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Atheists & Agnostics

edcantor

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10. Thanks for that! Yeah, I think all religions invite...

Reply to OriginalGeek (Reply #7)

Thu May 31, 2012, 11:18 AM

May 2012

these kinds of fantastic fiction and outright fairy tales, then incubate the nonsense of foolish rituals to go along with the made-up stories.

If religion relied upon only fact and observable evidence it would be science, and no one would show up on Sunday or whatever Sabbath day to sing and dance and play with snakes or drink grape juice and eat wafers.

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Snake handling pastor dies of snake bite during service [View all] OriginalGeek May 2012 OP

well, I guess neither son nor father gets the Darwin Award... hlthe2b May 2012 #1

Yeah I thought about that OriginalGeek May 2012 #2

Oh, that's too bad. Curmudgeoness May 2012 #3

I guess god shape shifted into a rattler this time. Starboard Tack May 2012 #4

It's all part of god's plan EvolveOrConvolve May 2012 #5

The Pastor was passing the snake around beforehand.. edcantor May 2012 #6

Yep, the snake has to be poisonous for it to count. OriginalGeek May 2012 #7

Thanks for that! Yeah, I think all religions invite... edcantor May 2012 #10

Wonder if he already had children kdmorris May 2012 #8

He didn't beleeeeeeeeive strongly enough! Arugula Latte May 2012 #9

While there's no evidence for the existence of god . . . MrModerate May 2012 #11

And now a new generation is "grasping the power!" onager Jun 2012 #12

Those poor snakes.... AlbertCat Jun 2012 #13

About 6000 years ago, God sentenced all of the snakes to crawl on their bellies forever. dimbear Jun 2012 #14

Another one bites the dust.... japple Feb 2014 #15

And his son said OriginalGeek Feb 2014 #17

Live by the snake, die by the snake... nt uriel1972 Feb 2014 #16