Jesus Camp
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Meeklo said:
... the same book that inspires a priest to take advantage of a child, is the same book that inspires mother theresa to become a missionary.WTF? The Bible "inspires" a priest to take advantage of a child??? Fuck that.
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Meeklo said:
... the same book that inspires a priest to take advantage of a child, is the same book that inspires mother theresa to become a missionary.
WTF? The Bible "inspires" a priest to take advantage of a child??? Fuck that.- you don't read news papers I assume?Meeklo
- here, dig in buddy
http://www.google.co…Meeklo - and make sure you click next once you are done with the first 10 pagesMeeklo
- ukit0
I thought I was doing a favor by starting a religion thread...oh well.
- whendog0
Jesus Camp is a perfect example of how Christianity is designed like a business...Just like the tobacco companies, try to get em young - poor kids from this movie...
- whendog0
- was that teh one with Winona Ryder?harlequino
- There are no "hidded" contradictions. The contradictions are as plain as day, and everyone who cared knew about themTheBlueOne
- knew about them.TheBlueOne
- ukit0
Looks like a nice book, but do we really need a book to question the accuracy of it?
Let's see...
women were created out of the rib of the first man
some old dude parted the oceans with his psychic powers
another old guy put two of every animal on a boat for 150 days
an omnipotent being created the world in 7 daysstop me when it starts to sound far fetched...
- I'll bet those ribs were awesome.harlequino
- I want my baby back baby back...ukit
- designbot0
^ Feel free to post any of these apparent contradictions, and I (or someone else) can give the truth about them. The most common mistake I see with these Bible "contradictions" is that verses are taken out of context, or that the reader fails to see that the Bible was penned by many different authors often giving different details of the same account.
- DrBombay0
There are over 1,000,000 types of different named insects on the planet. All created in a week. Wonder if he had to work OT to get them all in there... ;)
- DBot, what say you about that?DrBombay
- it's actually between 5 and 100 million (we're still cataloging)monospaced
- ukit0
There are some gems here
- whendog0
Design Bot:
- Also Design Bot, what is your background / training in the bible?whendog
- folio link?whendog
- Just kidding - But seriously, This is a pretty long listwhendog
- well I wish I had more time, going over the first few I can tell you these are being taken out of context. Why not read the source and see for yourself?designbot
- the source and see for yourself?designbot
- louiee0
I wonder what all the animals ate on the ark. must have been quite a sight.
- ukit0
Top 10 Bizarre Biblical Tales
10. A lesson for those who dare mock male pattern baldness
Found in: 4 Kings 2:23-24
One of the more inspirational passages in the Bible tells the story of Elijah, a wise man, yet one cursed with male pattern baldness. One day he was minding his own business, making the long walk to Bethel, when he is attacked by a roving band of children who tease him with names like “bald head.” But Elijah was having none of this, he turns round and curses them in the name of the Lord, and instantly two female bears emerge from a nearby wood and maul all 42 children to death.
The moral of this story? Don’t make fun of bald people. Frankly, why this story isn’t included along with the Ten Commandments is anybody’s guess, but I think it would serve as an excellent lesson for children who think baldness is something to be made fun of.
- ukit0
8. Onan – cautious, yet foolish
A story so eponymous, it gave way to its own neologism – onanism, an archaic term for masturbation. Basically, God kills Er. Why? We don’t really find out. However, in a stroke of good luck, Er’s father, Judah, has given you the right, nay the duty, to have sex with your dead brother’s wife. Onan is a bit apprehensive at first, but agrees to go through with this bizarre scheme to create a ‘true heir’ to Er. He begins to have sex with the girl, but at the last minute decides to pull out and spill “his seed upon the ground.” God is so irked he decides to kill Onan too, and thus nobody gets an heir. This story is the basis for the Christian condemnation of masturbation and birth control.
The moral of this story? In the words of Monty Python, “Every sperm is sacred...”
- ukit0
Oops...almost forgot
9. Eglon’s ignoble death
Found in: Judges 3:21-25
Ehud is the Bible’s sneakiest assassin (and also the only left-handed person mentioned in the Holy Book). He is on a mission to deliver a “message from God” to smarmy King Eglon. Ehud waltzes in to meet the gluttonous king, pulls out a sword and stabs Eglon in the stomach. At first he can’t get it in, but he pushes harder and eventually reaches his intestine. Eglon is so overweight, we learn, that his fat actually covers the hilt of the sword, pushing it further into his stomach until it’s not even visible. It’s at this point that Eglon loses control of his bowels and begins to defecate mercilessly all over his chamber. The King’s attendants eventually come back, but do not enter Eglon’s bed chamber, assuming he is relieving himself. After waiting “to the point of embarrassment”, his attendants burst in to find their king dead on the floor, covered in his own faecal matter. Meanwhile, Ehud had escaped to the town of Seriah.
The moral of this story? Who cares, but it’s damn cool.
- ukit0
Jesus.
7. A very disturbing tale
Found in: Judges 19:22-30
Within the Bible, one occasionally finds stories so horrible, one can wonder what their purpose is. Not only is this story utterly bizarre, but it is also absolutely disgusting. A man and his concubine are wandering the streets when they decide to seek shelter for the night, and find a man kind enough to let them stay. That night however, a group of men turn up at the door and demand to see the guest so that they may have sex with him. The owner is unwilling to let his male lodger be raped and so offers up his virgin daughter instead. However, this is still not good enough for the men, so the owner offers them his guest’s concubine and the men accept. The men brutally rape the woman and leave her on the doorstep where she bleeds to death. If that is not enough, when she is found by her husband, he chops her up into twelve pieces which he sends to each of the twelve tribes of Israel.
The moral of this story? I would hope none.
- sofakingbanned0
oh wow, just watched this.
its insane what these people say and believeSome serious scary stuff.