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louis c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-12-09 06:27 PM Original message |
Who is really A Christian? |
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Sebastian Doyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-12-09 06:30 PM Response to Original message |
1. Jesus would kill him, dismember the corpse, and send it back to Mexico in 12 seperate boxes |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 10:28 PM Response to Reply #1 |
71. the entire ethics of the believing world is confirmed in Genesis: You |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-12-09 06:31 PM Response to Original message |
2. The Republican Jesus would kick his ass out into the street |
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BOG PERSON (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-12-09 06:32 PM Response to Original message |
3. Jesus would stick us with the bill |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-12-09 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
4. My favorite line I've been using in the last month.... |
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MissMarple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-12-09 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
5. Right. Jesus could be considered an adult male,illegal alien and might appear to be in need of care. |
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C_U_L8R (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-12-09 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
6. Limbaugh Jesus would pop a few Oxycotin |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-12-09 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
7. Well upon finding out Lazarus was ill |
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orpupilofnature57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-12-09 06:59 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Point was after he rose him ,he told him " Don't talk to MSM " and here we |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-12-09 07:25 PM Response to Reply #7 |
15. Note that Jesus didn't tell Lazarus that death was a pre-existing condition... |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-12-09 10:44 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. I don't think RW bible thumpers dig that deep |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 10:53 AM Response to Reply #22 |
44. But it's not for them to judge |
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markbark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 09:01 AM Response to Reply #7 |
37. For the bible thumpers |
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orpupilofnature57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-12-09 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
8. Jesus would make sure he was taken care of ,just like he would of Rockefeller's |
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condoleeza (464 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-12-09 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
9. But wait! What if this undocumented worker doesn't actually believe in "Him"? |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-12-09 06:59 PM Response to Original message |
11. the day i start pointing finger at who is christian, is the day i dont make the list. not my job. |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-12-09 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
12. The RW Jesus only believes in healthcare (and the right to life) up to |
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RadicalGeek (123 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-12-09 07:13 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Barney Frank Has Said something similar |
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Ocracoker16 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-12-09 07:22 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Life begins at conception and ends at birth |
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RadicalGeek (123 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 05:15 AM Response to Reply #14 |
23. Correct--I think |
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Ozymanithrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-12-09 07:30 PM Response to Original message |
16. Two things. |
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louis c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-12-09 10:07 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. The point isn't "Who is a Christian", but "who acts like a Christian" |
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beam me up scottie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-12-09 10:34 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. There is No True Scotsman, it's a logical fallacy. |
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louis c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 05:23 AM Response to Reply #21 |
24. If that's the case, there is no need for the word "hypocrite" |
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beam me up scottie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 02:48 PM Response to Reply #24 |
54. Only if you believe in christian supremacy. |
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louis c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 07:10 PM Response to Reply #54 |
65. Mercy, tolerance, charity, forgiveness, that's a start |
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beam me up scottie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 10:43 PM Response to Reply #65 |
72. Why don't you answer my question? |
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louis c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 06:22 AM Response to Reply #72 |
73. The Good Book. It's all in there |
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beam me up scottie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 09:53 AM Response to Reply #73 |
76. Bullshit. The OT is just as christian as the NT. |
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louis c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 06:16 PM Response to Reply #76 |
82. "Our father's have taught us an eye for an eye"......... |
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yodermon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 08:44 AM Response to Reply #21 |
33. So the empirical definition of "Christian" is "if i say i am one, then i am one"? |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 08:58 AM Response to Reply #33 |
36. What would be the empirical evidence that one is a Scotsman? |
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yodermon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 10:33 AM Response to Reply #36 |
42. You listed some items that actually could exist though. |
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beam me up scottie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 03:03 PM Response to Reply #33 |
57. Of course not. "No true christian", like "No true Scotsman", is a logical fallacy |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 11:22 AM Response to Reply #21 |
46. do you accept the concept of DINO? |
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beam me up scottie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 03:18 PM Response to Reply #46 |
58. No, I am not qualified to define the beliefs of others. And neither are you. |
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Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 08:01 AM Response to Reply #18 |
28. Which Christians? |
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daedalus_dude (327 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 06:59 AM Response to Reply #16 |
25. Actually, the parable of the good samaritan is relevant to the illegal immigrant issue. |
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noel711 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 07:50 AM Response to Reply #16 |
27. Yo, Ozy, a couple things.... |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 11:29 AM Response to Reply #27 |
49. Well said. +1. nt |
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Ozymanithrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 11:42 AM Response to Reply #27 |
50. And you say that because you alone define Christian. |
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noel711 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 01:46 PM Response to Reply #50 |
53. Dear Ozy.... |
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Ozymanithrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 03:23 PM Response to Reply #53 |
59. When people point out that the other side are un Christian because... |
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Jokerman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 10:01 AM Response to Reply #16 |
41. +1 |
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beam me up scottie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 03:43 PM Response to Reply #16 |
63. Thank you. |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-12-09 08:21 PM Response to Original message |
17. Jesus was a homeless man and if alive and walking the streets today |
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BuyingThyme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-12-09 10:09 PM Response to Original message |
19. I find Atheists to be the most Christian. |
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louis c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-12-09 10:12 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Amen |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 08:40 AM Response to Reply #19 |
32. As an atheist, I prefer the term "Christ-like" over "Christian" when.... |
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gkhouston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 02:53 PM Response to Reply #19 |
55. Sometimes, but not always. I find the people most hung up on calling themselves |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 07:04 AM Response to Original message |
26. Any loudly proclaiming Christian is NOT. |
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Stevenmarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 08:06 AM Response to Original message |
29. This would be an easier question to answer if the Bible specified... |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 08:30 AM Response to Reply #29 |
30. actually, it does. |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 08:34 AM Response to Original message |
31. A follower of Jesus would remember the parables and when Jesus |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 08:46 AM Response to Reply #31 |
34. Exactly. I am a Christian and ashamed that these people even call themselves Christians. |
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samsingh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
35. repugs are not. |
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timtom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
38. That is the perfect question to pose to all who purport Christianity. |
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jonnyblitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 09:27 AM Response to Original message |
39. apparently the only true christians are the ones that post at |
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Festivito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
40. Literally, they only need to help if stripped, beaten, and in a ditch. |
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piratefish08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
43. Who is really a Scotsman? |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 11:25 AM Response to Reply #43 |
47. atheists love to use that one. |
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beam me up scottie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 03:56 PM Response to Reply #47 |
64. Yes, because it's accurate. Unless you can explain why it's not a logical fallacy. |
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jdp349 (372 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
45. Best definition is the simplest |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 12:01 PM Response to Reply #45 |
51. Amen! |
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beam me up scottie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 03:39 PM Response to Reply #45 |
62. Brilliant answer. |
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Winterblues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
48. Isaiah 32...5-8 pretty much sums up the answer to this... |
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Winterblues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 10:05 AM Response to Reply #48 |
78. The Liberal deviseth Liberal things |
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cbdo2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
52. Your simplistic view on this speaks more to your lack of understanding the issues |
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louis c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 07:15 PM Response to Reply #52 |
66. It's a simple question and a simple answer |
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cbdo2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 08:57 AM Response to Reply #66 |
75. That's my point. You think it's a "simple question and a simple answer" |
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louis c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 06:12 PM Response to Reply #75 |
80. I read the book |
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cbdo2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 07:52 PM Response to Reply #80 |
83. "right wing christians defile the word" - Just because they aren't good Christians |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
56. So you want them to put their religion into law? |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
60. The only person I know of that lived up to the title of Good Christian died on the job. |
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beam me up scottie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
61. What makes "real" christians morally superior to fake christians. Or other non-christians? |
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louis c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 07:19 PM Response to Reply #61 |
67. The point is not that we should all be Christians |
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beam me up scottie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 09:52 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. So you are trying to redefine christianity. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 10:19 PM Response to Reply #68 |
69. Jesus was in favor of a lot of cruel things. |
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beam me up scottie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-13-09 10:25 PM Response to Reply #69 |
70. Thank you, that list kicks ASS. |
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louis c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 06:25 AM Response to Reply #68 |
74. It's the attempt to be Christ like |
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beam me up scottie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-14-09 09:56 AM Response to Reply #74 |
77. Make up your mind, either you're describing christianity or being "Christ-like". |
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louis c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 06:10 PM Response to Reply #74 |
79. Catholicism is far from Christ like |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 06:12 PM Response to Original message |
81. anyone who accepts Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and savior |
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