NBA: Westboro Baptist Church planning on protesting game 5 in OKC

[jag]

I already know about your bull excuse.

God impregnated a woman with himself to sacrifice himself to himself for some stupid reason.

The perfect God needed a do-over, essentially. He ed up his rules the first time around, so he used Jesus to change them. Let's ignore for a second that the New Testament repeatedly says not to ignore the Old Testament, and let's focus on the re ed idea that a perfect God would change his mind.

sexual behavior occurred before Jesus was born, and God thought that it was an abomination. sexual behavior occurs now, and Westboro Baptist Church thinks that it is an abomination. What is exactly incorrect about their statement?

Yeah, I'm not convinced you're interested in a sincere response. Let me know when you are.

[Woo Bum-kon]

Yeah, I'm not convinced you're interested in a sincere response. Let me know when you are.

I'm sorry your ridiculous belief in a fairy tale doesn't have any kind of logical support for it.

You're a cafeteria Christian. Most are. A true Christian would find sexual behavior to be an abomination, per their own holy book. But no, they do intellectual gymnastics to come to the conclusion that everything they like in the Bible counts and everything they dislike doesn't.

[Spur-Addict]

Don't these people have anything better to do? Eh...

[jeebus]

NBA forum turning into the political forum as of late imo. NFL season needs to hurry up and start; these bull discussions wouldn't happen down there.

[Huey Freeman]

If Westboro steps a single foot into Oklahoma, we'll be sure to show them a little good ole' fashioned southern hospitality to these "kindred" spirits.

LOL since when is Oklahoma considered the south? When WBC does do their little protest Im sure the WBC members are going in shock of many Okies who walk over and join their little protest. will probably boggle their hating minds.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

LOL since when is Oklahoma considered the south? When WBC does do their little protest Im sure the WBC members are going in shock of many Okies who walk over and join their little protest. will probably boggle their hating minds.

cosign. They're gonna realize how many Okies share their beliefs and probably double their membership while they're in OKC.

[Suspect]

good person\Christian.

contradiction imo

[jag]

I'm sorry your ridiculous belief in a fairy tale doesn't have any kind of logical support for it.

You're a cafeteria Christian. Most are. A true Christian would find sexual behavior to be an abomination, per their own holy book. But no, they do intellectual gymnastics to come to the conclusion that everything they like in the Bible counts and everything they dislike doesn't.

So you refer to the lack of logical support for Christianity but, without any logical support, you reached numerous conclusions about my personal beliefs. This discussion is going places.

[Woo Bum-kon]

So you refer to the lack of logical support for Christianity but, without any logical support, you reached numerous conclusions about my personal beliefs. This discussion is going places.

Are you not a Christian?

[tp2021]

Surprised nobody has wasted a bullet on them yet tbh. Hopefully the next NBA player to come out plays for Chicago.

[jag]

Are you not a Christian?

I'm not sure why you're asking me. You already provided a detailed account of my beliefs. Unless you were being illogical, you should already have the answer. If you were in fact being illogical and unreasonable, then I'm not sure if I can trust you now. That would make you no better than Christians.

[blkroadrunners]

"Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; that is detestable." (Lev 18:22 NIV)
"If a man has sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads." (Lev 20:13 NIV)

No, their views seem pretty consistent with the word of God.

Yet the NT is totally contradictory to the OT.

[ambchang]

Sad how a number of posters here are using the hatred of an extreme segment of a large religious group to justify their own hatred of the group in it's entirety.

Also, shocked to see the ignorance of a religion being used as a form of logic to justify the hatred.

Serious question to W B-k and DoK, have you read the Bible in its entirety, and understand the context of all the passages you have quoted?

[Woo Bum-kon]

^ Except when it is not: http://www.evilbible.com/do_not_ignore_ot.htm

I'm not sure why you're asking me. You already provided a detailed account of my beliefs. Unless you were being illogical, you should already have the answer. If you were in fact being illogical and unreasonable, then I'm not sure if I can trust you now. That would make you no better than Christians.

It's perfectly logical to come to the conclusion that you are a Christian based off your Christian apologetics. If I'm wrong, I'm wrong.

Again, are you a Christian?

[NASpurs]

Serious question to W B-k and DoK, have you read the Bible in its entirety, and understand the context of all the passages you have quoted?

You mean posting from a biased website called "evilbible.com" isn't enough?!

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

Sad how a number of posters here are using the hatred of an extreme segment of a large religious group to justify their own hatred of the group in it's entirety.

Also, shocked to see the ignorance of a religion being used as a form of logic to justify the hatred.

Serious question to W B-k and DoK, have you read the Bible in its entirety, and understand the context of all the passages you have quoted?

No, I haven't read the bible. When I do read it's generally non-fiction.

[Woo Bum-kon]

I'd love for ambchang to present a context in which slavery is okay. Or murdering children. Or murdering sexuals. Or forcing a woman to marry her rapist. Or genocide.

[BUMP]

If Westboro steps a single foot into Oklahoma, we'll be sure to show them a little good ole' fashioned southern hospitality to these "kindred" spirits.

YEAH!! That's what 'm talkin' bout, how it should be! 'Murica, freedom ain't free, hefty fee, not a dry eye, Jason Witten no helmet, catching a pass with :10 sec left against the hated Redskins in the SuperBowl, 70 yards to go, looking bleak, 3 guys piling on, looking like he's down, musters up enough courage to keep going while pulling the american flag out of his pocket, dragging 3 'skeens into the 'zone, clock expiring as he stretches the pigskin/american flag over the goalline where his son and wife are waiting for him, Boys win, Witten rushed by all the veterans in the stadium, hoisting the 'bardi trophy in one hand, son in the other, carried off the field to 'bama's private jet etc

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

[NASpurs]

I'd love for ambchang to present a context in which slavery is okay. Or murdering children. Or murdering sexuals. Or forcing a woman to marry her rapist. Or genocide.

http://www.evilbible.com/Rape.htm
http://www.evilbible.com/Murder.htm
http://www.evilbible.com/Slavery.htm

Funny how people think Christians are brainwashed but you can also be brainwashed to the other extreme.

But here comes the typical:

but being an extremist atheist doesn't mean I'll start blowing up churches

You people talk like all the things you say are new.

[ambchang]

No, I haven't read the bible. When I do read it's generally non-fiction.

So I am assuming that you are taking the values and "rules" of Christianity based on observations of a select few individuals, or those reported by the media? Is that true? If so, you are arguing against the actions of a few people who may or may not represent a religion, rather than that of the religion itself.

Lumping the actions of a few self-proclaimed Christians who bomb abortion clinics, are pedophiles, or discriminate against others due their race or sexual orientation with a general population as a whole is akin to saying a few to saying that all atheists are mass murderers by taking the actions of a few atheist mass murderers as examples. The only difference is that the Christian group uses religion as an excuse to do these things that are directly contradictory to the central principles of their religious beliefs.

[ambchang]

I'd love for ambchang to present a context in which slavery is okay. Or murdering children. Or murdering sexuals. Or forcing a woman to marry her rapist. Or genocide.

Read the entire book. There are certain central teachings that all the other rules revolve around.

If you haven't read the entire book, studied the historical context, or spent any significant time trying to understand the entire religion, you don't even know what you are arguing against.

It's like saying all Muslims are jihadists and terrorists, and that Allah condone those actions. It's bigoted and ignorant.

[Splits]

When I read the headline, my first thought was that the WBC would be marching in support of Abaka's Congolese fainting ritual after missing the chippy to end game 4.

[elbamba]

"Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; that is detestable." (Lev 18:22 NIV)
"If a man has sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads." (Lev 20:13 NIV)

No, their views seem pretty consistent with the word of God.

So God is cool with anal? Sweet.

[Woo Bum-kon]

Nice question dodge, ambchang. I am not reading the entire Bible. Please, explain to me how slavery can be okay.

http://www.evilbible.com/Rape.htm
http://www.evilbible.com/Murder.htm
http://www.evilbible.com/Slavery.htm

Funny how people think Christians are brainwashed but you can also be brainwashed to the other extreme.

But here comes the typical:

but being an extremist atheist doesn't mean I'll start blowing up churches

You people talk like all the things you say are new.

And how am I brainwashed? All that is actually in the Bible, and I could have used the Skeptic's Annotated Bible to make my point, but chose not to.

You didn't address the points I made, by the way.

And at you equating extreme atheists to extreme theists, then acknowledging how stupid your point was.