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beam me up scottie

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3. I wonder how many of them refuse pain medication?

Thu Nov 6, 2014, 05:16 PM

Nov 2014

I mean, if god wants us to suffer, who are we to interfere?

Don't fill that prescription for grandpa's vicodin after his recent hip surgery, Linda Maria.

And make sure you skip the epidural, we want you to feel every last bit of God's love as he punishes you for that whole apple thingy:

God multiplies the pain of women in child bearing.

(Genesis 3:16)--"To the woman He said, 'I will greatly multiply Your pain in childbirth, In pain you shall bring forth children; Yet your desire shall be for your husband, And he shall rule over you.'"

Why would God increase the pain of childbirth because of Eve's disobedience to Him? Some think it is an unfair penalty to make all women suffer for Eve's sin.

The answer lies in two things. First, we must understand that Eve was the means God commanded to fill the earth with people. Her union with Adam was supposed to produce children for the perfect world that God had created. But, Eve rebelled against God. Since sin brings pain and suffering, it was a natural consequence that she have pain and suffering in the very thing for which she was brought forth because she had rebelled against God.

http://carm.org/bible-difficulties/genesis-deuteronomy/god-multiplies-pain-women-child-bearing

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Yep, the agony of terminal illness is "jesus kissing you" after all. arcane1 Nov 2014 #1

I wonder how many of them refuse pain medication? beam me up scottie Nov 2014 #3

it sounds like a bad science fiction novel RussBLib Nov 2014 #6

Wut? Who wouldn't want to worship the guy? beam me up scottie Nov 2014 #7

That reminds me of another fave... onager Nov 2014 #8

That's so true! beam me up scottie Nov 2014 #9

It's all part of God's plan? AlbertCat Nov 2014 #23

What these god addled cretins will never admit Warpy Nov 2014 #2

I don't understand their fear. beam me up scottie Nov 2014 #10

+1000 theHandpuppet Nov 2014 #13

Snake handlers. beam me up scottie Nov 2014 #18

Why is it... theHandpuppet Nov 2014 #25

Because they're all a bunch of fucking frauds and they know it Warpy Nov 2014 #14

I'm afraid of Heaven. Arugula Latte Nov 2014 #19

"It would be like being stuck at an Amway meeting for all eternity." beam me up scottie Nov 2014 #20

That reminds me of a quote from 'Frasier' Rob H. Nov 2014 #30

I'm convinced they know. They all know, on some level. AtheistCrusader Nov 2014 #27

That last comment you quoted, in particular, epitomizes everything wrong with religion LostOne4Ever Nov 2014 #4

And it gets worse: beam me up scottie Nov 2014 #11

To me it sounds like this is their way to get back at God. AlbertCat Nov 2014 #24

yikes that is really foul. Warren Stupidity Nov 2014 #29

You had to know the people writing this were scum skepticscott Nov 2014 #5

I know. And "the wrinkled crew at Compassion & Choices"? beam me up scottie Nov 2014 #12

Bingo! Lordquinton Nov 2014 #26

I actually couldn't hear the sexism over the roar of their base inhumanity. AtheistCrusader Nov 2014 #28

"Young people of today"..... Curmudgeoness Nov 2014 #15

It's legal in my home state of Vermont. beam me up scottie Nov 2014 #16

I know what you mean. Curmudgeoness Nov 2014 #17

Right now I'd settle for anywhere in the northeast. beam me up scottie Nov 2014 #21

Ultimately, we must answer to God! AlbertCat Nov 2014 #22