Have they found the Boxes Jesus was buried in?

[BJean 16]

Hey gadgetlady. Maybe TOM was trying to call attention to the program so that people would watch it? IMHO.

[gadgetlady 4]

I would believe that if it were not TOM's normal practice to start controversial, Christian-bashing threads.

[Tired_Old_Man 1]

I would believe that if it were not TOM's normal practice to start controversial, Christian-bashing threads.

Who is bashing Christians? I said it would not shake my faith in the Resurrection of Jesus whether "it was the human body of Jesus that was resurrected or a hologram type image that one could put their hand through".:help:

I would hope that any good Christian could make that same statement.

[anonemouse 1]

I would believe that if it were not TOM's normal practice to start controversial, Christian-bashing threads.

What threads have been Christian-bashing? Can you post the links? I am honestly asking, here, because I haven't seen any.

[gadgetlady 4]

I should have specified what I meant by Christian. I meant conservative, Bible-believing, fundamentalist Christian. You know, the kind of Christian that caused me to be called a terrorist recently (oh, that was later clarified to indicate that I wasn't really a terrorist, but that I just took their side). THAT kind of Christian.

If you ask ANY of THAT kind of Christian whether or not there's Christian-bashing going on all over this board, I guarantee you will get a resounding YES. Of course, it won't be universal; a lot of them have left this site for other support sites.

[anonemouse 1]

And he still hasn't started any threads with the point of bashing conservative Christians. The threads that I recall only turned against conservative Christians after some made remarks that brought it on.

[anonemouse 1]

There is definitely a double standard here, among many of the conservative Christians on this board. They think it is A-OK to make remarks that denigrate other beliefs or imply certain things about people of other belief systems, but the minute someone says something that they don't like about conservative, fundamentalist Christianity, it's bashing and hatred all around. It's bullcrap. If they are going to serve it, they should be prepared to take it.

[Tired_Old_Man 1]

I am almost three times your age, so I must take my leave for the night to get some beauty sleep.

See you in the 'morrow.

[Tired_Old_Man 1]

If God permits.

[anonemouse 1]

See you in the morning, TOM.

[anonemouse 1]

You know, the kind of Christian that caused me to be called a terrorist recently (oh, that was later clarified to indicate that I wasn't really a terrorist, but that I just took their side).

As I remember, all they stated was that you carried some of the same beliefs that the terrorists do. And as a conservative, fundamentalist Christian, you do. A liberal Christian isn't going to go around and kill people because he thinks that is what God would want him to do. It's the conservative, fundamentalist Christians that kill people in the name of God. It is exactly the same with other religions. A liberal Muslim isn't going to kill people in the name of Allah, or because they think their victims offended Allah. The Muslim terrorists are the conservative, fundamentalist Muslims, not the liberal ones.

I don't believe anyone said that you, yourself, were a terrorist.

I think being PC has gone a little too far when we can't be honest about the people that are religious terrorists. Liberal members of any religion aren't the ones going around and killing others in the name of their deity. So yeah, the conservative, fundamentalists are going to be more likely to be religious terrorists. Does that mean that we think that all conservative, fundamentalists are terrorists? Obviously not.

[gadgetlady 4]

There is definitely a double standard here, among many of the conservative Christians on this board. They think it is A-OK to make remarks that denigrate other beliefs or imply certain things about people of other belief systems, but the minute someone says something that they don't like about conservative, fundamentalist Christianity, it's bashing and hatred all around. It's bullcrap. If they are going to serve it, they should be prepared to take it.

What exactly did I do to deserve being called a terrorist, or a terrorist-sympathizer? I don't have a problem with discussion or even healthy debate. But there's a difference between that and deliberate baiting, which you yourself have ADMITTED to participating in.

[gadgetlady 4]

What was said was,

I don't think you are a Christian Fundamentalist terrorist, even if you take their side quite often.

So, yeah, um, that's pretty clear to me. http://www.lapbandtalk.com/showpost.php?p=380488&postcount=854

[anonemouse 1]

But there's a difference between that and deliberate baiting, which you yourself have ADMITTED to participating in.

I admitted to deliberately baiting Ron, and only Ron. I have been involved in serious debate with everyone else, and I think you know that. Let's not play "blame the atheist" for all the religious spats on the board, okay? Please, I'd like you to be honest about the crap that Ron has spewed and admit that his comments have played a huge role in the conflict.

[anonemouse 1]

I don't think you are a Christian Fundamentalist terrorist, even if you take their side quite often.

I don't see "you are a terrorist" or "you are a terrorist sypathizer" anywhere in that statement. Could it have been phrased better? Yes. Was it calling you a terrorist? No. You'll have to ask the original author of the statement, but I read it as "you have beliefs similar to some terrorists'". You are extremely anti-abortion, even protesting in front of clinics. You believe that the man is the absolute head of the household, and that his preferences should be followed. You think that other belief systems are inferior (or at least, it comes across as that way). Etc., etc. So yeah, I would say that you DO have certain beliefs that are similar to those of some Christian fundamentalist terrorists. Again, does that make you one? No, which was made quite obvious in that thread and in this one. No one thinks you are a terrorist, for Pete's sake.