by FireNBandits 37 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
If you're the Anti-Christ then actually you're the REAL Christ because the Anti-Christ realizes that the "real" Christ is a phoney! The Anti-Christ tells everyone "YOU YOURSELVES are the Christ! You all have Christ Nature!" What is Christ Nature? Ask the Anti-Christ. Oops. I mean, ask yourself.
Outch!!! Now my brain hurts!!
I remember a moment of clarity, when a large fat woman began to vigorously jump up and down, red faced, and screaming "JESUS DELIVER ME FROM THE DEMON OF CHOCOLATE!" It was a very important moment for me.
LOL - literally.
Question: When you were an evangelical, did you actually believe that speaking in tongues was a real, spirit-driven phenomenon, or did you know it was all crap from the get go?
Hi Neverending. I wish I could tell you that I was so savvy and cynical that I saw through it all from the get-go. Alas, I believed it fervently. I spoke in tongues, interpreted tongues ("Alla walla bing bang boo bap doo" means "You're way kewl n stuff" in Angelese) Martin
Ah, Choosing Life, but trucks are designed by people, built by and for people, operated by people, stolen by people, destroyed by people, coveted by people. Though the oneness is not of substance it is one of "mystical bonding" a very kewl term I invented just now after lots of intense thought and prayer. So, mystical bonding overrides you're purely rationalistic argument, once again proving that God trumps all. I said that so that Donald Trmp will read it and give me an important job firing people and waving at angry mobs out of my castle window.
Also known as the No True Scotsman fallacy.
The name No True Scotsman comes from an odd example involving Scotsmen:
Suppose I assert that no Scotsman puts sugar on his porridge. You counter this by pointing out that your friend Angus likes sugar with his porridge. I then say "Ah, yes, but no true Scotsman puts sugar on his porridge."
Obviously the original assertion about Scotsmen has been challenged quite well, but in attempting to shore it up the speaker uses an ad hoc change combined with a shifted meaning of the words from the original.
The "REAL Christian" serves at least two distinct purposes imo.
1. In a sectarian way, it is aimed at reducing the validity of the Christian label (while hijacking its general popularity) to one's own brand => if you are not "born again" / "baptised in the Holy Spirit" etc. you're not a REAL Christian.
2. In an apologetic way, it is meant to explain away the embarrassing cases, and helps comparing the best of "us" with the worst of "them" (as in, the Inquisitors were not REAL Christians but we won't suppose for a minute that the Islamic terrorists are not REAL muslims).
A lot of Christians are now plastic Christians. They are similar to the real thing but without the downside. They are warmer and easier to maintain.
Some say they lack character and are just an imitation of the originals and should never be mixed with the real thing.
Personaly, I thing they are better and a big improvement...hold on... I am off topic here .......................I was talking about windows!
Trevor...you had me thinking "What????" I'm glad you cleared that up and I can see clearly now.
Serotonin, you're right of course but try getting any of this through the thick titanium "helmet of salvation" that protects the believers brain from the onslaught of logic, reason, evidence, and just plain old being a grown-up. Now, being the very serious, mature, and oh-so-magnificent adult that I am, here is a bit o' doggerel straight from my keyboard to you:
I live a fairy-tale universe
with unicorns, basilisk trolls
I fly through the sky on my rosary
and kiss my immortal soul
Jesus is here and His Daddy too
They love to hear me blather
As long as I tell them all day long
They're slicker than shaving lather
I kiss the butt, the butt divine
yeah i really pucker up
but i gotta hold my breath n stuff
or I just might throw up
One fair fine day in a Jesus way
I stumbled upon the gospel
I preached it to the Hell's Angels
and had a fine time in hospital
I'm a bible dood and I am so rude
but it really doesn't matter
Cuz I've been washed in the Jesus blood
and I'm madder than a hatter
Saint Martin the Mighty Poet O' Gawd
Narkissos, I apologize for being a sectarian. I was getting lonely! I'm glad you showed up. I'll be on MSN soon and will send you my email addy. In case you'd like to slap me upside the head occasionally, which for someone as barmy as I am it's a good idea. Now and then. Martin
