Protestantism

» pink101 - A Coincidence?

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I think a little research might come up with some very curious information on this VT massacre.
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Check out these names, Michael W. Kennedy and Cho Seung-Hu, Both graduated from Westfield High School. Both commited gun crimes.
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What are the odds of such a coincidence?
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-- posted by pink101

» HeadZenCards - The God Who Was Not There

In response to The God Who Was Not There posted by EvilChihuahua:

Showing concern by praying for victims and their families is worse than doing nothing. It is expending effort to make yourself feel good when the next tragedy is brewing next door.

Your instinct to stop me because you think I am a bully is a good one. Use it in your neighborhood to calm feuds between the armed and the dangerous, not to ferret out some idiot like me typing to pass time from millions of miles away.

The idea of God is not a joke. It is a hoax. Events like VT, earthquakes, hurricanes and tornados prove it because an all-loving, all-powerful human being would not allow crap like that to happen, so why should we expect less from a God?

Hopefully, my protest is clearer than yadda-yadda-yadda, which was the Pope's reaction to Martin Luther, by the way.

-- posted by HeadZenCards

» Migisi - The God Who Was Not There

In response to The God Who Was Not There posted by HeadZenCards:

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all-powerful human being would not allow crap like that to happen, so why should we expect less from a God?
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But, yeah he would allow it, Doc. Tragedies are good for God. They keep the believers on their knees begging and worshiping him. Without tragedies, nobody'd pay any attention to him. (wink)
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yadda-yadda-yadda, which was the Pope's reaction to Martin Luther, by the way.
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Hee hee. Good one, Oli.

-- posted by Migisi

» Migisi - A Coincidence?

In response to A Coincidence? posted by pink101:

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What are the odds of such a coincidence?
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Hmm. Something bad in the Westfield water... or in the curriculum?

-- posted by Migisi

» HeadZenCards - The God Who Was Not There

In response to The God Who Was Not There posted by Migisi:

Tragedies are good for the priesthood, that's a fact.

Would a real omni-potent God need human beings to worship Her?

I would think that worship from human beings would get to be irritating and a bore.

Almost as boring as heaven, but heaven would bring an additional tragedy: Stuck, sitting around, everyday, singing praises, while billions of souls roast in eternal torment and you can do nothing about it.

No wonder W. C. Fields would rather be in Philadelphia.

-- posted by HeadZenCards

» Brian Tubbs - One More Request

I certainly understand that questions and comments are going to be made in this thread that deal with this tragedy from many different angles. I understand that. However, once we start to go down one certain angle or direction to the exclusion or dominance of the others -- then can we start a NEW thread?? Please.

I've already started such a thread for "God and Suffering" or God and Evil. Oliver and Migisi, in particular, I'd like to request that you take your shots at God and people of faith in that thread.

Am I the only one that sees a problem with the fact that a thread set up to reflect on and discuss the terrible tragedy at VA Tech has quickly morphed into a rant against God and religion?

» paper_turtle - One More Request

In response to One More Request posted by BrianTubbs:

Am I the only one that sees a problem with the fact that a thread set up to reflect on and discuss the terrible tragedy at VA Tech has quickly morphed into a rant against God and religion?
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I understand where you're coming from, Brian. My way of "processing" something like this is not anger; my sense is you feel the same. Anger is understandable, but it kind of shuts down any opportunity for shared pondering and reflection.
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peace and love,
Paper Turtle

-- posted by paper_turtle

» Migisi - One More Request

In response to One More Request posted by BrianTubbs:

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Migisi, in particular, I'd like to request that you take your shots at God and people of faith in that thread.
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You're the boss.

-- posted by Migisi

» pink101 - One More Request

In response to One More Request posted by BrianTubbs:
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I'd like to request that you take your shots at God and people of faith in that thread.
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God? Don't you mean somebody's idea of who God is?
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-- posted by pink101

» EvilChihuahua - The God Who Was Not There

In response to The God Who Was Not There posted by HeadZenCards:

Showing concern by praying for victims and their families is worse than doing nothing. It is expending effort to make yourself feel good when the next tragedy is brewing next door.

Really? When I pray for God to comfort the victims families, I am doing for them, not me. I am in no way connected with the victims and their families, so how can I be attemtping to make myself feel good? Praying for them is not worse then doing nothing, playing the blame game is.

Your instinct to stop me because you think I am a bully is a good one.

Hahaha, you never fail to amuse me when you attempt to figure me out. Not even a trained shrink could do that (he gave up in the end). Rest assured, I don't see as a bully, and I'm not out the stop you.

Use it in your neighborhood to calm feuds between the armed and the dangerous,

I should be happy that I live in a qiuet, peaceful neighborhood then.

not to ferret out some idiot like me,

I wouldn't say you're an idiot. Maybe you've been a bit immature in the past, but you're only human.

typing to pass time from millions of miles away.

Why do you think I'm here? Little Johnny Howard has made it harder for people like me to find work (the bastard lives in his own little dream land where all Australians are rich and he's the sexiest man alive), so until I do find work, I need something to do to pass the time, and ranting about things on the internet is a sure-fire way to kill those empty hours.

The idea of God is not a joke. It is a hoax.

It's amazing then, that this "hoax" has done so much good for the world. In fact, it was this "hoax" that brought culture to my blood-drinking, barbaric ancestors.

Events like VT, earthquakes, hurricanes and tornados prove it because an all-loving, all-powerful human being would not allow crap like that to happen, so why should we expect less from a God?

No it doesn't. These are just ideas, opinions if you will, against the existence of God. Evidence would be something more science based.

BTW, why are you only mentioning God here. I mean, where was the all-loving, all-powerful Mother Goddess? Where was Ganesh? Or Odin? Are you only mentioning God here to spite Christians?

-- posted by EvilChihuahua