The 'Funny (ha, ha)' side of religion

sbsquarepants · 06-11-2013 11:39am

Bannasidhe wrote: »

I only ever get to see it when someone posts a link here.

It's the closest thing you could ever get to actually being able to hear the thoughts of the mentally ill. It's kinda like being Dr. Doolittle for an hour or two. Priceless:D

Delirium · 06-11-2013 11:43am

norrie rugger · 06-11-2013 1:03pm

I like Christmas.

I am more than happy to have a tradition of making time to be with family and friends, to feel good in giving gifts to others and GETTING presents!

I celebrate the christmas season much like I would Halloween, where you can separate the religious mumbo jumbo from the good aspects

kitnan · 06-11-2013 1:05pm

I think Dawkins said something along the same lines and half off the cuff regarded it as being a 'cultural Christian'.

norrie rugger · 06-11-2013 1:08pm

Christianity (and other religions, I imagine) does have good aspects that we can adapt to modern life, just because we do not accept the idea of a deity doesn't mean that we should reject positives learnings also

AstraMonti · 06-11-2013 3:10pm

smacl · 06-11-2013 11:06pm

norrie rugger wrote: »

I like Christmas.

I am more than happy to have a tradition of making time to be with family and friends, to feel good in giving gifts to others and GETTING presents!

I celebrate the christmas season much like I would Halloween, where you can separate the religious mumbo jumbo from the good aspects

I despise it personally, the rank consumerism and the coca-cola Santa even more than the religious tone. Only started celebrating it at the behest of herself after the kids were born, and never enjoyed it. Anyhoo, enough of me being a miserable old see you next tuesday, This be the funnies page.

Hotblack Desiato · 07-11-2013 12:34am

smacl wrote: »

I despise it personally, the rank consumerism and the coca-cola Santa even more than the religious tone.

In fairness you can't blame the christians for the idea of a good mid-winter piss-up (and a mighty good idea it is too) because they stole it from the pagans.

sbsquarepants · 07-11-2013 11:08am

Screw Christmas, festivus is where it's at:D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8g4Ztf7hIM

smacl · 07-11-2013 1:11pm

ninja900 wrote: »

In fairness you can't blame the christians for the idea of a good mid-winter piss-up (and a mighty good idea it is too) because they stole it from the pagans.

I don't. I blame the yanks primarily, and the Christians to a lesser extent, for turning a perfectly good piss up into being stuck with the mother in-law for three days, wasting a fortune on tat that gets dumped a few weeks later, and robbing me of a precious few days of time off that I could be otherwise enjoying. New years on the other hand remains a perfectly good piss up, just as the pagans intended

Bannasidhe · 07-11-2013 1:26pm

smacl wrote: »

I don't. I blame the yanks primarily, and the Christians to a lesser extent, for turning a perfectly good piss up into being stuck with the mother in-law for three days, wasting a fortune on tat that gets dumped a few weeks later, and robbing me of a precious few days of time off that I could be otherwise enjoying. New years on the other hand remains a perfectly good piss up, just as the pagans intended

Do what I do - decamp to the back of beyond for the duration.

MrPudding · 07-11-2013 8:09pm

koth wrote: »

That reminds me. I must dig out my christmas thread...

MrP

PopePalpatine · 07-11-2013 9:42pm

I'll just have a quick peek at t'udder forum...

The thing though is that it was the accursed line of Cain from which cities (and I presume also technology) sprang while the God fearing line of Abel led pastoral simple lives in harmony with nature. Also according to the Book of Enoch which is quoted in the New Testament and taken as Scripture by the Ethiopian Church (the true Religion in Ethiopia goes back to the time of Solomon) it was fallen angels who brought various technological knowledge to earth. Technology is kind of sinful in that comes out of an effort to dominate and seek outward distraction and pleasure.

lolwut?

Bannasidhe · 07-11-2013 10:39pm

PopePalpatine wrote: »

I'll just have a quick peek at t'udder forum...

lolwut?

I just love that someone posted that on de interweb.

PopePalpatine · 08-11-2013 12:36am

Maybe we could shame them out of it? :pac:

Kivaro · 08-11-2013 2:42am

e_e · 08-11-2013 3:01pm

Sulla Felix · 08-11-2013 4:57pm

Tenuous link to this forum? Only two gay dads could be this awesome for their child (cause let's face it, Iron Man turning up with the Black Widow just wouldn't cut it) and we have a thread about gay marriage blah blah!

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smacl · 08-11-2013 6:24pm

Ah well, if we're doing tenuous, and seeing that it's a Friday, an old favourite on the joys of self delusion;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uZQnhvf49o

robindch · 09-11-2013 1:50am

Looks photoshopped to me. Else, they hired in a bunch of really dreadful painters.

e_e wrote:

magicbastarder · 09-11-2013 4:23pm

http://travors.com/post/66122441130/the-god-graveyard-old-gods-that-have

Kivaro · 09-11-2013 4:57pm

robindch wrote: »

Looks photoshopped to me. Else, they hired in a bunch of really dreadful painters.

Oh ye of little faith.
(Maybe there's symbolism here in the non-fancy painting)

e_e · 09-11-2013 5:04pm

robindch wrote: »

Looks photoshopped to me. Else, they hired in a bunch of really dreadful painters.

How dare you question my faith in it being being real! :P

Hotblack Desiato · 09-11-2013 5:33pm

robindch wrote: »

Looks photoshopped to me. Else, they hired in a bunch of really dreadful painters.

There's an amateur fresco restorer who is available, I hear...

kylith · 10-11-2013 6:58pm

pauldla · 11-11-2013 11:23am

pauldla · 11-11-2013 11:24am

And sure one more while I'm at it.

irish_goat · 11-11-2013 11:45am

I never knew the bible had gems like this in it!

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23 From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some boys came out of the town and jeered at him. “Get out of here, baldy!” they said. “Get out of here, baldy!” 24 He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse on them in the name of the Lord. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys.

Was not expecting the last bit. :pac:

PopePalpatine · 11-11-2013 11:50am

I remember an image with a wall of text next to it, when Elisha/Elijah was replaced by a SS officer in this story, but instead of two bears killing the boys, it was SS officers.

robindch · 11-11-2013 12:49pm

Apparently this was tweeted, but then deleted almost immediately.

MrPudding · 11-11-2013 2:10pm

irish_goat wrote: »

I never knew the bible had gems like this in it!

Was not expecting the last bit. :pac:

There was a thread on the other forum about this. I remember PDN trying to justify this by saying that mauled does not mean they were killed. Funny what believers have to do sometimes.

MrP

Genghiz Cohen · 11-11-2013 2:10pm

MrPudding wrote: »

There was a thread on the other forum about this. I remember PDN trying to justify this by saying that mauled does not mean they were killed. Funny what believers have to do sometimes.

MrP

The phrase "Lightly scratched" was used I believe.

Bannasidhe · 11-11-2013 2:20pm

Genghiz Cohen wrote: »

The phrase "Lightly scratched" was used I believe.

Or as Shakespeare may have put it:

Exit stage left pursued by a bear and in danger of a light scratching.

Sarky · 11-11-2013 2:48pm

Oh that PDN. What a card.

kylith · 11-11-2013 3:27pm

Atheist dog trick (possible bad taste)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6NWrwt-dA8

Penn · 11-11-2013 4:38pm

irish_goat wrote: »

I never knew the bible had gems like this in it!

Was not expecting the last bit. :pac:

Nolars · 12-11-2013 12:39am

joseph brand · 12-11-2013 1:17am

kylith wrote: »

Atheist dog trick (possible bad taste)

Tastes fine from the oven, especially when marinaded.

pauldla · 12-11-2013 1:32am

shruikan2553 · 12-11-2013 2:18am

MrPudding wrote: »

There was a thread on the other forum about this. I remember PDN trying to justify this by saying that mauled does not mean they were killed. Funny what believers have to do sometimes.

MrP

It's all about context. Here by mauling it meant with words. The bears told them about God and everything was cool.

Bannasidhe · 12-11-2013 2:25am

shruikan2553 wrote: »

It's all about context. Here by mauling it meant with words. The bears told them about God and everything was cool.

Or the bears set up a rolling maul and mauled over the kids...

Sarky · 12-11-2013 1:25pm

It was clearly "mauled" as in what horny 16 year olds inexpertly do to eachother at those disco things.

Of course that means justifying bestiality bit I'm sure someone from over that way would find a way.

Nolars · 12-11-2013 2:18pm

No you only get one wish haha

Dades · 12-11-2013 4:04pm

https://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/399928824420237312

The Pope wrote:

We remember the Philippines, Vietnam and the entire region hit by Typhoon Haiyan. Please be generous with prayers and concrete help.

Prayers.... and concrete (read: actual) help? LOL

robindch · 12-11-2013 6:39pm

Dixon, Illinois builds a new church.

Internet: That's a willy, that's a willy!
Architect: That's not a willy!

http://www.dailyedge.ie/church-looks-like-penis-1153194-Oct2013/
http://thedailyedge.thejournal.ie/penis-shaped-church-architect-1171668-Nov2013/

Judge for yourself:

Turtwig · 12-11-2013 6:45pm

That's a bushy willy.

Sarky · 12-11-2013 6:57pm

I believe the following picture is a shoop, but damn it if it wasn't funny:

Willy-shaped church springs leak

Pherekydes · 12-11-2013 7:41pm

Haha, architect made a bollix of it.

/I'll get me coat.

Bannasidhe · 12-11-2013 8:00pm

Oh - is THAT what they look like.

ICK.

:pac:

The 'Funny (ha, ha)' side of religion

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