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Lira's April's Fools' Thread: Because you sort of can't spell April without Lira.
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| Lira |
+40 replies and no one bothered to look what day it was? ;)
As if I'd ever value anything more than tolerance and freedom! I know better than judge a system of ideas because of a nutter who pulls facts out of his own arse :D |
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| Moral Hazard |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
After seeing the response from secular and religious folks in Japan, I decided to take a more responsible stance, fight religious bigotry and denounce superstitious backwardness. Why?
Because I've seen enough people suffer: first the earthquake hit, then a tsunami (why do you guys keep saying "soo-na-mee" anyway?), then a harsh winter in the last weeks of March (!) and then a nuclear meltdown. The moment I get back in Brazil, a religious friend tells me the Japanese had it coming because they refuse to worship God, and adore robots and schoolgirls instead.... because her pastor said so. Really!? Look at this kid writing a letter to her mother (and she doesn't even know how to mail it!) asking her if she's alive...
She lost her family and "[she] deserved it because she doesn't fear God"!? Enough is enough, it's about time I dropped my happy-go-lucky tolerant attitude and become an all-around cunt :mad:
I now have to pick up my fiancée at the airport, more on this outburst later today... hardline atheists of this board, rejoice for I have joined you! |
While I understand the outrage, and am similarly offended, I would suggest to you that the position of this "pastor" is in no way consistant with mainstream Christianity. |
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| jonSun |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
I now have to pick up my fiancée at the airport, more on this outburst later today... hardline atheists of this board, rejoice for I have joined you! |
Im sure most people feel the same & you don't have to be a hardline atheist to agree either. Don't drive crazy or anything Lira. Just relax & take it easy. :p |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
dear lira,
too little too late.
sincerely yours,
the cunts of athiesm. |
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| david.michael |
| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
dear lira,
too little too late.
sincerely yours,
the cunts of athiesm. |
:stongue: :stongue: :stongue: |
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| EgosXII |
I think its a bit silly blaming an ideological group instead of the individuals in the groups... There is no 'christianity', there's a million people who all believe different things about one vaguely similar idea... 'religion' rarely tells people to do things, people want to do things, then use religion as justification after the fact:
basically, some (read: Most) people are tards, if they didn't have religion to tell them what to do they would turn elsewhere... nationalism, folk-science, or something totally new-- followers will be followers no matter the 'intended' meaning of the doctrine...
Keep calm and carry on :) |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
| I can never decide whether I want to be a cunt about atheism or not. |
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| Halcyon+On+On |
| I don't think you have it in you, Lira. |
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| Meat187 |
Yes, Lira, come to the dark side. |
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| Capitalizt |
| quote: | Originally posted by Meat187
Yes, Lira, come to the dark side. |
Lira is a Jedi. He is just now realizing the need to unsheathe his lightsaber. |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by Moral Hazard
While I understand the outrage, and am similarly offended, I would suggest to you that the position of this "pastor" is in no way consistant with mainstream Christianity. |
It took me a while to come to this decision, and the destruction I witnessed forced me to take a position regarding religion in the world. As a matter of fact, on my flight back I read Sam Harris' latest book (Moral Landscape), and the things he said really convinced me that I may have been too lenient up until now.
Where was God when the roof collapsed on top of a 6 year old child that died instantly? Why are his advocates systematically raping children all around the world while the corpses of hundreds of other kids were floating among the debris after the tsunami? Should I really just stand and watch people like this pastor condemn these poor lives that were cut short? What is it if not mainstream Christianity?
Religion poisons everything, and this is just a sample of how cruelty and fear can be used to manipulate the masses. I can't sit idly and let it happen, I had to do something about it. Today I make my first commitment against religion and its dirty ideological tentacles. |
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