[Misc] Why Christianity needs to give its head a wobble

[ConfusedGloryHunter]

I work for a religious bunch called the brethren, it's the most time I've ever spent with people of faith and they are the worst people I've ever met.
Their moral compass is so skewed, life is all about storing as much cash as possible at the expense of everyone around them, they're racist, homophobic, misogynistic and they pick and choose what part of the bible best suits their agenda that day.
They don't believe in dinosaurs ffs. They reckon it's all a myth and fake bones have been put there to test your faith in god.

Old skool Christianity. They probably reminisce about crusades and witch trials too.

 

[maresfield seagull]

I work for a religious bunch called the brethren, it's the most time I've ever spent with people of faith and they are the worst people I've ever met.
Their moral compass is so skewed, life is all about storing as much cash as possible at the expense of everyone around them, they're racist, homophobic, misogynistic and they pick and choose what part of the bible best suits their agenda that day.
They don't believe in dinosaurs ffs. They reckon it's all a myth and fake bones have been put there to test your faith in god.

Plymouth?

 

[ConfusedGloryHunter]

I can see why you are called Confused.

I know you are just trolling now but I am intrigued to see how desperate you will get. Maybe you could copy and paste some more irrelevant facts from Wikipedia? That made you look proper intellectual.

 

[Gabbafella]

Old skool Christianity. They probably reminisce about crusades and witch trials too.

On my first day there they were building a huge bonfire out the back.
I've seen the wicker man, I should've known.

 

[Gabbafella]

Plymouth?

Burgess Hill

 

[Thunder Bolt]

I know you are just trolling now but I am intrigued to see how desperate you will get. Maybe you could copy and paste some more irrelevant facts from Wikipedia? That made you look proper intellectual.

I learned about adjusting the calendar because of Leap Years at school, long before Google or Wikipedia.
Enjoy the match.

 

[1066familyman]

I work for a religious bunch called the brethren, it's the most time I've ever spent with people of faith and they are the worst people I've ever met.
Their moral compass is so skewed, life is all about storing as much cash as possible at the expense of everyone around them, they're racist, homophobic, misogynistic and they pick and choose what part of the bible best suits their agenda that day.
They don't believe in dinosaurs ffs. They reckon it's all a myth and fake bones have been put there to test your faith in god.

Plymouth?
Are they Exclusive or Open?

I went to school with one. He is now a very successful business man. All of them are self employed I believe, or will only work for others in their group.

I think it's a sort of twist on the Protestant work ethic, isn't it?

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I have always wondered what it would have been like to be a fly on the wall, when Joseph the carpenter goes back to work and tells his work colleagues, that Mary, his wife is pregnant. As they are congratulating him , he says "no, no it's not mine lads, she tells me it Gods. Wonder what the looks on their faces was like.

I do love a bit of chocolate and days off, so easter is a good thing.

Ha. Thats a Kevin Bridges routine.

 

[ConfusedGloryHunter]

I learned about adjusting the calendar because of Leap Years at school, long before Google or Wikipedia.
Enjoy the match.

Haha, so if I selected some of your mini history factoids I wouldn't find an exact match on the internet?

Stop now.

Enjoy the game.

 

[Commander]

I'll bite. His date of birth is unknown, so a date was chosen.

Bit of a coincidence they chose Christmas Day though, isn't it?

 

[portlock seagull]

I know you are just trolling now but I am intrigued to see how desperate you will get. Maybe you could copy and paste some more irrelevant facts from Wikipedia? That made you look proper intellectual.

Why have you become increasingly hostile in your replies to TB over such a trivial difference of opinion?

 

[GT49er]

I work for a religious bunch called the brethren, it's the most time I've ever spent with people of faith and they are the worst people I've ever met.
Their moral compass is so skewed, life is all about storing as much cash as possible at the expense of everyone around them, they're racist, homophobic, misogynistic and they pick and choose what part of the bible best suits their agenda that day.
They don't believe in dinosaurs ffs. They reckon it's all a myth and fake bones have been put there to test your faith in god.

Christianity - whether you agree with it or believe in it or not - is all about the New Testament (there was no Christ before that) - all the garbage you quote is Old Testament, so could be Jewish, or even Islam (I seem to remember that ISIS in particular were adamant there were no such things as dinosaurs) and the nastier extremist wings of both those religions can offer a pretty good lin in homophobia and misogyny too!

 

[ConfusedGloryHunter]

Why have you become increasingly hostile in your replies to TB over such a trivial difference of opinion?

Lol, it isn't a difference of opinion. I stated a fact, he is trying to deny it. As to why I react is that I find his trolling approach annoying.

 

[portlock seagull]

Lol, it isn't a difference of opinion. I stated a fact, he is trying to deny it. As to why I react is that I find his trolling approach annoying.

Don’t assume a “he”, nor are they trolling as you believe. Least doesn’t come across like that from an impartial onlooker that’s all

 

[Dorset Seagull]

Lol, it isn't a difference of opinion. I stated a fact, he is trying to deny it. As to why I react is that I find his trolling approach annoying.

Not wanting to derail this thread into a gender war but I think it might be a she/her not a he/him

 

[1066familyman]

Lol, it isn't a difference of opinion. I stated a fact, he is trying to deny it. As to why I react is that I find his trolling approach annoying.

Oh dear.... another one

 

[Gabbafella]

Plymouth?
Are they Exclusive or Open?

I went to school with one. He is now a very successful business man. All of them are self employed I believe, or will only work for others in their group.

I think it's a sort of twist on the Protestant work ethic, isn't it?

This lot are Burgess Hill area, but they have different communities all over.
You can tell from how they look that their gene pool is limited and they all seem to have illnesses and ailments. I know they don't have any rules about marrying cousins and they breed like rabbits (assuming there is a contraception rule of some sort)
Business side of things they're never really allowed to fail as the community will always bail out their businesses, and they used to only employ their own but now they employ real-worlders, but they don't know how to interact with us lot and there's strict rules about them eating with us too.

 

[portlock seagull]

This lot are Burgess Hill area, but they have different communities all over.
You can tell from how they look that their gene pool is limited and they all seem to have illnesses and ailments. I know they don't have any rules about marrying cousins and they breed like rabbits (assuming there is a contraception rule of some sort)
Business side of things they're never really allowed to fail as the community will always bail out their businesses, and they used to only employ their own but now they employ real-worlders, but they don't know how to interact with us lot and there's strict rules about them eating with us too.

Why do you work for such people if you despise them? They can’t be all bad if they’re generating employment, paying taxes and not harming anyone / breaking the law?

 

[Blues Guitarist]

I think the birth and the death are generally accepted as historical fact.

The creeds that describe what a Christian believes says that Jesus was born of a virgn, died and was resurrected.

They say nothing about what happened in between, which is strange. I'd have though that was the most important bit.

 

[Perfidious Albion]

I agree that 25th December is an unlikely date for the birth of Christ . Just a Church , I e originally Catholic tradition. Easter on the other hand is , as has been said, identifiable as at the Passover. The Jewish calendar is a lunar one whereas follows the Sun . That’s why Easter changes every year .
Edit: sorry to have repeated what others have said.