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My opinion is that all religions converge to one destination-God just like the rivers ending in the sea
posted by
adventurer02
on June 26, 2015 at 1:42 AM
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UH,
I think that the problem with Christians, or any ''
devout'' religious nuts, is that they have an are insecurity in their own beliefs. That's why they are so obsessed with running about waving their scriptures and yammering about their saviors. Their religious fervor is a product of their need to reassure themselves of the validity of, and adherence to, their faith. Question, or show disregard for, their faith and you bring their subconscious self-doubt into play. They have to beat it down, and you suffer the consequences--they beat it down by beating you, the the doubt raiser, down.
JJ 
posted by
Jack_Flash
on April 26, 2005 at 4:06 AM
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I still don't get that damn joke.
But, who cares...well put, and good for you. I agree totally, 100%. I'm a Buddhist and I get tired of feeling like I have to defend myself from those wishing to convert me. I WAS Catholic already, walked away. I like this better. Accept all, judge none.
posted by
Temple
on April 26, 2005 at 3:24 AM
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Hello again,
How embarrassing. I just checked Pubmed and I cannot spell this guy's name: it's Andrew Stoll. But I found something you might be interested in:"Eicosapentoeic Acid in the Treatment Of Schizophrenia and Depression, etc." M. Peet, Dec. 2003. EPA is the active ingredient in fish oil that affects mood disorders. I only skimmed it (the tv is on, it's not a good time for heavy concentration). See ya.
posted by
Blanche.
on April 6, 2005 at 9:36 PM
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Unid'd Hacker,
I wish I knew D&D and could come up with something really good, but, no. I just feel aggravated by Christians who take things literally, without even understanding the meaning, and feel justified in coming up to people and getting pompous and self-righteous with stickitis. I mean, did that woman feel that her kid would be more damaged psychologically by seeing an irreverent shirt as by her making an ass of herself? Because it's missing the forest for the trees, it's as much like what Jesus exhorted against the Pharisees for: following empty rules and procedures, making out to be holier than thou and sanctimonious, and missing the entire point.
What the world needs is more fish oil! To help get the stick out. btw, I'll look up the paper on the Pubmed database and search Andrew Stohl, the researcher at McLean hospital in Boston. He's the only person who's done any serious research on Omega-3 essential fatty acids and depression and affective disorders. Don't laugh, it's got serious potential. I'll get the name and get back to you.
posted by
Blanche.
on April 6, 2005 at 9:07 PM
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Talion
Cheers to you for being nerdy! Maybe if the whole world was nerdy, it wouldn’t be a problem?
As for your customer service problem, that sure does sound like an awful situation. While he totally blew the whole thing out of proportion, what’s even more disturbing is that didn’t the very person who’s name was in question, Jesus, teach forgiveness and understanding? Sounds like the guy was defending something he didn’t really understand.
posted by
Unidentified_Hacker
on April 6, 2005 at 10:45 AM
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That was a great joke and yes, I'm nerdy enough to get it without the explanation. It amazes me how people can be offended by something when they don't "get it." Maybe that's what they find so offensive.
This reminds me of a similiar situation I experienced. One of our customers at work placed an order. He's a Hispanic guy in Miami named Jesus (as in hey-zeus) that always uses his name as a purchase order. Well, my co-worker who took this order miskeyed the account number and billed and sent the order to another customer in North Carolina. When the guy in N.C. called to complain, the fact that we charged him for something he didn't order didn't bother him as much as someone using the Lord's name in vain like that for a p.o. number. The more I tried to explain that's the guy's real name, the angrier he got. Ridiculous.
posted by
Talion
on April 6, 2005 at 10:35 AM
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roofpig
Jesus would be a killer DM! Someone made a comment once about wanting to see a AD&D character sheet for Jesus, pointing out that his Con would be through the roof!
And yes, dirty toilet seats as well as empty urinal cake holders. It’s a dark day in public restrooms when the employees neglect to restock the urinal cakes.
posted by
Unidentified_Hacker
on April 6, 2005 at 10:17 AM
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I got the joke and I thought it was pretty damn funny. And I'm still half-Christian. I'm willing to bet Jesus would find it funny, too. Further to the point, how much you wanna bet Jesus would be a D.M. in a game of D&D? I bet he'd do up a kick-ass campaign.
As for people taking offense, I think we need to commit some money towards research in finding a cure for "Stick-in-ass" syndrome. It's getting out of hand in this country. Probably due to dirty public toilets.
posted by
roofpig
on April 6, 2005 at 10:11 AM
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