Pope Francis

May 29th, 2018 at 6:57:28 PM permalink
Wizard
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Quote: rxwine
No doubt a man wrote Genesis. The fix was in.


I like your sense of humor. Hope you'll stick around DT for a long time.

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Anyway, that was before more elaborate and established customs and restrictions on women. I can't really call Eden the era of when Jesus roamed around which is the era women of that time would have to deal with


You're absolutely right. Sorry to get us off topic.
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May 29th, 2018 at 9:13:18 PM permalink
Evenbob
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Let's gather 5,000 men out in a big field with nothing to feed them with.
.


You act like that poppycock story really
happened. Do you have a clue as to
what it would take in those days to
gather 5000 people together in a
place like that? The media can't
even be accurate in how many
attend a Trump rally today, let
alone 2000 years ago.

And I'm sorry, Jesus did not defy
the laws of the universe, like
they did on the TV show Bewitched,
and wiggle his nose and out of
thin air produce food to feed
5000 people. This does not and
did not happen.

Historians use what they call the
'myth test' for stories like this.
If it doesn't and can't happen
today, it didn't happen then and
is a myth.
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May 29th, 2018 at 9:19:37 PM permalink
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Quote: Evenbob
You act like that poppycock story really
happened. Do you have a clue as to
what it would take in those days to
gather 5000 people together in a
place like that? The media can't
even be accurate in how many
attend a Trump rally today, let
alone 2000 years ago.


One of my favorite trivia questions is how many fish were caught in the story of the second miraculous catch of fish?

Quote: John 21:10,11
Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish you have just caught.” So Simon Peter climbed back into the boat and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many the net was not torn.


Imagine, counting and recording many years later exactly 153 fish. 153 is an interesting number too, in that 153=1^3 + 5^3 +3^3.

I've asked the most devout of Christians this question and have stumped them all.
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May 29th, 2018 at 9:54:44 PM permalink
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Quote: Wizard

I've asked the most devout of Christians this question and have stumped them all.


Don't ask them to be logical about
anything in the NT, that's very unfair.
It's like asking how the beans Jack got
in Jack and the Beanstalk got to be
magical. They just were, dammit, accept
it..
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May 30th, 2018 at 5:41:35 AM permalink
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Quote: Evenbob
It's like asking how the beans Jack got
in Jack and the Beanstalk got to be
magical. They just were, dammit, accept
it..


His mother sent him on an errand to go to the village, sell their donkey, and use the money to buy food. However, somebody sold him "magic beans" instead, because Jack was not the sharpest tool in the shed. Nevertheless, they really were magic beans and he proved his mother wrong.
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May 30th, 2018 at 11:44:15 AM permalink
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Quote: Wizard
His mother sent him on an errand to go to the village, sell their donkey, and use the money to buy food. However, somebody sold him "magic beans" instead, because Jack was not the sharpest tool in the shed. Nevertheless, they really were magic beans and he proved his mother wrong.


But that doesn't explain how the
beans got to be magical. You're
just supposed accept the most
important part of the story on
faith.
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May 30th, 2018 at 12:05:08 PM permalink
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Quote: Evenbob
But that doesn't explain how the
beans got to be magical. You're
just supposed accept the most
important part of the story on
faith.


Yep. Fairy tales are full of details you just have to accept. Besides, fairy tales aren't mean to be believed, they are just a story and often meant to convey some kind of social ethic.
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May 30th, 2018 at 12:10:58 PM permalink
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Quote: Wizard
Yep. Fairy tales are full of details you just have to accept. .


Especially the fairy tale of Christianity.
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June 10th, 2018 at 3:44:26 PM permalink
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This is going to be huge when
it's released. The massive cover
up by the Church is stunning.

Report on Pennsylvania Priest Abuse to be Most Extensive Yet

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The results of a lengthy probe into the handling of sexual abuse claims by Roman Catholic dioceses throughout Pennsylvania, which victim advocates say will be the biggest and most exhaustive ever by a U.S. state, could be made public within weeks.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/report-pennsylvania-priest-abuse-most-extensive-yet-145523867.html
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August 27th, 2018 at 11:21:44 AM permalink
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The Church is finally putting the screws
to Francis for being the one in charge
of the massive cover up.

The bishop of Tulsa stated Sunday that allegations by the former papal nuncio to the United States that Pope Francis knew of Cardinal McCarrick’s sexual predation and yet reinstated him to a position of influence are a “good place” to start investigations into clerical sex abuse and cover-up.

Yesterday it was a Cardinal who called
for his resignation. Get rid of the jerk
and appoint somebody who get rid
of the problem.
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