Repent oh Sinners before next weekend... Teh Rapture is coming

[tednlou2]

"The View" co-host, Sherri Shephard talked about this.  She said when the rapture was predicted before, she ran up all her credit cards and passed bad checks.  She once said the world was flat, only to say she misspoke on the next show.  So, we know she isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer, but she isn't a complete idiot.  I just don't understand how people with some I.Q. believe this stuff. 

If you tell people you are an athiest or agnostic, most look at you as if you're the one with some mental problem.  I'm not knocking anyone's faith, but it should be the other way around.  If you believe the Bible literally (men living inside whales, Noah's Ark, we all came from Adam and Eve, the virgin birth story that had been used several times before by other religions, etc), then you should be the one people look at with great concern.  But, we live in a country where the majority believe in the Bible's version of creation and deny evolution exists.     

[drewm]

"I just don't understand how people with some I.Q. believe this stuff. "

It defies explanation which is why it's called faith.

1.  Confident belief in the truth, value, or trustworthiness of a person, idea, or thing.

2.  Belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence.

Doesn't make me wrong, means we disagree. That's all 

[Rev. Moon]

It defies explanation which is why it's called faith.

Doesn't make me wrong, means we disagree. That's all 

C'mon Drew, as religious as you may be I cannot picture you believing in the central topic for this thread (that our good ol' G_d is going to wipe us out starting next Sabbath) or some other fundamentalist stuff such as creationist rhetoric and so on.  I don't say this disrespectfully, I just have a hard time swallowing that possibility.

And yes I said swallow.

[bocker3]

I'm just glad that it didn't happen this weekend. I woulda been really pissed if I had to miss the season finale of Survivor: Redemption Island (shitty as this season has been I still wanna see the expression on Boston Rob's face when he doesn't win the million bucks). 

Well, I guess you are ready for your judgement now -- He had a pretty good expression on his face when he DID win the million.  Idiots should have kicked his ass off early -- just like Russell's.  Of course, the fact that Phillip actually got ONE VOTE makes the Rapture seem much more possible now.

M

[Miss Philicia]

"The View" co-host, Sherri Shephard talked about this.   

I once had a date with a guy that did hair for The View and that tired queen mopped a pricey plum colored TSE cashmere sweater from my apartment.

[Rev. Moon]

Well, I guess you are ready for your judgement now -- He had a pretty good expression on his face when he DID win the million.  Idiots should have kicked his ass off early -- just like Russell's.  Of course, the fact that Phillip actually got ONE VOTE makes the Rapture seem much more possible now.

M

Such a travesty.  These people had no brain. This season should have been called "Amber's Man Gets a Million Dollaz".  I detest Boston Rob, but those idiots proved that none of them deserved the win.

And a vote for "Phile" (as that moron who voted for him spelled it) is definitely a sign of armageddon. I'm buying my tickets to Brazil today.

[Miss Philicia]

I'm buying my tickets to Brazil today.

Please upgrade my ticket to first class

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxDDarp7cKM

[Rev. Moon]

Please upgrade my ticket to first class

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxDDarp7cKM

Of course, gurl.  We can't be mingling with the hoi polloi.  And our wealth was not given to us by some aging sugar daddy.   

Mimosas and caipirinhas here we come.

[Miss Philicia]

Of course, gurl.  We can't be mingling with the hoi polloi.  And our wealth was not given to us by some aging sugar daddy.   

Mimosas and caipirinhas here we come.

Did you know that caipirnha is derived from the Portuguese equivalent of "hillbilly"?  And I can almost taste the feijoada already.  And the foreskin.

[Rev. Moon]

Did you know that caipirnha is derived from the Portuguese equivalent of "hillbilly"?  And I can almost taste the feijoada already.  And the foreskin.

Yes, and yes.  Oh, and foreskin... hmmm the breakfast of champions (along with a nice 9" chouriço).

[Ann]

Look at it his way: The more holes in your head, the easier it is to get your brains fucked out!!

CaptCarl

**LIKES**

And I can almost taste the feijoada already.  And the foreskin.

Yes, and yes.  Oh, and foreskin... hmmm the breakfast of champions (along with a nice 9" chouriço).

Me thinks it must be time for lunch.

[Assurbanipal]

"The View" co-host, Sherri Shephard talked about this.  She said when the rapture was predicted before, she ran up all her credit cards and passed bad checks.  ...

Every time I see this thread I wonder if they had to pay the rent on those billboards in advance...

[denb45]

"I just don't understand how people with some I.Q. believe this stuff. "

It defies explanation which is why it's called faith.

1.  Confident belief in the truth, value, or trustworthiness of a person, idea, or thing.

2.  Belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence.

Doesn't make me wrong, means we disagree. That's all 

Drewm honey, that is why they are called religious fanatics  you can be very  very smart, and also be very  very dumb too 

[woodshere]

So I wonder if the world is ending on Saturday are they emptying their coffers and helping others have a good last week???

[WillyWump]

 

 But, we live in a country where the majority believe in the Bible's version of creation and deny evolution exists.      

ahh, interesting.

let me set the tone of my post first...I believe in God.(stay with me here, don't discount this whole post just because I said I believe in God)

My opinion is that if you believe in only one at the exclusion of the other (Creationism or Evolution) you are being narrow minded. In my mind evolution does not contradict the existence of a God. Why couldn't it be perfectly logical that a divine being used evolution as a method to create the world? (OH NOES! I believe in God but I am blasphemizing the Bible!)

I believe the Bible should not be taken literally, that it should be read allegorically. It's is merely a book of stories and is akin to a book of fairy tales, with perhaps only a few threads of truth in it. The Bible was written several years after Jesus death, by people wanting to get their view of the world out there. The stories were picked and chosen by a select few, those of the Catholic church,etc.. with just as many stories thrown out because they didn't gel with their beliefs.

SO let's take the Bible out of the equation, hell let's take Jesus out of the equation, because did he even exist?

I do not need the Bible to prove to me that God exists, nor do I need Jesus to prove to me that God exists. That's not to say I hate the bible, hell I have a copy in my room.

How do I know God exists? I cannot give you concrete proof, I just know it because I feel it in me. Some believers might know what I'm talking about. I don't need creationism to prove it, I don't need a Bible to prove it, I just "know" he exists.

and just because I had a Baptist preacher yelling at me when I was young telling me that homosexuality was a sin, and that drinking and dancing was a sin doesnt mean that I throw the baby out with the bath water. Who the hell is he? Doesnt mean there is not a God.

The only thing about science and the existence of God is this...Science has determined that everything around us, including us, was created by the Big Bang. If you are a nonbeliever perhaps you believe that the Big Bang "just happened", poof! But come on, what caused the Big Bang? If "nothingness" existed before the BB then what created the nothingness? I don't know, but I know all this just didn't "happen".

So , I hope this post has alienated both the Bible Thumpers and the nonbelievers  

As far as the rapture, pfffffft! That's another thing dreamt up by narrow minded Humans. This guys an idiot.


-Will

[Jeff G]

The last few weeks since that horrible tornado here in the south I have been seeing the most peculiar thing on TV , people standing on a pile of rubble that used to be home and treasure thanking god he spared them . I guess these people are the glass half full type .  

[Solo_LTSurvivor]

ahh, interesting.

let me set the tone of my post first...I believe in God.(stay with me here, don't discount this whole post just because I said I believe in God)

My opinion is that if you believe in only one at the exclusion of the other (Creationism or Evolution) you are being narrow minded. In my mind evolution does not contradict the existence of a God. Why couldn't it be perfectly logical that a divine being used evolution as a method to create the world? (OH NOES! I believe in God but I am blasphemizing the Bible!)

I believe the Bible should not be taken literally, that it should be read allegorically. It's is merely a book of stories and is akin to a book of fairy tales, with perhaps only a few threads of truth in it. The Bible was written several years after Jesus death, by people wanting to get their view of the world out there. The stories were picked and chosen by a select few, those of the Catholic church,etc.. with just as many stories thrown out because they didn't gel with their beliefs.

SO let's take the Bible out of the equation, hell let's take Jesus out of the equation, because did he even exist?

I do not need the Bible to prove to me that God exists, nor do I need Jesus to prove to me that God exists. That's not to say I hate the bible, hell I have a copy in my room.

How do I know God exists? I cannot give you concrete proof, I just know it because I feel it in me. Some believers might know what I'm talking about. I don't need creationism to prove it, I don't need a Bible to prove it, I just "know" he exists.

and just because I had a Baptist preacher yelling at me when I was young telling me that homosexuality was a sin, and that drinking and dancing was a sin doesnt mean that I throw the baby out with the bath water. Who the hell is he? Doesnt mean there is not a God.

The only thing about science and the existence of God is this...Science has determined that everything around us, including us, was created by the Big Bang. If you are a nonbeliever perhaps you believe that the Big Bang "just happened", poof! But come on, what caused the Big Bang? If "nothingness" existed before the BB then what created the nothingness? I don't know, but I know all this just didn't "happen".

So , I hope this post has alienated both the Bible Thumpers and the nonbelievers  

As far as the rapture, pfffffft! That's another thing dreamt up by narrow minded Humans. This guys an idiot.


-Will

May as well throw another log onto the fire with this twist:

Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking recently explained his belief that there is no God and that humans should therefore seek to live the most valuable lives they can while on Earth.

[WillyWump]

May as well throw another log onto the fire with this twist:

Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking recently explained his belief that there is no God and that humans should therefore seek to live the most valuable lives they can while on Earth.

OMG! Nooooooo.  Say it isnt so! Oh the Humanity! Well that solves it, nevermind I no longer believe in a divine being.

*looks up Local chapter of Atheists*

[Rev. Moon]

A part of me believes in G_d.  Heck, I even respect Baby Jebus, Mary the Virgin, some Apostles, and some Saints.

The other part of me believes in Science.

I believe in Nature.

I even believe in (many, if not most) humans.

I however am not very fond of religion, unless you view it from a Social Science or Humanities angle.

So I guess I could see the meaning of Wilhemina's post.

It's good to have the freedom to believe in whatever is best for us from a philosophical standpoint.  The key thing is to never cross that line where you start shoving such philosophies down somebody else's throat.  This foolishness of May 21st and other forms of fundamentalism are expressions of such "shoving" of beliefs, and they are big turn offs even for the most tolerant of us.  

[Miss Philicia]

A part of me believes in G_d.  Heck, I even respect Baby Jebus, Mary the Virgin, some Apostles, and some Saints.

... and how did you make this belief choice over, say -- Huitzilopochtli?

[drewm]

C'mon Drew, as religious as you may be I cannot picture you believing in the central topic for this thread (that our good ol' G_d is going to wipe us out starting next Sabbath) or some other fundamentalist stuff such as creationist rhetoric and so on.  I don't say this disrespectfully, I just have a hard time swallowing that possibility.

And yes I said swallow.

Well, you are correct in that I do not believe the rapture is coming this weekend. 

[denb45]

Well, you are correct in that I do not believe the rapture is coming this weekend.  

I'm I the only one in here that likes the devil , and has sold his soul to him 20 yrs ago, come on now, I know I'm NOT the only one who has done this, he still can't have it while I'm still alive tho, that's part of the deal

[Dachshund]

I'm I the only one in here that likes the devil , and has sold his soul him 20 yrs ago, come on now, I know I'm NOT the only one who has done this

Yes dear, you are.

[Rev. Moon]

... and how did you make this belief choice over, say -- Huitzilopochtli?

It's funny you should say that.  Did I ever mention to ya that I am supposed to be a child of Itzpapalotl?  Oh and I am blessed by Yemanjá.

So many gods and goddesses, such a short life.

[Rev. Moon]

I'm I the only one in here that likes the devil , and has sold his soul to him 20 yrs ago, come on now, I know I'm NOT the only one who has done this, he still can't have it while I'm still alive tho, that's part of the deal

You're alone on that one, Dennis.  Hope you got some decent money for it and that you haven't spent it all at Walmart 

[Miss Philicia]

It's funny you should say that.  Did I ever mention to ya that I am supposed to be a child of Itzpapalotl?  Oh and I am blessed by Yemanjá.

So many gods and goddesses, such a short life.

Yeah, well let me know when you've been rimmed for three hours by a Santería priest with a live chicken running around in their South Bronx apartment.  Now that is religion.

And Yoruba... girl, need we bring up Nigeria? You know I'm Yoruban by osmosis. Actually if I'm to go by my ex I'd also have half of Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullāh's nutsack floating in my blood, courtesy of his deceased father's clan.

[denb45]

You're alone on that one, Dennis.  Hope you got some decent money for it and that you haven't spent it all at Walmart 

No dear, I didn't get a dime for it, but let's just say that it will be something I'll have to live with for the rest of my life or what's left of it 

[phildinftlaudy]

I used to teach a workshop on religion and spirituality.  There is a great book called "The Spirituality of Imperfection"  in it there is an example of a teacher who says to his class when asked what spirituality is "those who say do not know, and those who know do not say."  The class asks what he means, to which he replies, "how many of you have ever smelled a rose?"  The whole class raises their hands.  He then says, "Tell me the smell of a rose."  None of the students can tell him. They can tell him what it smells "like" but not the actual smell.  He then says "if you have smelled a rose, you know the smell, it is the same with spirituality - when you got it you know it, but you really can't describe it - thus, those who say do not know and those who know do not say."

Interestingly enough the word religion comes from the word religio which means "to bind up." So, when you have a bunch of beliefs and bind them up, you have religion.  The word spirit means "breath of life." So, if you have a breath of life - by definition you are spiritual - some just may not know it.

I think that there are ways to align science with the bible - in ways that make sense.  Just as an example: if one looks at the theory of creation it can be aligned with science and evolution, to varying degrees.  I also believe that a day to man is a thousand years to the creator - thus if someone literally tries to say the earth is 6,000 years old, based on an interpretation of the bible - I can show where if one day = 1,000 years, then there are 2,190,000 days (365 x 6,000), which then becomes 2,190,000 x 1,000 = 2,190,000,000 (over 2 billion years).  6 "days" of creating the earth would actually be 6,000 years....

Also, the ways that scientists have discovered sediments and fossils is also supported and vice versa by biblical passages - with many scientists believing that if there was a flood of the magnitude described in the bible, it could cause sediment deposits that have been found the way they have (all one has to do is look at the damage and after effects of floods that have happened in our lifetimes on a much much smaller scale).  If it was 40 "days" of flooding - that could translate into 40,000 years.  

I agree with Will that many of the stories in the bible are allegories and many are truths - it is up to the reader to discern, if they so choose. But anywhoooooo....

Most importantly, for all my rambling above, I also believe in each person's right to believe or not believe and to believe in what they choose.  My dad always said the surest way to start an argument is to try to talk religion or politics.  BTW, I almost said I was babbling above - babbling comes from babel - remember the tower of babel - man was building it to try to reach the heavens?  G*d said if man thinks they can do this - which he knew they couldn't actually reach the heavens - how long is it before man thinks he doesn't need me - thus, he destroyed the tower, scattered man about the earth, and scrambled their language so that they would be in conflict and have difficulty coming together as one - so, when someone goes on and on like I am here, we call it babbling.

For all that I said above, I still don't think there will be a rapture this weekend     And why are there two men standing in my office with white coats on getting ready to take me to what they call "a happy place?"  It is hard to type with this straight jacket they are trying to put on me.....

[Joe K]

What troubles me most about religion, is not the particular beliefs so much, as the idea that nonbelievers are somehow "inferior" because they do not share those beliefs. The whole concept of God, is intriguing to me, because I wonder why some people have the need to believe in a higher power. But no matter what I believe, I would never seek to impose my beliefs onto others and I would appreciate it if they would respond in kind. There also seems to be this confusion between what constitutes faith vs. religion. I don't need a religion to tell me why I have faith, as that comes from inside. What I believe, is what I believe and I resent anyone who suggests that I must live by their "moral" code and too often, that code is called religion.

As humans, we are incredibly complex and everyone is born with a moral compass. What you choose to do with that compass, how you decide what and how to nurture it, has more to do with what you believe and it will always remain unique to you. People seem drawn to religion for various reasons and I see nothing wrong in celebrating your religion, in whatever fashion you choose, as long as you leave me and my personal faith alone.

[Rev. Moon]

Yeah, well let me know when you've been rimmed for three hours by a Santería priest with a live chicken running around in their South Bronx apartment.  Now that is religion.

And Yoruba... girl, need we bring up Nigeria? You know I'm Yoruban by osmosis. Actually if I'm to go by my ex I'd also have half of Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullāh's nutsack floating in my blood, courtesy of his deceased father's clan.

A three hour rim-job?  Damn, gurl.  You must be a sister from the Conclave of the Divine Member.

[phildinftlaudy]

What troubles me most about religion, is not the particular beliefs so much, as the idea that nonbelievers are somehow "inferior" because they do not share those beliefs. The whole concept of God, is intriguing to me, because I wonder why some people have the need to believe in a higher power. But no matter what I believe, I would never seek to impose my beliefs onto others and I would appreciate it if they would respond in kind. There also seems to be this confusion between what constitutes faith vs. religion. I don't need a religion to tell me why I have faith, as that comes from inside. What I believe, is what I believe and I resent anyone who suggests that I must live by their "moral" code and too often, that code is called religion.

As humans, we are incredibly complex and everyone is born with a moral compass. What you choose to do with that compass, how you decide what and how to nurture it, has more to do with what you believe and it will always remain unique to you. People seem drawn to religion for various reasons and I see nothing wrong in celebrating your religion, in whatever fashion you choose, as long as you leave me and my personal faith alone.

Very well said Joe.

[Miss Philicia]

A three hour rim-job?  Damn, gurl.  You must be a sister from the Conclave of the Divine Member.

He was so delighted with the ass feast that he treated me to cuchifritos after the session.

[Rev. Moon]

He was so delighted with the ass feast that he treated me to cuchifritos after the session.

Such a gentleman he was. Dang, now I'm the mood for some morcilla and a Maracujá juice.

[denb45]

A three hour rim-job?  Damn, gurl.  You must be a sister from the Conclave of the Divine Member.

  miss P are you sure your not related to my otherhalf Bob, he like those too 

[Miss Philicia]

Such a gentleman he was. Dang, now I'm the mood for some morcilla and a Maracujá juice.

I'm afraid morcilla is above my pay grade as a gringo.  Passionfruit, however, is like my favorite thing in the world.  Delish in a daiquiri, up!

[Miss Philicia]

miss P are you sure your not related to my otherhalf Bob, he like those too 

Child please, aside from foreskin it's why I prefer Puerto Rican and Dominican men -- they're all just wild about eating ass.  And for hours, diving in proper... none of this faux-lick mess.  I used to have this one Dominican partner who actually went more wild the nastier, sweaty my ass was after a drunken night of dancing.  I'd offer to shower and he'd not allow it.

[denb45]

Child please, aside from foreskin it's why I prefer Puerto Rican and Dominican men -- they're all just wild about eating ass.  And for hours, diving in proper... none of this faux-lick mess.  I used to have this one Dominican partner who actually went more wild the nastier, sweaty my ass was after a drunken night of dancing.  I'd offer to shower and he'd not allow it.

I'm half Black & Guido is that good enough 

[WillyWump]

... none of this faux-lick mess. .

HaHa!

awe-some-o

[Rev. Moon]

I'm afraid morcilla is above my pay grade as a gringo.  Passionfruit, however, is like my favorite thing in the world.  Delish in a daiquiri, up!

Absolutely... Since we mentioned caipirinhas earlier today, here's a little recipe:

Passion-Fruit Caipirinha

(Serves One)
Active Time:5 Mins

1/4 fresh lime, cut into 4 pieces
2 teaspoons superfine granulated sugar
3 oz (6 tablespoons) pure passion-fruit juice
1 1/2 oz (3 tablespoons) cachaça

Add lime wedges and sugar to an 8-oz short glass and muddle by pounding and pressing with a wooden spoon until sugar is dissolved. Fill glass with ice and add passion-fruit juice and cachaça, then stir well.

[Dachshund]

Funny, Jesus and Mary don't mention this happening on their website.

http://www.divinetruth.com/#

[LabRat]

If we all make it through the coming weekend, we still have the coming Apocalypse to worry about! According to the Mayan calendar, the world is going to officially end on 12/21/2012.

I recently saw a piece on CNBC about underground condos and bunkers being built for those wealthy and foolish enough to believe in the hype (remember those scary Y2K scenarios ?).  Fortunately for me, there are some bunkers being built in upstate NY: http://www.silohome.com complete with food, electricity and water. Gee...maybe I should start stockpiling my meds.  

I came away from the experience thinking that perhaps some people have to create things to worry about when their lives are comfortable and they have their health... in order to feel whole. (Don't remember this being covered in Psych 101 so it is only a theory).  

Or perhaps it is simply more of the same garbage we've been fed for years: "the use fear to control people and make them march to your orders, e.g. "WMD's and mushroom clouds".  Lions, Tigers and Bears, Oh My!

[WillyWump]

Funny, Jesus and Mary don't mention this happening on their website.

http://www.divinetruth.com/#

LoL. Another Messiah taking his pic on the patio of his condo. Meh, he does resemble Jesus though.

[CaptCarl]

Personally, I've been trolling the streete in the wealthy sections of Albuquerque looking for a Lamborghini with a fish symbol on it. That way, when the owner get on the express elevator going up, I'll have a cool car.

CaptCarlKangaroo

[woodshere]

OMG!!!!!!  The Rapture can't come Saturday.  i will miss the final episode of Oprah!!!

[denb45]

OMG!!!!!!  The Rapture can't come Saturday.  i will miss the final episode of Oprah!!!

PLEASE if ya'll can survive teh AIDS, you can sure surly survive the rapture , most of ya'll have already made it thur the fire, but you just don't know it yet  

[Solo_LTSurvivor]

Funny, Jesus and Mary don't mention this happening on their website.

http://www.divinetruth.com/#

I wanna know what they're smoking   

Just a little over 2000 years ago, we arrived on the earth for the first time. My name then was Yeshua ben Yosef, or the Jesus of the Bible, the son of Joseph and Mary. Mary's name then was Mary of Magdala, the woman identified in the Bible as Mary Magdalene. Mary was my wife then, and the first person I appeared to after I was crucified.

[denb45]

I wanna know what they're smoking   

Just a little over 2000 years ago, we arrived on the earth for the first time. My name then was Yeshua ben Yosef, or the Jesus of the Bible, the son of Joseph and Mary. Mary's name then was Mary of Magdala, the woman identified in the Bible as Mary Magdalene. Mary was my wife then, and the first person I appeared to after I was crucified.

Please  anyone cam claim to be a reincarnation of anything, I'm actually a reincarnation  of Ertha Kiit and my otherhalf is a reincarnation of Ethel Merman  it's all about the theater darling

[Miss Philicia]

Time for a new update from Mister Brasil 2011!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAhXSBPmLqw

[Dachshund]

I thought about doing some after rapture looting, but most of the Christians I know have bad taste. That and I can't fit in the Pope's Gucci slippers.

[Rev. Moon]

I thought about doing some after rapture looting, but most of the Christians I know have bad taste. That and I can't fit in the Pope's Gucci slippers.

Thought about doing the same, but none of these evil bastards in Miami will be raptured.  I'd probably have to drive up to Ocala to find some good Chrischen homes.