My Introductory Rant

[MadBomr101]

Thanks one and all.   

- What food do you prefer to eat while blaspheming god?

I used to have a tradition of stopping for a steak sandwich on Good Fridays while travelling to the Murrumbidgee River.
There was a bit of blasphemy involved, F*** god I'm having a steak sandwich, that kind of thing.
It was mostly about the sandwich though, they are so much better than those MacDonalds things.

So what is your preference?

I prefer something lighter when denouncing the all powerful space daddy.  I like to munch on caramel popcorn.  The combination of sweet, salty, and sacreligious makes for an irresistible taste treat while hurling my anti-religious diatribes.  It's low in fat too.

[The Magic Pudding]

- Who is the kookiest xian you've ever met?

I was dragged along to a stadium to see a visiting US evangelist with big hair, talking in tongues and healing.
I don't think he was the kookiest, he was probably making a fortune and would later fly home in his private jet.
The guy that dragged me there was pretty kooky, but there were heaps more kooky people there.  
They give 10% of their income to the church, crazy ha? but it's true.

OK share your kookiest please.

[Tank]

Ken Ham would be the maxi-moron theist for me. An absolutly insane fundy science-denying nut job.

[Buddy]

I think Fred Phelps would have to be the top of the list for me. Not just because of the whole homosexual thing, but because apparently all Swedes are going to hell. Really? Now you're just being an a**hole, Fred 

[MadBomr101]

OK share your kookiest please.

I once knew a Xian who insisted he was being stalked by demons.  He thought they listened in on his phone conversations and were trying to steal his soul.  He slept in his closet because he believed that was the one place he could hide from them.  This is not a joke.  He eventually became homeless.  However, I don't consider him to tbe kookiest, he was genuinely disturbed and needed medical help.  He eventually got it.

No, the truly kookiest one who didn't have the defense of being mentally disturbed (in the clinical sense at least) is a guy I work with currently who rejects science, doesn't observe any holiday because that distracts from worshipping god, he won't drink, gamble or engage in pre-marital sex so a weekend in Vegas is pretty much out of the question, and all of this makes perfect sense to him. 

You've probably guessed he's a Jehovah's Witness.

The only religion kookier than the JWs is Scientology, but, since I've never met a Scientologist, the JW lands the number one spot for kookiest Xian for me.

Here's the kicker, he's a great guy.  He's got a good sense of humor, he's likeable and pleasant to have around except that the minute you want to do anything fun, he typically excuses himself to go home, pray and read his bible.  He's the Jekyll and Hyde of social interaction.

[MadBomr101]

I think Fred Phelps would have to be the top of the list for me. Not just because of the whole homosexual thing, but because apparently all Swedes are going to hell. Really? Now you're just being an a**hole, Fred 

Fred's an a**hole with every breath he takes.  Literally.  He inhales oxygen and exhales a**holeness. 

[MadBomr101]

Oh look, I just need one more post to reach ten...hey, here it is!   

[Too Few Lions]

great intro, and welcome to the forum I think you've got the Bible and Christianity bang to rights. They were written by fairly backward people even for 2-3000 years ago, the Jews and Christians weren't the intellectual powerhouse of the ancient world!