IS GOD AN ASSHOLE? WHY OR WHY NOT?

just curious as to ya'll opinions and explanation of opinions on that one.

 

Pandora's box has been opened.

Barry

 

My god is certainly not an asshole. Yours is!

 

He's not your god, he is my god you sick little god loving mongrol.

 

well it would explain why "god's country" is such a shithole

 

I think God's cool, but some of God's worshippers really suck.

 

I'm not sure what your point is.

Maybe it's that I'm not a smart as you obviously are.

Could you please dumb that down a little for us?

 

don't go for that one! Whipone is a genius and almost at the same ivory tower level as me. just an FYI

 

It is like most other ancient books – a mingling of falsehood and truth, of philosophy and folly – all written by men, and most of the men only partially civilized. Some of its laws are good – some infinitely barbarous. None of the miracles related were performed. . . . Take out the absurdities, the miracles, all that pertains to the supernatural – all the cruel and barbaric laws – and to the remainder I have no objection. Neither would I have for it any great admiration.

 

God is great!

All glory to Allah!

 

I believe that it was Reggie Jackson who said "people don't boo nobodies."

Using the logic that contempt and disdain for something proves that the something has merit and value, God and I are doing alright.

Barry

 

That Lord Barry thing went straight to your fucking head man!

A couple of weeks ago I was visiting a friend and she took us to a Unitarian church. It was pretty damn cool, and if there were one locally I could see becoming a memeber. All the fun of christianity, minus the guilt, shame and emphasis on Jebus!

 

so it's all booze and blowjobs without the herpes and hangovers?

 

Yessss!

 

This is a touching, almost biblical scene:



...and i believe is just as God intended.

 

Whipone, the clown from 'it', and dick cheney, would be creepy if it weren't so cosmically factual somehow..actually that makes it more creepy..nevermind. Now I'm trying to figure out if I would rather see a severed bloody head of eeyore or a pic of dick cheney all the time..yikes, what a dilemma! :?

by the way, I am a UU myself, and the weird thing is I had already come to terms with my own personal faith such as it is and what it constituted and THEN got invited to a UU church and found out that they stole all my good ideas!!!

I don't have a church nearby to attend either, but you can join their 'online' church, which has a very large membership. check it out if ya'll want.

By the way, I thought God was an asshole for a long time. I had a son who was born on Christmas day..with a rare infantile form of muscular dystrophy..born dying..what a fucking christmas present, right? Took me years to come to terms with that with God, until I realized that I had a sick fucking god so I fired him and god a new one.

Seriously, what it meant was that I had to increase my understanding of God and let go of my old one to find peace of mind. I never had it in me to be an athiest dammit. Just not me, ya know?

Anyway, after that, I left my hustband cus my son was the only reason I was stickin around, and to get away from him, went to storm then honduras. Saw a lot more shit, and not all of it was bad. It's kinda hard not to believe in a supreme being when you are firsthand witness to a miracle.

So like Jacob I wrestled with God for a while, albeit mentally and spiritually, before coming to terms with what I believed. I don't know the answers. But it's like looking at a tapestry or a piece of needlework from the wrong side..you have an idea of what the picture is supposed to look like, but just don't get all the snarls and tangles and bits of ugliness. But when I die I hope to be able to see the big picture the way it was meant to be, and then will be able to understand why.

It's not always enough, and I still get pissed, but I'm learning. And the more spiritual works I read from different cultures, the greater my understanding of God becomes. So the UU church is cool like that because they encourage someone to explore and glean and gain from all spriritual faiths.

okay, sermon over..please don't forget to leave an offering before you leave. 8)

 

ohmigod barry is dick cheney!!

 

Where have you been? My cover was blown long ago.
I am a Dick Cheney Clone.

Barry

 

ahhh.. like that saddam the us have in custody..
the old switcheroonie....
the administrations thinking ahead i see... i guess i gotta grudgingly admire that