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TerriNPA · 02-08-2003, 01:53 PM

A friend who I've emailed a reply to BEFORE (with a quote from MMO) about her religious text apparently didn't get my clue, or decided to test the waters again by sending this:

Quote:

God's Great Grace
> > I wonder how many people will delete this without reading it because of
the title on it?
> > There once was a man named George Thomas, pastor in a small New England
town. One Easter Sunday morning he came to the Church carrying a rusty,
bent, old bird cage, and set it by the pulpit. Eyebrows were raised and, as
if in response, Pastor Thomas began to speak... "I was walking through town
yesterday when I saw a young boy coming toward me swinging this bird cage.
On the bottom of the cage were three little wild birds, shivering with cold
and fright. I stopped the lad and asked, "What you got there, son?"
> "Just some old birds," came the reply.
> > "What are you gonna do with them?" I asked. "Take 'em home and have fun
with 'em," he answered. "I'm gonna tease 'em and pull out their feathers to
make 'em fight. I'm gonna have a real good time."
> "But you'll get tired of those birds sooner or later. What will you
do?" "Oh, I got some cats," said the little boy. "They like birds. I'll take
'em to them."
> > The pastor was silent for a moment. "How much do you want for those
birds, son?" "Huh?? !!! Why, you don't want them birds, mister. They're just
plain old field birds. They don't sing. They ain't even pretty!"
> "How much?" the pastor asked again.The boy sized up the pastor as if he
were crazy and said, "$10?" The pastor reached in his pocket and took out a
ten-dollar bill. He placed it in the boy's hand. In a flash, the boy was
gone. The pastor picked up the cage and gently carried it to the end of the
alley where there was a tree and a grassy spot. Setting the cage down, he
opened the door, and by softly tapping the bars persuaded the birds out,
setting them free.
> > Well, that explained the empty birdcage on the pulpit, and then the
pastor began to tell this story:
> > One day Satan and Jesus were having a conversation. Satan had just come
from the Garden of Eden, and he was gloating and boasting."Yes, sir, I just
caught the world full of people down there. Set me a trap, used bait I knew
they couldn't resist. Got 'em all!" "What are you going to do with them?"
Jesus asked. & gt; Satan replied, "Oh, I'm gonna have fun! I'm
> > gonna teach them how to marry and divorce each other, how to hate and
abuse each other, how to drink and smoke and curse. I'm gonna teach them how
to invent guns and bombs and kill each other. I'm really gonna have fun!"
> > "And what will you do when you get done with them?" Jesus asked. "Oh,
I'll kill 'em," Satan glared proudly.
> > "How much do you want for them?" Jesus asked. "Oh, you don't want those
people. They ain't no good. Why, you'll take them and they'll just hate you.
They'll spit on you, curse you and kill you. You don't want those people!!"
> > "How much? He asked again. Satan looked at Jesus and sneered, "All your
blood, tears and your life." Jesus said, "DONE!" Then He paid the price.
> > The pastor picked up the cage he opened the door and he walked from the
pulpit.
> > Notes: Isn't it funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then
wonder why the world's going to hell. Isn't it funny how someone can say, "I
believe in God" but still follow Satan (who, by the way, also "believes" in
God)? Isn't it funny how you can send a thousand jokes through e-mail and
they spread like wildfire, but when you start sending
> > messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing. Isn't it
funny how when you go to forward this message, you will not send it to many
on your address list because you're not sure what they believe, or what they
will think of you for sending it to the e-mail. Isn't it funny
> > how I can be more worried about what other people think of me than what
God thinks of me. I pray, for everyone who sends this to their entire
address book, they will be blessed by God in a way special for them in a way
special for them. And send it back to the person who sent it, to let them
know that indeed it was sent out to many more.
> > The best antique is an old friend"--Anonymous

I skimmed through it and saw the bolded part of this and HAD TO respond...

She had sent that to maybe 10-15 other people, but after thinking about it I thought I'd just send this to her:

Quote:

Isn't it funny that Christians pick and choose what parts of the Bible they believe in? Isn't it funny that Christians preach about loving God but have probably not read the entire bible?

http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/

When religion ruled the world they called it the dark ages.

The world is going to hell BECAUSE OF religion... not because there are people who do not follow it...

Check this site out for victims of the Christian faith:

http://www.geocities.com/iconoclastes.geo/victims.html

Girl, I love ya, so I didn't send this to everybody, but PLEASE do not send me anymore of this!

Thanks

T

I'm just trying to figure out if THAT will finally get her to realize I don't want this crap in my email box! Anything else good to think of?

Thanks for lettin me vent

Shadowy Man · 02-08-2003, 02:42 PM

Sounds like Jesus got screwed in that deal, considering that people still divorce, drink, smoke, curse, build bombs and kill each other.

Oh, and by the way, where in the Bible can I find that conversation between Jesus and Satan??

beth · 02-08-2003, 02:50 PM

Tee hee! I got that forwarded to me yesterday. Liked your response.

ajm51987 · 02-08-2003, 05:15 PM

Let us know what happend

TerriNPA · 02-08-2003, 05:24 PM

heehe... well she read it, no response though... will find out sometime in the future if it got through or not

Jayjay · 02-08-2003, 11:14 PM

That story makes much more sense if you switch the names "Jesus" and "Satan". Which one of them set up the bait again? Which one is paying the prive of eternal damnation?

Corwin · 02-10-2003, 08:47 AM

Funny how Jesus wasn't around to save Job...... oops missed one I guess. :P

winstonjen · 02-10-2003, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Shadowy Man

Oh, and by the way, where in the Bible can I find that conversation between Jesus and Satan??

Try the "Catholic Unabriged Pedophile-Hiding Fabrication Bible."

Shadowy Man · 02-10-2003, 03:45 PM

I guess my point was that most of these "Godspam" messages that people post here seem to be centered around fictional stories (though I consider the entire Bible to be fictional).

Anybody can make up a fictional story to metaphorically represent and justify any possible moral situation. What does that prove??

butswana · 02-11-2003, 10:27 AM

Shut up, Shadowy Man. You're thinking too much. You're suppossed to nod your head while you read it, the exclaim, "PRAISE JESUS" when your done.
Why don't I ever get any of this wacky email? I want it.

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02-08-2003, 02:42 PM	#2
Shadowy Man Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A Shadowy Planet Posts: 7,585	Sounds like Jesus got screwed in that deal, considering that people still divorce, drink, smoke, curse, build bombs and kill each other. Oh, and by the way, where in the Bible can I find that conversation between Jesus and Satan??

02-08-2003, 02:50 PM	#3
beth Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: where orange blossoms bloom... Posts: 1,802	Tee hee! I got that forwarded to me yesterday. Liked your response.

02-08-2003, 05:15 PM	#4
ajm51987 Regular Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Seattle, USA Posts: 245	Let us know what happend

02-08-2003, 05:24 PM	#5
TerriNPA Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 555	heehe... well she read it, no response though... will find out sometime in the future if it got through or not

02-08-2003, 11:14 PM	#6
Jayjay Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Finland Posts: 6,261	That story makes much more sense if you switch the names "Jesus" and "Satan". Which one of them set up the bait again? Which one is paying the prive of eternal damnation?

02-10-2003, 08:47 AM	#7
Corwin Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 4,369	Funny how Jesus wasn't around to save Job...... oops missed one I guess. :P

02-10-2003, 03:45 PM	#9
Shadowy Man Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A Shadowy Planet Posts: 7,585	I guess my point was that most of these "Godspam" messages that people post here seem to be centered around fictional stories (though I consider the entire Bible to be fictional). Anybody can make up a fictional story to metaphorically represent and justify any possible moral situation. What does that prove??

02-11-2003, 10:27 AM	#10
butswana Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 1,804	Shut up, Shadowy Man. You're thinking too much. You're suppossed to nod your head while you read it, the exclaim, "PRAISE JESUS" when your done. Why don't I ever get any of this wacky email? I want it.

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