Quite The Juxtaposition

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Really? You don't even know me or have any idea of my parenting skills. Hope you have a daughter someday and she takes shower in gym class with some dude who feels like a chick, hey?

#weird

You dodged my question.  I have two children under 5 who have interacted with trans people their entire lives. One is even considered family and had helped babysit my daughter.  Am I a bad parent?

[brewcity77]

First, you probably shouldn't obtain your theological knowledge from pithy videos from Bill Maher. Because his telling of the Horus story isn't really accurate. A simple Google search would show that.

Second, Jesus was a real and actual person. So was John the Baptizer. Ritual baptism was a practice in Israel at the time. The disciples too were actual people. And there Biblical and non-Biblical sources for the things that Jesus did and said. Sure there are obvious ways that parts of the story borrowed from other mythology.  But saying it was "stolen" isn't accurate.

It's not all the one story, but much of the Bible lifted a lot from other faiths. The story of Eve is a rehash of Pandora's Box. The Great Flood is straight out of Gilgamesh, and yes, the Jesus myth borrows heavily from other religions.

I'm not at all a Maher fan. He's a racist bigot who doesn't deserve the platform he has. But when it comes to Christianity being a young religion that borrowed heavily from other religions, he's spot on.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

oh, ok, Jesus didn’t address trans. As for the Apostle Paul and his writings, sure…but in totality …I find Scripture, both Old and New Testaments, to be the inspired word of God, without error in the original writings, the complete revealing of His will for our salvation (even 82), and the final authority for all Christian faith and life.  You agree? Paul’s writings are significant, of course…and from what I’ve just stated you should be able to decipher my distaste for the LGBTQ lifestyle and our current world attempt at normalizing what is not intended by God. (not intended based on…God’s word). Do I dislike the PERSON that might be gay? Absolutely not. Lifestyle? Yes.
Man did this thing detour from…game plans and free throws. No matta, all good.

Bluntly Viper i don't believe you.  I don't think your distaste for LgBTQ "lifestyles" is because you believe scripture is without error. If you did,  you wouldnt eat shellfish, you wouldn't cut your beard,  you would be very cognizant of where women on their periods have sat recently,  you'd be advocating for slavery, you'd believe women should be fully subservient to their husbands, that murder is an appropriate response to interracial marriage, you wouldn't work on saturdays (or support those who do), you would stone people who worship other religions,  you would have executed your children if they ever rebelled against you, you would stone to death any woman that had pre-matiral sex,  you would support open borders, you'd be living in a socialist commune.... the list goes on.

If you truly believed that scripture is perfect,  you would advocate for all of these things,  but you don't.  For some reason out of all the questionable beliefs and practices in the Bible, this is one you stand by. That tells me that something else is motivating your distaste and the scripture is a convenient cover. I mean i believe that someone telling you that it was a sin may have been how it started but theres got to be another reason why that belief persisted when you dismissed so many other rules and teachings from scripture.

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

It's not all the one story, but much of the Bible lifted a lot from other faiths. The story of Eve is a rehash of Pandora's Box. The Great Flood is straight out of Gilgamesh, and yes, the Jesus myth borrows heavily from other religions.

I'm not at all a Maher fan. He's a racist bigot who doesn't deserve the platform he has. But when it comes to Christianity being a young religion that borrowed heavily from other religions, he's spot on.

Well that’s quite a different statement than the story of Jesus was “stolen” from Egyptian mythology, which isn’t accurate at all and was the claim of the video you posted.

Yes Christianity used many concepts that other religions used. And vice versa. Pandora’s box as a great example of a concept that could be common to both.

[Uncle Rico]

Bluntly Viper i don't believe you.  I don't think your distaste for LgBTQ "lifestyles" is because you believe scripture is without error. If you did,  you wouldnt eat shellfish, you wouldn't cut your beard,  you would be very cognizant of where women on their periods have sat recently,  you'd be advocating for slavery, you'd believe women should be fully subservient to their husbands, that murder is an appropriate response to interracial marriage, you wouldn't work on saturdays (or support those who do), you would stone people who worship other religions,  you would have executed your children if they ever rebelled against you, you would stone to death any woman that had pre-matiral sex,  you would support open borders, you'd be living in a socialist commune.... the list goes on.

If you truly believed that scripture is perfect,  you would advocate for all of these things,  but you don't.  For some reason out of all the questionable beliefs and practices in the Bible, this is one you stand by. That tells me that something else is motivating your distaste and the scripture is a convenient cover. I mean i believe that someone telling you that it was a sin may have been how it started but theres got to be another reason why that belief persisted when you dismissed so many other rules and teachings from scripture.

Very interesting how the Bible is a crutch in certain situations in our society.  Very interesting, indeed.

[tower912]

I wonder if Brad had any idea how this thread would devolve?

First, they always do.

And, in a way, it is still the same debate.   How to build and get better in the modern world.

[rocket surgeon]

The fact you can't figure it out says A TON about your observational and intellectual abilities.

no, it says a lot or NOT about your distorted thinking...the mind of sully??  oh, and what skat said about how others treat strangers on a message board

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

no, it says a lot or NOT about your distorted thinking...the mind of sully??  oh, and what skat said about how others treat strangers on a message board

You asked the question. The fact that you can't figure it out pretty much says you're not all that intelligent. And that has been plainly obvious since you showed up here.

[Pakuni]

Hope you have a daughter someday and she takes shower in gym class with some dude who feels like a chick, hey?

#weird

Where is this happening?

[Viper]

Bluntly Viper i don't believe you.  I don't think your distaste for LgBTQ "lifestyles" is because you believe scripture is without error. If you did,  you wouldnt eat shellfish, you wouldn't cut your beard,  you would be very cognizant of where women on their periods have sat recently,  you'd be advocating for slavery, you'd believe women should be fully subservient to their husbands, that murder is an appropriate response to interracial marriage, you wouldn't work on saturdays (or support those who do), you would stone people who worship other religions,  you would have executed your children if they ever rebelled against you, you would stone to death any woman that had pre-matiral sex,  you would support open borders, you'd be living in a socialist commune.... the list goes on.

If you truly believed that scripture is perfect,  you would advocate for all of these things,  but you don't.  For some reason out of all the questionable beliefs and practices in the Bible, this is one you stand by. That tells me that something else is motivating your distaste and the scripture is a convenient cover. I mean i believe that someone telling you that it was a sin may have been how it started but theres got to be another reason why that belief persisted when you dismissed so many other rules and teachings from scripture.

arrogant on your part. Judgement without knowing who I am. Making suggestions as you are is pathetic. Believe what you want, young man. Off base you are. To be blunt, TAMU, you are foolish.

[Billy Hoyle]

An unhappy girly man rolled
The dice and it proved to be bold
His balls were removed
And he found a new groove
In the pool where he took home a gold

if you read the congressional (and other governmental bodies) testimony of the young women who had to share a locker room with and compete against Thomas, he had not removed his balls before taking home a national title.

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

arrogant on your part. Judgement without knowing who I am. Making suggestions as you are is pathetic. Believe what you want, young man. Off base you are. To be blunt, TAMU, your dad has raised a fool.

He literally drew a logical conclusion off of your own words.

[tower912]

Few of us know each other IRL.  All we have to judge you by and draw conclusions from are the words you type here.   If, Viper, you are claiming what you post here isn't really you, then why do you do it? 
As far as judging you, I would add the whole 'judge not, lest ye be judged' quote, but that ship has sailed.  You are judging people all of the time.   As am I.  As are we all.  TAMU has made a judgment about you based on your words here, as you have about him. 
   I am guessing he is not going to be hurt by your judgment of him at all.

[Viper]

He literally drew a logical conclusion off of your own words.

I retract… and modified my last sentence. I should have been better. However…why do YOU feel a need to chime in? Yet again!! Taxes, death and Sutan commentary. Guaranteed.

[Viper]

Few of us know each other IRL.  All we have to judge you by and draw conclusions s from are the words you type here.   If, Viper, you are claiming what you post here isn't really you, then why do you do it? 
As far as judging you, I would add the whole 'judge not, lest ye be judged' quote, but that ship has sailed.  You are judging people all of the time.   As am I.  As are we all.  TAMU has made a judgment about you based on your words here, as you have about him. 
   I am guessing he is not going to be hurt by your judgment of him at all.

ditto

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

I retract… and modified my last sentence. I should have been better. However…why do YOU feel a need to chime in? Yet again!! Taxes, death and Sutan commentary. Guaranteed.

It's a message board.

[wadesworld]

Really? You don't even know me or have any idea of my parenting skills. Hope you have a daughter someday and she takes shower in gym class with some dude who feels like a chick, hey?

#weird

Never said I knew anything about your parenting skills.  But I'm comfortable with my senses regarding accepting people as they are.  You don't like that.  Sad.

[wadesworld]

Beyond weird, aina?

Nice edit.  Sadly your original post got quoted.  Funny that you complain about people "knowing all about you."  I have no clue who you are, and frankly have no interest in finding out.  You have referenced my last name on here, and seem to have been close with a poster who no longer shows up here after stalking me online and emailing my former HR department.

#weird

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

arrogant on your part. Judgement without knowing who I am. Making suggestions as you are is pathetic. Believe what you want, young man. Off base you are. To be blunt, TAMU, you are foolish.

Viper, what judgement did I make on you? I didn't call you a name,  i didn't label anything you did as wrong. I just stated that I don't believe something you wrote and provided you my supporting evidence for why I don't believe it.  If I'm missing something,  please correct me.

Logically there must be a reason why out of all the scripture you have decided that lgbtq "lifestyles" being a sin is true but other things like eating shellfish being a sin is not.

I made zero comment or judgement about what I think that reason is.  Your reaction tells me that you think that I think the reason is something bad. I didn't say anything of the sort. I just know from evidence that you don't actually believe that scripture is perfect. So I'm curious what the reason is.

[rocket surgeon]

You asked the question. The fact that you can't figure it out pretty much says you're not all that intelligent. And that has been plainly obvious since you showed up here.

oh the irony...you don't know jack

[Uncle Rico]

oh the irony...you don't know jack

No, he’s spot on.

[rocket surgeon]

No, he’s spot on.

spot on what?  if it's regarding my intelligence, he's way off but that's what brings a tingle up/down his leg.  if he tries to evaluate his people based on message board replies, can't get more shallow and/or weak.  if i were in agreement more often with you knob'ers, then i'd say you might have a point

[Uncle Rico]

spot on what?  if it's regarding my intelligence, he's way off but that's what brings a tingle up/down his leg.  if he tries to evaluate his people based on message board replies, can't get more shallow and/or weak.  if i were in agreement more often with you knob'ers, then i'd say you might have a point

Have you ever eaten your neighbors pets?

[BM1090]

spot on what?  if it's regarding my intelligence, he's way off but that's what brings a tingle up/down his leg.  if he tries to evaluate his people based on message board replies, can't get more shallow and/or weak.  if i were in agreement more often with you knob'ers, then i'd say you might have a point

He's spot on that what 4ever wrote was ironic given his repeated words and actions here. And he's also accurate that the irony is obvious, and if you can't see it then you don't know what you're looking for or not understanding. I have no idea about your intelligence, nor do I care. So I won't discuss that.

[TSmith34, Inc.]

Where is this happening?

The same place where immigrants are eating everyone's pets.