Animals are turning on the godly

[The Magic Pudding]

I see signs in the news today.

http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Lio ... story.html

an 80-year-old man died after being attacked by a hyena on his way to church in eastern Zimbabwe, state news agency New Ziana reported on Thursday.

Plainly animals are turning against the faith which has devalued them for so long.
We now have a fear to match hell, HYENAS!
Don't believe and you're going to hell, well if you do believe the hyenas will get you.

HARARE - A lion mauled and killed a Zimbabwean man as he was taking a bath at a camping site in the northern Makuti district, the country's wildlife authority said on Thursday.

We all know cleanliness is next to godliness, and the animals aren't going to stand for it.

[wildfire_emissary]

These signs are manifestations of the one true god. The Magic Pudding.

[Asmodean]

Those religious types multiply at such a rate that hyenas decided to do some population control, eh..? Well, GOOD.   I approve.

[Matt]

Those religious types multiply at such a rate that hyenas decided to do some population control, eh..? Well, GOOD.   I approve.

You approve of people being mauled to death by animals?

[i_am_i]

You approve of people being mauled to death by animals?

Well, what good does it do to disapprove animals mauling people to death?

[Cite134]

an 80-year-old man died after being attacked by a hyena on his way to church in eastern Zimbabwe, state news agency New Ziana reported on Thursday.

HARARE - A lion mauled and killed a Zimbabwean man as he was taking a bath at a camping site in the northern Makuti district, the country's wildlife authority said on Thursday.

:evil:

[tunghaichuan]

You approve of people being mauled to death by animals?

Well, what good does it do to disapprove animals mauling people to death?

It shows empathy. To feel sorry for someone who met a tragic end. To not want to wish harm on another human being despite his/her beliefs.

OTOH, maybe the guy had it coming.

The Schofield Kid: [after killing a man for the first time] It don't seem real... how he ain't gonna never breathe again, ever... how he's dead. And the other one too. All on account of pulling a trigger.
Will Munny: It's a hell of a thing, killing a man. Take away all he's got and all he's ever gonna have.
The Schofield Kid: Yeah, well, I guess they had it coming.
Will Munny: We all got it coming, kid.

[The Magic Pudding]

Those religious types multiply at such a rate that hyenas decided to do some population control, eh..? Well, GOOD.   I approve.

You approve of people being mauled to death by animals?

Is this dinosaur asking in a disapproving tone, or is he after the go ahead to do some serious mauling?
You don't have to worry about the believers, eating them sends them to a better place, they probably wont even run away.

I don't think that dinosaur would maul though, he looks more the devouring type.

[Asmodean]

You approve of people being mauled to death by animals?

Why wouldn't I..? Hyenas did what hyenas do, and did it relatively well. What's not to approve?

You don't have to worry about the believers, eating them sends them to a better place, they probably wont even run away.

That's a very good point. Why feel sad about a dead believer if, according to him and his flock, death is one of the best things that could happen to you?  

[Thumpalumpacus]

Hey, where are the PETA folk now?  Their bias is showing!

[Matt]

You approve of people being mauled to death by animals?

Why wouldn't I..? Hyenas did what hyenas do, and did it relatively well. What's not to approve?

Mainly, that people die when they are mauled to death.  What I meant to object to is your approval of killing people based on their religion alone, but I didn't say that because I am bad at language.

You don't have to worry about the believers, eating them sends them to a better place, they probably wont even run away.

That's a very good point. Why feel sad about a dead believer if, according to him and his flock, death is one of the best things that could happen to you?  

I feel sad because I don't think that's what happens to them.

I don't think that dinosaur would maul though, he looks more the devouring type.

Actually, I do neither.  It's poor manners to maul and/or devour one's food.

[Newtonyd]

All this article says is that some guy got eaten by lions while going to church. There's really nothing here except the tragic death of an elderly old man, no religious 'spin' on it other than what you are creating.

It's one thing to laugh at the destruction of a giant Jesus statue, and quite another to laugh at the death of a human being, especially when the death is almost completely unrelated to religion.

Seriously guys? I wouldn't expect this kind of lack of empathy from you. Try to be better than that, or we're as bad as anyone we disagree with.

[Thumpalumpacus]

All this article says is that some guy got eaten by lions while going to church. There's really nothing here except the tragic death of an elderly old man, no religious 'spin' on it other than what you are creating.

It's one thing to laugh at the destruction of a giant Jesus statue, and quite another to laugh at the death of a human being, especially when the death is almost completely unrelated to religion.

Seriously guys? I wouldn't expect this kind of lack of empathy from you. Try to be better than that, or we're as bad as anyone we disagree with.

Oh, lordy.

Black humor is still, um, humor, and should be taken as such.  Judging someone as "bad" based on a couple of internet posts is premature at best.  Forum rules prohibit my typing the "at worst" adjective.

Try not to tell others how to behave, non, mon cher?

eta: Had you taken the time to read the other posts of these members, you'd realize that this is pretty much humor.  Hopefully.

[Newtonyd]

Oh, lordy.

Black humor is still, um, humor, and should be taken as such.  Judging someone as "bad" based on a couple of internet posts is premature at best.  Forum rules prohibit my typing the "at worst" adjective.

Try not to tell others how to behave, non, mon cher?

eta: Had you taken the time to read the other posts of these members, you'd realize that this is pretty much humor.  Hopefully.

There's black humor, which I enjoy, and then there's this:

Those religious types multiply at such a rate that hyenas decided to do some population control, eh..? Well, GOOD.   I approve.

It dehumanizes other people. Moreover the humor was patently stupid. Had the story been "Man believes God will protect him from lions, is devoured at zoo" some black humor would be appropriate. If we mock the death of every Christian for kicks, we're damaging our image for the sake of some poor-taste jokes.

Try to imagine how this post would look to other people.

Headline: "Atheist eaten by bear."

Looks like God is still punishing those faithless fools.

[Thumpalumpacus]

There's black humor, which I enjoy, and then there's this:

Those religious types multiply at such a rate that hyenas decided to do some population control, eh..? Well, GOOD.   I approve.  [Emphasis added by Thump]

It dehumanizes other people.

It doesn't say that Christians are subhuman.  The emphasized phrases are your clue as to the thrust of the joke.

Moreover the humor was patently stupid.

"Stale" would be my preferred adjective.  "Sub-par" is probably one we can both agree upon.

Had the story been "Man believes God will protect him from lions, is devoured at zoo" some black humor would be appropriate.

The "man believes God will protect him" part is implicit.  The addition of "zoo" makes no difference at all, given that this god is asserted to be omnipresent.

If we mock the death of every Christian for kicks, we're damaging our image for the sake of some poor-taste jokes.

"We"?  "Our"?  And "Image"?  I'm uninterested in image, I'm uninterested in group movements, and I'm certainly uninterested in public relations.  Everything -- yes, everything -- is subject to mockery.  The more self-important it is, the more it needs to be mocked.  Nothing is sacred.

Try to imagine how this post would look to other people.

Headline: "Atheist eaten by bear."

Looks like God is still punishing those faithless fools.

Don't need to imagine that.  Go read the blogs about Hitchens's diagnosis of cancer; you'll see that sort of thing all over the place.  What's your point?

Also, I'm pretty sure Asmodeus didn't call anyone a fool, so please quit trying to stretch the rhetoric.