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Jews can fly? Who knew?
Seems a bit unfair to give them such clearly preferential treatment.
posted by
Fledgeling_Phoenix
on January 16, 2009 at 2:34 PM
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gome, People are entitled to believe as they choose. It's what makes us
a democracy.
posted by
Amanda__
on January 16, 2009 at 6:00 AM
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gome
Yeah, I've had some version of that story told to me on several occasions, when listened because I felt charitable towards the speaker. But usually I don't have patience for this sort of thing - it just bores the hell out of me...
Now, if one wanted to do an analysis of how these eschatological myths arise, and what makes them persist - that could be of some interest...
posted by
Nautikos
on January 15, 2009 at 7:09 PM
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Re: Talion
Love your comment! Lmao!
posted by
calia14
on January 15, 2009 at 7:00 PM
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I'll have to read revelations again, I'm not sure that's quite the way it all goes down. I think this is pretty much somebody's spin on what they read there anyway, and there was no reason to send it to you. Unless you feel like they saved your soul by sending you that. Sure you're not preparing for the rapture due to the rabid soul-condemning e-mails? Wow, I would have thought those were sparkling examples of what a merciful God can do for your life and attitude. I guess there's no swaying you, Gome.
posted by
calia14
on January 15, 2009 at 6:59 PM
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gomedome
Let's take a close look at this scenario. First, Jesus will appear and whisk away
"...all those who have put their trust in him..." to heaven. That means Christians only. Not only are the atheists and agnostics "left behind," but also the Muslims, Wiccans, Hindus, Buddists, the followers of every other religion, and even the Jews. Then literally all hell breaks loose when the antichrist reveals himself. Years of horror, violence, and bloodshed commence. Just as things are at their worse, Jesus returns again and vanguishes the antichrist, binding Satan who will
"...no longer able to seduce people." Better late than never, I guess. Instead of returning to heaven where all the Christians are (remember, they all disappeared years earlier), Jesus sets himself up as the "iron scepter" wielding, supreme dictator of a theocratic new world order, ruling over all of the atheists, agnostics, Muslims, Wiccans, Hindus, Buddists, the followers of every other religion, and even the Jews for the next ten centuries. Thus, everyone becomes a Christian and no one has free will (with Satan gone, there's no choice.) So, anyone fortunate enough to survive the wholesale slaughter of armageddon can look forward to enslavement. Wow. I just love a happy ending.
posted by
Talion_
on January 15, 2009 at 6:55 PM
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thing is the people who believe that way
the "Gone Again" series of movies -- or whatever that was.
so many people believe that stuff.
will be gravely disappointed when they die and it hasnt happened
posted by
Xeno-x
on January 15, 2009 at 3:10 PM
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Oops sorry again!
I did mean gome...not gnome!
posted by
ginnieb
on January 15, 2009 at 1:46 PM
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Sorry gnome...
...all I can do is laugh. There are a lot of crazies out there! And I liked your policy...but sorry...I laughed again...with you of course!
posted by
ginnieb
on January 15, 2009 at 1:45 PM
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