas Berry" |
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| Title: Re: Happy Anniversary, Gay Marriage!!! |
21 May 2005 11:15:06 AM |
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On Fri, 20 May 2005 23:00:09 -0500, Tim McGaughy <teekem@ispwest.com>
drained his beer, leaned back in the alt.atheism beanbag and drunkenly
proclaimed the following
Nah, mortal sin is a whole lot more painful. Besides, hell doesn't wear off.
It just keeps going on forever and forever. It's those white hot tips of the
flames tickling at the cheeks of your behind, of course.
I realize yer a moron, but do you actually READ yer book?
Duke has proven over and over that he rarely, if ever, reads the
Bible. His igniorance of his supposed Holy text is appaling.
According to Revelations, we die and don't wake up again until the Great
Finale. At that point, if God doesn't want us, we're thrown in the lake
of fire and destroyed.
Where do you get this 'forever and forever' *****?
From the same place he gets all his ideas, straight out of his *****.
--
Douglas E. Berry Do the OBVIOUS thing to send e-mail
Atheist #2147, Atheist Vet #5
"Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as
when they do it from religious conviction."
Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), Pense'es, #894.
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| User: "duke" |
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| Title: Re: Happy Anniversary, Gay Marriage!!! |
21 May 2005 02:05:27 PM |
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On Sat, 21 May 2005 16:15:06 GMT, Douglas Berry
<penguin_boy@mindOBVIOUSspring.com> wrote:
I realize yer a moron, but do you actually READ yer book?
Duke has proven over and over that he rarely, if ever, reads the
Bible. His igniorance of his supposed Holy text is appaling.
Actually, we cover that little detail at every Mass. Then we are called to
live it.
One day you too might figure it out. But very questionable at the rate you're
going.
duke
*****
"The Mass is the most perfect form of Prayer."
Pope Paul VI
*****
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| User: "Douglas Berry" |
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| Title: Re: Happy Anniversary, Gay Marriage!!! |
22 May 2005 02:08:40 AM |
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On Sat, 21 May 2005 14:05:27 -0500, duke <duckgumbo32@cox.net> drained
his beer, leaned back in the alt.atheism beanbag and drunkenly
proclaimed the following
On Sat, 21 May 2005 16:15:06 GMT, Douglas Berry
<penguin_boy@mindOBVIOUSspring.com> wrote:
I realize yer a moron, but do you actually READ yer book?
Duke has proven over and over that he rarely, if ever, reads the
Bible. His igniorance of his supposed Holy text is appaling.
Actually, we cover that little detail at every Mass. Then we are called to
live it.
Duke, Revelations makes it clear that at the time of the Second
Coming, those who have died will be awakened, and thrown into the
lake, there to be destroyed. Not tormented for all eternity. That
fate is reserved for Satan (or Nero.)
One day you too might figure it out. But very questionable at the rate you're
going.
Duke, I figured it out years ago, about the same time I figured out
that Santa Claus wasn't the cause of those presents under the tree.
--
Douglas E. Berry Do the OBVIOUS thing to send e-mail
Atheist #2147, Atheist Vet #5
"Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as
when they do it from religious conviction."
Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), Pense'es, #894.
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| User: "duke" |
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| Title: Re: Happy Anniversary, Gay Marriage!!! |
21 May 2005 11:14:19 AM |
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On Fri, 20 May 2005 23:00:09 -0500, Tim McGaughy <teekem@ispwest.com> wrote:
Nah, mortal sin is a whole lot more painful. Besides, hell doesn't wear off.
It just keeps going on forever and forever. It's those white hot tips of the
flames tickling at the cheeks of your behind, of course.
I realize yer a moron, but do you actually READ yer book?
Sure, but more importantly, to live it.
According to Revelations, we die and don't wake up again until the Great
Finale. At that point, if God doesn't want us, we're thrown in the lake
of fire and destroyed.
Actually it's because you don't want God, not the other way around.
Where do you get this 'forever and forever' *****?
You said it above.
duke
*****
"The Mass is the most perfect form of Prayer."
Pope Paul VI
*****
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| User: "Darrell Stec" |
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| Title: Re: Happy Anniversary, Gay Marriage!!! |
21 May 2005 02:32:14 PM |
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After serious contemplation, on or about Saturday 21 May 2005 12:14 pm
duckgumbo32@cox.net wrote:
According to Revelations, we die and don't wake up again until the Great
Finale. At that point, if God doesn't want us, we're thrown in the lake
of fire and destroyed.
Actually it's because you don't want God, not the other way around.
Where do you get this 'forever and forever' *****?
You said it above.
Like the OP wrote, you do not read your own bible. God does the choosing
according to what scripture quotes Jesus as saying. Jesus said, "Many are
called, but few are chosen." God does the choosing. Or is Jesus lying in
your estimation?
--
Later,
Darrell Stec
Webpage Sorcery
http://webpagesorcery.com
We Put the Magic in Your Webpages
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| User: "duke" |
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| Title: Re: Happy Anniversary, Gay Marriage!!! |
21 May 2005 05:59:59 PM |
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On Sat, 21 May 2005 15:32:14 -0400, Darrell Stec
<darrell_stec@webpagesorcery.com> wrote:
Like the OP wrote, you do not read your own bible. God does the choosing
according to what scripture quotes Jesus as saying. Jesus said, "Many are
called, but few are chosen." God does the choosing. Or is Jesus lying in
your estimation?
He won't choose those that reject him. Therefore, no lie.
duke
*****
"The Mass is the most perfect form of Prayer."
Pope Paul VI
*****
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| User: "Darrell Stec" |
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| Title: Re: Happy Anniversary, Gay Marriage!!! |
22 May 2005 01:01:26 AM |
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After serious contemplation, on or about Saturday 21 May 2005 6:59 pm
duckgumbo32@cox.net wrote:
On Sat, 21 May 2005 15:32:14 -0400, Darrell Stec
<darrell_stec@webpagesorcery.com> wrote:
Like the OP wrote, you do not read your own bible. God does the choosing
according to what scripture quotes Jesus as saying. Jesus said, "Many are
called, but few are chosen." God does the choosing. Or is Jesus lying in
your estimation?
He won't choose those that reject him. Therefore, no lie.
duke
*****
"The Mass is the most perfect form of Prayer."
Pope Paul VI
*****
Read the parable that accompanies the saying. The king didn't ask that his
subjects believe in him to be invited to the wedding feast. Since Jesus
only stated believing in him was part of the way (the other part was to
sell everything you own and give it to the poor), he never stated WHAT to
believe, unless it was to love your neighbor as yourself. There is nothing
about rejection in that parable.
--
Later,
Darrell Stec
Webpage Sorcery
http://webpagesorcery.com
We Put the Magic in Your Webpages
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| User: "Tim McGaughy" |
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| Title: Re: Happy Anniversary, Gay Marriage!!! |
24 May 2005 07:54:24 PM |
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duke wrote:
On Fri, 20 May 2005 23:00:09 -0500, Tim McGaughy <teekem@ispwest.com> wrote:
According to Revelations, we die and don't wake up again until the Great
Finale. At that point, if God doesn't want us, we're thrown in the lake
of fire and destroyed.
Actually it's because you don't want God, not the other way around.
Where do you get this 'forever and forever' *****?
You said it above.
I said "and destroyed", not "to live in eternal torment".
So I guess the answer to my question is that yes, you do read the bible,
but with the reading comprehension of the average pre-schooler.
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| User: "Niels van der Linden" |
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| Title: Re: Happy Anniversary, Gay Marriage!!! |
18 May 2005 08:34:42 PM |
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Since when have we any credible evidence that Goddess (sounds nicer) has
ever done anything.
It's perfectly safe to go off alone and partake joyously of a hot dog on a
friday; this Devotive Ceremony to Remonstrate against the popular Paganisms
of the Day: of Catholic Christendom (no meat on Friday), of Judaism (no meat
of Pork), of Hindic Peoples (no meat of Beef), of Buddhists (no meat of
animal), and of Discordians (no Hot Dog Buns).
http://www.principiadiscordia.com/book/11.php
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| User: "Denis Loubet" |
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| Title: Re: Happy Anniversary, Gay Marriage!!! |
18 May 2005 08:58:11 PM |
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"Niels van der Linden" <n.f.l.vanderlinden@student.utwente.nl> wrote in
message news:d6gqfa$nu9$1@netlx020.civ.utwente.nl...
Since when have we any credible evidence that Goddess (sounds nicer) has
ever done anything.
It's perfectly safe to go off alone and partake joyously of a hot dog on a
friday; this Devotive Ceremony to Remonstrate against the popular
Paganisms of the Day: of Catholic Christendom (no meat on Friday), of
Judaism (no meat of Pork), of Hindic Peoples (no meat of Beef), of
Buddhists (no meat of animal), and of Discordians (no Hot Dog Buns).
Don't forget: Sometimes a hot dog is *JUST* a hot dog.
--
Denis Loubet
dloubet@io.com
http://www.io.com/~dloubet
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| User: "rj" |
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| Title: Re: Happy Anniversary, Gay Marriage!!! |
18 May 2005 09:55:07 PM |
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"Denis Loubet" <dloubet@io.com> wrote in
news:gMydnU7V2ZEwbxbfRVn-hA@io.com:
"Niels van der Linden" <n.f.l.vanderlinden@student.utwente.nl> wrote in
message news:d6gqfa$nu9$1@netlx020.civ.utwente.nl...
Since when have we any credible evidence that Goddess (sounds nicer)
has ever done anything.
It's perfectly safe to go off alone and partake joyously of a hot dog
on a friday; this Devotive Ceremony to Remonstrate against the popular
Paganisms of the Day: of Catholic Christendom (no meat on Friday), of
Judaism (no meat of Pork), of Hindic Peoples (no meat of Beef), of
Buddhists (no meat of animal), and of Discordians (no Hot Dog Buns).
Don't forget: Sometimes a hot dog is *JUST* a hot dog.
But a Vienna Beef hot dog is a meal.
rj
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"I'm an atheist, thank God." - Dave Allen
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| User: "Gregory Gadow" |
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| Title: Re: Happy Anniversary, Gay Marriage!!! |
19 May 2005 08:46:31 AM |
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Denis Loubet wrote:
"Niels van der Linden" <n.f.l.vanderlinden@student.utwente.nl> wrote in
message news:d6gqfa$nu9$1@netlx020.civ.utwente.nl...
Since when have we any credible evidence that Goddess (sounds nicer) has
ever done anything.
It's perfectly safe to go off alone and partake joyously of a hot dog on a
friday; this Devotive Ceremony to Remonstrate against the popular
Paganisms of the Day: of Catholic Christendom (no meat on Friday), of
Judaism (no meat of Pork), of Hindic Peoples (no meat of Beef), of
Buddhists (no meat of animal), and of Discordians (no Hot Dog Buns).
Don't forget: Sometimes a hot dog is *JUST* a hot dog.
Best, though, is when it is not.
--
Gregory Gadow
techbear@serv.net
http://www.serv.net/~techbear
"I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe
in one fewer god than you do. When you understand
why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you
will understand why I dismiss yours."
-Stephen F. Roberts
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