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  A sickening example of religious vampirism

  by expatbrit in

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  the link below leads to a webpage for a play entitled it's not too late: a christian drama/musical inspired by the columbine tragedy.. here is the synopsis of the play:.

  the story takes place during one day at a high school.. .

  mr. brooks is the custodian of the high school.

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  dedalus

  Dickelentz,

  We all get that -- your typical Christian breakdown of Jesus's redemptive power as a mediator for us all is not new to most of us here. Part of what this thread is about is the questionable way you've grafted that agenda onto a real life tragedy, exploiting the loss and pain of hundreds in a way that disparages the beliefs of many who were hurt, and the way you deliberately use a shallow, inarticulate, hate-ridden teenager to stand in for atheists everywhere.

  Let's make no mistake about this: yours is a modern day morality play, and as such its characters are meant to represent different types of people. But the truth is, most atheists (especially on this board) come to their views by complex avenues paved with much reading, deliberation, and intellectual refinement. But your play hardly probes the legitimacy of that path -- it is only concerned with making its non-believing characters as stupidly callous as possible.

  I also find this part of your response curious:

  Rejection of God doesn't often end with this type of tragedy. But rejection of God always results in separation from God. This frequently leads to difficult and somtimes tragic consequences.

  So, to be specific in regards to the content of your play, the theme is that rejection of God doesn't always make people unload bullets into people, but rejection of God sometimes makes people unload bullets into people? What kind of statement is that?

  I suppose it'd be lost on you to catalogue the countless murders perpetuated by Christians on non-Christians over the centuries. All too often (probably more often, but I'll leave that alone for now), fanatic Christians unload bullets into people, too. The common denominator seems to be fanatism, or psychological illness -- not whether one believes in God or not per se.

  In any event, your play is very offensive to atheists, portraying them only as lost, hateful, gun-toting monsters. In addition to being an atheist, I am also an educator, and the events of Columbine were disturbing in ways I'm not able to describe on a public forum, ways your one-dimensional play doesn't begin to understand.

  Dedalus
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  A Picture of My Daughter

  by dedalus in

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  here she is, my daughter, whose handle on this forum is roo!

  this photo was taken on the day of her birth.. she was born tuesday, january 29, at 9:05am.

  she weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces, and was 20 inches long.

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  Thanks to everyone again --

  And Congratulations to you, Wendy! I understand you're about to earn your handle all over again! Terrific!

  Dedalus
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  WATCHTOWER QUOTE RE UN NGOs NAILS THEIR OWN ASSES!

  by MadApostate in

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  2. scandals

  i'm pulling this out of the original thread since people are blowing by this as if it were nothing.. the blue portion appears on page 17 of the june 1, 1991 watchtower, in the article titled their refuge--a lie!, which criticizes "christendom" for seeking help from the united nations rather than jah.. .

  "prayer and meditation at the united nations"-- robert muller .

  "prayer, meditation and spirituality at the un are fascinating subjects.

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  dedalus

  My mistake, foot in mouth, sorry Madapostate.

  Dedalus, blushing
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  A Picture of My Daughter

  by dedalus in

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  here she is, my daughter, whose handle on this forum is roo!

  this photo was taken on the day of her birth.. she was born tuesday, january 29, at 9:05am.

  she weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces, and was 20 inches long.

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  Thanks, everyone! She's really quite remarkable, and I've found it amazing how much I've changed my own sense of self in reference to her -- even when she's not around, I refer to myself in the third person, as "daddy."

  OK, I'll be the first to ask... why is her little hand purple???

  She was born with pickled hands, the way hands look when you come out of a long hot bath, or when you're quite old. I wasn't until this week that they became smoother and the pigmentation evened out. But I believe this is quite normal with newborns.

  Dedalus, who can only post now because she is sleeping!
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  Yes, I found a job!

  by jayhawk1 in

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  february 1, 2002 i was layed off from my job at raytheon aircraft.

  i was a machinist there for 6 years.

  they layed off in my department up to and including 12 years of employment.

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  Hey Jayhawk,

  Congrats! I'm looking for a job myself, and so I know the feeling -- I'll be so relieved when I finally found one! Anyway, good luck with your fiancee and everything.

  Dedalus
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  A Picture of My Daughter

  by dedalus in

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  2. friends

  here she is, my daughter, whose handle on this forum is roo!

  this photo was taken on the day of her birth.. she was born tuesday, january 29, at 9:05am.

  she weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces, and was 20 inches long.

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  dedalus

  Here she is, my daughter, whose handle on this forum is Roo! This photo was taken on the day of her birth.

  She was born Tuesday, January 29, at 9:05am. She weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces, and was 20 inches long. So far, her main objectives in life have been to simultaneously fit as many fingers as possible in her mouth; sleep upwards of 18 hours a day, none of them at night; look intently at things until her eyes cross; and go to the bathroom only when her father has just changed her diaper.

  http://barr.nervestaple.com/gallery/files-view.php?ViewNode=1014051458LqLfl

  Dedalus
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  Anyone watch Magnolia?

  by mindfield in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i just saw magnolia recently, and boy, did i enjoy it.

  the coincidences, the way things interconnected, the credible acting really got me.

  wow.. i admit, some parts were kind of slow and rambling, like when earl partridge rambles off in his bed about his mistakes.

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  dedalus

  A friend and I saw Magnolia one afternoon shortly after it came out, and there was no one else in the theater with us. About halfway through the film we began shouting at the screen: "End already! END! END!"

  It's a horrible movie. Badly written, a series of moody shots with the music doing the emotional work of the actors. The acting was okay -- but the "coincidences" were contrived, pretentious, pointless, and most of all, unoriginal. The idea that our lives are interwoven in mysterious ways is not a new concept, yet this movie seemed (to me) to be continually patting itself on the back for coming up with the idea by making each scene as excruciatingly long as possible.

  Ugh. I hated this.

  The music was good, though.

  Dedalus
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  A sickening example of religious vampirism

  by expatbrit in

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  2. friends

  the link below leads to a webpage for a play entitled it's not too late: a christian drama/musical inspired by the columbine tragedy.. here is the synopsis of the play:.

  the story takes place during one day at a high school.. .

  mr. brooks is the custodian of the high school.

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  dedalus

  Facts are facts, Jesus is a reality even if you choose not to believe him.

  Facts are facts. Unicorns are a reality even if you choose not to believe them.

  Gee, I'm feeling warm and fuzzy already.

  Dedalus
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  A sickening example of religious vampirism

  by expatbrit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the link below leads to a webpage for a play entitled it's not too late: a christian drama/musical inspired by the columbine tragedy.. here is the synopsis of the play:.

  the story takes place during one day at a high school.. .

  mr. brooks is the custodian of the high school.

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  Lisa is able to impress Katie with the truth about God and the answers the Bible gives for her questions. She also shares what made her decide to commit her life to God.

  What is this "truth," anyway? By what methods is this "truth" verified?

  As Katie travels from class to class, she discovers man's answers to some of her questions. In History, she hears that studying history can help her master the world she lives in. In Biology, she observes an experiment that illustrates the belief that life originated from a primordial pool as the result of a 'cosmic accident'. And in Philosophy, she listens as students debate options for making moral decisions.

  Well, whatever "truth" is, we evidently should not look to the past for examples of it, or attempt to measure and qualify it objectively, or contextualize it according to the world in which it supposedly exists. Evidently "truth" is just a warm and fuzzy feeling you get by blindly following the people who claim to have it.

  Nice.

  Dedalus
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  Why the Bible anyway?

  by willy_think in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  why do i believe the bible is the inspired word of god anyway?

  here are some answers i consider wrong .

  1. it just fell out of the sky.

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  dedalus

  Then why the Bible over the Hindu Vedas or the Quran or the Book of Mormon or the Book of the Dead, or A Tale of Two Cities?

  I vote for A Tale of Two Cities!

  Dedalus