Also, just because you went to church doesnt make you a CHRISTian, just like standing in McD's doens make you a hamburger. You can go to sunday school as much as you want but if you are not open to the Word, you will not receive it. You say that Christianity brainwashes you from an early age, actually its the world that brainwashes you from an early age to make you believe there is no God. Being a Christian goes agains the flow of the way the word thinks.
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"actually its the world that brainwashes you from an early age to make you believe there is no God."
Yes, reality tells you there is no god. Now take the next step.
Also, just because you went to church doesnt make you a CHRISTian, just like standing in McD's doens make you a hamburger.
Apparently this means being Christian is as impossible as being a hamburger.
"actually its the world that brainwashes you from an early age to make you believe there is no God."
I agree, the world - or rather large doses of reality - certainly does tend to wash Christianity out of the brain. Which is why fundies are so carefull to avoid exposure to it.
Dating back to the conception of McD's I ate lunch there every day through college, or so it seemed. I have stood in line there hundreds of times since. I can say with some certainty that I have never seen a hamburger standing in one of those lines.
> standing in McD's doens make you a hamburger.
A few posts down on FSTDT:
> Or the same detective is the desert
Are we seeing a cataclysmic erosion of fundie grasp on reality, or just witnessing a new form of failure of their ability to associate the correct words with appropriate concepts?
Wait, so if I walk into a Church I'm encouraged to eat Christians? What?
As for you, if you're so open to the "word of god", why do you have a computer? Shouldn't you have sold most of your worldly goods and dedicated your life to helping others?
> standing in McD's doens make you a hamburger.<
I bet you've heard that from your manager a few times.
Your simile in the first sentence is both hilarious and completely fail at the same time. What a relief to know I'm not a hamburger! I was worried.
True, I went to church with a friend of mine many times growing up, and it sure didn't make me Christian (I went for the free donuts, to be completely honest).
I don't recall being brainwashed to believe there is no God from an early age either, despite being raised by atheist parents. I wasn't aware of what atheism was until I was about 10.
Well, it's true that standing in a McDonald's doesn't make me a hamburger, he's got me there.
OH LOOK AT ME THE LONELY AND PERSECUTED CHRISTIAN I'M SO COUNTER-CULTURE AND SO NOT-MAINSTREAM
"Also, just because you went to church doesnt make you a CHRISTian..."
That is true. According to your savior's own words, his followers take care of the sick, feed the hungry, give away what they do not need to the poor and visit people in prison. If more of your lot actually did this, you would be respected.
As it is though, most of you seem to think that you are entitled to respect you don't earn. Furthermore, you seem to take great delight in twisting your "perfect holy scriptures" into justifying your own greed and arrogance, in spite of your saviors words condemning such attitudes. Ironically, fundamentalists are the greatest argument I can think of for demonstrating that there is no god!
The reality is we are all born atheist.
All imaginary, all invisible, all idiotic and quite possibly a form of child abuse.
Funny--I was always more convinced of the existence of a deity by the world than by anything I heard in church.
Hell, when you're 4, church is just some guy talking about boring grown-up stuff. I spent most of it leafing through the hymnal to see if I could figure out how to read the longer words, since I knew all the short ones. I figured God made the trees, flowers, and people of the world, so I could best worship God by climbing trees, making daisy chains, and playing with other kids. My parents disagreed with me on this.
"Also, just because you went to church doesnt make you a CHRISTian, just like standing in McD's doens make you a hamburger."
This is one of their favorite lines, I've noticed. It's so cute how they think it's original and witty.
@The L:
That's so cute! It reminds me of the Shel Silverstein poem Ma & God :
God gave us fingers--Ma says, "Use your fork."
Also, just because you went to church doesnt make you a CHRISTian, just like standing in McD's doens make you a customer .
There, now the analogy works better. And it's true, going to a place doesn't automatically make you part of the group. For example, I could be at McDonald's because my friends are there. And if the employees at McDonald's started preaching obviously false things to me or it was a waste of time to be there I'd leave; just like I left the church.
@ Amanda
Pffffftt You can be a hamburger, Amanda B. Reckonwith, I wanna be a whole desert, like that detective fella. I especially like tapioca.
dessert ? Nevermind.
went to church doesnt make you a CHRISTian, just like standing in McD's doens make you a hamburger.
'Also, just because you went to church doesnt [GRAMMAR ALERT!] make you a CHRISTian, just like standing in McD's doens [wtf?] make you a hamburger."
You know. That argument is a lot more impressive when it doesn't relate people turning into inanimate objects. That's why I've always heard it as "standing in garage doesn't make you a mechanic." So you're extra-retarded.
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The last line is accurate, the rest is the standard propaganda. How that last line got in there is anyone's guess.
ME: Methinks it was just a spelling error for the word "world". At least I hope so... for his sake... otherwise hes just a really dumb fundy that is spouting his deep dark feelings of who he truly is but doesnt have the balls to say it unless it slips out unconscienciously.
Also... uhhh Nelis.. the analogy you are trying to make between the christian church/christians and McDonalds/hamburgers... are you sure you dont mean to say that "just because you are standing in Mcdonalds doesnt mean you are a Mcdonalds employee" ? cuz... that would just be more logically accurate. LOL!
"Being a Christian goes agains the flow of the way the word thinks."
True, and thankfully, becoming truer every day.
"Also, just because you went to church doesnt make you a CHRISTian, just like standing in McD's doens make you a hamburger. You can go to sunday school as much as you want but if you are not open to the Word, you will not receive it. You say that Christianity brainwashes you from an early age, actually its the world that brainwashes you from an early age to make you believe there is no God."
No
"Being a Christian goes agains the flow of the way the word thinks."
Yes
Now if you had typed only your last sentence you would have been spot on, and you wouldn't be on FSTDT for us to poke fun at.
And I thought going to church made me a fucking uncomfortable wooden bench. Silly me.
"Also, just because you went to church doesnt make you a CHRISTian, just like standing in McD's doens make you a hamburger."
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Dr. Hannibal Lecter isn't too fussy.
You're America, Christianity in no way goes 'against the flow'. You're a follower.
Your like a fuckin' Bike gang member that claims he's an individual.
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