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"kathryn" |
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07 May 2006 09:22:13 AM |
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I thought the lord provided? |
The church we used to attend (although I believe my fathers sole reason for
dragging me there was so I could get married there) sent us a begging
letter the other day asking for money as there is a short fall in their
budget.
Apparently they're "praying that each contributor will face their
responsibility" Slightly ironically these were the folks who told me in
Sunday school that I shouldn't pray for material things. It also smacks of
blackmail....better not ***** off god.
Oh - and they've also asked us to increase our free will offerings (which we
don't make), which defeats the purpose of them being free will no?
No doubt should the money be donated they will be thanking god for it.
--
Kathryn
a.a # 2216
In the beginning, the universe was created. This has made a lot of people
very angry, and is generally considered to have been a bad move.
-- Douglas Adams, The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: I thought the lord provided? |
10 May 2006 10:11:07 PM |
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On Sun, 7 May 2006 15:22:13 +0100, "kathryn" <nospam@here.com> wrote in
alt.atheism
The church we used to attend (although I believe my fathers sole reason for
dragging me there was so I could get married there) sent us a begging
letter the other day asking for money as there is a short fall in their
budget.
Apparently they're "praying that each contributor will face their
responsibility" Slightly ironically these were the folks who told me in
Sunday school that I shouldn't pray for material things. It also smacks of
blackmail....better not ***** off god.
The usual racketeering and hypocrisy.
Oh - and they've also asked us to increase our free will offerings (which we
don't make), which defeats the purpose of them being free will no?
No doubt should the money be donated they will be thanking god for it.
In public, with derisive laughter in private.
--
Fundies and trolls are cordially invited to
shove a wooden cross up their arses and rotate
at a high rate of speed. I trust you'll
be 'blessed' with a plethora of splinters.
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: I thought the lord provided? |
07 May 2006 11:48:16 AM |
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kathryn wrote:
The church we used to attend (although I believe my fathers sole reason for
dragging me there was so I could get married there) sent us a begging
letter the other day asking for money as there is a short fall in their
budget.
Apparently they're "praying that each contributor will face their
responsibility" Slightly ironically these were the folks who told me in
Sunday school that I shouldn't pray for material things. It also smacks of
blackmail....better not ***** off god.
Oh - and they've also asked us to increase our free will offerings (which we
don't make), which defeats the purpose of them being free will no?
No doubt should the money be donated they will be thanking god for it.
Why not send that in a letter - with a false name and throwaway
email address, of course - and tell us what reaction you get?
Bob Dog
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"Easily the biggest challenge facing the ID community
is to develop a full-fledged theory of biological
design. We don't have such a theory right now, and
that's a real problem. Without a theory, it's very
hard to know where to direct your research focus."
- Paul Nelson, creationist
and anti-science advocate
"Maybe he needs a new version of the Ten Commandments
-- George W. Bush's Ten Commandments:
Thou shalt not steal...votes.
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's...country.
Thou shalt not kill...for oil.
Thou shalt not take grammar...in vain."
- Margaret Cho
"Texas: 50th in education, first in executions...
how's that working for you?"
- Kinky Friedman's campaign slogan
in the Texas governor's race
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| User: "Thurisaz, Germanic barbarian" |
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| Title: Re: I thought the lord provided? |
07 May 2006 03:18:09 PM |
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kathryn:
Apparently they're "praying that each contributor will face their
responsibility" Slightly ironically these were the folks who told me in
Sunday school that I shouldn't pray for material things. It also smacks
of blackmail....better not ***** off god.
Reading such stuff makes me wish someone could construct a weapon that with
absolute precision strikes only at those _blinded_ by their faith.
Aaaah, imagine that for one sweet moment. One push of a button, one flash,
one BOOM!... and the only ones afflicted are the morons of the kind you
described above. Pleasant thought, no?
(Note that I do not want to advocate _killing_ them all. If someone should
find a way to just cure them of this induced madness, so much the
better...)
--
"To his friend a man a friend shall prove, and gifts with gifts requite;
But men shall mocking with mockery answer, and fraud with falsehood meet."
(The Poetic Edda)
Must have been written with fundies in mind...
My personal judgment of monotheism:
http://www.carcosa.de/nojebus
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: I thought the lord provided? |
10 May 2006 10:13:16 PM |
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On Sun, 07 May 2006 22:18:09 +0200, "Thurisaz, Germanic barbarian"
<MAILTOcommoner@carcosa.de> wrote in alt.atheism
kathryn:
Apparently they're "praying that each contributor will face their
responsibility" Slightly ironically these were the folks who told me in
Sunday school that I shouldn't pray for material things. It also smacks
of blackmail....better not ***** off god.
Reading such stuff makes me wish someone could construct a weapon that with
absolute precision strikes only at those _blinded_ by their faith.
Aaaah, imagine that for one sweet moment. One push of a button, one flash,
one BOOM!... and the only ones afflicted are the morons of the kind you
described above. Pleasant thought, no?
(Note that I do not want to advocate _killing_ them all. If someone should
find a way to just cure them of this induced madness, so much the
better...)
I find it 'interesting' non-Christians do not advocate killing them, but
Christians have no problem about killing you. And they're the ones
claiming to be 'pillars of morality?'
--
Fundies and trolls are cordially invited to
shove a wooden cross up their arses and rotate
at a high rate of speed. I trust you'll
be 'blessed' with a plethora of splinters.
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| User: "Michael Gray" |
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| Title: Re: I thought the lord provided? |
08 May 2006 03:15:39 AM |
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On Sun, 07 May 2006 22:18:09 +0200, "Thurisaz, Germanic barbarian"
<MAILTOcommoner@carcosa.de> wrote:
- Refer: <e3lkm1$kfi$6@online.de>
kathryn:
Apparently they're "praying that each contributor will face their
responsibility" Slightly ironically these were the folks who told me in
Sunday school that I shouldn't pray for material things. It also smacks
of blackmail....better not ***** off god.
Reading such stuff makes me wish someone could construct a weapon that with
absolute precision strikes only at those _blinded_ by their faith.
It would most definitely fall in the category of "Weapons of Mass
destruction", no pun intended.
Aaaah, imagine that for one sweet moment. One push of a button, one flash,
one BOOM!... and the only ones afflicted are the morons of the kind you
described above. Pleasant thought, no?
(Note that I do not want to advocate _killing_ them all. If someone should
find a way to just cure them of this induced madness, so much the
better...)
--
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