Gene Frenkle

Never mind, you guys work fast apparently! So very predictable and so very pathetic: Infowars: It's a Forgery!!! :lol:

Damned if he does, damned if he doesn't...so what are you guys working on next?

A bit of sarcasm meant to emphasize the commercialization of Christmas. It's sometimes difficult to impart tone on the internet. I grew up reading the Lord of the Rings several times and know a lot about that too. Far more interesting IMO.

Hmmm...interesting. I would go ahead and follow the progression to its seeming natural conclusion and say that they're all batshit crazy for believing any of that mythological hocus pocus bull ****, but I only bag on Christianity. Every religion is crazy except for the one you believe in.

DUDE - N-O-T COOL!!!

It's not like it was the first time "Zombie Jesus" was brought up on this board. I wouldn't run into a Christian church on Easter Sunday and shout "Happy Zombie Jesus Day". Live and learn I guess... As far as the Mosque thing goes, I'm not suicidal. I know he ascended into heaven or wherever, but did Mohammed ever rise from the dead?

I think it's not very effective when I cross that "line". We all have issues, don't we...

Palin. I like pit bulls. And hockey moms. And GILFs. And folksiness. And speaking in tongues.

An offhanded comment - I should know better.

Health care can't work without rationing health services.

My objective, as I've stated several times, is to push the idea that it's acceptable to lack belief. I try to challenge people to challenge their belief systems. I often do this through ridicule. I often have fun doing so. Sometimes I cross the line, which admittedly probably isn't very effective. Oh, well, nobody's perfect. Why put yourself in a box like that? I was actually responding to Chef with that last bit.

People like you just don't want to think about religion. You have no conviction toward your lack of belief. That's fine - I really don't care. Just don't blame me for not being like you.

Ah, I see now. You're under the impression that I'm in favor of Obama's health care bill. I wouldn't either support or vehemently oppose something that I haven't bothered to read or understand. That's one difference between us I guess. Death panels! Abortion!

I would never make a joke about the Holocaust because there is evidence that that really happened. Dude, I'm !@#$ing with you. 12 years of Catholic schooling here. My understanding is that the Rapture isn't actually in the Bible. Maybe you can point to some obscure verse, but I would think such an event would hold a place of prominence in the Good Book along with Christmas and Easter. I guess I must have offended all eight yesterday! For a self-proclaimed agnostic, you get pretty bent when I start bagging on religion.

That's true. Also, having grown up Catholic, I know a lot more about Christianity and Catholicism and its particular brand of craziness. In addition, most religious people I know and come into contact with everyday are members of some brand of that Christianity, so it's just more relevant to me in general. Make no mistake, I am equally as skeptical and condescending toward just about any non-evidence-based belief system I can think of. It's probably safe to say that the more influence any such a system has on the lives and actions of people I know and care about, the more I pay attention to it. Why don't you bag on Australian politicians? Why do you seem to only aim your criticisms at liberal American politicians?

That's a good idea. Of course we'll have to rename many of them like (but not limited to) The Patriot Act. It's kind of a subjective criteria, however, and might be tough to agree on/enforce. It doesn't make much sense to have these standards unless you're going to enact a minimum/maximum length. This is brining back memories of high school, which sounds like it might be appropriate in this case.

Who pissed in your Cheerios? "Holiest day on the Christian calendar" is a bit presumptuous. A lot more people spend a lot more money on Christmas. What about Ascension Day? That' kind of a big deal I think. Eventually (May 21st???) they'll all be dwarfed by Rapture Day. Geez!

How so?

My cell phone bill is getting out of hand. I shamefully retract the second part of my statement.

What are you trying to say?

Should we enact a law limiting the number of pages used to define a law? We'll first need a standard for paper, margins and font.

So you're saying that nobody knows what's in it. Which, you say, is all you need to know in order to know that it should be repealed. Which, in turn, tells me all I need to know about your motivations here. Health care bill bad. Great insight.

Feeling a bit holier-than-thou today? Hope you had a nice Easter, LA.

Gary's gonna start a thread over that.

I'd wager that 95% of Americans don't even know what's in Obama's health care bill, and I'd imagine that's a conservative estimate.