Hey Dad – you up there with the long hair and beard

[Quagmire]

I do want to say that this thread was addressed directly to God and I think the polite thing to do would be to leave God and LeMaverick alone to work it out.

I don't know about you guys but my god's perfectly capable of speaking for Himself. ("Him" for lack of a universal personal pronoun).

 

[lilithu]

I do want to say that this thread was addressed directly to God and I think the polite thing to do would be to leave God and LeMaverick alone to work it out.

I don't know about you guys but my god's perfectly capable of speaking for Himself. ("Him" for lack of a universal personal pronoun).

I'm sure that those of us here who believe in God all believe that God is able to speak for Godself. I also personally believe that God would not be offended by any such confrontations. (I really like the XTC song.) As Rolling Stone just expressed, our reactions - mine included - have more to do with our own annoyances. Personally, I've just heard this kind of thing many times already. But I have to remember that for the poster, he or she may be working thru these issues for the first time.

My apologies LeMaverick. Carry on.

 

[love]

You know, I think I could satisfactorally answer every single point this letter has brought up. But judging by the tone of this letter, I think my answers would fall upon deaf ears so I'm not going to waste my time.

Hallelujah

 

[love]

Why can’t you get things straight? You created defective humans, supposedly in your own image, and then destroy them for being wicked or evil. What gives? Are you some kind of pervert or something? If “in your image” is wicked and evil, the whole problem is your fault because you are wicked and evil – so much for the fairytale about a “perfect being”.

What’s this about everyone has to whorship you or they get dumped in hell? Does a big important guy like you need ego satisfaction by having miserable little humans running around “whorshiping” all the time?

Don’t you have anything more important to think about? Go create another universe or something to keep your mind occupied.

A bunch of folks think you can do anything and that you know everything. If that is true why do you need egotistical preachers to tell people about your rules? Surely you are aware that many of your little “representatives” are getting rich by “selling salvation” – as they have for thousands of years. You need to clean house and eliminate the charlatans who masquerade as prophets and preachers and popes.

How come you talk in parables? Can’t you just say it like it is so everyone can understand? Is this some kind of game where we’re supposed to guess what you think you want? According to your “holy book” you change your mind from time to time. What story line should one go with?

You claim that you are the only true god. Well who the heck are all the other super-guys that claim the same thing? Are there a bunch of you entertaining yourselves by causing humans to fight among themselves? Why else would each of you tell your “prophets” something different?

Have you noticed that for thousands of years humans have been killing each other over religious differences? If you hadn’t noticed, you’re pretty stupid. If you did notice and didn’t correct your personal mistake, you are a pervert who enjoys seeing humans kill each other – just as your bible portrays.

I don’t want my name associated with yours. I don’t think you are my sky daddy. I think you are a big fat fraud.



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Your daddy (God) loves you

 

[Colabomb]

Doesn't this cross the line from Honest debate and disagreement to pure Flaming and Hatred?

What if I started a thread mocking the god of islam? or the pagan gods? How well would that go over on this forum?

 

[lilithu]

Doesn't this cross the line from Honest debate and disagreement to pure Flaming and Hatred?

Clearly a lot of anger issues. I'm not sure about hatred. Hatred towards whom, God or Christians?

If you feel the OP reflects flaming and hatred towards Christians, you can report the post. If you feel that the OP reflects flaming and hatred towards God.... well I wouldn't presume to be offended on behalf of God.

Have compassion for the one who is so angry that he needs to air it in public. I bet God does. :flower2:

 

[athanasius]

Doesn't this cross the line from Honest debate and disagreement to pure Flaming and Hatred?

What if I started a thread mocking the god of islam? or the pagan gods? How well would that go over on this forum?

I completely agree with you. Amen! It seems ok to mock and make fun of(Not just dissagree with) the Christian God on this post. I have posted a response to this in my thread. Colabomb check it out.

http://www.religiousforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=49246

Be sure to read my post # 10,12, 14, 16, 17, and especially my post # 22. We exposed the double standrard very well on this board. People did not really have much to come back with as far as arguments are concerend.

 

[Feathers in Hair]

Awww... Considering the fact that we half our our Administrative staff are Christians, I thought we had succeeded in hiding our secular, insiduously anti-Christian bias. Curses! Back to the drawing board!

More seriously, would it help if I made a similar thread or post mocking the Pagan gods to show how a post can be within forum rules while still being potentially offensive to some? I can understand the frustration of the original post, both by the person making it and those reading it, but until someone either reports the post using the handy-dandy 'report' feature or PMs an Admin about it, I don't feel believe that continued anger is the best use of one's emotional resources. (And I apologize if someone has made a report and I haven't seen it yet- my email seems to be acting up of late.) My offer to make a post/ thread about Pagan gods still stands, naturally.

 

[lilithu]

We exposed the double standrard very well on this board. People did not really have much to come back with as far as arguments are concerend.

The "double-standard" if you will is between gods and humans, not between Christianity and other religions. The forum rules protect the member posters on these forums against personal attack. No where do they protect gods from being criticized.

And as I said in my response to you in your thread, God can take a little criticism. (In fact there was a time when I was as angry with God as the OP, and God did not strike me down with a lightening bolt but rather patiently led me back.) Is your God really that thin-skinned and/or fragile?

 

[sandy whitelinger]

I don't know about you guys but my god's perfectly capable of speaking for Himself.

God has spoken for Himself and every one of Mav's errant points is cleared up by scripture.

("Him" for lack of a universal personal pronoun).

You used the correct pronoun. Again, scripture makes quite clear the need for God to be "Him."

 

[Quagmire]

God has spoken for Himself and every one of Mav's errant points is cleared up by scripture.

It would be interesting to see you use scripture to demonstrate that (for LeMavirick I mean. I don't need it personally. God and I are still on speaking terms).

You used the correct pronoun. Again, scripture makes quite clear the need for God to be "Him."

I see, thanks for clearing that up. I wasn't aware that God needed anything.
(Quagmire to God) "Dude! Why didn't you tell me?"

 

[sandy whitelinger]

It would be interesting to see you use scripture to demonstrate that (for LeMavirick I mean. I don't need it personally. God and I are still on speaking terms).

I seriously doubt Mav cares or I'd be glad to.

 

[Colabomb]

The "double-standard" if you will is between gods and humans, not between Christianity and other religions. The forum rules protect the member posters on these forums against personal attack. No where do they protect gods from being criticized.

And as I said in my response to you in your thread, God can take a little criticism. (In fact there was a time when I was as angry with God as the OP, and God did not strike me down with a lightening bolt but rather patiently led me back.) Is your God really that thin-skinned and/or fragile?

There is nothing wrong with "wrestling with God". However, isn't it obvious that he is attacking Christians/Jews and not our God? I too wrestle with God, chafe against His Will etc. But this obviously is not the same thing.

 

[Quagmire]

I seriously doubt Mav cares or I'd be glad to.

Maybe you should ask him.