Not long ago there were a series of books written with Harry Potter in the titles in which the characters could perform magic acts. Many centuries ago there were two books written called the Old and New Testament, best known as “The Holy Bible”, also filled with magical tales. In the former, pieces of wood held in people’s hands could make objects move around, in the latter they could cause rivers to part. In “Potter” food could suddenly appear on tables out of nowhere and in the Bibles it fell from the sky ready to eat. In one there were fire breathing dragons, in the other, well, fire breathing dragons. Harry and his friends could fly around on broom-sticks, will themselves to disappear from one place and reappear far away, talk to snakes, make potions to transform themselves into other people, even time travel and speak to the dead. In the Bibles, a woman springs fully grown from the rib of a man and talks with a snake, another woman is turned into a pillar of salt, and yet another gives birth after being impregnated by an invisible being and the offspring does many magical things like walking on water and coming back to life after dying. Both books feature mass murderers, one named Voldemort who murders thousands, the other named “God” who kills every human being on earth (including children) except for one family. The major difference between these two book sets is that readers of Harry Potter understand that the stories are fiction, fantasy, while readers of the Bibles seem not to. Fantasy is a pervasive element of humanity, but isn’t it important for grown human beings to be able to distinguish between fantasy and reality?
OMG, it’s like you know me! But me being a jerk which I freely confess to, is that really the issue here? Four years ago a man ran for President of the United States wearing underwear that he truly believes protects him from evil, and received over 60 million votes! If the population were even 1% more intelligent would he have received a single vote or would he have been laughed out of town? We’re talking about “Magic Underwear” here. Could this Senator from Georgia survive a recall vote in a state of rational voters? The extreme danger of religious belief/fantasy to cause irrationality and fanaticism in the masses is well known. Are you familiar with Martin Luther’s tract, “The Jews and Their Lies?” It was Hitler’s moral basis for the slaughter of millions and we are now faced with a white supremacist demagogue as the presidential candidate of one of the two parties in this country and I fear for our country’s future. If my repetition of so obvious a thing as the fantasy inherent in religious belief can cause cognitive dissonance in even a few people, I’m more than willing to do so even if it means being exposed as a jerk by you.
Needs achuckle is right. Parading hate is the big thing here.why hate?1. fear of our inequality will get even worse if possible.2. not sure our government is benevolent and his our good at heart. True, it doesn’t.3. Fear-mongering but the republican party, fox, and other mega conservative.4. Trump? Clinton? Having the tar* on the bottom of the foot being the only things running.*Euphemism.
I should have posted this link much earlier. It was put up by another commenter a couple of days ago, The Hand of the Almighty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLwtqwnI6ko
magicwalnut Premium Member almost 8 years ago
The heck He isn’t!
1941gko almost 8 years ago
But He’s such an avid typical follower of your son Jesus, surely just this once!
NeedaChuckle Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Hiding your HATE behind God is NOT religion.
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member almost 8 years ago
But, but, what about all that “smiting”?
cubfan1937 almost 8 years ago
Who says he’s a he?
StCleve72 almost 8 years ago
Not long ago there were a series of books written with Harry Potter in the titles in which the characters could perform magic acts. Many centuries ago there were two books written called the Old and New Testament, best known as “The Holy Bible”, also filled with magical tales. In the former, pieces of wood held in people’s hands could make objects move around, in the latter they could cause rivers to part. In “Potter” food could suddenly appear on tables out of nowhere and in the Bibles it fell from the sky ready to eat. In one there were fire breathing dragons, in the other, well, fire breathing dragons. Harry and his friends could fly around on broom-sticks, will themselves to disappear from one place and reappear far away, talk to snakes, make potions to transform themselves into other people, even time travel and speak to the dead. In the Bibles, a woman springs fully grown from the rib of a man and talks with a snake, another woman is turned into a pillar of salt, and yet another gives birth after being impregnated by an invisible being and the offspring does many magical things like walking on water and coming back to life after dying. Both books feature mass murderers, one named Voldemort who murders thousands, the other named “God” who kills every human being on earth (including children) except for one family. The major difference between these two book sets is that readers of Harry Potter understand that the stories are fiction, fantasy, while readers of the Bibles seem not to. Fantasy is a pervasive element of humanity, but isn’t it important for grown human beings to be able to distinguish between fantasy and reality?
Cerabooge almost 8 years ago
And Man created God in his own image. So, yes, Perdue’s god may very well be a hit man.
katzenbooks45 almost 8 years ago
I live in Georgia, and this jerk does not represent me…
cjr53 almost 8 years ago
Hmmm, this is the first time I’ve seen it and I like it. If I see it again, I don’t need to read it again.
Happy Two Shoes almost 8 years ago
Right wingers are vicious hypocrites.
StCleve72 almost 8 years ago
OMG, it’s like you know me! But me being a jerk which I freely confess to, is that really the issue here? Four years ago a man ran for President of the United States wearing underwear that he truly believes protects him from evil, and received over 60 million votes! If the population were even 1% more intelligent would he have received a single vote or would he have been laughed out of town? We’re talking about “Magic Underwear” here. Could this Senator from Georgia survive a recall vote in a state of rational voters? The extreme danger of religious belief/fantasy to cause irrationality and fanaticism in the masses is well known. Are you familiar with Martin Luther’s tract, “The Jews and Their Lies?” It was Hitler’s moral basis for the slaughter of millions and we are now faced with a white supremacist demagogue as the presidential candidate of one of the two parties in this country and I fear for our country’s future. If my repetition of so obvious a thing as the fantasy inherent in religious belief can cause cognitive dissonance in even a few people, I’m more than willing to do so even if it means being exposed as a jerk by you.
pam Miner almost 8 years ago
Needs achuckle is right. Parading hate is the big thing here.why hate?1. fear of our inequality will get even worse if possible.2. not sure our government is benevolent and his our good at heart. True, it doesn’t.3. Fear-mongering but the republican party, fox, and other mega conservative.4. Trump? Clinton? Having the tar* on the bottom of the foot being the only things running.*Euphemism.
superposition almost 8 years ago
A Republican bumper sticker since 2009.http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2009/1116/biblical-anti-obama-slogan-use-of-psalm-1098-funny-or-sinister
kaffekup almost 8 years ago
These guys will never be a big one!
shakeswilly almost 8 years ago
Unfortunately his followers do exist……and they can do as much damage as any god
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member almost 8 years ago
I should have posted this link much earlier. It was put up by another commenter a couple of days ago, The Hand of the Almighty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLwtqwnI6ko