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- chadsmith729, on 09/18/2008, -3/+137So let me get this straight, if Harry potter was spotted sitting at a Starbucks sipping Coke while Spongebob nibbled on a creme filled chocolate Jesus arguing which one is better Dr. Who or Wacky Week the world would implode?
- AmyVernon, on 09/18/2008, -0/+20Precisely.
- Fhwqhgads, on 09/18/2008, -0/+11That is brilliant!
- imnojezus, on 09/18/2008, -0/+6I need to make this happen.
- HarrisonBn, on 09/18/2008, -0/+4thanks for saving me some time from reading this submission. :)
- MasonZombie, on 09/18/2008, -0/+7No. Just the Christians.
- fredJdukes, on 09/18/2008, -0/+4Let's do it.
- rip911, on 09/18/2008, -0/+3that was amazing sir.
- bagboyrebel, on 09/18/2008, -0/+7Ok, we have the plan, now just to put it into action.
- FLarsen, on 09/18/2008, -3/+1That's exactly what's going to happen when the LHC divides by zero.
- bluezinc, on 09/18/2008, -0/+2Is it just me or does Jesus seem to be pissed off a lot?
He needs to take a nap or something, it's everyday with him! There's always something that he hates or wants his followers to hate for him.
- Fhwqhgads, on 09/18/2008, -56/+85This is why religion needs to ***** off and die, and us free people need to stop tolerating their *****.
- tykwondingo, on 09/18/2008, -36/+7You said it man, this archaic ***** needs to disappear. There's no father-figure in the sky...
Science is god.- GassyTurd, on 09/18/2008, -1/+8You had me until "Science is god."
- Hartman27, on 09/18/2008, -1/+3So is their some sort of holy trinity between Chemistry, Biology, and Physics? Just wondering.
- tykwondingo, on 09/18/2008, -0/+1no, their[sic] is not.
- why3th, on 09/18/2008, -8/+64This is why religion needs to follow it's own doctrine of tolerance and acceptance. Hoping religion dies off is just as intolerant. Peaceful coexistence is what is needed.
- mywhitenoise, on 09/18/2008, -5/+27Didn't work for the Jedi's and the Sith.
- Tyorant, on 09/18/2008, -8/+16That will never happen, religion needs to go.
- DJMattB241, on 09/18/2008, -4/+10The problem is that peaceful coexistence with non-believers is directly incompatible with most major religious doctrines.
Kill the non-believers, and all that nonsense.
Tolerant religious people aren't following their doctrine very closely, and might as well just convert to atheism and get over it. Or at least agnosticism. - PopcornDave, on 09/18/2008, -4/+3No Tyoranto, religion needs to stay - inside of the person practicing it so they don't bother everyone else with their beliefs.
- MewTwo, on 09/18/2008, -2/+4tyoranto... with man comes conflict. There will be no peaceful coexistence with or without religion.
- Tyorant, on 09/19/2008, -1/+1Who the ***** is Tyoranto?
- Fhwqhgads, on 09/19/2008, -1/+1"Tolerant religious people" There's an oxymoron for ya!
- Marcatto, on 09/18/2008, -6/+29There's only two things I hate in this world: intolerance towards others based on their beliefs, and religious people.
- TheMidnight, on 09/18/2008, -4/+24and the Dutch.
- IglooBurner, on 09/18/2008, -36/+4You are one of the two things you hate.
- btschul, on 09/18/2008, -0/+23WOOOOOOOOOOSH
- xelerated, on 09/18/2008, -9/+12Why do you hate freedom? Are you a commie?
- mywhitenoise, on 09/18/2008, -10/+4If you want to give up your freedom of Merica just because of some fruity little A-rabs from Iraq bombing a couple of towers, then be my guest, but get out of my country and stop breathing my FREE air!
I LOVE YOU MERICA! - lilhelper, on 09/18/2008, -0/+2America is already changing into a more communist country. Mainly through the use of the internet.
Control or at least monitor what someone depends on everyday (the internet) and you have an effective way to control a people.
- mywhitenoise, on 09/18/2008, -10/+4If you want to give up your freedom of Merica just because of some fruity little A-rabs from Iraq bombing a couple of towers, then be my guest, but get out of my country and stop breathing my FREE air!
- badastronaut, on 09/18/2008, -8/+21How is what they do different than you telling them their beliefs need to ***** off and die? You are simply the other side of the fence.
- Anonemousk, on 09/18/2008, -10/+5Yeah, but guess what? The grass is greener on this side.
- mywhitenoise, on 09/18/2008, -12/+8That's like saying "killing Hitler isn't right!" despite the mess he made.
- GassyTurd, on 09/18/2008, -5/+7Wrong. If you want to believe in magical sky daddies and 4000 year old dinosaurs, you can just ***** OFF.
- Shawn4168, on 09/18/2008, -5/+25Wow...way to stereotype billions of people based off of the actions of a few extremists. ANY way of life can be taken to unhealthy extremes, not just religion. I'd gladly point out extremist liberals, conservatives, environmentalists, atheists, homosexuals, blacks, whites, hispanics, americans, anti-americans, etc. if you'd like proof.
- GassyTurd, on 09/18/2008, -6/+6How many of them start wars and control your life through the government?
- davidrools, on 09/18/2008, -3/+4That would be the conservatives.
- rearlgrant, on 09/19/2008, -3/+2The difference is that none of the others claim that you will live forever only if you behave in accordance with their doctrines -- otherwise you burn in hell forever, in thy mercy.
That's terrorism, plain and simple. - Fhwqhgads, on 09/19/2008, -2/+2"billions of people based off of the actions of a few extremists"
This is typical argument. My typical answer is this: You guys have the power to put these extremists out, but you don't. Until you do, I will continue to assume that you all stand for the same thing and the people you call extremists are simply your representatives brave enough to speak their beliefs out loud.
Prove me wrong. Remove these "extremists" from the equation.
- asinausk, on 09/18/2008, -7/+3cool, now I know to discredit anything you say in the future.
- vortex22222, on 09/18/2008, -3/+4So, you're saying we should practice intolerance toward those wackos as result of their own intolerance...
If you fight intolerance with intolerance, nothing gets accomplished.- rearlgrant, on 09/19/2008, -1/+2No, I advocate the taking of life, liberty and property with due process of law from those who advocate taking life, liberty and property b/c they have the blessing of god.
- MiddleOfNowhere, on 09/18/2008, -1/+3But fundamentalist wackos are funny. In a scary way.
Or the other way round, I'm not sure. - trying2hide, on 09/18/2008, -5/+2I hope that you don't have to die to find out how arrogant that statement is.
- bubbaliscious, on 09/18/2008, -2/+0In America we define "freedom" as the ability to look at porn without fear of criticism, do drugs and drink alcohol because it is a disease, commit to a person for life until it they drive us crazy, and make money to feed our desires. This is certainly not what our veterans fought for or our for fathers envisioned. People can continue to digg down any comment that points this out to them. It does not change the fact that the vast majority use "freedom" to justify destructive behavior. That is why they say so strongly "***** OFF" christians.
- tykwondingo, on 09/18/2008, -36/+7You said it man, this archaic ***** needs to disappear. There's no father-figure in the sky...
- SpookyPig, on 09/18/2008, -5/+100The reason fundies are pissed off at Harry Potter is because they fear that ignorant people are going to take some books too seriously.
- SuperWinner, on 09/18/2008, -10/+57Like the way they do with the bibble?
- SpookyPig, on 09/18/2008, -0/+58Shhhh! You just ruined the joke!
- SuperWinner, on 09/18/2008, -0/+27whoops
- floridiot2, on 09/18/2008, -2/+3how is bibble wrote?
- MaynardJK, on 09/18/2008, -2/+17Nicely played.
- PatoLucas, on 09/18/2008, -1/+4Dude, I wish I could digg you 1000 times
- SSPink, on 09/18/2008, -6/+2Dude, the fundies are the ***** people taking Harry Potter too seriously.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eERDW1d5joQ
Every American should watch "Jesus Camp", you'll understand the American political landscape a lot better - EatingPie, on 09/18/2008, -1/+3What's even more horrible (SPOILERS)... Harry is a Christ figure!
These are actually great books to read for Christians. Harry, the hero, does some terrible things -- he's no Saint by any means -- and wonderful things. Indeed, he acts ... kind of like... a kid! Now if you can actually survive teen angst overdrive of OOTP, reading the books and talking about what's good and bad about what Harry does could actually be extremely constructive! We see themes of love, hate, sin and salvation throughout.
-Pie
- SuperWinner, on 09/18/2008, -10/+57Like the way they do with the bibble?
- SuperWinner, on 09/18/2008, -6/+38Getting pissed off does not sound like a divine concept, it sounds more like a human one to me... could people just be projecting their own irrational beliefs and hatreds onto an imaginary best friend in the sky?
Makes you think....- SpookyPig, on 09/18/2008, -1/+14Well... Yeah...
- bagboyrebel, on 09/18/2008, -0/+1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8v36iUQ6dY
- mrnoodles, on 09/18/2008, -9/+32People with imaginary friends already scared me when I was in the kindergarten.
- crownjewel, on 09/18/2008, -6/+26Some people are just wacked. Their religion has little if anything to do with it.
- WriterSD, on 09/18/2008, -1/+2Absolutely true.
- boydrew, on 09/18/2008, -1/+2Its just like how people like Karl Rove, Bush and Cheney and McCain give all Republicans a bad name.
- GassyTurd, on 09/18/2008, -1/+4Religion is a catalyst for insanity.
- TibetRock, on 09/18/2008, -2/+48You have to admit, that was a really well done chocolate Jesus.
- Endrian, on 09/18/2008, -1/+19As a Christian, I must admit that, yes, it was.
Also, I would've eaten it.
. . .
It's not cannibalistic. It's communion.
But with /chocolate./- scy1192, on 09/18/2008, -0/+8I'm in
- amoirae, on 09/18/2008, -0/+3New product: Chocolate dipped communion wafers
- vashth3stampede, on 09/19/2008, -0/+1...which part would you have eaten?
i feel sorry for who get's his *****...but then again, they can [happily?] say that they've eaten jesus' *****
- Endrian, on 09/18/2008, -1/+19As a Christian, I must admit that, yes, it was.
- Mangotastic, on 09/18/2008, -3/+10How to start an argument on the internet part 1: "Well Jesus may hate spongebob, but I bet Mohamed loves him!!"
- BoneheadFarker, on 09/18/2008, -0/+3In that case, I hear that Hitler hates SpongeBob too. Discuss...
- Mangotastic, on 09/18/2008, -0/+1Hitler hates everybody EXCEPT spongebob.
- BoneheadFarker, on 09/18/2008, -0/+3In that case, I hear that Hitler hates SpongeBob too. Discuss...
- Huangism, on 09/18/2008, -6/+7what is this Jesus person?
- tykwondingo, on 09/18/2008, -2/+10I don't know much about the person but I know that RaptorJesus went extinct for our sins... praise him.
- JesusTeaseUs, on 09/18/2008, -0/+13I'm just a guy, you know? I don't know where all this slander comes from : (
For instance, I read all the Harry Potter books...they weren't so bad.- boydrew, on 09/18/2008, -0/+2I read them, didn't like them, but didn't find them bad. Its same as His Dark Materials series by Phillip Pullman. They protested those books because he killed "god" in it when in reality his books where not about Christianity but instead the corruption and evil of organized religions and their hierarchy (ie bishops and whatnot). Some Christians got all upset and I just think "why do you assume he is talking about your god? Do you see similarities?" if there are similarities it means that you have allowed corruption into your beliefs and you need to consider what you are doing.
- SuicideMouse, on 09/18/2008, -0/+2Really great series by the way.
Read the books but I wouldn't suggest you even go near the movie...
- eigenweasel, on 09/18/2008, -0/+8Some dude that got kicked out of yeshiva for failing to cut his hair so he was all like "Well I never wanted to be a joo anyway, I'm gonna start my own party and you're not invited." But then the joos and the Romans teamed up and fixed him up for having a gay kiss in a public place and got him nailed on a cross.
Except when they did he respawned *right next to them* and he was like "AHA bitches - weren't expecting that were you?" and everyone was like "OMG don't frag us, pls" and he was like "OK. But you got to build me churches first."
And so a religion was born.- tykwondingo, on 09/18/2008, -0/+4win.
- antdude, on 09/18/2008, -1/+2Your Saviour.
- bonk2k, on 09/18/2008, -4/+48I went to a Lutheran grade school and they tried to ban Harry Potter at one point. Apparently they thought if we were dumb enough to believe the school's ***** we were dumb enough to believe in flying wizards and magic spells.
- etgggg, on 09/19/2008, -0/+0I went to a private school that wasn't christian just Christian owned... as is everything in Tn but anyways they banned us little 3rd graders from reading it and changed the basketball team from magic to mavericks because it was anti-christian. I was angry as *****... and my hatred toward christiany began,
- Ingersoll23, on 09/18/2008, -2/+20The chocolate Jesus is brilliant.
- soot, on 09/18/2008, -0/+7Brilliantly delicious?
- DaClub, on 09/18/2008, -0/+4Religiously delicious?
- colorwindows, on 09/18/2008, -0/+2theobromine
- 10lbhammer, on 09/18/2008, -0/+1sacrilicious...
- HMMcKamikaze, on 09/18/2008, -0/+9Sacrilicious
- redscofield, on 09/18/2008, -0/+1mmmmmmmmmm
- AngryAngryBrian, on 09/18/2008, -0/+9He was cream filled for your sins.
- SuicideMouse, on 09/18/2008, -0/+2Weird ***** images in my head now thanks to you.
- oxilite, on 09/18/2008, -0/+1I cant read the article from work, but from what it sounds like, eating a chocolate Jesus is offensive to some people? But BAKING a tiny baby Jesus at 350* for 30 Minutes into a King Cake for Chritmas (or mardi gras or whatever) is Kosher?
- amoirae, on 09/18/2008, -1/+1Sacrilicious.
- Sylocat, on 09/19/2008, -0/+1Good thing they got pissed about it, otherwise they might have to start giving out chocolate communion wafers, and we can't have people enjoying themselves in church, now can we?
- gobbstopp, on 09/18/2008, -13/+6i bet they didn't think the chocolate jesus had a big enough wang. either that, or he was circumcized as the mid-eastern jew that he was, and that would have been way too factual for his patient, tolerant, worldly followers who like to cite jesus as that femme-as-hell white guy they all painted lovingly during the crusades.
one man who imagines people in the sky is labled insane. thousands of folks who imagine people in a sky is labled religion - jakash, on 09/18/2008, -3/+11Totalfail in the comments:
"I don't want to be "that nerd", I really don't but, the Doctor's regenerated nine times, and they've used some othe actors for specials and stuff...
Also, the TARDIS is a Police call box, not a phone booth."- joshuabowers, on 09/18/2008, -0/+4Well, if he really wanted to be that guy, the TARDIS is more of a transdimensional hypercube time-machine spacecraft with a cloaking device that unfortunately got stuck on a mid-20th-century British police call box.
- mithrasinvictus, on 09/18/2008, -0/+4and the doctor with the fancy scarf was actually the fourth doctor
- sillygato, on 09/18/2008, -4/+7That chocolate jesus looks damn tasty. NOM NOM NOM
- OneLess, on 09/18/2008, -6/+21I wasn't literally a militant atheist before...but now that I've heard they're ***** with Dr. Who, I might just go full on Rambo.
- WoollyMittens, on 09/18/2008, -1/+27It distresses me that there are so many people who know God's will and have taken it upon themselves to rule in his stead.
- SilverBlade2k, on 09/18/2008, -1/+5The Pope already does that....unfortunately.
- GassyTurd, on 09/18/2008, -2/+3The Pope is a jackass.
- TheInfamousOne, on 09/18/2008, -1/+8It distresses me that people think that they know god's will. If there were such a being, what makes you so ***** special that you can understand what he wants?
- MiddleOfNowhere, on 09/18/2008, -1/+5Look at it this way: Five hundred years ago, Ms. Rowling would have been burnt at the stake, today she's a billionaire. And Salman Rushdie is still alive. We seem to be making progress.
- SilverBlade2k, on 09/18/2008, -1/+5The Pope already does that....unfortunately.
- Viriatus2, on 09/18/2008, -2/+17dugg for the satanic Harry Potter
- 1King, on 09/18/2008, -8/+50I hate stories like this. I'm a Christian and non of these protest groups represent me. I really find it sad that people would use these groups to generalize what all Christians are like. Its just dumb journalism.
- WriterSD, on 09/18/2008, -1/+31This is true. The article is hilarious, but I would hope people would know most of us don't think like that. Crazy people tend to be the loudest people, sadly enough. Sometimes they are also quite amusing. :-P
- GassyTurd, on 09/18/2008, -0/+3I suppose, with all the crazy ***** in this world, it is healthy to have a good sense of humor. If you can laugh about something rather than get angry, you will live much longer. Pass the weed. ;P
- BoneheadFarker, on 09/18/2008, -16/+11Just because there are some Christians that don't act like you, the journalists are dumb? Hate to tell you, but the "moderate Christians who actually follow the teachings of Christ" are a very small minority compared to the "***** ***** insane Christians that use their Christianity to attack things they simply don't approve of" group.
- apackofmonkeys, on 09/18/2008, -2/+11Oh, well I'm glad you know so much more about us than we do.
- DreKor, on 09/18/2008, -1/+7You've really bought into the media. The religious right, which is a small but very vocal minority, has gone to great lengths to make their numbers seem larger. They know that large groups wield more power, at least groups that are perceived as being large. So, they take advantage of people tenuous grasp of a free market economy, namely that "if they're making it, someone must be buying". That's why there are so many Christian radio stations, so many Christian bumper stickers, and why their protest targets are high-profile media products. If America's silent, but reasonable, majority would just stop listening to them, they would loose their influence.
- BoneheadFarker, on 09/18/2008, -3/+4@apackofmonkeys
Well, considering that I've spent the majority of my life on the outside looking in to many different Christian sects, not just one that happens to be close to what my personal feeling are regarding certain things, I'd have to say yes. The majority of Christians tend to pick out the parts of the Bible that they think agrees with whatever subject has upset them, regardless of whether it actually says what they want.
Take, for example, masturbation. There is nothing in the Bible that actually goes as far as to say "Don't play with yourself." But time and again, many Christians condemn it as abhorent behaviour. Why? Because of Onan. The fact that the story of Onan has absoutely nothing to say about masurbation, nor does it even condemn the practice of "pulling out", doesn't seem to stop Christians from using the story to condemn the good old five knuckle shuffle.
The same goes with the Starbucks cup. Keep in mind that I'm not defending the contents of that cup, but the cup itself is not offensive. Nudity is not against Christian values. The fact that a group of Christians have gathered to attack the use of the logo shows that they really aren't following Christianity, but only their interpretation of what they want Christianity to be. That's not the same as following the teachings of Christ.
Even the SpongeBob contraversy shows that some Christians are actively looking for absolutely any possible excuse to be outraged at *something*. There are too many examples to count. It's not that a small group fo Christians give the rest a bad name. It's that Christianity as a religion has been usurped by people merely looking for something to backup their prejudices, and has been since the beginnings of the first cult. For example, many of the misogynious views actually come from Paul and not Jesus. Actually, this can't be confirmed since most of what is written in the gospels was written decades, sometimes centuries, after the fact.
While a small group of Christians might be good simple people who really want to help others, most just use it as an excuse to make themselves feel superior to everyone around them. - Shawn4168, on 09/18/2008, -2/+5No, the "***** ***** insane Christians" are the most vocal, the ones that are always vying for media attention, and so they are the "face" of Christianity. If you actually saw what really went on beyond what you see on TV or hear on Digg, you'd see that these people are far from representative of the Christian culture. Just like I don't stereotype every liberal as a member of Code Pink, PETA, or Rosie O'Donnell, don't stereotype Christians by the vocal minority.
- hfactor, on 09/18/2008, -0/+1As a German atheist, I have to say that I only know "***** ***** insane Christians that use their Christianity to attack things they simply don't approve of" from the internet. They pretty much don't exist around here, or at least they shut the ***** up. Our Christians typically live in the spectrum from "harmless weirdo" to "normal person".
Those people you're speaking of make even the pope seem reasonable, and the majority (around 1.1 billion) of Christians are catholics - not to speak of the generally more liberal protestants of the types we have around here. - rearlgrant, on 09/19/2008, -1/+1DreCor -- If your facts were true, why did McCain pick Palin?
http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/2008/01/27/237-re ... - BoneheadFarker, on 09/19/2008, -2/+1I'd just like to say...none of this was from TV or the media. The observations I've made have all come from direct personal experience, through family and friends, groups I've connected with, or other people in the community. I don't say these things to offend. I merely say what I've witnessed. These may just be my opinions, but they have been shaped by the people I've interacted with and not just what I've seen on TV.
- DreKor, on 09/18/2008, -3/+16Seriously, everybody just needs to calm down and have a beer or something. I'm a Christian too, if that really matters, and I thought that article was hilarious. I do agree that the knee jerk reaction to these articles is pretty unfair. I don't think all atheists are arrogant douche bags just because Richard Dawkins is.
- GassyTurd, on 09/18/2008, -3/+6Dawkins isn't an arrogant douchebag. He just makes people feel uncomfortable about their beliefs.
- Shawn4168, on 09/18/2008, -0/+21It's satirical journalism. I'm a Christian too, and I wasn't offended by this article, because the author made it clear that these events don't represent ALL Christians. That having been said, I am pissed off that so many people invoke Jesus's name to try and make a big deal out of such small matters.
- Manther, on 09/18/2008, -2/+12Yeah, just like black criminals out there give all black people a bad name, and the terrorists have given people from the middle east a bad name, and every hispanic or latino in the U.S. is an immigrant.....
(/broad generalization ridiculousness)
It's sensationalism, and unfortunately it's what sells. - wsuvtx, on 09/18/2008, -1/+4I agree, but these crazed zealots have actually convinced this country to elect G.W. twice.
- MiddleOfNowhere, on 09/18/2008, -0/+3Who's generalizing?
Come on, relax.
This was a pretty funny, Cracked story referring to verified, recent events where a few (!) fundamentalist ***** tried to censor what they deemed dangerous for teh children. Sexuality! *******sexuality! Sponges! Wizards! Talk about repressed fantasies...
Anyway... Christianity has no monopoly on zealots. Extremists come in all shapes and sizes, and at least Christians have given up the whole burning/stoning/torturing infidels business.
So it seems we are making progress, because now we can laugh about the remaining, book-burning idiots. Laugh with us; you don't belong to their club. - vaccumpony, on 09/18/2008, -0/+1That isn't journalism, that's Cracked.
- Sylocat, on 09/19/2008, -0/+1You are aware, aren't you, that the article mentions several times that not all Christians are like that?
- WriterSD, on 09/18/2008, -1/+31This is true. The article is hilarious, but I would hope people would know most of us don't think like that. Crazy people tend to be the loudest people, sadly enough. Sometimes they are also quite amusing. :-P
- dead777, on 09/18/2008, -4/+2They may have liked the chocolate jesus guys next project. He was going to attempt to ***** all the letters of the alphabet.
- GassyTurd, on 09/18/2008, -0/+1Sounds painful.
- watcht, on 09/18/2008, -1/+10I meet jesus once, he's pretty chill about a lot of things, he's not big on crazy christians though.
- spyd3rweb, on 09/18/2008, -0/+5Dugg for Hitler-Bot. When you see it you'll ***** bricks
- cyrix, on 09/19/2008, -0/+1I didn't see it :( Where is it?
- jakethelake, on 09/18/2008, -26/+1Social experiment: napolean18@hotmail.com
Add me to MSN.- GassyTurd, on 09/18/2008, -0/+4Social failure.
- netneutrality, on 09/19/2008, -0/+1How about you give some hints on what your social experiment is? Are volunteers are going to get gang-raped, brainwashed, Rick-rolled, or made to participate in elaborate plots to make you look sound like a brilliant businessman/musician/etc with the aim of seducing some girl you like? Cause if so then I'm not buying it.
- JFenC, on 09/18/2008, -9/+3How about this? http://jfcshow.com
- EmberToInferno, on 09/18/2008, -2/+4Actually, I think a naked chocolate Jesus would taste pretty good.
- Hoogs, on 09/18/2008, -0/+3Nobody said it wouldn't.
- Sylocat, on 09/19/2008, -0/+0It'd make communion a lot more fun.
- SilverBlade2k, on 09/18/2008, -0/+3I don't see why Harry Potter would piss Jesus off. Although I can understand the resistance among some super-serious Christians about the books/movies - Generally, Magic (as seen in Harry Potter/Fantasy books), is seen as being from Satan, But I just see it as an entertaining movie series.
- lukedamonkey, on 09/18/2008, -0/+4My nextdoor neighor actually told me Harry Potter was the devil and all this bullcrap I laughed my ass off when I read this.
- hammerpants, on 09/18/2008, -5/+30Modern day Christians have very little, if anything at all, in common with Jesus.
- sloonark, on 09/18/2008, -4/+24Actually, modern day Christians have very little in common with the nutjobs this article is referring to. For every 100 million sensible, caring and normal Christians, there is one wacko who makes a bad name for everyone.
- TheInfamousOne, on 09/18/2008, -6/+6i was with up until you used sensible as an adjective for Christians.
- GassyTurd, on 09/18/2008, -1/+71 in a 100 million huh? That means there would be about 20 crazy Christians.
- boydrew, on 09/18/2008, -0/+15I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ -Ghandi
- sloonark, on 09/18/2008, -4/+24Actually, modern day Christians have very little in common with the nutjobs this article is referring to. For every 100 million sensible, caring and normal Christians, there is one wacko who makes a bad name for everyone.
- ProUSADigger, on 09/18/2008, -19/+6Buried for unnecessary, childish, hateful, trendy Christian bashing. And, I'm not religious at all
- Frodoholic, on 09/18/2008, -1/+11It's hardly bashing when it's pointing out the outrageous concerns of some hard core Christians.
- scy1192, on 09/18/2008, -0/+4Cracked has been pretty good at not bashing Christianity. If you read the article, you'd know.
- ProUSADigger, on 09/18/2008, -4/+0I should have been more clear: I'm burying the article because of the childish diggers' Christian bashing.
- amoirae, on 09/18/2008, -0/+1And you're getting buried for being a ***** baby.
- c1rcasurv1ve, on 09/18/2008, -1/+11Hold on, let me grab my robe and wizard hat...
- bangalter, on 09/19/2008, -0/+0Hahaaaaaaa
- pastranar0x, on 09/18/2008, -2/+6Dugg for Spongebob Squarepants
- watcht, on 09/18/2008, -1/+8I remeber when Christians thought Voltron was the show of Satan. I dunno where it said in the bible that giant robots were sinners.
- nukemunky, on 09/18/2008, -0/+3Here is a YouTube video of those accusations:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM9fkuC5UTA
- nukemunky, on 09/18/2008, -0/+3Here is a YouTube video of those accusations:
- batmanz, on 09/18/2008, -1/+6I hate it when the crazy Christians give the rest of us a bad name. While I can somewhat understand the issue with elementary students cross dressing, getting mad at coke and banning Harry Potter is just silly. Heck, Harry Potter has lotsa Christian themes, they should be embracing it.
- frforums, on 09/18/2008, -0/+2"elementary students cross dressing"? Does this include Halloween costumes?
- secrity, on 09/18/2008, -1/+4Why would you understand an "issue" with elementary students cross dressing? Why is it any of your business what sex anybody, including an elementary student, dresses as?
- Kzoo, on 09/18/2008, -0/+1I don't understand the issue with kids "cross-dressing". Other than the fact that adults sometimes do it as a "perversion". . . uh oh. . . adults dress up like animals too. And superheroes. I guess we can't let kids do that any more either.
I can't imagine they're lecturing kids about transvestites on what could be termed "opposite day". It's called wacky week after all. They would be doing something "wacky".
- BiIlyMays, on 09/18/2008, -0/+6someone said something like this before, but I cant stop myself from saying it
DAMN U SPONGEBOB, NOW I KNOW WHY I CRAVE ***** - CindyMindy, on 09/18/2008, -1/+17So you can drink the blood and eat the flesh of Jesus Christ in church, but you can't eat his chocolates? What kind of world is this?!
- soupnrc, on 09/18/2008, -3/+2"Communion" isn't a cannibalistic ritual. It's one of rememberace for Christians. In the bible, before Jesus was betrayed and murdered, he had dinner with his closest friends and shared the break with them and told them that when they do so from then on, to think of him and thank him for the good things he did for them. Same thing with the wine, but most churches will use grape juice these days.
It's not a matter of actually imagining that you're eating Jesus' real body, flesh and blood...- JazzFlight, on 09/18/2008, -0/+4Well... I dunno if you know about Catholicism, but Transubstantiation DOES mean that you're eating Jesus' real body, flesh and blood...
- flashingcurser, on 09/18/2008, -0/+4Then you would have to admit that Jesus was rich chocolaty brown person, and not a thin white cracker.
- soupnrc, on 09/18/2008, -3/+2"Communion" isn't a cannibalistic ritual. It's one of rememberace for Christians. In the bible, before Jesus was betrayed and murdered, he had dinner with his closest friends and shared the break with them and told them that when they do so from then on, to think of him and thank him for the good things he did for them. Same thing with the wine, but most churches will use grape juice these days.
- Frodoholic, on 09/18/2008, -0/+14Dugg for "...in which Spongebob has the balls to try to teach children to be accepting of others. Now you know Jesus isn't going to stand for that *****."
Although it is inaccurate to say that wizards resurrect the dead. Not Harry Potter canon :) - trizzlelv, on 09/18/2008, -10/+9Christians are insane. We should start feeding them to the lions again.
- btschul, on 09/18/2008, -5/+2Unless you stick a sarcasm tag on that, you don't have the right to call anyone else insane.
- eigenweasel, on 09/18/2008, -2/+4Whilst I sympathize with hungry lions, a more modern solution might be to burn them in power stations or process them into some kind of fuel oil.
Just sayin'.- bizzywho, on 09/18/2008, -3/+2So you're gonna fight intolerance with intolerance AND murder? Does that make you better or worse than they are?
- GassyTurd, on 09/18/2008, -3/+4Christians aren't human. Thus, it isn't murder.
- bizzywho, on 09/18/2008, -0/+3It is truly a strange sight when I realize that the world I live in is full of people like you who see fit to taking away other people's liberties.
The philosopher Voltaire once insisted to another author, "I detest what you write, but I would give my life to make it possible for you to continue to write." Since this nation's birth, we have misquoted and even embellished that statement, but we have served ourselves well, by subscribing to its essence.
Oddly, there are other words of Voltaire's that are more pertinent still, just now.
"Think for yourselves," he wrote, "and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too." - rearlgrant, on 09/19/2008, -0/+1Though, if Christians are going to claim public policy should be based on christianity, it's reasonable to expect that foundation to be considered critically.
Now, Christians argue about whether the n commandment says thou shall not murder or thou shall not kill. Regardless, it's neither if sanctioned by god.
So lets be honest -- advocating that people be killed b/c god says deserves to be a capital offense. People who advocate and do kill people should be killed, and they should be b/c they are a threat to the Life, Liberty and Property of other autonomous citizens. Life, Liberty and Property can only be taken with due process, not based on the will of god. So -- Yes, advocating that people should be killed for god or will be killed by god be should be a capital offense, with the death penalty at the end -- and this is legitimate b/c we choose, not the Flying Spaghetti Monster, ooops, I mean Santa Clause, oops, I mean the Easter Bunny, nope, nope, I mean god..
I vote that Pat Robertson go on trial and into the arena first for saying God kills New Orleaneans b/c the U.S. harbors homosexuals.
If you ask me, god destroyed Galveston b/c the U.S. harbors fundamentalists.
- darlingt, on 09/18/2008, -0/+1Didn't work last time... just sayin'.
- donnamoltobella, on 09/18/2008, -2/+5Sponge Bob is a jeopardy to our children because he gives a message of tolerance. This is so inane that it brings a sort of astonishment to me that someone could really come up with such a ludicrous claim.
Next we will claim that these things are the sign of the anti-christ or the occult:
Hope
Rainbows
Singing in the Rain
Smiling at a stranger
Wishing someone well on a difficult Calc. Exam
Musicals
Birds chirping
I don't know...breathing.
What do you all think? What next will bring "gasps" and cries of "deviltry."- rearlgrant, on 09/19/2008, -0/+1Well given that eating, excretion, reproduction, dancing, singing, and even knowledge are all sins, I think we're past your list there.
- okpgreg, on 09/18/2008, -0/+16Great. My city finally is mentioned in an article, and it's because we burned a bunch of harry potter books.
- barwe, on 09/18/2008, -0/+4I feel quite stupid because I can't see any inverted crosses in that Coke ad. :(
I am now a sad panda - trevc2012, on 09/18/2008, -11/+4Gosh, this is what I hate about digg. The stereotypes of Christianity that aren't freaking true!!!!!!
First of all Christian's are taught to be accepting of other's, all you here is the stories about the people who aren't true christian's, and then you go and say every christian is like that. All digg does is take stories and manipulate them and make people who don't know what true Christianity, think this is real. People just take these stories to far, half of the Christianity crap you here on Digg isn't even true, I just wish they would spread the "true" fact's about Christianity.
There you go Digg, tell me about how crazy and messed up I am, but it will never stop me from believing that Jesus Christ is my savior.- WestonP, on 09/18/2008, -2/+1When people have to resort to manipulation, deception, and spreading hate in order to fight your beliefs, it just goes to show that they don't have anything solid to stand on. Keep having faith in positive things, and don't lower yourself to their level, as such negativity is ultimately more destructive to the person who uses it, than it is to the people it who were the targets of it.
- bizzywho, on 09/18/2008, -3/+0I hear ya...I've been thinking the same things...too much hate on Digg and it makes Christianity look like it is represented by the Fred Phelps-type who go around screaming "GOD HATES FAGS!"
Christianity isn't like that. Christianity is the religion of peace. Unfortunately, in times like these we have people that supposedly "represent" Christians doing things that even Christians disapprove of...- SuicideMouse, on 09/18/2008, -0/+3How many people have died because of Christianity?
- bizzywho, on 09/18/2008, -2/+0That's not the point, though. Sure, many people have died because of Christianity, but what I'm trying to say is that BECAUSE of people like the ones mentioned in this article who were the same extremists as the ones during the Inquisition, Christians are being antagonized because others now believe that those same extremists represent the whole religion of Christianity.
There is many problems with Christianity. And sure there are many violent aspects in the Bible, but on an over-arching view of what Christians believe is peace and understanding and a love of God.
And it's so offensive to so many people, but I feel that it is BECAUSE of them looking at the people of the Spanish Inquisition, BECAUSE they look at the Fred Phelps-type, BECAUSE they play into what the mainstream media presents, instead of going out there and actually understanding what Christianity is REALLY about. And they do, I think they'll find that it is more about understanding than intolerance. - rearlgrant, on 09/18/2008, -0/+1bizzywho: How does the Bible end? No one has to look at past behavior (which tends to predict future behavior) to know the dysfunctional "love" christianity provides. And it's all caused by a God that you claim to love and God loves you.
If that's how an omnipotent / omniscient god decides to create his heaven on earth... I'm not going to condone such behavior with my vote of faith. - SuicideMouse, on 09/19/2008, -0/+1Yes, because we all know you can morally obtain peace, love and understanding by killing all who disagree with you... in the name of god.
- rearlgrant, on 09/19/2008, -0/+1Gosh, this is what I hate about digg. The stereotypes of Pastafarians that aren't freaking true!!!!!!
First of all Pastafarian's are taught to be accepting of other's, all you here is the stories about the people who aren't true pastafarian's, and then you go and say every pastafarian is like that. All digg does is take stories and manipulate them and make people who don't know what true Pastafarian, think this is real. People just take these stories to far, half of the Pastafarian crap you here on Digg isn't even true, I just wish they would spread the "true" fact's about Pastafarian.
There you go Digg, tell me about how crazy and messed up I am, but it will never stop me from believing that the Flying Spaghetti Monster is my savior. http://www.venganza.org/
So, trevc2021, how is that any more sane than you?- trevc2012, on 09/19/2008, -0/+0haha, that's actually quite funny. At least our religion wasn't based on a Kansas City School Board decision, and based on true historical facts.
- rearlgrant, on 09/19/2008, -0/+1Historical facts?
- o5rob5o, on 09/18/2008, -2/+4Jesus has supposed infinite power I'm sure he can block these out.
However I cant block out the following:
America's Next Best Dance Crew and Mario Lopez extended tight shirt collection.
The ***** that was the VMA's replaying countless times on my roommates TV.
Souljah Boy
Plad shorts on guys
The Hills or anything associated with a Southern Cali TV Show
Big sunglasses on girls as a result of the last one
The overpopulation of orange skinned bleached teeth, seal boot wearing female population as a result of...The Hills.
Jesus, I beg of you.- rearlgrant, on 09/18/2008, -0/+1It's funny b/c it's true.
- str3ama, on 09/18/2008, -4/+7who needs clowns, when we've got Christians. If it weren't for Christian fear-mongering, this world would be devoid of humor.
- lilhelper, on 09/18/2008, -1/+7They wont be tolerant of us, but we are tolerant of them...
what is wrong with this picture?- btschul, on 09/18/2008, -6/+2Have you read the previous comments? 99% of the people here would like to see all religious people thrown in jail. That is not tolerance.
- lilhelper, on 09/18/2008, -1/+4unfortunately, I think religion is beggining to die as an important thing in peoples lives.
It has already died in many countries. Japan, almost everyone is non religous, or very little.
Most wars are sparked by religion, without religion in the governments, we would have a much more peaceful world. - Goda90, on 09/18/2008, -2/+4Its idiotic how people blame wars on religion. Study humanity a bit more, and you'll realize that if religion were to disappear, they'd find another reason to start wars. Religion is an excuse, not a cause. Humanity's nature is at fault. Hatred because of difference, greed, ignorance, and not thinking for yourself are the reasons for many of the worlds problems. In fact many religions are against those things and are helping towards peace.
- SuicideMouse, on 09/18/2008, -1/+2No, 99% of us do not wish to throw religious people in jail...
We are however a scientific/technological (for the most part) community and as such most of us think that believing beyond all doubt in something you can't prove is retarded.
A number of us may accept the fact that ghosts, aliens and other "odd" or paranormal thing MAY indeed exist but MOST of us don't just completely deny that it's possible they don't.
Clearly some people here on Digg seem to believe that a story of a man who was birthed by a virgin mother, had odd abilities including standing on volumes of liquid, taught people how to care and forgive then he, ironically, became hated by his fellow man and was killed so then he became a zombie, oh, and his father is god is 100% without a doubt true and anyone who questions this story or points out that there is a real lack of proof behind any of it is doomed to feel like ***** forever when they die and deserve to be killed on occasion as well as yelled at on the street randomly to change their mind... - rearlgrant, on 09/18/2008, -0/+1If Christians are going to claim that public policy must be Christian, then it's required as part of a notion of due process that there be an inquiry into the rationality of such claims.
Yes, those that disagree and claim that laws should be based unquestioningly on their christian sect should go to jail just like any other anti-Constitution thug terrorist.
And if claiming that your soul will be damned unless you pass laws according to christian law isn't terrorism, then what is muslim terrorism?
- lilhelper, on 09/18/2008, -1/+4unfortunately, I think religion is beggining to die as an important thing in peoples lives.
- btschul, on 09/18/2008, -6/+2Have you read the previous comments? 99% of the people here would like to see all religious people thrown in jail. That is not tolerance.
- Frozo, on 09/18/2008, -1/+2I don't know... Spongebob Squarepants IS kinda light in the loofahs...
- Hetman, on 09/18/2008, -1/+3I just wanna point out you do not have to tolerate intolerance. It is stupid when people say you have to tolerate bigotory just because it is in the guise of a religion.
- gluecode, on 09/18/2008, -4/+10Most of the wars and the BS we are facing now is because of religion. I don't care if religion lives or dies. Please don't force your religion into my life. Please religion, stay out of government, let science do it's stuff and don't cause new wars.
- pinchduck, on 09/18/2008, -0/+3Some people want to get pissed off and they use any excuse they can find. For the religious whackos, it is their interpretation of what would offend Jesus. Others decide to get pissed off at the religious people. I know atheists and deists who are really cool folks that I love to hang out with. I also know atheists and deists who are just jackasses and will use whatever excuse they can to propagate their bile. Banning religion, or converting everyone to a single religion, wouldn't change that at all.
- btschul, on 09/18/2008, -4/+4Dont go to church on sunday
Dont get on my knees to pray
Dont memorize the books of the bible
I got my own special way
Bit I know jesus loves me
Maybe just a little bit more
I fall on my knees every sunday
At zerelda lees candy store
Well its got to be a chocolate jesus
Make me feel good inside
Got to be a chocolate jesus
Keep me satisfied
Well I dont want no anna zabba
Dont want no almond joy
There aint nothing better
Suitable for this boy
Well its the only thing
That can pick me up
Better than a cup of gold
See only a chocolate jesus
Can satisfy my soul
(solo)
When the weather gets rough
And its whiskey in the shade
Its best to wrap your savior
Up in cellophane
He flows like the big muddy
But thats ok
Pour him over ice cream
For a nice parfait
Well its got to be a chocolate jesus
Good enough for me
Got to be a chocolate jesus
Good enough for me
Well its got to be a chocolate jesus
Make me feel good inside
Got to be a chocolate jesus
Keep me satisfied
/Tom Waits - richirwin, on 09/18/2008, -1/+1Jesus hates Pokemanz.
Pocket Monsters? More like Pocket DEMONS! - NotYourProdigy, on 09/18/2008, -3/+3Cracked.com has some decently funny writing
- TBombadil, on 09/18/2008, -1/+4no, I'm sorry they are all in fact insane. In the same way I would be insane if I talked to and invisible, undetectable, and all around unlikely best friend.
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