Religious Jerks (not meant to be offensive? Read Disclaimer)

[Amethyst Hunter]

Everyone who doesn't believe as I do is going to Hell! Seriously. Some people who believe wrongly are:

All people who hate sushi.
All people who don't like to dance.
All people who like cold weather.

That's okay, Jester. In my world, YOU will be taking up space on the spit-roaster. For in my world, all those who DON'T like cold weather are going straight to the 'ol snowball-melting pit, no Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free cards or nothin'!

...actually, now that I think of it, a BETTER hell would be to condemn y'all to an ETERNITY of subzero temperatures and perpetually piling-up snow! *cackles* That'll learn ya!

All people who like fast food.
All people who don't think that the Rolling Stones are awesome.
All people who don't think Kirsten Dunst is hot.
All people who don't like beer.
All people who don't like pornography.

For the general purposes of this post, I shall assume that by pr0n you mean a certain type, not necessarily *all* pr0n. In which case, add another demerit to my lengthening list there. *shrug*

All people who don't think that Jimi Hendrix was the greatest guitarist to ever live.

Can't say as I've ever heard anything by him, so I have no experience to base this on. *shrug* Add it on anyway. What's one more sin?

All people who are not fans of the Something Positive webcomic.

Ditto.

All people who think "American Idol" and "Survivor" are quality entertainment.

Okay, I'll be the first to admit that a relative of mine and I disagree strongly on certain issues...but can we please give her a pass on this one? Even though I totally agree on this count. Because I would miss said relative even though their taste in entertainment is obviously sucky.

[Jester]

...actually, now that I think of it, a BETTER hell would be to condemn y'all to an ETERNITY of subzero temperatures and perpetually piling-up snow!

NNNNOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

[Shabo]

Actually, Jester, it's true. Yankees fans are going to hell. (Just kidding! I don't really care about who likes what team).

And also, I don't like cold weather, but I do like snow... what does that mean?

So if I'm clear on the cold weather thing, I guess I get to stay out of your hell!

[Amethyst Hunter]

And also, I don't like cold weather, but I do like snow... what does that mean?

You get part-time hell. Six months in it, six months out.

[ta2ooed1]

For anyone that wants to check it out http://www.somethingpositive.net/

Excellent choice Jester

and Cliff Burton was one of the original members of Metallica

and now I return you to your regularly scheduled topic...

[Shabo]

You get part-time hell. Six months in it, six months out.

Sweet! Vacation time!

Wait... does that make me a snowbird? Crap.

[Brightglaive]

I have a friend (Lutheran by religion) that is tattooed and pierced and is one of the most spiritual guys that I know. If ever someone was going to heaven it would be him. His tattoos also reflect his spiritualism. They aren't sterotypical religious tattoos. They have personal meaning and they are pretty cool. He is one of the sweetest guys. He would give you the shirt off his back in the middle of winter even if it was the only thing he had to protect him from the freezing cold. He is the kind of person I would trust with my life. Genuine, insanely honest, insanely honorable, loves kids, always sacrifices his interests, wants and needs for others. You couldn't meet a nicer person.

His only flaw.... he puts others wants and needs above his own to his own extreme detriment. He had serious emotional issues after his ex-wife mentally, physically and emotionally abused him. It was not that he couldn't have stopped her. He could have. He is a black belt in Kung fu. He could've left her at any time. But she had other wants and few brains in her head. He finally got out of the situation with help from his friends (including me).

To tell you how much I trusted this friend, if I were to die, this is the kind of guy I would want to marry my wife and bring up my kids...regardless of the fact that he is not the same religion as I am. That is saying a lot.

I don't judge those who have tattoos or piercings. But for me it is hard to approach them as I don't know what I can say or how to relate to them without causing offence. So I smile and say, "hello" or "hi, how ya doin?" or "what's up?".


On the lighter side of things I have to say most religions will say you're going to hell if you're not part of that religion... so in some form or another everyone is going to hell. That's why hell is exothermic (i.e hot) (disclaimer: yes I know it's an urban legend)

oh and Jester, I tried the find the South park video from SP ep.411 but it's pretty scarce so I thought I'd throw in the script instead:

[addressing the damned]
Hell Director: Hello, newcomers and welcome. Can everybody hear me? Hello?
[taps microphone]
Hell Director: Can everybody... ok. Um, I am the Hell Director. Uh, it looks like we have 8,615 of you newbies today. And for those of you who were little confused: uh, you are dead; and this is Hell. So abbandon all hope and yadda-yadda-yadda. Uh, we are now going to start the orientation PROcess which will last about...
Protestant: Hey, wait a minute. I shouldn't be here, I was a totally strick and devout Protestant. I thought we went to heaven.
Hell Director: Yes, well, I'm afraid you are wrong.
Soldier: I was a practicing Jehovah's Witness.
Hell Director: Uh, you picked the wrong religion as well.
Man from Crowd: Well who was right? Who gets in to Heaven?
Hell Director: I'm afraid it was the MORmons. Yes, the MORmons were the correct answer.
The Damned: Awwww...

[Pedersen]

All people who like olives.
All fans of the Denver Broncos.
All people who don't like to dance.
All people who like avocados and guacamole.
All people who like fast food.
All people who don't think that the Rolling Stones are awesome.
All people who don't like beer.
All people who don't like pornography.
All people who don't think that Jimi Hendrix was the greatest guitarist to ever live.
All people who are not fans of the Something Positive webcomic.

All of these people are going to Hell, to burn forever, because they do not believe as I believe, and therefore must be Horribly Wrong.

Damn. And I'm sure I've found another spot on the list of damnation: All people who positively loathe the Oakland Raiders.

11 points. Does that mean I win?

[MoonChild2007]

Wow,who knew having a tattoo makes you a horrible person! Its just a painting on a human being, jeez. Unsavory lifestyles? What does having a tattoo have to do with lifestyles? Having a tattoo does not do NOTHING to nobody. So if i have a tattoo of a butterfly on my arm and i wear a tank top, that makes me horrible? What an ignorant statement.

[gunsage]

I myself am Agnostic, but that's because I have researched many religions and can't find anything to believe in personally.

Believe in...



[TEXTSIZE=ONEMEELION]CHUCK NORRIS.[/TEXTSIZE]

[powerboy]

Wow,who knew having a tattoo makes you a horrible person! Its just a painting on a human being, jeez. Unsavory lifestyles? What does having a tattoo have to do with lifestyles? Having a tattoo does not do NOTHING to nobody. So if i have a tattoo of a butterfly on my arm and i wear a tank top, that makes me horrible? What an ignorant statement.

Seriously.

Well I guess, I am going to be a horrible person also. Because I am going to be getting a tattoo sometime.

[CancelMyService]

Damn. And I'm sure I've found another spot on the list of damnation: All people who positively loathe the Oakland Raiders.

11 points. Does that mean I win?

People who loathe the Raiders aren't damned, they just have good taste in football teams


This message has been brought to you by Pittsburgh Steeler fans: Hating The Raiders Since 1976.

On topic, sometimes being a big scary looking guy has its down side. No one ever tries to save my soul, and I enjoy a good debate with someone who thinks they know more than I do about world religions (I have several copies of the Bible, the Koran, and the Book of Mormon in my collection).

[Enigma]

The raiders are pure evil. I was taught such from a young age.

[Jester]

This message has been brought to you by Pittsburgh Steeler fans: Hating The Raiders Since 1976.

Don't even get me started on the Immaculate Deception. Just....don't.

[TryNotToBeThatOne]

My Dad is devoutly Christian (Protestant if he can find a church that he likes & nondenominational if he can't; if that matters) and at some points in his life has been somewhat hirsute (yay, SAT word). He also rides a motorcycle, currently a Moto Guzzi, and belongs to a Christian Motorcycle group.

As is frequent with bikers, they meet & ride somewhere for a meal. In this case, they rode to some small town & ate at a restaurant there. They were a large group, so they were seated off by themselves in a separate room. That was cool with them, they didn't want to disturb the other customers, anyway.

The daughter of one of the riders was talking to a waitress friend who was confiding to her about a scary group of customers that showed up on Saturday. It was a motorcycle gang! They were all dressed in leather & had some letters and stuff on their jackets. The guy that showed up last was the scariest. He had tattoos, was really big & lots of hair (beard, long hair, etc apparently).

The girl listened to the waitress's description & then burst out, "Gang? That was no gang! My mom belongs to that group. And I know that last guy; he's a preacher."