[from an article on "How to find a husband, this is just the most hilarious bit)
If you must choose between men who fit everything that we have described above, choose a rich man over a poor man. God does not love poverty.
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God does not love poverty.
I think that broke my brain. These people really don't even read their own bloody Bibles, do they? God loves poor people, he favours righteous impoverished people over greedy self-righteous rich people, at any rate.
But hey, I get it; Jesus was just kidding when he said that whole thing about it being hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God. (Mark 10:23-26)
That... doesn't sound like the religion that (in part) kept french Canadians on farms to avoid the evils of education...
What? Oh, right. That was Catholicism.
Ho hum. This is a cheap shot, but remember Matthew 19:24?
"Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."
Read #11 (the one after this)
11. Go where you can find a righteous man. It is true that you can find a righteous man in many places. However, you are more likely to find a righteous man in some places than in other places. Here are some suggestions:
1. Church3. Family gathering
I thought incest was a sin... turns out I was wrong
CrazyHappyNinja, the "PTA Meeting" thing is nearly as bad: after all, if the potential husband and the husband-seeking woman meet in a PTA meeting that would pretty much automatically mean that at least one of them already has kids, and so be married (unless both are celibate teachers).
The only working combination left, according to his rules, would be two widowers, or a teacher and a widower (the latter leading to a very obvious and very awkward conflict of interests: no teacher in his right mind want to have his own kids as pupils if he can avoid it). That's a pretty narrow window of opportunity for what seems to be the second best possibility in his mind.
13.Make yourself as beautiful as possible. Part of the reason men, and women, get married is for the beauty that their spouse brings into their life. If you are overweight, lose weight. If your hair is a mess, fix it. If you use makeup, use as little as possible.
From the list:
"12.Be more concerned about having a beautiful soul then about having a beautiful appearance.
That gave me a larf.
It appears that Mike is a selective Christian, like so many other fundies. Only chosing those parts of his faith that fit into hios own agenda, twisting those that he can, and disgarding the rest.
You, Mike, are not a real Christian. Most real Chcristians that I've met and know personally are decent people.
And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness. Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet? Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, keep all of your possessions and work hard to create more wealth and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me. But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful happily: for he had great possessions. Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich poor man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.
I have heard that it's supposed to be easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to get into heaven.
I'd rather choose a nice man than a rich man. If the rich man is nice, that's a bonus of course. But I usually choose friends for their personal characteristics, not for their riches. And a good basis for a satisfying marriage is to first be friends with someone, then find that you really, really like each other. It's not the only way, sure, an arranged marriage can be just as satisfying.
Of course not, since a wealthy man has far, far more to sell, and give to the poor.
That is what you meant, right, Doc?
"And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God."
- Some loser who obviously knew nothing about Christianity, as quoted in Luke 6:20 (KJV)
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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