Often, I find a dramatic contrast between an atheist's arrogant,
abrasive and harsh characterization of Christian witness, with what is
instead a contrasting gentle, simple, beautiful and elegant Christian
testimony. Here is one example of that beautiful and tender sharing
of the most wonderful news for sinners:
On Sep 20, 10:14 am, Brock <brockor...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi friends,
> Often, I find a dramatic contrast between an atheist's arrogant,
> abrasive and harsh characterization of Christian witness, with what is
> instead a contrasting gentle, simple, beautiful and elegant Christian
> testimony. Here is one example of that beautiful and tender sharing
> of the most wonderful news for sinners:
On the other hand, I find it refreshing how rational atheists are,
compared to the delusions that many Christians are subject to. One
famous Christian has actually drawn cartoons depicting the Antichrist
taking over the Vatican. Can you imagine? What do you think about
such a thing, Brock - do you believe it has been prophesized, or is
Jack Chick mistaken?
On Sep 20, 1:22 pm, "Bob T." <b...@synapse-cs.com> wrote:
> On the other hand, I find it refreshing how rational atheists are,
> compared to the delusions that many Christians are subject to. One
> famous Christian has actually drawn cartoons depicting the Antichrist
> taking over the Vatican. Can you imagine? What do you think about
> such a thing, Brock - do you believe it has been prophesized, or is
> Jack Chick mistaken?
Brock doesn't actually read those tracts, he just looks at the
pictures. Until all the pages are stuck together.
On Sep 20, 10:14 am, Brock <brockor...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi friends,
> Often, I find a dramatic contrast between an atheist's arrogant,
> abrasive and harsh characterization of Christian witness, with what is
> instead a contrasting gentle, simple, beautiful and elegant Christian
> testimony.
I always find that fucking testimonials are not Jesus sucking on a
doggy dicking valid evidence that Christians have witnessed anything.
> Here is one example of that beautiful and tender sharing
> of the most wonderful news for sinners:
> Often, I find a dramatic contrast between an atheist's arrogant,
> abrasive and harsh characterization of Christian witness, with what is
> instead a contrasting gentle, simple, beautiful and elegant Christian
> testimony. Here is one example of that beautiful and tender sharing
> of the most wonderful news for sinners:
> On 20 sep, 19:14, Brock <brockor...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi friends,
> > Often, I find a dramatic contrast between an atheist's arrogant,
> > abrasive and harsh characterization of Christian witness, with what is
> > instead a contrasting gentle, simple, beautiful and elegant Christian
> > testimony. Here is one example of that beautiful and tender sharing
> > of the most wonderful news for sinners:
> On Sep 20, 12:44 pm, Gokudomatic <gourry.gabr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > will you also say that not everything can be explained?
> A goddam question is not a fucking objection.
> - Brock T
> > On 20 sep, 19:14, Brock <brockor...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Hi friends,
> > > Often, I find a dramatic contrast between an atheist's arrogant,
> > > abrasive and harsh characterization of Christian witness, with what is
> > > instead a contrasting gentle, simple, beautiful and elegant Christian
> > > testimony. Here is one example of that beautiful and tender sharing
> > > of the most wonderful news for sinners:
On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 1:14 PM, Brock <brockor...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi friends,
> Often, I find a dramatic contrast between an atheist's arrogant, > abrasive and harsh characterization of Christian witness, with what is > instead a contrasting gentle, simple, beautiful and elegant Christian > testimony.
You mean "gentle, simple beautiful and elegant Christian testimony" like this Brock?
"The struggle for a free intelligence has always been a struggle between the ironic and the literal mind." — Christopher Hitchens
-- "Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice." --Thomas Paine "The struggle for a free intelligence has always been a struggle between the ironic and the literal mind." — Christopher Hitchens
You know what's arrogant, when someone pushes their beliefs on you and
doesn't really have a good reason to think they know more than you.
After a person hears enough of that and experiences the receiving end
of prejudice and discrimination for their beliefs long enough, some of
them become abrasive and harsh when talking about the subject. Who
could blame them?
On Sep 20, 1:14 pm, Brock <brockor...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi friends,
> Often, I find a dramatic contrast between an atheist's arrogant,
> abrasive and harsh characterization of Christian witness, with what is
> instead a contrasting gentle, simple, beautiful and elegant Christian
> testimony. Here is one example of that beautiful and tender sharing
> of the most wonderful news for sinners:
> What is the message? The translation is beautiful:
> "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that
> whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life."
For God so loved the world that he designed it with sin and pain and
suffering and evil, and established hoops for people to jump through
to avoid eternal suffering that would be their punishment by default.
This series of hoops is known as "salvation". What a guy!
On Sep 20, 1:14 pm, Brock <brockor...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi friends,
I''m glad you have no hard feelings that we couldn't get together
enough money to get you that pony.
> Often, I find a dramatic contrast between an atheist's arrogant,
> abrasive and harsh characterization of Christian witness, with what is
> instead a contrasting gentle, simple, beautiful and elegant Christian
> testimony. Here is one example of that beautiful and tender sharing
> of the most wonderful news for sinners:
The Parable of the Lawn Mower may help everyone to understand Brock's
religious beliefs a little better.
Neighbor: Hey God, can I borrow your lawn mower?
God: Sorry, but it's not that simple.
N: How do you mean?
(God gets his dog Jesus and a cattle prod. Begins shocking the dog
over and over with the cattle prod, with dog yelping loudly.)
N: God, what the fuck, man.
G: I'm doing it because I love you.
N: My wife's not mad anymore that Jesus sniffed her crotch.
G: No, it's not about that, I'm doing it just to prove I love you.
You know how much I love this dog.
N: OK, stop, that's enough.
G: I'll decide when you know my love is proven.
N: It's animal cruelty God, don't make me call the cops on you.
(Jesus stops yelping and lies motionless.)
G: Now my love is proven.
N: You know the county has mental health counselors for people who
can't afford one on their own.
(Jesus opens his eyes and staggers to his feet.)
N: Oh man, that's a relief.
G: Are you not overjoyed that Jesus lives!
N: I'd be more overjoyed if you'd never done that shit in the first
place. I really hate to bug you, obviously you've got some shit going
on, but my grass is getting really high, can I please use your mower?
G: Do you accept Jesus as your lawn savior?
N: No, you can't let him start crapping on my lawn again, I don't
believe that shit about how it's just fertilizer.
G: I said I'd never let him again, you can never let that go, can
you? I just want you to accept him as your lawn savior.
N: God, we been friends for years, you know I'd do anything for you.
But I really don't think I'd be helping you by encouraging these weird
ideas your getting into.
(God rolls out large industrial drum from garage.)
N: What's that?
G: It's 100 gallons of round-up. I'm going to pour it all over your
lawn if you don't say Jesus is your lawn savior.
N: OK already! Jesus is my lawn savior!
G: OK now you can use the lawn mower. Do you see how much I really
love you?
N: Yes God. Oh, I forgot to tell you, we found out my wife has
hepatitis, so you shouldn't go near her for your own safety.
On Sep 20, 1:47 pm, Gokudomatic <gourry.gabr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> get lost, will you?
Looks like you missed the thread in which some of us decided to
satirize Brock's complaints about "abrasive atheist language" by using
*really* abrasive language in response to his posts. Bob, I'm sure,
wasn't cussin' at you; no need to take offence.
> On 20 sep, 21:59, "Bob T." <b...@synapse-cs.com> wrote:
> > On Sep 20, 12:44 pm, Gokudomatic <gourry.gabr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > will you also say that not everything can be explained?
> > A goddam question is not a fucking objection.
> > - Brock T
> > > On 20 sep, 19:14, Brock <brockor...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Hi friends,
> > > > Often, I find a dramatic contrast between an atheist's arrogant,
> > > > abrasive and harsh characterization of Christian witness, with what is
> > > > instead a contrasting gentle, simple, beautiful and elegant Christian
> > > > testimony. Here is one example of that beautiful and tender sharing
> > > > of the most wonderful news for sinners:
> > > > What is the message? The translation is beautiful:
> > > > "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that
> > > > whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life."
On Sep 20, 3:52 pm, Neil Kelsey <neil_m_kel...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Sep 20, 1:47 pm, Gokudomatic <gourry.gabr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > get lost, will you?
> Looks like you missed the thread in which some of us decided to
> satirize Brock's complaints about "abrasive atheist language" by using
> *really* abrasive language in response to his posts. Bob, I'm sure,
> wasn't cussin' at you; no need to take offence.
You are correct, of course - I was mocking Brock. I find it a bit
suprising that a regular poster would not recognize the "a question is
not an objection" phrase, even if it's somewhat fucking altered.
> > > > > Often, I find a dramatic contrast between an atheist's arrogant,
> > > > > abrasive and harsh characterization of Christian witness, with what is
> > > > > instead a contrasting gentle, simple, beautiful and elegant Christian
> > > > > testimony. Here is one example of that beautiful and tender sharing
> > > > > of the most wonderful news for sinners:
> > > > > What is the message? The translation is beautiful:
> > > > > "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that
> > > > > whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life."
Brock.....they're singers. They are singing. They're singing
beautifully. They are singing in a church that has wonderful
acoustics. I like the sound myself. Why...because I like the sound of
their singing.
Here's another song I like that was sung in a church.
It doesn't mean that I stop thinking or that the bible somehow gains
meaning, relevance or accuracy any more than if Mr Obama sung 'A boy
stood on the burning deck' that would be enough for me to start
shooting heroin up my arm.
Brocky, you really are getting worse. Try listening to the relaxed and
entirely non abrasive Richard Dawkins at your leisire too.
Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war, with the cross of
Jesus going on before.
Christ, the royal Master, leads against the foe; forward into battle
see his banners go!
Ahhhhh......god war.......beauty!!
On Sep 21, 1:14 am, Brock <brockor...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Often, I find a dramatic contrast between an atheist's arrogant,
> abrasive and harsh characterization of Christian witness, with what is
> instead a contrasting gentle, simple, beautiful and elegant Christian
> testimony. Here is one example of that beautiful and tender sharing
> of the most wonderful news for sinners:
> Often, I find a dramatic contrast between an atheist's arrogant,
> abrasive and harsh characterization of Christian witness, with what is
> instead a contrasting gentle, simple, beautiful and elegant Christian
> testimony. Here is one example of that beautiful and tender sharing
> of the most wonderful news for sinners:
I see. I didn't know that.
But in that case wouldn't it be more coherent that you use your
abrasive language directly on brock instead of those who answer to
him?
On 21 sep, 00:57, "Bob T." <b...@synapse-cs.com> wrote:
> On Sep 20, 3:52 pm, Neil Kelsey <neil_m_kel...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > On Sep 20, 1:47 pm, Gokudomatic <gourry.gabr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > get lost, will you?
> > Looks like you missed the thread in which some of us decided to
> > satirize Brock's complaints about "abrasive atheist language" by using
> > *really* abrasive language in response to his posts. Bob, I'm sure,
> > wasn't cussin' at you; no need to take offence.
> You are correct, of course - I was mocking Brock. I find it a bit
> suprising that a regular poster would not recognize the "a question is
> not an objection" phrase, even if it's somewhat fucking altered.
> > > > > > Often, I find a dramatic contrast between an atheist's arrogant,
> > > > > > abrasive and harsh characterization of Christian witness, with what is
> > > > > > instead a contrasting gentle, simple, beautiful and elegant Christian
> > > > > > testimony. Here is one example of that beautiful and tender sharing
> > > > > > of the most wonderful news for sinners:
> > > > > > What is the message? The translation is beautiful:
> > > > > > "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that
> > > > > > whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life."
On Sep 20, 10:26 pm, Gokudomatic <gourry.gabr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I see. I didn't know that.
> But in that case wouldn't it be more coherent that you use your
> abrasive language directly on brock instead of those who answer to him?
> > > Looks like you missed the thread in which some of us decided to
> > > satirize Brock's complaints about "abrasive atheist language" by using
> > > *really* abrasive language in response to his posts. Bob, I'm sure,
> > > wasn't cussin' at you; no need to take offence.
> > You are correct, of course - I was mocking Brock. I find it a bit
> > suprising that a regular poster would not recognize the "a question is
> > not an objection" phrase, even if it's somewhat fucking altered.
> > > > > > > Often, I find a dramatic contrast between an atheist's arrogant,
> > > > > > > abrasive and harsh characterization of Christian witness, with what is
> > > > > > > instead a contrasting gentle, simple, beautiful and elegant Christian
> > > > > > > testimony. Here is one example of that beautiful and tender sharing
> > > > > > > of the most wonderful news for sinners:
> > > > > > > What is the message? The translation is beautiful:
> > > > > > > "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that
> > > > > > > whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life."
On Sep 20, 1:14 pm, Brock <brockor...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi friends,
> Often, I find a dramatic contrast between an atheist's arrogant,
> abrasive and harsh characterization of Christian witness, with what is
> instead a contrasting gentle, simple, beautiful and elegant Christian
> testimony. Here is one example of that beautiful and tender sharing
> of the most wonderful news for sinners:
> What is the message? The translation is beautiful:
Can't those who don't believe this message be believers in Jesus? If
not, why not? Why would one have believe the message of someone other
than Jesus in order to believe in Jesus?
> "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that
> whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life."
The good Samaritan shall perish* but the one** who robbed the traveler
shall have eternal life?
* if he didn't believe in Jesus
** if he believed in Jesus before he died
> May you receive the beautiful message of God's kindness and wonderful
> love,
Does Jesus agree with this message? If so, how do you know he does?
Which of these three groups (of 1st century people) were those who
believed in Jesus?
1) those who received a sermon from Jesus and believed what he said to
them
2) those who received an epistle from Paul and believed what he wrote
to them
3) those who had never heard of Jesus, such as the 1st century
ancestors of today's Eskimos
-- "Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice." --Thomas Paine "The struggle for a free intelligence has always been a struggle between the ironic and the literal mind." — Christopher Hitchens
On Sep 20, 1:14 pm, Brock <brockor...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi friends,
> Often, I find a dramatic contrast between an atheist's arrogant,
> abrasive and harsh characterization of Christian witness, with what is
> instead a contrasting gentle, simple, beautiful and elegant Christian
> testimony. Here is one example of that beautiful and tender sharing
> of the most wonderful news for sinners:
There are many different kinds of Christians, who deliver their
testimony in different ways. The fact that some Christians use beauty
to get the message across, necessitates an explanation for the
ugliness of the rest.
> What is the message? The translation is beautiful:
> "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that
> whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life."
One would have expected that a God who loved "the world" would save
"the world," not just the believers. It's a shame God's love is too
limited for that.
"For God so loved M&Ms, that He only eats the green ones."
On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 2:14 PM, dali_70 <w_e_coyot...@hotmail.com> wrote: > On Sep 20, 1:22 pm, "Bob T." <b...@synapse-cs.com> wrote:
>> On the other hand, I find it refreshing how rational atheists are, >> compared to the delusions that many Christians are subject to. One >> famous Christian has actually drawn cartoons depicting the Antichrist >> taking over the Vatican. Can you imagine? What do you think about >> such a thing, Brock - do you believe it has been prophesized, or is >> Jack Chick mistaken?
> Brock doesn't actually read those tracts, he just looks at the > pictures. Until all the pages are stuck together.
