I am now quite ready to have my membership with Unhappy Atheist Forum ended ; I find this Forum full of hatred and hostility toward anyone who hasnt buffalo'd themselves with the needed philosophy of atheism so One can live as he/she likes (the main catalyst behind wanting to be atheist) . Also, I find ALL of the Administrators with a good dose of POCD (Paranoid Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) tendencies ... especially power hungry TANK. I find the Forum Rules for civility a complete joke since most if not all Administrators themselves spout off the F. and S. word fluently and often in a defamatory attack on someone or someones Religion -- you cant get any more hypocritical than that. Finally, this Forum thru its atheist Participants clearly confirm why we have the social ills we have today ...due to the masses willing to be duped into suppressing their moral consciences . The extent of people in this Forum not knowing and not caring whats right from wrong is the epitomie of reprobate mindedness .
Therefore, it is with supreme gladness that I hereby bid this Zoo farewell. Any contact from this Forum will immediately go into my Junk file and will not be opened . Ive had a good fill of the rhetoric , hubris, and vociferousity and do not require any more.
Good day.
No longer a struggling Atheist . Thanks for giving me direction.
And the award for Most Melodramatic Flounce from a Lying Christian for the month of January 2012 goes to....
I see that someone wasn't happy being figured out....yet continues to lie. ::sigh::
Lol. What a douche.
Quote from: Whitney on January 21, 2012, 01:29:35 AM
I see that someone wasn't happy being figured out....yet continues to lie. ::sigh::
Well, if you weren't such a POCD f***ing lousy administrator, we wouldn't have this problem!
Damn, I'm leaving too!
Later, all you f***ing {+#^<€\£<!#£+}£~!!!!!!! and #+*{%[!?|=}^!!!
(I really couldn't resist!)
I do like the phrase "Power Hungry TANK." Never mind the fact that Tank is obviously a dear, sweet man, it just makes him sound so dangerous, like he's about to roll over some orphans and baby kitties in his mad pursuit of power. I wish I was better at the graphic arts, I would totally glue some wild eyes to the front of Tank's tank and some newborn babies underneath.
Quote from: Ali on January 21, 2012, 01:33:15 AM
I do like the phrase "Power Hungery TANK." Never mind the fact that Tank is obviously a dear, sweet man, it just makes him sound so dangerous, like he's about to roll over some orphans and baby kitties in his mad pursuit of power. I wish I was better at the graphic arts, I would totally glue some wild eyes to the front of Tank's tank and some newborn babies underneath.
Yeah, well I'm pissed. I'm way more of an asshole than Tank, and I didn't even get a mention!
(what's really funny is that Liar For Jesus is still reading this topic while we're typing our responses!)
Ssssshhhhh. There there, don't worry, we all find you quite offensive. ;D ;D ;D ;D
Quote from: Ali on January 21, 2012, 01:36:29 AM
Ssssshhhhh. There there, don't worry, we all find you quite offensive. ;D ;D ;D ;D
Awww...that's sweet. You know just how to make me smile.
Lol... Oh my. I think I'm going to like it here ;D
Did I miss something here? ???
Was Struggling Atheist and then Whitney gave him a name more...erm...honest.
http://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=9158.30 (http://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=9158.30)
ETA: Scroll down to Post #36 - that's where Whitney starts laying some Truth on him/her.
Thanks. I was like, who the heck is this guy?
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi46.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Ff131%2Faasaliman%2FTANKPOWERD.jpg&hash=8ef29f1a9fb1c96c8da1ec515491d9acddfba5f3)
Courtesy of Budhorse - Tank and Asmo, Power Hungry and rolling over babies. As usual.
I got the impression we were expected to be filled with an evangelical zeal to draw Liar to the dark side.
Generally I suppose you may like to help people to see sense, yet I'm more comfortable with Liar remaining on the other side with the fairies.
Quote from: Ali on January 21, 2012, 02:25:14 AM
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Courtesy of Budhorse - Tank and Asmo, Power Hungry and rolling over babies. As usual.
That baby looks happy, I think it's a trap.
Quote from: The Magic Pudding on January 21, 2012, 03:01:22 AM
Quote from: Ali on January 21, 2012, 02:25:14 AM
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Courtesy of Budhorse - Tank and Asmo, Power Hungry and rolling over babies. As usual.
That baby looks happy, I think it's a trap.
It's just unsuspecting of the danger that lurks from behind.
I think it is funny that Tank isn't the one who handed out any of the warnings or punishment other than the first homosexuality 1 day ban yet somehow everything that happened to SA here is all Tank's fault. Tank, you must have some awesome mind control powers to be getting us to all do your bidding.
Good riddance to bad garbage.
And since you're probably still reading this I'll simply add that the worst, most evil, obnoxious douche bags I have ever known in real life have been conservative christians. An elder in his church who sexually harrassed a bunch of women at my place of work. A minister who sexually molested his sons, grandsons, and boys in his church. Drug addicts, peeping toms ... the list goes on.
And the atheists I know in real life? The kindest, most compassionate, most productive, and most wonderful human beings I have had the privilege to know.
Put that in your pipe and smoke it.
Guys, don't be chasing away the Xians. We need them. I think all the Mods including the "power hungry TANK" should send a nicely worded apology to Liar explaining their mistake and that he's welcome to come back so we can continue to eviscerate his faith, especially now that we know what an ass-hat he is.
Here, I'll do it for you.
Dear Liar, we're sorry you suck so hard but please come back as we are woefully thin on really douchy Xians.
Love,
- The HAF Mods including Power Hungry TANK
Good luck.
You're the strangest atheist I've ever come across. You share most of the main ignorant misconceptions of theists, for starters...
I don't know whether you were ever really a struggling atheist or not. If you were misrepresenting yourself, shame on you. If not, I'm sorry you feel the need to leave. I will be hoping that someday you reconsider your views. Obviously, I can't pray for you, but I can hope :) I don't think you're a bad person, but I think you need to take a step back and consider your views more carefully and why we all responded so strongly.
Quote from: Liar For Jesus on January 21, 2012, 01:24:49 AM
I am now quite ready to have my membership with Unhappy Atheist Forum ended ; I find this Forum full of hatred and hostility toward anyone who hasnt buffalo'd themselves with the needed philosophy of atheism so One can live as he/she likes (the main catalyst behind wanting to be atheist) . Also, I find ALL of the Administrators with a good dose of POCD (Paranoid Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) tendencies ... especially power hungry TANK. I find the Forum Rules for civility a complete joke since most if not all Administrators themselves spout off the F. and S. word fluently and often in a defamatory attack on someone or someones Religion -- you cant get any more hypocritical than that. Finally, this Forum thru its atheist Participants clearly confirm why we have the social ills we have today ...due to the masses willing to be duped into suppressing their moral consciences . The extent of people in this Forum not knowing and not caring whats right from wrong is the epitomie of reprobate mindedness .
Therefore, it is with supreme gladness that I hereby bid this Zoo farewell. Any contact from this Forum will immediately go into my Junk file and will not be opened . Ive had a good fill of the rhetoric , hubris, and vociferousity and do not require any more.
Good day.
No longer a struggling Atheist . Thanks for giving me direction.
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg517.imageshack.us%2Fimg517%2F6655%2Fpmslsu0.gif&hash=864936626eaf8fd08f72c935dec3770cf5cd5bb5)
Well it turns out I was absolutly right you are a dishonest, lying, troll, sympathy troll and downright Christain cunt. It's people like you that give religion a bad name. At least you'll end up in Hell for your sins :D
Quote from: Tank
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Well it turns out I was absolutly right you are a dishonest, lying, troll, sympathy troll and downright Christain cunt. It's people like you that give religion a bad name.
...And that display really advances the Atheist cause, Tank! :-\
FFS, deserved or not, this is not a befitting demeanour.
So, yet another misguided individual expresses his views on this forum and manages to whip you all up into a frenzy. He's the winner here people. He's just demonstrated perfectly what Christians believe about Atheists.
Given that we think Atheists are more civilised than the religious, why don't we act like it?!
Shame.
Quote from: Scissorlegs on January 21, 2012, 08:52:11 AM
Quote from: Tank
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Well it turns out I was absolutly right you are a dishonest, lying, troll, sympathy troll and downright Christain cunt. It's people like you that give religion a bad name.
...And that display really advances the Atheist cause, Tank! :-\
FFS, deserved or not, this is not a befitting demeanour.
So, yet another misguided individual expresses his views on this forum and manages to whip you all up into a frenzy. He's the winner here people. He's just demonstrated perfectly what Christians believe about Atheists.
Given that we think Atheists are more civilised than the religious, why don't we act like it?!
Shame.
I think we gave him more then enough chanses to explain how he was right and we were wrong. The fact that we could factually shoot down all of his more and more acerbic and bigoted arguments is a mark agaist him not us.
And what ws he smoking? And where can I get some?
Quote from: Scissorlegs on January 21, 2012, 08:52:11 AM
Quote from: Tank
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Well it turns out I was absolutly right you are a dishonest, lying, troll, sympathy troll and downright Christain cunt. It's people like you that give religion a bad name.
...And that display really advances the Atheist cause, Tank! :-\
FFS, deserved or not, this is not a befitting demeanour.
So, yet another misguided individual expresses his views on this forum and manages to whip you all up into a frenzy. He's the winner here people. He's just demonstrated perfectly what Christians believe about Atheists.
Given that we think Atheists are more civilised than the religious, why don't we act like it?!
Shame.
I have some sympathy for what you say but I don't think we got worked up into a frenzy.
Some forums want theists to fail so they can be fed to the dogs and they enjoy becoming dogs. Here people are extremely patient, I suppose after being so restrained in the face of such an ugly individual a little pent up annoyance gets expressed in the end. What this guy did was pretty weird. A christian comes to an atheist forum pretending to be an atheist and then unapologetically spouts homophobic crap and justifies in a totally stupid way. Homophobia is a thing people are entitled to get angry about, people die because of it.
Quote from: Scissorlegs on January 21, 2012, 08:52:11 AM
Quote from: Tank
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Well it turns out I was absolutly right you are a dishonest, lying, troll, sympathy troll and downright Christain cunt. It's people like you that give religion a bad name.
...And that display really advances the Atheist cause, Tank! :-\
FFS, deserved or not, this is not a befitting demeanour.
So, yet another misguided individual expresses his views on this forum and manages to whip you all up into a frenzy. He's the winner here people. He's just demonstrated perfectly what Christians believe about Atheists.
Given that we think Atheists are more civilised than the religious, why don't we act like it?!
Shame.
You may think that.
I don't. The worst bastards and bitches it has ever been my misfortune to come across have all been card carrying atheists. There are good and bad people, theists and atheists. That gives four possible combinations.
I have a biased view of this but from my point of view the forum is more important than any one member. SA came here with an agenda and he lied about what he wanted to do. Fuck him! Sorry, but I have zero sympathy for him.
Quote from: Tank on January 21, 2012, 07:33:44 AM
Quote from: Liar For Jesus on January 21, 2012, 01:24:49 AM
I am now quite ready to have my membership with Unhappy Atheist Forum ended ; I find this Forum full of hatred and hostility toward anyone who hasnt buffalo'd themselves with the needed philosophy of atheism so One can live as he/she likes (the main catalyst behind wanting to be atheist) . Also, I find ALL of the Administrators with a good dose of POCD (Paranoid Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) tendencies ... especially power hungry TANK. I find the Forum Rules for civility a complete joke since most if not all Administrators themselves spout off the F. and S. word fluently and often in a defamatory attack on someone or someones Religion -- you cant get any more hypocritical than that. Finally, this Forum thru its atheist Participants clearly confirm why we have the social ills we have today ...due to the masses willing to be duped into suppressing their moral consciences . The extent of people in this Forum not knowing and not caring whats right from wrong is the epitomie of reprobate mindedness .
Therefore, it is with supreme gladness that I hereby bid this Zoo farewell. Any contact from this Forum will immediately go into my Junk file and will not be opened . Ive had a good fill of the rhetoric , hubris, and vociferousity and do not require any more.
Good day.
No longer a struggling Atheist . Thanks for giving me direction.
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg517.imageshack.us%2Fimg517%2F6655%2Fpmslsu0.gif&hash=864936626eaf8fd08f72c935dec3770cf5cd5bb5)
Well it turns out I was absolutly right you are a dishonest, lying, troll, sympathy troll and downright Christain cunt. It's people like you that give religion a bad name. At least you'll end up in Hell for your sins :D
Yeah and for a moment I thought you weren't giving him the benefit of doubt.
Turns out you were absolutly right about him being a dishonest, lying, troll, sympathy troll and downright Christain cunt. ;D
Quote from: Ali on January 21, 2012, 01:27:43 AM
And the award for Most Melodramatic Flounce from a Lying Christian for the month of January 2012 goes to....
Ooh! Ooh! I know that one! Egor, right? Right? ;D
Quote from: Tank on January 21, 2012, 07:33:44 AM
At least you'll end up in Hell for your sins :D
...And we all know who is applying for the job of chief cook there, right? ;D Well, it will give that someone great pleasure to roast-while-gloating-obnoxiously people who
really thought they were going to heaven. :D
Quote from: Scissorlegs on January 21, 2012, 08:52:11 AM
...And that display really advances the Atheist cause, Tank! :-\
FFS, deserved or not, this is not a befitting demeanour.
So, yet another misguided individual expresses his views on this forum and manages to whip you all up into a frenzy. He's the winner here people. He's just demonstrated perfectly what Christians believe about Atheists.
Given that we think Atheists are more civilised than the religious, why don't we act like it?!
Shame.
I don't think that's fair on several accounts. First of all, I am entirely certain that this person lied to us and misrepresented himself. I for one don't care if someone is a Christian on this forum - if they are honest about who they are and what they believe, and maintain some modicum of respect for me, then I will gladly do the same. For example, I like AnimatedDirt. I can't always debate with him because our debates tend to go in circles, but I like him and wouldn't call him names or anything like that. Many of us tried to be patient with LFJ, tried to rationally talk out his prejudices and problems with atheism, while in the meantime, he continually indulged in disgustingly bigoted rants against both homosexuals and atheists. He wasn't here to learn anything or engage in any sort of reasoned debate; he already had his mind made up that gays and atheists are evil and he was here to tell us about it until we kicked him out. So fuck him.
Second of all, I resent the idea that as an atheist I have to bend over backwards to the extent of tolerating bigotry being thrown in my face just to prove to Christians that I'm a nice person. If they are walking around thinking that anyone who doesn't believe exactly as they believe must be evil, that's on them, that's not on me. I'm not in the business of tolerating their jack-assery just to ingratiate myself to people who would be just as happy to hate me without reason.
You know what that's like? I don't know how many of you can relate to this, but in the Hispanic community there are some people (usually of the older generation) who have so internalized the racism directed at them that they are desperate to prove that they aren't one of
those Mexicans.
They are one of the good
ones. This usually manifests itself in going along with the racist zenophobic party line and calling other Mexicans "wetbacks" and praising those of us who can "pass." It's because they believe what they've been told about their own people, that we're ugly and lazy and criminals. Well you know what? Fuck that, and fuck this. We atheists don't have anything to "prove." We're just normal people who don't like to be lied to and insulted. Fuck LFJ and fuck anyone else who looks at this and thinks that we are the ones that are in the wrong.
Quote from: Ali on January 21, 2012, 03:56:08 PM
Second of all, I resent the idea that as an atheist I have to bend over backwards to the extent of tolerating bigotry being thrown in my face just to prove to Christians that I'm a nice person. If they are walking around thinking that anyone who doesn't believe exactly as they believe must be evil, that's on them, that's not on me. I'm not in the business of tolerating their jack-assery just to ingratiate myself to people who would be just as happy to hate me without reason.
Agreed. I give people the benefit of the doubt in the beginning, then give respect where respect is earned. No one gets a free pass after the first exchange.
I wish we had a +1 button Ali. I agree with you completely.
I love you guys, seriously. ;D
Quote from: Budhorse4 on January 21, 2012, 04:38:38 PM
I love you guys, seriously. ;D
Ye we are cool aren't we.
We execute someone
Do a little dance
question if we should dance
logically prove that we should
and dance on more merrily than before (https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi647.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu198%2FRamblingSyd%2FFSMlaugh.gif&hash=883c2cb00626f643a7775c6ad6264aae7d1f4643)
Quote from: The Magic Pudding on January 21, 2012, 04:44:15 PM
Quote from: Budhorse4 on January 21, 2012, 04:38:38 PM
I love you guys, seriously. ;D
Ye we are cool aren't we.
We execute someone
Do a little dance
question if we should dance
logically prove that we should
and dance on more merrily than before
This is us. The songs are even kind of appropriate.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq-EK5bZASI&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq-EK5bZASI&feature=related)
Quote from: Traveler on January 21, 2012, 03:56:52 AM
Good riddance to bad garbage.
And since you're probably still reading this I'll simply add that the worst, most evil, obnoxious douche bags I have ever known in real life have been conservative christians. An elder in his church who sexually harrassed a bunch of women at my place of work. A minister who sexually molested his sons, grandsons, and boys in his church. Drug addicts, peeping toms ... the list goes on.
And the atheists I know in real life? The kindest, most compassionate, most productive, and most wonderful human beings I have had the privilege to know.
Put that in your pipe and smoke it.
The Catholic priest where I am from decided that he would do something good for the world one day. So he pulled up to an abortion clinic and took an axe to the door. Nothing like stopping the killing of fetuses that can't even feel or think yet, like violence towards adults that can. Some of the most ignorant evil people I have ever known were Christians. When somebody told me my father was burning in eternal hellfire that was when I started to have a problem with Christian bullshit. Anybody who would sit there and tell you that a good man who has died is somewhere suffering for all eternity for his sins can go fuck themselves.
Quote from: Robert on January 21, 2012, 06:20:28 PM
The Catholic priest where I am from decided that he would do something good for the world one day. So he pulled up to an abortion clinic and took an axe to the door. Nothing like stopping the killing of fetuses that can't even feel or think yet, like violence towards adults that can. Some of the most ignorant evil people I have ever known were Christians. When somebody told me my father was burning in eternal hellfire that was when I started to have a problem with Christian bullshit. Anybody who would sit there and tell you that a good man who has died is somewhere suffering for all eternity for his sins can go fuck themselves.
Robert, I'm sorry. People can be inconsiderate morons. The same thing basically happened to me, although not with a parent. A guy friend of mine died unexpectedly while he was still pretty young, and it shook me up badly. He was a funny, friendly, happy-go-lucky person, always bending over backwards to help others. Just a really considerate guy who everyone wanted to be around. So in my first year of university, just after all this happened, I was looking for some comfort and solace and I checked out a 'campus crusade for Christ' (I know, I know...) event that was being held. At one point, I just started crying, because I was still grieving. A few girls came up to me, asked what was wrong, and I told them. They asked if my friend had known Christ. I said no, he didn't, he was an atheist but a really wonderful guy. Their response? "We're so sorry your friend's in hell."
I sat there shocked for a moment, blurted out 'Hell??' and they proceeded to tell me there was no chance my friend would be anywhere good, and that because he'd rejected God, he was "unfortunately" burning in hell, and that's where he'd stay for all eternity. Well, for me, that was the slow beginning of me refusing to put up with religious crap. I didn't realize it at the time while I grabbed my stuff and stormed out the door, but later when I looked back I knew they couldn't have been more wrong if they'd tried. That opened the doors to a lot of questions, and nearly 10 years later, here I am.
OK, on my own here, but no problem.
Quote from: Tank on January 21, 2012, 11:07:32 AM
I have a biased view of this but from my point of view the forum is more important than any one member. SA came here with an agenda and he lied about what he wanted to do. Fuck him! Sorry, but I have zero sympathy for him.
Indeed. I don't defend his actions. But what has your little rant achieved? Nothing positive whatsoever, other than maybe an individualistic catharsis. Especially coming from a respected authority (yes, that's you BTW), such a display tarnishes the happy forum as a whole and can only be seen as counterproductive.
I respect your front-of-house and behind-the-scenes input, but while
I know you do not assume to speak for everyone, for someone in your position it might be implicit to an outsider. With great power comes great responsibility...
Quote from: AliI resent the idea that as an atheist I have to bend over backwards to the extent of tolerating bigotry being thrown in my face just to prove to Christians that I'm a nice person. If they are walking around thinking that anyone who doesn't believe exactly as they believe must be evil, that's on them, that's not on me. I'm not in the business of tolerating their jack-assery just to ingratiate myself to people who would be just as happy to hate me without reason.
So, not tolerating someone requires lashing out??? This is playground politics. I'm proud to be a member here but if name-calling is your best defense against jack-assery then I'm in the wrong place.
Is not the current best-practice in troll-management to ignore them?
Quote from: Ali on January 21, 2012, 04:56:55 PM
This is us. The songs are even kind of appropriate.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq-EK5bZASI&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq-EK5bZASI&feature=related)
I think my mind just blew.
Quote from: Scissorlegs on January 21, 2012, 09:39:27 PM
I respect your front-of-house and behind-the-scenes input, but while I know you do not assume to speak for everyone, for someone in your position it might be implicit to an outsider. With great power comes great responsibility...
Well, The Asmo is behind Tank on that one (Which in itself probably does more harm than good...). What he said was not in the slightest controversial by my standards.
Quote from: Scissorlegs on January 21, 2012, 09:39:27 PM
OK, on my own here, but no problem.
Quote from: Tank on January 21, 2012, 11:07:32 AM
I have a biased view of this but from my point of view the forum is more important than any one member. SA came here with an agenda and he lied about what he wanted to do. Fuck him! Sorry, but I have zero sympathy for him.
Indeed. I don't defend his actions. But what has your little rant achieved? Nothing positive whatsoever, other than maybe an individualistic catharsis. Especially coming from a respected authority (yes, that's you BTW), such a display tarnishes the happy forum as a whole and can only be seen as counterproductive.
I respect your front-of-house and behind-the-scenes input, but while I know you do not assume to speak for everyone, for someone in your position it might be implicit to an outsider. With great power comes great responsibility...
I understand the point you were making, but at the end of the day I'm just a member who picked up a broom. Hence 'Forum Janitor' in my profile. The last thing a mod should do is start believing his/her own publicity. And yes is was childish and personally cathartic. Why? Because I'm just a bloke on the internet who get's pissed off with morons. Sometimes I don't live up to others expectation, and don't you dare stop pointing that out! ;D
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on January 21, 2012, 09:44:43 PM
Quote from: Ali on January 21, 2012, 04:56:55 PM
This is us. The songs are even kind of appropriate.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq-EK5bZASI&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq-EK5bZASI&feature=related)
I think my mind just blew.
Eh... The footwork was somewhat lamp post like, but overall, an ok show.
Quote from: Tank on January 21, 2012, 09:46:35 PM
I understand the point you were making, but at the end of the day I'm just a member who picked up a broom. Hence 'Forum Janitor' in my profile. The last thing a mod should do is start believing his/her own publicity. And yes is was childish and personally cathartic. Why? Because I'm just a bloke on the internet who get's pissed off with morons. Sometimes I don't live up to others expectation, and don't you dare stop pointing that out! ;D
Tank in red: mod hat on. Tank in black: mod hat off. Simple, yes? That's how The Asmo knows when to use his anti-mod invisibility cloak. ;D
Quote from: Asmodean on January 21, 2012, 09:44:58 PM
Quote from: Scissorlegs on January 21, 2012, 09:39:27 PM
I respect your front-of-house and behind-the-scenes input, but while I know you do not assume to speak for everyone, for someone in your position it might be implicit to an outsider. With great power comes great responsibility...
Well, The Asmo is behind Tank on that one (Which in itself probably does more harm than good...). What he said was not in the slightest controversial by my standards.
That's not a particularly weighty statement - luckily for us
your standards do not proliferate... ;)
Quote from: Tank on January 21, 2012, 09:46:35 PM
Sometimes I don't live up to others expectation, and don't you dare stop pointing that out! ;D
I'll do my best. Expert at finding faults in other people me...
Quote from: Amicale on January 21, 2012, 07:20:23 PM
Quote from: Robert on January 21, 2012, 06:20:28 PM
The Catholic priest where I am from decided that he would do something good for the world one day. So he pulled up to an abortion clinic and took an axe to the door. Nothing like stopping the killing of fetuses that can't even feel or think yet, like violence towards adults that can. Some of the most ignorant evil people I have ever known were Christians. When somebody told me my father was burning in eternal hellfire that was when I started to have a problem with Christian bullshit. Anybody who would sit there and tell you that a good man who has died is somewhere suffering for all eternity for his sins can go fuck themselves.
Robert, I'm sorry. People can be inconsiderate morons. The same thing basically happened to me, although not with a parent. A guy friend of mine died unexpectedly while he was still pretty young, and it shook me up badly. He was a funny, friendly, happy-go-lucky person, always bending over backwards to help others. Just a really considerate guy who everyone wanted to be around. So in my first year of university, just after all this happened, I was looking for some comfort and solace and I checked out a 'campus crusade for Christ' (I know, I know...) event that was being held. At one point, I just started crying, because I was still grieving. A few girls came up to me, asked what was wrong, and I told them. They asked if my friend had known Christ. I said no, he didn't, he was an atheist but a really wonderful guy. Their response? "We're so sorry your friend's in hell."
I sat there shocked for a moment, blurted out 'Hell??' and they proceeded to tell me there was no chance my friend would be anywhere good, and that because he'd rejected God, he was "unfortunately" burning in hell, and that's where he'd stay for all eternity. Well, for me, that was the slow beginning of me refusing to put up with religious crap. I didn't realize it at the time while I grabbed my stuff and stormed out the door, but later when I looked back I knew they couldn't have been more wrong if they'd tried. That opened the doors to a lot of questions, and nearly 10 years later, here I am.
Yikes!!! I'm so very sorry you were subjected to such bigoted, thoughtless people. Hugs to you. ((()))
Quote from: Scissorlegs on January 21, 2012, 10:27:48 PM
I'll do my best. Expert at finding faults in other people me...
Do me next.
Quote from: MadBomr101 on January 22, 2012, 05:54:24 AM
Do me next.
I'm going to take that as an open invitation to insult.
You have a big bum and I feel sorry for your chair.
I may insult you further later, but I'll let you try and recover from my first attack first.
My turn ;D
Translating your avatar into English from Portuguese - your prevalent fault is that you're a vagabond. You're lazy and unmoving ;D But of course there was no way you could've known that...
A few words short of a thousand, but there ya go :D
If Martyr for Jesus is reading this thread, it must suck that we aren't talking about him any more, eh..?
After all, how is he supposed to junkmail our messages to him if we send no messages..? That's almost mean, that is. And nice! ;D
Quote from: MadBomr101 on January 22, 2012, 05:54:24 AM
Quote from: Scissorlegs on January 21, 2012, 10:27:48 PM
I'll do my best. Expert at finding faults in other people me...
Do me next.
It's unfair to kick a man when he's down. Being American is affliction enough for one lifetime, so we'll leave it at that.
I must have missed a whole lot. I don't even know what the guy was complaining about. Things are pretty civil around here, seems to me.
Quote from: Ecurb Noselrub on January 22, 2012, 06:05:39 PM
I must have missed a whole lot. I don't even know what the guy was complaining about. Things are pretty civil around here, seems to me.
I was here for the whole thing and I don't understand the controversy either. I think Struggling Atheist (aka Liar for Jesus) got as fair a shake as anyone who couldn't back up his assertions with anything but bigoted assumptions, and turned out to be a manipulative liar on top of it. People said a few sharp things to him and he said a few sharp things himself but by and large it looked to me like everyone was trying to be civil, and since he wasn't even banned but left of his own accord I have no idea why I'm supposed to feel sorry for SA.
Quote from: Ecurb Noselrub on January 22, 2012, 06:05:39 PM
I must have missed a whole lot. I don't even know what the guy was complaining about. Things are pretty civil around here, seems to me.
I think he got miffed that I spotted him as a sympathy/concern troll almost immediatly he joined. Then he got 'outed' as a troll posting as 'Ex Atheist' on another forum. It was downhill from there.
Troll plus troll multiplied by troll... That's a lot of trollishness right there.
yeah i missed all the action too :( oh well, shame he decided to take one last snidey pop at the mods and Tank in particular, that last post was really pathetic. I really don't know quite what he hoped to gain by pretending not to be a Christian, particularly as pretty much all his posts suggested he had strong Christian beliefs. He could do with a few stealth lessons from Pharaoh Cat!
Pharaoh Cat was a troll? ???
Quote from: The Magic Pudding on January 22, 2012, 06:56:16 AM
Quote from: MadBomr101 on January 22, 2012, 05:54:24 AM
Do me next.
I'm going to take that as an open invitation to insult.
You have a big bum and I feel sorry for your chair.
I may insult you further later, but I'll let you try and recover from my first attack first.
This will take time. I'm deeply wounded and have sought assistance from a mental health professional. My prognosis is "iffy" at best. I hope you're pleased with yourself.
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on January 22, 2012, 07:03:36 AM
My turn ;D
Translating your avatar into English from Portuguese - your prevalent fault is that you're a vagabond. You're lazy and unmoving ;D But of course there was no way you could've known that...
A few words short of a thousand, but there ya go :D
If you had an ass as big as the one in my av you'd be lazy and unmoving as well. Your stinging words have pushed my recovery back by years.
Quote from: Scissorlegs on January 22, 2012, 07:57:03 AM
Quote from: MadBomr101 on January 22, 2012, 05:54:24 AM
Quote from: Scissorlegs on January 21, 2012, 10:27:48 PM
I'll do my best. Expert at finding faults in other people me...
Do me next.
It's unfair to kick a man when he's down. Being American is affliction enough for one lifetime, so we'll leave it at that.
Sadly, I can't argue with this. :'(
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on January 23, 2012, 01:02:49 AM
Quote from: Budhorse4 on January 22, 2012, 11:30:55 PM
Pharaoh Cat was a troll? ???
No, just stealthy.
thanks BCE. Yeah, I was just noting that Pharaoh Cat is a ninja master of stealth, but definitely not not a troll. Unlike LFJ on both counts!
Quote from: Too Few Lions on January 23, 2012, 01:23:02 AM
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on January 23, 2012, 01:02:49 AM
Quote from: Budhorse4 on January 22, 2012, 11:30:55 PM
Pharaoh Cat was a troll? ???
No, just stealthy.
thanks BCE. Yeah, I was just noting that Pharaoh Cat is a ninja master of stealth, but definitely not not a troll. Unlike LFJ on both counts!
Alright. I was confused for a while.
Quote from: Too Few Lions on January 23, 2012, 01:23:02 AM
thanks BCE. Yeah, I was just noting that Pharaoh Cat is a ninja master of stealth, but definitely not not a troll. Unlike LFJ on both counts!
Hey! The ninja thing is my gig!
Quote from: Guardian85 on January 23, 2012, 01:14:27 PM
Quote from: Too Few Lions on January 23, 2012, 01:23:02 AM
thanks BCE. Yeah, I was just noting that Pharaoh Cat is a ninja master of stealth, but definitely not not a troll. Unlike LFJ on both counts!
Hey! The ninja thing is my gig!
Not subtle enough in your Interwebbing ways. :P
Quote from: Traveler on January 21, 2012, 11:44:57 PM
Quote from: Amicale on January 21, 2012, 07:20:23 PM
Quote from: Robert on January 21, 2012, 06:20:28 PM
The Catholic priest where I am from decided that he would do something good for the world one day. So he pulled up to an abortion clinic and took an axe to the door. Nothing like stopping the killing of fetuses that can't even feel or think yet, like violence towards adults that can. Some of the most ignorant evil people I have ever known were Christians. When somebody told me my father was burning in eternal hellfire that was when I started to have a problem with Christian bullshit. Anybody who would sit there and tell you that a good man who has died is somewhere suffering for all eternity for his sins can go fuck themselves.
Robert, I'm sorry. People can be inconsiderate morons. The same thing basically happened to me, although not with a parent. A guy friend of mine died unexpectedly while he was still pretty young, and it shook me up badly. He was a funny, friendly, happy-go-lucky person, always bending over backwards to help others. Just a really considerate guy who everyone wanted to be around. So in my first year of university, just after all this happened, I was looking for some comfort and solace and I checked out a 'campus crusade for Christ' (I know, I know...) event that was being held. At one point, I just started crying, because I was still grieving. A few girls came up to me, asked what was wrong, and I told them. They asked if my friend had known Christ. I said no, he didn't, he was an atheist but a really wonderful guy. Their response? "We're so sorry your friend's in hell."
I sat there shocked for a moment, blurted out 'Hell??' and they proceeded to tell me there was no chance my friend would be anywhere good, and that because he'd rejected God, he was "unfortunately" burning in hell, and that's where he'd stay for all eternity. Well, for me, that was the slow beginning of me refusing to put up with religious crap. I didn't realize it at the time while I grabbed my stuff and stormed out the door, but later when I looked back I knew they couldn't have been more wrong if they'd tried. That opened the doors to a lot of questions, and nearly 10 years later, here I am.
Yikes!!! I'm so very sorry you were subjected to such bigoted, thoughtless people. Hugs to you. ((()))
Thanks for saying sorry, but it wasn't actually a specific incident and the first time I heard it had been a few years after his passing. I just told some Christians the circumstances and they all said the same thing. That person (My Father) is burning in eternal hellfire. I usually replied you're an idiot. I have heard a lot of the Jesus crap too. Saying that people on the other side of their religion (Jews) will burn in hell for not accepting Jesus even though they wrote themselves in as gods chosen people. It's like a circle of Ignorance. If all of the bible was true nobody would ever get into heaven. There would be a sign. Heaven population: 1