Posted on 11/30/2010 12:44:20 PM PST by Borges
Edited on 11/30/2010 1:09:46 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
A group called the American Atheists has paid for a huge billboard on Route 495 outside the Lincoln Tunnel in North Bergen, N.J., that is raising some eyebrows.
The billboard shows a silhouette of the Three Wise Men approaching the Nativity, with the words: "You KNOW it's a Myth / This Season, Celebrate REASON!"
(Excerpt) Read more at myfoxny.com ...
“The fool hath said in his heart there is no God.”
~Psalm 14:1
Our position: The all-powerful God created everything.
Their position: Zero x Zero = Everything
So few think for themselves anymore.
Yep! A totalitarian political ideology with its very own god, Lucifer!
Not only that, but in a land where everything is hewn from rock, it is unlikely that Jesus was born in a wooden “manger.” More like a cave. You can still see ancient ones in that area. And some argue that donkeys were luxury transportation, not sure Mary had one at her disposal.
So, I believe every word of the Bible. But not every word of those who have interpreted it. And certainly not their images.
I wonder if they exchange presents on that date?
I now see that was poorly worded.
Islam s not really a Totalitarian Political Ideal and is a Religion. While I certainly do not believe in it, I do know that there’s more to it than these simplified gestures. That said, they actually worship the same God as Christians and Jews. The Church Fathers who lived at the time when Islam emerged even said this.
I always had a problem with people who insist that Islam worships a different god as most of the arguments are silly. For example, Islam rejects the Trinity, so it can’t be the same God as Christians worship. But Jews also reject the Trinity and do worship the same God.
Before I am Criticised, I will explain one thing first.
There is a difference between the worship of a false god, and the false worship of God. Islam follows a False Prophet. But, Muhammad was no different from the other False Prophets, such as Marcion, or Arius. (Technically neither Marcion nor Arius never claimed to be a Prophet, but I am being poetic.)
Muhammad was more akin to a Heretic than a Pagan, and his god was the same God as Abraham. The difference is, he was not Truly giving Gods message to the world. Its like if I pose to be a messenger of the King, but give you a message from myself, or even a Lord who has tricked me into thinking he is the King.
While the message is not from the real King, the people who follow the instructions are no less Loyal to the King, they simply follow a falsehood regarding him and his will.
Modern Muslims may be wrong about their Doctrines, but they do follow the same God, albeit imperfectly and with false teachings.
Also, not all Muslims are terrorists, nor are all Muslim Nations oppressive. EG, Jordan or the United Arab Emirates. Both natiosna re actually tolerant of other Religions and generally welcoming, but both are Islamic.
I tend to view Islam as I do Mormonism, as an offshoot Religion of Christianity that was lead astray by a Charismatic Leader.
(No offence intended to Mormons here, but I am not a Mormon. Obviously if I thought Joseph Smith were a Prophet I would be a Mormon. I am not, so this shouldn’t be unexpected.)
Modern Mormons try to follow Gods Will by and large as do Modern Muslims, and many are decent and sincere people who simply aren’t that Hostile. Each should be judged by their individual actions, not base don the Religion they adhere to.
Plus, the strong graphic character of their billboard overrides their verbal message.
I noticed that, too. In their desire to diminish Him, they ended up making Him the focus of attention.
God has a sense of humor...
He was born and placed in a manger, not born in a manger. I believe the manger was the wooden feed trough in the cave.
That's a good one!
Boy, are they gonna be surprised when someone hands them a pineapple and directs then to Adolf!
That's right. "Manger" is also the French verb meaning "to eat."
True. I went to the atheists website and they’re doing a lot of arguing against something,that if people believe it, wouldn’t matter one way or another to the atheist.
Yeah, it’s a pretty strange concept to try to push something you DON’T believe in.
EyeGuy says start with the awesome marvel of miraculously complex design and engineering known as the human eye. A “reasonable” person won’t need to go any further......*
In the last 15 years or so, scientists have found such complexity, that it would be impossible to believe that life happened by accident or random.
Just for one protein to came about with no Designer the odds would be 10 to the 321st power.
To give some idea of the size of this number, there are 10 to the 134th power fundamental particles in the entire universe.
4.5 billion years is only 10 to the 18th power in seconds.
So if you had a combination change every second, you’d be WAY behind.
To make it worse, you need 239 proteins in just the right combination.
It is FAR more reasonable and scientific to believe in God of the Bible than to believe in the false gods of chance and time.
Possibly the most appropriate graffiti would be:
“God is dead-Nietzsche
“Nietzsche is dead” ~God
Why not?
Patriotic Americans wonder whether Obama’s “nativity” was a myth. Why shouldn’t the Atheists respond with similar questions. The difference is that we have the word of the most reliable source imaginable about Jesus. All they have on their side is DNC talking points.
I can prove empirically that this false and will do so tomorrow.
Islam is demonic...it is the worship of Lucifer/Satan.
"By its (their) fruits will you know it/them."
Funny thing. Some folks don't trust science until they need a heart transplant, knee replacement or cancer treatment. Then when their lives are saved by science, instead of thanking the doctors, chemists, and the thousands of other highly trained people who contributed to their healing, they thank God. What's that all about? Cause like why don't they wonder why God allowed them to get cancer in the first place?
Once upon a time in a far away land called Romania there lived a crazy communist dictator named Nicolai Ceausescu. One of the many things ol’ Nicky did was to outlaw Christmas. He said it was a ‘’myth’’ too. It was a very, very serious crime in Romania to celebrate Christmas. One day, the people had enough of old Nicky Boy(and his crazy wife Elena) and they rose up, put Nicky and his wife to the wall and shot them dead. That happened on Christmas Day 1989. You atheist dudes ought to remember ol’ Nicky Boy.
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