Straight suicides *Christian sadface*

Maximilia wrote:

Hating Fred Phelps is like a hobby of mine... ok, not really, but the more you dig into Phelps, the weirder, meaner, and creepier he gets.

I think it's a universal hobby. Maybe we can market it as a tool for world peace: uniting the world in loathing and reviling Fred Phelps and the WBC.

I won't say hating him is a hobby of mine, but the WBC is part of one of my current research papers. I've got to evaluate whether it meets the academic definitions of "cult" or "new religious movement." But every time I open their website, my blood pressure spikes. The sheer level of hate they generate defies description, and it's little wonder there's absolutely zero neutral information out there about them.

Quote :

Check out Addicted to Hate and Nate Phelps Estranged Son of Fred Phelps Speaks Out.

I'm sure you can find some other info on this if you Google too.

*starts reading Addicted to Hate*

...dammit. Now I've got more material to wade through.


Exodia, that's a popular one, although I wouldn't be surprised if many literalists and inerrantists were using their own formulations too; it seems like every group has its own "study Bible" that warps and tweaks at will. Even the Crystal Cathedral crowd (not nearly the most rabid ones out there) has its own "Possibility Thinkers Bible," and TBN uses the Amplified Bible.

Calista wrote:

one of the most sensible people I know (well, beyond her being into acupuncture

I'll have you know that it has helped me greatly.

Calista wrote:

I wish I could get people to just read the Bible without any preconceived notions, while taking into account why the different books were written and who the authors were and what their culture was.

This is how a great number of atheists are born, by the by. And that is an endorsement.

Nihilist wrote:

I hate being the lone Christian in an LGBTQ meeting, just sayin'.

You're not alone, bb. I consider myself a Christian, in that I do believe in the Trinity. To quote my niece Julie-I have nothing against God, it's his followers I have trouble with.

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edit: 2000 posts? Time to nuke the board.
Nice knowin' you, sweetcheeks <3 <3 <3

Odd. You've never shown any signs of having a death wish before...

Nihilist wrote:

I'm just having fun <3

I know that. I just like harassing you occasionally.

...Where does this guy live, exactly? Is he one of those morons who puts their location up in their website?

Because I feel a hate crime coming on.

One involving fire.

(*grumbles* Hate crime, I'll show this jackass a motherfucking hate crime)

Badger! To the Batmobile! I require responsible supervision to make sure I don't hurt myself!

Rabid Badger wrote:

You're not alone, bb. I consider myself a Christian, in that I do believe in the Trinity. To quote my niece Julie-I have nothing against God, it's his followers I have trouble with.

"I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ." ~ Mahatma Ghandi

Says it all, really.

Lady Anne wrote:

lemmingwriter wrote:

Maximilia wrote:

Hating Fred Phelps is like a hobby of mine... ok, not really, but the more you dig into Phelps, the weirder, meaner, and creepier he gets.

I think it's a universal hobby. Maybe we can market it as a tool for world peace: uniting the world in loathing and reviling Fred Phelps and the WBC.

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Holy shit, is that real?

Don't know if that particular graphic is real, but teh KKK has stated - publicly and repeatedly - that they want nothing to do with Phelps and his ilk.

Proving once again Even Evil Has Standards.

Nihilist wrote:

Rabid Badger wrote:

Nihilist wrote:

I'm just having fun <3

I know that. I just like harassing you occasionally.

Oh, I love being harassed. Really, I do. Especially with a paddle. <3

This is the point at which I'd say "Don't make me come over there and smack you." Except you'd enjoy it, wouldn't you?

Rabid Badger wrote:

Nihilist wrote:

Rabid Badger wrote:

Nihilist wrote:

I'm just having fun <3

I know that. I just like harassing you occasionally.

Oh, I love being harassed. Really, I do. Especially with a paddle. <3

This is the point at which I'd say "Don't make me come over there and smack you." Except you'd enjoy it, wouldn't you?

Oh no.
This is going to be one of those threads that Nil turns into an orgy, isn't it?


...I'LL GET MY CAMCORDER.

Oop, we're talking about BDSM now. I'm here in the nick of time, guys. Let's get this party started!

Yeah! You need to have enough popcorn for everybody!

SlyChild wrote:

Rabid Badger wrote:

Nihilist wrote:

Rabid Badger wrote:

Nihilist wrote:

I'm just having fun <3

I know that. I just like harassing you occasionally.

Oh, I love being harassed. Really, I do. Especially with a paddle. <3

This is the point at which I'd say "Don't make me come over there and smack you." Except you'd enjoy it, wouldn't you?

Oh no.
This is going to be one of those threads that Nil turns into an orgy, isn't it?


...I'LL GET MY CAMCORDER.

Why just watch and record when you can join right in?

But than, I've never been much of a voyeur.

Then, Doobie. Then.

grmblfjx wrote:

Then, Doobie. Then.

Is this the second time in a row you've caught me in a grammar noob? Because I swear I'm getting some deja vu.

In fact, I think you got me for this noob before.

Yep.

TheHermit wrote:

Calista wrote:

I wish I could get people to just read the Bible without any preconceived notions, while taking into account why the different books were written and who the authors were and what their culture was.

This is how a great number of atheists are born, by the by. And that is an endorsement.

Protip: there are entire religions that don't involve the Bible in any way. And many of them have gods.

So Grumbles is the Grammar Police now? I thought that was Cyberwulf's job. Or is it a case of whoever gets there first?

Nah, why let one person have all the fun?

gaijinguy wrote:

Protip: there are entire religions that don't involve the Bible in any way. And many of them have gods.

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The logical deductions leading to "the Christian god is not real" are identical to the deductions leading to "no gods are real". None of these involve the Bible directly, but "Wait, the god described by the Bible bears almost no resemblance to the God I've been worshiping" is an important stepping stone to those deductions.

gaijinguy wrote:

Lady Anne wrote:

lemmingwriter wrote:

Maximilia wrote:

Hating Fred Phelps is like a hobby of mine... ok, not really, but the more you dig into Phelps, the weirder, meaner, and creepier he gets.

I think it's a universal hobby. Maybe we can market it as a tool for world peace: uniting the world in loathing and reviling Fred Phelps and the WBC.

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Holy shit, is that real?

I second that! Damn. And that tells you how vile Phelps is.

Rabid Badger wrote:

So Grumbles is the Grammar Police now? I thought that was Cyberwulf's job. Or is it a case of whoever gets there first?

No, I just run the Then/Than department and Doobie is a repeat offender. There's way too much grammar crime in these tubes for one person to handle it all like a local sherriff, what do you think, we're a home network here?