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LanternWaste

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20. only if one reads the passage literally and without room for textual criticism...

Tue Jan 17, 2012, 03:19 PM

Jan 2012

"Real christains would be praying in the closet..."

If and only if one reads the passage literally and without room for textual criticism... but no one really does that, right?

But I understand the desire to label them as hypocrites-- it's an easy and convenient label.

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High school basketball players brutally beaten for Tebowing [View all] n2doc Jan 2012 OP

Not kewl. n/t Ian David Jan 2012 #1

More like they were beaten for taunting? democrat_patriot Jan 2012 #2

Yep. They were beat up in the hallway leaving the game. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2012 #7

I've often thought that "Tebowing" would be a penalty in collge football KamaAina Jan 2012 #12

No fair! I clicked on this thinking it was related to some weird sex act arcane1 Jan 2012 #3

If you tebow you can get santorum on the sheets. GoneOffShore Jan 2012 #35

Gross! LiberalFighter Jan 2012 #83

Thank you! GoneOffShore Jan 2012 #84

I don't particularly like Tebow... Kalidurga Jan 2012 #4

Yeah, cute is one word. You used it in a syntactically correct manner. Maybe not the most accurate t ret5hd Jan 2012 #8

the link to Tebowing is tenuous Enrique Jan 2012 #5

Agreed. geardaddy Jan 2012 #16

This is not religious bigotry, in case anyone was wondering cthulu2016 Jan 2012 #6

It could be religious bigotry. undeterred Jan 2012 #57

South Carolina. Are there any sane people there? LeftinOH Jan 2012 #9

<Crickets> . . . <Crickets> . . . n/t markpkessinger Jan 2012 #74

Those pieces of shit tebowing, are claiming God wants the other side to lose. WingDinger Jan 2012 #10

Could they be genuine? joeglow3 Jan 2012 #11

It's ok to call them pieces of shit WolverineDG Jan 2012 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author Obamanaut Jan 2012 #15

If the religion didn't call some of us "abominations" you'd see it a lot less. Occulus Jan 2012 #32

So, prejudicing entire groups of people for the actions of others is cool? joeglow3 Jan 2012 #34

How many references are there in the bible that proscribe that activity? WingDinger Jan 2012 #51

If you cannot see the holes in your logic, you never will. joeglow3 Jan 2012 #64

Furthermore, it proscribes being contentious christians. WingDinger Jan 2012 #78

yep thats du where bashing christians is fashion leftyohiolib Jan 2012 #23

And what if the criticism comes christians that are sick to death of pharisees? WingDinger Jan 2012 #49

i call myself progressive to distiguish my line of thinking from coporate democrats leftyohiolib Jan 2012 #54

Yes, and it is hypocrites, that cause good people to pass on GOD's love, WingDinger Jan 2012 #60

They are probably hypocrites. Lance_Boyle Jan 2012 #14

Your second statement is partially correct: bighart Jan 2012 #19

I get the idea that, as someone stated above, Lance_Boyle Jan 2012 #22

How would we know that? bighart Jan 2012 #25

only if one reads the passage literally and without room for textual criticism... LanternWaste Jan 2012 #20

"it's an easy and convenient label" Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2012 #37

The passage says 'when you pray, do not do so in public as the hypocrites do' and then Bluenorthwest Jan 2012 #38

Real Christians bongbong Jan 2012 #27

According to Jesus if they do so as a public display they are automatically hypocrites. Bluenorthwest Jan 2012 #36

I am a christian. And it states quite clearly, do it in your closet. WingDinger Jan 2012 #46

It states quite clearly don't do it in public for the express purpose of showing off. joeglow3 Jan 2012 #66

This message was self-deleted by its author Obamanaut Jan 2012 #18

In all fairness guitar man Jan 2012 #29

The implication is, God makes me a winner. WingDinger Jan 2012 #47

Oh nonsense! Drahthaardogs Jan 2012 #52

There is apparently some less than friendly rivalry between the two high school basketball teams varelse Jan 2012 #17

I have no idea what that means. Is that some kind perverse sexual act or something? bowens43 Jan 2012 #21

No, but with the help of Google bombing... It could be. TlalocW Jan 2012 #28

Actually Tebow has said the opposite ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2012 #75

Religious bigotry by atheists, I'll warrant gratuitous Jan 2012 #24

you know the answer to that leftyohiolib Jan 2012 #26

yes, some folks SHOULD develop thicker skins ... those who are religious. n/t Scout Jan 2012 #31

is that what you tell gay people who are picked on to just grow a thicker skin leftyohiolib Jan 2012 #53

yes, in some cases all those people might need a thicker skin... Scout Jan 2012 #79

or maybe they should be able to expect less ridicule for their beliefs from people leftyohiolib Jan 2012 #80

I don't approve of the violence...but this s*it happens a lot joeybee12 Jan 2012 #30

I remember driving school buses back in the late 60's GoneOffShore Jan 2012 #85

Methinks there is more to this story.... Taverner Jan 2012 #33

Yup. Methinks the same. DavidDvorkin Jan 2012 #48

I could care less surfdog Jan 2012 #39

Imagine the response if the two young men were beaten after Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2012 #40

Peaceful? surfdog Jan 2012 #41

Is that what tebowing stands for? Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2012 #42

don't be confused surfdog Jan 2012 #44

I understand the part about tebowing being a religious act Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2012 #45

We are only selectively tolerant, you see. undeterred Jan 2012 #58

I suspect the beaters thought they were MOCKING Tebow Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #62

Have you seen the gangs of intolerant atheists at DU? Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2012 #65

Sorry, nice try. Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #68

I don't think people are dismissing the violence here . . . markpkessinger Jan 2012 #77

The gay community isnt .... surfdog Jan 2012 #81

So the sermons calling for this action would be multitude, right? Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2012 #82

Matthew 6:6 Electric Monk Jan 2012 #43

Tsk. To get any justice in DU Court, they'd have to have been bowing to Mecca. nt Dreamer Tatum Jan 2012 #50

BS nt Electric Monk Jan 2012 #56

Oh jeez. This is being spun as more "poor persecuted Christians!" propaganda. Arugula Latte Jan 2012 #55

boys basketball players were slammed to the ground, punched and kicked �to the point of vomiting� undeterred Jan 2012 #61

I strongly suspect there is more to this story. But, whatever the 'reason' Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #63

You missed.... a whole bunch. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2012 #70

How can we have a discussion about "odds"? undeterred Jan 2012 #72

It seems that way...... Red Mountain Jan 2012 #67

Atheists will get blamed for it, no matter what the actual story is. Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #69

But of course!! No TRUE christian would beat up another christian! Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2012 #71

I suspect this has more to do with the 20 point win, than anything else. Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #76

South Carolina is known to be a hotbed of Atheistic, Anti-Christian intolerance. Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #59

Get over your stupid sports you pieces of crap chrisa Jan 2012 #73