Religion
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2023 2:22 pm
Do we not have a religion thread by now?



Yes. I feel that's the main point of the comic. No more "this 8 year old girl died of painful cancer because it was God's will"GORDON wrote: Mon Apr 17, 2023 3:55 pm The older I get, the more it seems like Satan is the actual straight-shooter of the two. Tired of the "ineffable God with unknowable motivations" crap.
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Does anyone really obey the Bible?Jesus had just warned His audience against using their eyes for lustful purposes (Matthew 5:28), so His prescribed remedy for lust—to pluck out an eye—makes sense, in a radical sort of way.
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But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell.
Nobody follows any of the religious books religiously. (I couldn't resist.)
See, where the writer went wrong here is they should have drawn the line at acting on the intent. Why wouldn't God want people to check out the female form as it is his best work?TheCatt wrote: Sun Apr 23, 2023 8:41 pm But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
I mean, I agree, but I'm a flawed human cursed for eternal damnation.Leisher wrote: Mon Apr 24, 2023 10:38 am See, where the writer went wrong here is they should have drawn the line at acting on the intent. Why wouldn't God want people to check out the female form as it is his best work?
As the devil, I can confirm you are headed there.TheCatt wrote: Mon Apr 24, 2023 11:31 amI mean, I agree, but I'm a flawed human cursed for eternal damnation.Leisher wrote: Mon Apr 24, 2023 10:38 am See, where the writer went wrong here is they should have drawn the line at acting on the intent. Why wouldn't God want people to check out the female form as it is his best work?
Replaced with.... what? Humans are scared little animals, and like to feel safety in numbers. Something is replacing it.TheCatt wrote: Thu Oct 05, 2023 10:32 am Non-religious people growing as % of the US. And, they don't like organized religion at all.
Amen.