Knock down drag out open thread of all things precious to your doctrines and traditions.

my mind | none | none

[guitarplayer1953]

Ok boys and girls here is a chance to defend what you hold dear and near to your religion. For years now I have seen threads that make statements that I do not agree with but can not respond to because they hide behind the guise of being a devotional, or a caucus, or ecumenical. So here is a chance for open debate for all things that have been closed to opposing views in the past.

There will be only two guide lines no personal attacks and no posting of numerous links in a response or making a point. If you can not argue a point don’t respond by posting links. Yes I know that it is not part of the posting religious guidelines, but this is my thread so I get to make up the rules.

I am limiting this to religion due to the fact I can not post it in both general discussion and religion.

If some one would like to start a thread like this in general discussion by starting off that they believe that Fords are better than Chevys or that Obama is better than a potato then do so. But please refrain yourselves not to bring up Fords or Obama.

One other thing if you do not post directly to me I doubt if I will know what you have said concerning a point so if you have posted to others and want my opinion then ping me. I do not have time to read all posts. With that said let the debates begin.

[guitarplayer1953]

I will start off by stating that I do not believe that Jesus and Satan are brothers and that the LDS bible is plagiarized from the canonize bible.

[The_Victor]

but this is my thread so I get to make up the rules.

Good luck with that.

[OpusatFR]

Merry Christmas and Peace on Earth to you too.

[Tax-chick]

Oh, not this again. Someone posts this about twice a year, and each time imagines he's the first one ever to generate the concept.

Here's a Christmas lolcat for your trouble:

[AnAmericanMother]

Have a glorious Christmas!

[ArrogantBustard]

This is today's Google image:

WTF?

[The Anti-One]

Are you a "Born Again", baptized in the Holy Ghost, Spirit filled member of Christ's body? Do you believe in the Trinity? Do you will to receive from God through Jesus Christ via the Holy Spirit or do you make the Bible your God? Are you open to receive from God through Jesus Christ via the Holy Spirit in all things? Do you even believe in a god^? and if so which god?

Just a few questions before I jump in.

Thx!

[Responsibility2nd]

But please refrain yourselves not to bring up Fords or Obama.

Ha ha ha!!!

Here am I gleefully ignoring your request as I wish to point out that Obama drives a Ford.

And this thread is useless.

That is all.

[ArrogantBustard]

here is a chance to defend what you hold dear

I hold my wife very dear ... don't mess with her.

[NTHockey]

Mohammed - if he existed - was a plagarist. The hadj, he took from the Jews wandering in the desert. The killing of enemies from the book of Joshua. The Mahdi from the Messial narrative in the Old Testament.

Not to mention that of all religions on Earth, only ONE makes murder part of their central belief.

[Tax-chick]

Gepetto playing “Mousetrap” with Pinocchio? Quite puzzling, I have to say.

[Tax-chick]

They must have given those catz large doses of Wild Turkey on the 4th day.

[ZX12R]

Gepetto playing “Mousetrap” with Pinocchio? Quite puzzling, I have to say.

Looks to me like they are making sausages out of smurfs.

[DManA]

I BELIEVE

That if life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Then find someone who life has given vodka and have a party.

[OpusatFR]

http://www.fluffytails.ca/christmas.asp

A Cat’s Christmas

Tree Decorating 101 by Iris and Fern

[Tax-chick]

making sausages out of smurfs.

Very practical, given the economic downturn.

[thackney]

[OpusatFR]

Meth Lab?

[Alex Murphy]

For years now I have seen threads that make statements that I do not agree with but can not respond to because they hide behind the guise of being a devotional, or a caucus, or ecumenical. So here is a chance for open debate for all things that have been closed to opposing views in the past.

Nothing has been "closed to opposing views", either in the past or now. You have always been free to post your own "open" threads (just as you've done here), just as you've always been free to challenge the status of devotional/caucus/ecumenical threads when they challenge by name your own religious affiliation or views.

But most curiously, you say "For years now I have seen threads...." You only joined FR on February 18th. Since you weren't registered prior to that, you could not respond period. Don't blame it on the thread designation.

There will be only two guide lines no personal attacks and no posting of numerous links in a response or making a point. If you can not argue a point don’t respond by posting links. Yes I know that it is not part of the posting religious guidelines, but this is my thread so I get to make up the rules.

I predict this will turn out badly.

[Tax-chick]

Now those are amazing catz. This is our second year in a row without a Christmas tree, and it’s such a relief not having to fight the pets and byos constantly.

[DManA]

I predict this will turn out badly.

So far it's pretty funny.

[Camel Joe]

mmm... smurf sausages, just can’t get those anymore.

[Liberty Valance]

1963.

[ArrogantBustard]

I keep seeing the one with the little boy and the Rube Goldberg device.

[The Anti-One]

Not to mention that of all religions on Earth, only ONE makes murder part of their central belief.

Oh I don't know about that. While Islam is I'm sure the religion to which you are referring might I point out that more people have been slaughtered in the name of humanism than any other. Need I remind you of the 45 million innocent children that have been murdered in the United States alone since 1973? It took the Catholics during their inquisision over 400 years to kill that many people and even that number is highly disputed.
And how can we forget about the 20 million Jews and Christians that Stalin slaughtered or the 11 million Jews and Christians that Hitler slaughtered and...

Naaaaah. Secular humanism is the most violent religion there is.
Just look at how many secular humanist/atheists rob, mug and murder innocent people each year not only here in the United States but around the world.

Conservative Christians tend to kill only in times of war or when their loved ones are threatened. We DO NOT seek to harm others but rather do everything we can to protect the innocent.
And since someone decided to throw obomba's name into the mix let me just point out what a good example he is in that just because someone claims to be a Conservative or a Christian it does not for one second make those claims true.

Obomba is a fascist tyrant and worse he is a Muslim, NOT the Christian he claims to be. He is a liar as are any people that violate the laws of the land and indiscriminately harm innocent people.

JMHO

[Tax-chick]

I predict this will turn out badly.

Here, this will help:

[thackney]

Click on their picture

[Travis T. OJustice]

I'll try to minimize the suck level of this thread:

[OpusatFR]

” This is our second year in a row without a Christmas tree,...”

My first. The guys thoughtfully put the tree up while I was off for the afternoon and the first thing that greeted me when I opened the front door was a blast of cat urine smell that would bring tears to your eyes. How they missed the smell is beyond all rational thought.

My male cat of sainted memory (+ 6/18/08) must have drenched the tree last year (kidney problems which led to his demise) and we put it away without detecting it.

Ah. One year (almost) in a hot, hot, garage attic storage and voila!

No Tree This Year!

[mysterio]

My personal faith includes trying (and often failing) to follow in the example of Jesus, trying not to judge others, and praying regularly. Helping others when I can.

Other than that, I don't have any problem with how anyone else practices their faith. I don't get caught up in who's going where after death or whether their doctrine is "correct" or not.

My whole life, I have seen or read about groups of people who agree on 90 + percent of dogma and still want to persecute each other for the < 10 percent. No thanks.

Hope that you all have a Merry Christmas.

[Responsibility2nd]

I predict this will turn out badly.

So far.... No replies have been deleted.

Pretty unusual for a Religion thread.

What I think I need to do is to post a comment so as to offend the Religion Moderator.

So... with that in mind... in a few minutes you should see a post that was deleted. That will have been me.

(Just hope and pray that I don't go too far and get a huge time out)

[the invisib1e hand]

I believe potatoes are better than Obama.

[TonyStark]

I'll try to minimize the suck level of this thread:

[colorcountry]

Oh crap. I agree with you, so NOW what can I say on this thread?

[Tax-chick]

Wow!

We were considering a tree this year, but then we got the dog.

[Alex Murphy]

What I think I need to do is to post a comment so as to offend the Religion Moderator. So... with that in mind... in a few minutes you should see a post that was deleted. That will have been me. (Just hope and pray that I don't go too far and get a huge time out)

Believe me - you have no idea how ironic your post is!

[the invisib1e hand]

in your refined discerment, kill=murder?

[Alex Murphy]

We were considering a tree this year, but then we got the dog.

Don't the ormanents keep falling off the dog?

[Camel Joe]

“if life gives you lemons” Might I suggest Whiskey Sours instead? Using Jack Daniels of course, here’s how.
Step 1: Mix 3 cups sugar and 2 cups filtered water in a sauce pan and stir over medium heat until sugar is completely dissolved. This is known as simple syrup.
Step 2: Squeeze 12 lemons and strain the juice.
Step 3: Add equal amounts of lemon juice and simple syrup.
Step 4: Add 1 egg white per 1/2 liter, or 1/2 quart.
Step 5: Mix equal amounts of JD and sour mix, shake over ice and garnish with a cherry.
See, I didn’t even mention what’s his name or the kind of car he drives...

[South Hawthorne]

As a believing Catholic, I know that anyone who puts mustard on a hamburger should be rounded up and locked in a death camp. It's the Lord's will after all.

Owl_Eagle

“When the stock market crashed,
Franklin Roosevelt got on the television
and didn’t just talk about
the princes of greed, he said,
‘Look, here’s what happened.’"
-Slow Joe Biden

[ThomasThomas]

[Tax-chick]

LOL! Walked into that, didn’t I?

We thought the catz might freak out about the dog, but they just sniffed her, said, “Meh,” and went back to bed.

[AnAmericanMother]

BYOs . . . Bring Your Own Wild Turkey?

. . . from the context it's "boys" - is that one of those TextSpeak things, like "teh"?

[OpusatFR]

Ah. Any photos? What type?

Ours, Dobbie and a Shepherd/Huskey mix died about eight years ago and we just haven’t the heart to get any more, especially at our ages. They’d outlive us.

Christmas Cats are number one. Dogs run a close second.

In keeping with the theme of the orginal post, I must say cats are probably the most unique and precious animals in comparison to all others.

*see, I haven’t really hijacked it yet!

[Tax-chick]

Nice photo.

[WhatNot]

Little boy: AWWWWW man, I wanted nintendo! Can’t we have just one normal present this Christmas!

[AnAmericanMother]

[evets]

I believe that the “Sons of God” of Genesis 6:4 are angels.

[Responsibility2nd]

Pinging my ol’ buddy Laz.

Here’s a Religion thread where we’re allowed to post anything we want. Anything at all.

Whooda thunk?

[ArrogantBustard]

OK ... now I see where it’s going. Tomorrow’s picture will be more informative. By 26DEC08 (the beginning of Kwanzaa), we’ll see a completed example of their Ujima (collective effort).