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Roland Piquepaille writes "It's Sunday and some of you might go to a church. But starting on May 11, and for a duration of three months, you'll be able to go to a virtual church. Only the building, with its altar and pews, will be virtual. The preacher, congregation and prayers will be real, according to this BBC News article, 'Glimpse inside the virtual church.' This experiment is launched by a Christian website, Ship of Fools, and will be named Church of Fools. Even with such a foolish name, the virtual church project has been approved by the church hierarchy. This overview contains other details and references about the Church of Fools project."
You can't have a civil discussion with an atheist. Atheists like to think of themselves as rational, but if you observe their behavior you'll find they
are anything but. They are full of anger and bitterness, and react with frightful outrage whenever they encounter someone with different views from
their own. Even people who think that atheism is a reasonable philosophy must admit that most atheists did not arrive at their point of view through
anything resembling a rational process. Rather, they are poorly socialized individuals who are lashing out angrily at anything which they perceive to be
valued by "mainstream" society. You really shouldn't take it personally. It is the result of an angry and profoundly unhappy psychological condition on
their part, not due to you or your Christian beliefs.
Only the building, with its altar and pews, will be virtual. The preacher, congregation and prayers will be real....
This makes real sense.
I mean, they're worshipping a deity who isn't real, in order to gain admission to a place, Heaven, that isn't real and avoid being sent by their unreal but supposedly loving God to another place, Hell, that isn't real, where they would be tortured for eternity by an entity, Satan, who isn't real.
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Can we kep the illogical religious people OUT of a medium that is built on pure logic? If only they would disappear in the real world too...
"Why do you consent to live in ignorance and fear?" - Bad Religion
Now that communism is dead, I guess it's OK, even with Americans, to recall some of it's good apects: Religion is the opium of the people. (simple interpretation here)
Of all the non threatening social situations, I can't imagine a less threatening atmosphere than a church.
Tell that to all the children who have been raped or abused by, in or for the sake of the church.
Shut the fuck up, you fucking dipshit. Jesus fucking rules.
Fuck Jesus and the "virgin" he rode in on.
TOP TEN SIGNS YOU'RE A (CHRISTIAN) FUNDAMENTALIST
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(found on www.evilbible.com)
10 - You vigorously deny the existence of thousands of gods claimed by other religions, but feel outraged when someone denies the existence of yours.
9 - You feel insulted and "dehumanized" when scientists say that people evolved from other life forms, but you have no problem with the Biblical claim that we were created from dirt.
8 - You laugh at polytheists, but you have no problem believing in a Triune God.
7 - Your face turns purple when you hear of the "atrocities" attributed to Allah, but you don't even flinch when hearing about how God/Jehovah slaughtered all the babies of Egypt in "Exodus" and ordered the elimination of entire ethnic groups in "Joshua" -- including women, children, and trees!
6 - You laugh at Hindu beliefs that deify humans, and Greek claims about gods sleeping with women, but you have no problem believing that the Holy Spirit impregnated Mary, who then gave birth to a man-god who got killed, came back to life and then ascended into the sky.
5 - You are willing to spend your life looking for little loopholes in the scientifically established age of Earth (4.55 billion years), but you find nothing wrong with believing dates recorded by Bronze Age tribesmen sitting in their tents and guessing that Earth is a couple of generations old.
4 - You believe that the entire population of this planet with the exception of those who share your beliefs -- though excluding those in all rival sects - will spend Eternity in an infinite Hell of Suffering. And yet consider your religion the most "tolerant" and "loving."
3 - While modern science, history, geology, biology, and physics have failed to convince you otherwise, some idiot rolling around on the floor speaking in "tongues" may be all the evidence you need to "prove" Christianity.
2 - You define 0.01% as a "high success rate" when it comes to answered prayers. You consider that to be evidence that prayer works. And you think that the remaining 99.99% FAILURE was simply the will of God.
1 - You actually know a lot less than many atheists and agnostics do about the Bible, Christianity, and church history - but still call yourself a Christian.
And not a very good social club either. I've never been to a church that wasn't filled with liars, gossipers, and just plain old assholes.
And some denominations think that the poorer you are, the more God loves you. Well, if there's one thing about poor people that I can't stand, it's that they don't have any money.
Whoever said that "hospitals weren't for the well in body, and churches weren't for the well in spirit" wasn't fucking kidding!
But you know, when I signed up for the whole Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Religion thing, I meant it. So, for all those people who want to go to church, good for you. Enjoy yourself, I hope you have fun.
Fascism trolls keeping me up every night. When I starts a preachin', he HITS ME WITH HIS REICH!
I don't know what Jesus would do, but most Catholics would show up at a real church since communion is a big part of church.
Hey man, think how cool this communion could be, though.
Blood of christ, blahblahblah
*shot of firewater* Hmm, need more of that. *another shot of firewater*
Body of christ, blahblahblah
*bite of steak* Hmm, need more of that. I need all the saving I can get. *another bite of steak* Forget that, I'll just eat the whole body. And more of that blood stuff, that was pretty hot. Whew!
Hmmm, looks like the sermon's about the sins of alcohol. Good thing I only drink alcohol during Holy Communion. *hic* Next time I'll try beer, I've always wondered what that tasted like.
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