What do you think of the Religious humour thread in the Atheist forum?

Overblood

Do you have a peek at it every now an then? You must get a bit of a laugh out of it sometimes. Are you offended by it? Do you find any of it funny?

Húrin

too long, didn't read

Overblood

Húrin wrote: »

too long, didn't read

Sure.

It's not a running story you know. You don't have to read from the start, you can have a look at any random post.

postcynical

Didn't know it was there. Would probably find it funny. However some of the troll-smashing pwnage that is doled out occasionally by the mods in here is probably way more funny.

Fanny Cradock

I don't look at it, so it doesn't bother me.

Rev Hellfire

Lets see, pop into a forum and ask those there if they follow a thread whose sole aim is to ridicule their beliefs, then ask them do they look at it and are they offended.

You don't need to be Einstein to see the real intention behind this thread.

Samurai

I think each group should just stick to their own forum

blinding

You don't have to have a sense of humour to be an athiest/agnostic but it is hard not to go around with a permanent grin on your face when you see some of the stuff religious folk portray as gospel without a shred of evidence and then get all offended when you just dont go along with their mumbo jumbo. Like who are they trying to convince "themselves" or little old me

Samurai

I'm agnostic but i don't see why so many a&a's feel the need to poke humour at religous people

blinding

Samurai wrote: »

I'm agnostic but i don't see why so many a&a's feel the need to poke humour at religous people

If some of the religious types were really confident in their beliefs then they would have no problem with humour as they could easily cope with it. To be honest the better religions are at coping with questioning/humour then the more respect that I have for them.
At the present the great weakness of Islam is that it cannot cope with questioning/humour which leads me to believe that its believers are not confident in the truth of their religion.

PDN

There's an old adage that says, "Little Amuses the Simple."

robindch

PDN wrote: »

There's an old adage that says, "Little Amuses the Simple."

Given that the Religious Humor thread is one of the longest on the A+A forum, it seems that quite a lot keeps our side laughing

But how come there's no equivalent thread here? Perhaps it's worth coining a new adage "Nothing at all amuses the true believer"?

blinding

PDN wrote: »

There's an old adage that says, "Little Amuses the Simple."

Its just a guess but I would take a wild guess and say that you are a creationist.

philologos

I don't read said thread at all. I actually don't see the point of even discussing another thread in another forum. If we had seen your religious humour thread and thought it funny no doubt we'd be in there posting with you.

The Mad Hatter

blinding wrote: »

Its just a guess but I would take a wild guess and say that you are a creationist.

Mickeroo

I think a sense of humour is a healthy thing to have, surely a lot of you have seen The Life Of Brian? Or Father Ted? Or Dogma? I know plenty of christians who find these hilarious. Lighten Up.

If you look through the humor thread you'll see some of it targets atheists too, comedy is comedy.

Handsome Bob

robindch wrote: »

Given that the Religious Humor thread is one of the longest on the A+A forum, it seems that quite a lot keeps our side laughing

But how come there's no equivalent thread here? Perhaps it's worth coining a new adage "Nothing at all amuses the true believer"?

Probably because they don't care enough.

Overblood

I actually don't see the point of even discussing another thread in another forum. If we had seen your religious humour thread and thought it funny no doubt we'd be in there posting with you.

Well I saw PDN post in the thread so...

I just wanted to know what you thought of it. If there are any "cool" christians who can have a laugh at it.:cool:

Mickeroo

LZ5by5 wrote: »

Probably because they don't care enough.

Or they have no sense of humour :P

philologos

Mickeroo wrote: »

Or they have no sense of humour :P

Or we do have a sense of humour, but we just choose to respect divine teachings and reject blasphemy

Fanny Cradock

Rev Hellfire wrote: »

Lets see, pop into a forum and ask those there if they follow a thread whose sole aim is to ridicule their beliefs, then ask them do they look at it and are they offended.

You don't need to be Einstein to see the real intention behind this thread.

Indeed. But sometimes it is best to let people prattle on and hang themselves with their own words.

Fanny Cradock

robindch wrote: »

But how come there's no equivalent thread here?

Because there's no need for it.

chozometroid

Some of those things may be humorous to Christians and non-Christians alike, but it does not mean it's a good thing.
We really need to examine ourselves if we laugh at things which mock God, or ridicule His Holy Word. The things of God are not to be laughed at. There is a certain level of reverence expected when dealing with the Creator of the universe.
What may seem like innocent "fun" could be blasphemy in the highest degree.
Man was made in His image, and was expected to represent Him as the perfect Holy being that He is.

Mickeroo

chozometroid wrote: »

Some of those things may be humorous to Christians and non-Christians alike, but it does not mean it's a good thing.
We really need to examine ourselves if we laugh at things which mock God, or ridicule His Holy Word. The things of God are not to be laughed at. There is a certain level of reverence expected when dealing with the Creator of the universe.
What may seem like innocent "fun" could be blasphemy in the highest degree.
Man was made in His image, and was expected to represent Him as the perfect Holy being that He is.

So what you're saying is we shouldn't laugh at these things because God has no sense of humour either?

robindch

Fanny Cradock wrote: »

Because there's no need for it.

Crumbs, why not?

I'd hate to think that Jorge of Burgos was taken seriously...!

Húrin

I thought this one was funny.

Scofflaw wrote: »

I was walking across a bridge one day, and I saw a man standing on the edge, about to jump off. So I ran over and said “Stop! Don’t do it!” “Why shouldn’t I?” he said. “Well, there’s so much to live for!” “Like what?” “Well… are you religious?” He said yes. I said, “Me too! Are you Christian or Buddhist?” “Christian.” “Me too! Are you Catholic or Protestant ? “Protestant.” “Me too! Are you Episcopalian or Baptist?” “Baptist” “Wow! Me too!

Are you Baptist Church of God or Baptist Church of the Lord?” “Baptist Church of God!” “Me too! Are you original Baptist Church of God, or are you reformed Baptist Church of God?” “Reformed Baptist Church of God!” “Me too! Are you Reformed Baptist Church of God, reformation of 1879, or Reformed Baptist Church of God, reformation of 1915?” He said, “Reformed Baptist Church of God, reformation of 1915!” I said, “Die, heretic scum”, and pushed him off.

with apologies,
Scofflaw

Mickeroo

Húrin wrote: »

I thought this one was funny.

heehe that is a good one.:D

wolfsbane

Mickeroo wrote: »

So what you're saying is we shouldn't laugh at these things because God has no sense of humour either?

No, quite rightly chozometroid was pointing out that some things are so precious that humour is inappropriate. Even non-religious people usually have subjects they regard as beyond humour, as advante garde alternative comedians sometimes experience.

It is one thing to laugh at human follies - especially our own - but quite another to laugh about God and His dealings with us.

But God does have a laugh too. He finds the self-assurance of the wicked risible:
Psalm 2:1 Why do the nations rage,
And the people plot a vain thing?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves,
And the rulers take counsel together,
Against the LORD and against His Anointed, saying,
3 “Let us break Their bonds in pieces
And cast away Their cords from us.”

4 He who sits in the heavens shall laugh;
The Lord shall hold them in derision.



Psalm 37:12 The wicked plots against the just,
And gnashes at him with his teeth.
13 The Lord laughs at him,
For He sees that his day is coming.

Mickeroo

wolfsbane wrote: »

No, quite rightly chozometroid was pointing out that some things are so precious that humour is inappropriate. Even non-religious people usually have subjects they regard as beyond humour, as advante garde alternative comedians sometimes experience.

It is one thing to laugh at human follies - especially our own - but quite another to laugh about God and His dealings with us.

But God does have a laugh too. He finds the self-assurance of the wicked risible:
Psalm 2:1 Why do the nations rage,
And the people plot a vain thing?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves,
And the rulers take counsel together,
Against the LORD and against His Anointed, saying,
3 “Let us break Their bonds in pieces
And cast away Their cords from us.”

4 He who sits in the heavens shall laugh;
The Lord shall hold them in derision.



Psalm 37:12 The wicked plots against the just,
And gnashes at him with his teeth.
13 The Lord laughs at him,
For He sees that his day is coming.

So god does have a sense of humour then, just not a very good one. I'm not sure man, there are some things you shouldn't joke about i guess, but religion is such an easy target when it comes to these things.

hivizman

Mickeroo wrote: »

So god does have a sense of humour then, just not a very good one. I'm not sure man, there are some things you shouldn't joke about i guess, but religion is such an easy target when it comes to these things.

As so often in life, there's a continuum between cruel, derisive and destructive humour designed to put people and ideas down, and creative, kindly humour designed to raise people up. God is not mocked, but I hope that God and those who serve Him are able to respond in an open manner to gentle humour.

Following up the reference to the religious humour forum, I noted several mentions of Jesus and Mo, a series of light-hearted cartoons making fun of some of the more extreme and more illogical views that some people of religion promulgate. A four-frame cartoon must inevitably caricature things and oversimplify, but at the same time it can be a useful antidote to pomposity, and can also be looked at for information on the sorts of argument that those hostile to religion are listening to.

So don't confuse light teasing with rabid mockery.

PDN

blinding wrote: »

Its just a guess but I would take a wild guess and say that you are a creationist.

Don't give up the day job.

No, I'm not.

Soul Winner

Overblood wrote: »

I just wanted to know what you thought of it. If there are any "cool" christians who can have a laugh at it.

I've just checked, I have 11 posts in that thread, I must be one of the cool ones woohoo!!! :cool::D:pac:

In fairness there are some very funny jokes in there but unfortunately some of the atheists go a bit over board at times, and what ceases to be funny also becomes very insulting for the sake of being simply insulting. It stems from an endemic atheist hatred of anything religious. I’d post more jokes in there myself but I just get the impression one’s humour is not welcomed, go figure.

MrPudding

Soul Winner wrote: »

It stems from an endemic atheist hatred of anything religious.

I don't think that is true of all the atheists that post here and there.

MrP

Soul Winner

MrPudding wrote: »

I don't think that is true of all the atheists that post here and there.

MrP

I agree, I don't think it is true for all atheists either. Some are really sound and genuinely funny.

robindch

Soul Winner wrote: »

I’d post more jokes in there myself but I just get the impression one’s humour is not welcomed

Suck it and see?

Soul Winner

robindch wrote: »

Suck it and see?

Willie Wonka? Am I right? Never mind. When I think of a funny one I'll pop over, I promise.

PDN

Soul Winner wrote: »

Willie Wonka? Am I right?

God, I hope so.

JimiTime

PDN wrote: »

God, I hope so.

My word, its Frankie Howard. Oooh er missus:)