Cap'n Cat wrote:Joe, bless his heart, is not well-schooled in religion. Rather, he's brainwashed by one particular sect.
Carry on.
Joe's a good guy and to a certain extent tees it up a bit on this forum.
Cap'n Cat wrote:Joe, bless his heart, is not well-schooled in religion. Rather, he's brainwashed by one particular sect.
Carry on.

You are really out of it lately.Chizzang wrote:If the population of this planet honestly just followed the actual teachings of Jesus there would be ZERO Catholics
ZERO

89Hen = brainwashed automaton89Hen wrote:You are really out of it lately.Chizzang wrote:If the population of this planet honestly just followed the actual teachings of Jesus there would be ZERO Catholics
ZERO

And you're a parrot. Brawk.D1B wrote:89Hen = brainwashed automaton89Hen wrote: You are really out of it lately.

You ever see yourself every Sunday at church parroting the same lame mass bullshit? Brawk...I beleive in the holy father........brawk.....hail mary.........brawk.89Hen wrote:And you're a parrot. Brawk.D1B wrote:
89Hen = brainwashed automaton

That's pretty good.D1B wrote:You ever see yourself every Sunday at church parroting the same lame mass bullshit? Brawk...I beleive in the holy father........brawk.....hail mary.........brawk.89Hen wrote: And you're a parrot. Brawk.
89Hen walks into a bar with a parrot on his shoulder. The bartender says, "Hey, that thing is cool, where did you get it?"
The parrot replies, "In church, there's hundreds of em!"


Whoa...!!!89Hen wrote:You are really out of it lately.Chizzang wrote:If the population of this planet honestly just followed the actual teachings of Jesus there would be ZERO Catholics
ZERO


What if you're neighbor is a homicidal pedophile? Are you going to re-define what love means? Or does this mean that IF you are or were a homicidal pedophile, you would love yourself in a very weird way? Or...out of love, you would kill yourself?JoltinJoe wrote:Actually the commandments Jesus emphasized were pretty simple: (i) love your God with all your heart and (ii) love your neighbor as yourself. He said to accept this with the trust of a child who accepts what parents say.D1B wrote: What kind of **** up god purposely wraps himself in such mystery and bullshit?![]()
Certainly not a god worthy of worship.
We make it all more complicated because we refuse to accept it is that simple.
Fact is, we know and understand a small fraction of what is true and real and meaningful. The happiest people I know accept these concepts unconditionally and find meaning in every action and every moment.
On the other hand, I know a lot of great people who just cannot or will not accept it is just this simple; reject God; and move from one transient pleasure to another, without ever finding a genuine over-arching meaning to their lives.


Hey, I don't have anything against the Catholic faith, I just know my Roman history. If folks want to follow a strict Roman rule book for getting close to the man that is rumored to be upstairs, that's their business.D1B wrote:Cleets, STD1990 - where the **** were you guys 5 years ago?
Really? The fucking kids thing, financial corruption, not following the simple teachings of Jesus, meddling in politics and legislation, the obscene untaxed wealth, the gay cabal leaders and pope who are publicly homophobic, the lies, the coverup....CID1990 wrote:Hey, I don't have anything against the Catholic faith, I just know my Roman history. If folks want to follow a strict Roman rule book for getting close to the man that is rumored to be upstairs, that's their business.D1B wrote:Cleets, STD1990 - where the **** were you guys 5 years ago?

Agreed,CID1990 wrote:Hey, I don't have anything against the Catholic faith, I just know my Roman history. If folks want to follow a strict Roman rule book for getting close to the man that is rumored to be upstairs, that's their business.D1B wrote:Cleets, STD1990 - where the **** were you guys 5 years ago?
Chizzang wrote:Agreed,CID1990 wrote:
Hey, I don't have anything against the Catholic faith, I just know my Roman history. If folks want to follow a strict Roman rule book for getting close to the man that is rumored to be upstairs, that's their business.
I don't have anything specific against Catholicism
But I will speak up when somebody tries to play the "It's all about Jesus" card
This:
What little we know and can attribute directly to Jesus
Is a lot closer to the philosophy and teachings of somebody like Eckhart Tolle or Michael Singer
Than anything in a giant church organization or major religion / particularly Catholicism
Jesus is now a tool used to separate "us from them" more than anything spiritual

Chizzang wrote:
This:
What little we know and can attribute directly to Jesus
Is a lot closer to the philosophy and teachings of somebody like Eckhart Tolle or Michael Singer
Than anything in a giant church organization or major religion / particularly Catholicism
Jesus is now a tool used to separate "us from them" more than anything spiritual

All that shit exists outside the church, too.D1B wrote:Really? The **** kids thing, financial corruption, not following the simple teachings of Jesus, meddling in politics and legislation, the obscene untaxed wealth, the gay cabal leaders and pope who are publicly homophobic, the lies, the coverup....CID1990 wrote:
Hey, I don't have anything against the Catholic faith, I just know my Roman history. If folks want to follow a strict Roman rule book for getting close to the man that is rumored to be upstairs, that's their business.
Okey Dokey
CID1990 wrote:All that shit exists outside the church, too.D1B wrote:
Really? The **** kids thing, financial corruption, not following the simple teachings of Jesus, meddling in politics and legislation, the obscene untaxed wealth, the gay cabal leaders and pope who are publicly homophobic, the lies, the coverup....
Okey Dokey
I'm not talking about what Vatican, Inc. TM does.
I'm talking about what people want to believe or spend their time on. It's all good with me. You want to believe that the Roman Senate was the model on which a Palestinian Jew wanted to model his church? Go right ahead. It's as credible as any of the other major religions, if you ask me.
I'm just biding my time, waiting for one of these religions to evolve into a free sex movement with hot ass high priestesses where the only road to salvation is a 2 hour hummer and then maybe I'll become saved.
I've been to that church. The slogans are quite catchy. For instance there's the popular, "Cum and you shall be Saved!" and the "Enter into us for Redemption."CID1990 wrote:All that shit exists outside the church, too.D1B wrote:
Really? The **** kids thing, financial corruption, not following the simple teachings of Jesus, meddling in politics and legislation, the obscene untaxed wealth, the gay cabal leaders and pope who are publicly homophobic, the lies, the coverup....
Okey Dokey
I'm not talking about what Vatican, Inc. TM does.
I'm talking about what people want to believe or spend their time on. It's all good with me. You want to believe that the Roman Senate was the model on which a Palestinian Jew wanted to model his church? Go right ahead. It's as credible as any of the other major religions, if you ask me.
I'm just biding my time, waiting for one of these religions to evolve into a free sex movement with hot ass high priestesses where the only road to salvation is a 2 hour hummer and then maybe I'll become saved.

You've become so steeped in hyperbole. That's why I asked what's become of you lately.Chizzang wrote:Frankly Catholicism (and the Church itself) are about as far from Jesus as you can get

He's dead on, you sanctimonious dickhead. You should be ashamed.89Hen wrote:You've become so steeped in hyperbole. That's why I asked what's become of you lately.Chizzang wrote:Frankly Catholicism (and the Church itself) are about as far from Jesus as you can get

Dead on what?D1B wrote:He's dead on, you sanctimonious dickhead. You should be ashamed.89Hen wrote: You've become so steeped in hyperbole. That's why I asked what's become of you lately.

Read the thread, pompous ass.89Hen wrote:Dead on what?D1B wrote:
He's dead on, you sanctimonious dickhead. You should be ashamed.

You're certainly cherry picking to suit your weak point...89Hen wrote:You've become so steeped in hyperbole. That's why I asked what's become of you lately.Chizzang wrote:Frankly Catholicism (and the Church itself) are about as far from Jesus as you can get