This. Jesus said, "If you are not against us, you are with us." This is different than if you are not with us you are against us which seems is how many people view their own religions.


To me, "If you are not against us, you are with us" preaches acceptance of all non-violent people (yes including gayes) and their religions.

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"I honestly don't see a good bet on the board here."

I'm cool losing the fanaticism battle.

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I guess I have. I'm not that concerned. I'm going to argue myself in.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

You can still use drugs. Just use the moral ones.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

So, Keeping Score has all the unanswerable questions that children usually have about catholicism

Its not about getting into heaven or following a set of rules. Its about faith. Spend less time worrying about what you and others wear to church and what they may be thinking and more time developing your faith, if thats what you want.

JORR and Don Tiny laying down the truth here.

I hope I can watch Brick trying to argue his way in...

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Can you see the Pearly Gates from Hell?

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What seems like an eternity to god is just a moment to Rick

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

How horribly rude and hilarious ....

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Take religion and love out of the equation. "Official" formalizes the committment.

It is kind of like pinky promising versus signing a contract. The intent of the person making the promise may be the same. The gravity of the committment in the eyes of just about everyone is not.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

You've taught me well Obi-Wan.

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Lutherans are just Catholic Lite. You are the Coke Zero of the religious world.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Honestly, the fuck you talkin bout? Don't lay your psychosis on everyone.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

I don't know, we will have to see.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

I think Judaism is the best religion. The way it's idealistic and pragmatic at the same time really appeals to me.

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Why are you so stuck on this heaven and hell thing?

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

He's an ex-con who enjoys the taste of penis. Why do you think?

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Ok, what's the deal with the ashes? You people look like idiots today. The fuck is wrong with you?

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The whole Friday night thing wouldn't fly with my social agenda and those suits look so uncomfortable during the summer.

Jesus was a Jew and the apostles continued to think of themselves that way even after his death.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Not sure if serious ........

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

First you get shitfaced, then you put shit on your face.

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So is wearing a yarmulke and praying 7 times a day while facing a certain direction. All religions have strange traditions.

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Uh. You talked about an odd catholic ritual. I merely pointed out that other religions also have some strange rituals.

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That's great, but we're talking about Catholicism here.

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Um...

We can only make fun of Catholics here silly.

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Elections have consequences.

Is it really possible to be fanatical- or perhaps I should say less than fanatical- when it comes to the matter of eternal salvation?

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

How come people don't have dip for dinner? Why is it only a snack, why can't it be a meal, you know? I don't understand stuff like that.

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Good people drink good beer - Hunter S. Thompson

<º)))><

Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

I don't know if you've watched the Manedlbaum episode of Seinfeld way too much, but nobody but you is making any reference to having some bizarre mindset of "you think you're better than me".

Just remember that the "smartest" theologian amongst us has a flimsier grasp of God and everything else than your pet does of what happens when you go to work.

Your sins are forgiven via Christ, not anything else ... no other god, not how many times you pray or put money in the plate or hold your tongue or don't steal or avert your gaze from a nice set of tits. You're forgiven, you're all good w/ God in that respect, go live your life as you see fit. Relax for crying out loud. God created basketball as much as the clear evening sky or eggs benedict with asparagus and extra hollandaise.

God gives pointers and "suggestions" as to how to live properly for your own sake, we all ignore most of it, and still wonder why we find ourselves madder than a raped ape and up to our eyeballs in shit and misery. We're dumb; we're all dumb. But He loves us anyway, and we'll get a clear understanding of the whole fuckpile of life once we're out and gone. Relax; nobody gets out of here alive anyway.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

The seller used to break a clump of mud or break a stick over the buyer's head in order to finalize a real estate purchase back in the days when men were men. There are strange traditions in just about everything we do.

Hell, 75% of us are walking around with sliced wangs mainly out of tradition.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.