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Mnemosyne

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15. I've never understood the obsession with a cross.

Sun Feb 3, 2013, 03:14 PM

Feb 2013

I have a picture in my head now of chariots!

I was raised Christian, they had me until I started asking questions at about 10. "Just take it on faith." Did they have a clue that there was no way for me to understand having faith in anyone, much less someone I couldn't see or talk to, with the childhood I was living? Fuck no.

I was caught up again during the Hal Lindsey, Late Great Planet Earth craze in the seventies, for a bit. Had me almost scared to death.

Now I have faith in myself and some of my fellow humans. And dogs.

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Info about the Applebees skinflint pastor [View all] DonCoquixote Feb 2013 OP

Things such as this... Cerridwen Feb 2013 #1

God and Jesus must be among the most twisted and maligned individuals, because followers / RKP5637 Feb 2013 #3

And yet, God doesn't do anything about it. Cerridwen Feb 2013 #4

Have a good night too, Cerridwen. RKP5637 Feb 2013 #6

I'm sure he would appreciate seeing crosses hanging from his follower's necks, not. It would be the Mnemosyne Feb 2013 #10

Romans crucified him once. His "believers" have kept the poor guy up on that cross for 2,000 years NBachers Feb 2013 #12

I've never understood the obsession with a cross. Mnemosyne Feb 2013 #15

Now correct me if I'm wrong... TlalocW Feb 2013 #2

And some create churches for tax write-offs. It has really become a racket. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2013 #5

God hates bad tippers proud2BlibKansan Feb 2013 #7

Post removed Post removed Feb 2013 #8

Not really. Did Bernie Madoff "give a taint" to both white people and Jewish people? Nye Bevan Feb 2013 #14

pastor, please Skittles Feb 2013 #9

Pretty self-righteous behavior. Check-book theology. Very BUSINESS like. patrice Feb 2013 #11

My Reply would have been dickthegrouch Feb 2013 #13