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SpitFire317
06-30-2005, 09:52 PM
When people get home from church, they act all holy. They think of themselves as the holiest thing since Swiss cheese, I swear. I end up getting an earful of how wonderful church was (“I should have gone!” they exclaim), and how the sermon went. New pastor, new baby, a death, they cry, and later pretend to be chaste and innocent human beings. I’ve never once in my life met a real churchgoer who believes in acting as an ideal human just for the sake of it. They have to see what's in it for them before they devote every Sunday morning to something. .. They all go for the brownie points. It puts them higher on the ladder rungs of society, because religion is an honorable thing ‘round these parts. They believe they’re earning points with their god. Every time they go to church, 2 points. Every service left unattended… minus one point.

This is the reason I get to go to hell. My mother said so. She told me that James Taylor would be playing when I’m in hell since I hate his music so much. Apparently she’s the holy one who holds the power to condemn other people. Hmm, she sounds somewhat like Hitler. Interesting, all those jesus lovers and bible preachers are reflections of one of the century's most terrifying figures. They don’t want to save you, they want to be the first one to smile in your face in a disapproving manner and damn you to hell. When counting brownie points, this equals plus 10 points.

Teaching a child the bible is very important for them too. Fill their minds with all those little readings, and force them to memorize them. Perhaps they’ll become like the elders of the congregation, corrupt and self-inflated beings. Corrupt bible teaching gains you 5 points (per child) so start reading! And if a child ever asks, “Where did god come from?” glare at the kid in the most reproachful manner possible, and proceed by adding 3 brownie points because that stupid brat will never ask such a wretched and wicked question ever again.

Oh, and make sure you are charitable. Give $1 in the offering plate, gain 0 points, you can do better. Give$5, you still gain nothing, you can do better. Come on! The church needs money! $10 will at least gain you 1 point. The scale goes up by tens, $20 equals two points, $30 equals three, and so on. Now, if you are unfamiliar with this system, please keep in mind that giving $17 will not gain you 2 points. You must pitch in the extra $3 to make your total $20, and now you gain two points. No decimals in the church system, that would just make too much sense, wouldn’t it?

Now I suppose this becomes a puzzlement for you… why would the rich people go to church then,? They could easily buy their way to “heaven,” so why do they bother going to mass? Simple, I stated it earlier; it puts you higher up on the ladder of society. God is at top, of course, and you’ll never collect as many points as him (I’m glad the bible is sexist and that women are sex tools and cake-bakers for their husbands). God’s been collecting since approximately 10,000 BC (also known to churchgoers as the beginning of time). Dismiss the million year old dinosaurs, they didn’t exist, because they don’t tie in with the bible anywhere. On day one, that ol’ bible says that there were mammals, not giant ugly reptiles that would scream and eat one another. So all those bones…just pretend they are fake…and then add 40 brownie points to your cookie jar. I know that sounds like a lot, but pretending the dinosaurs didn’t exist, along with fervently denying their existence, is a lot of work, so 40 points justifies these actions.
Sometimes, when condemning a person, you realize that perhaps you can convert them. Stupid Buddhists! What the hell were they thinking? A fat man for an idol?! Let us be charitable and force them to become christian. That way, you’ll receive 30 brownie points. Cool, huh?

All hail the superior churchgoers!! You think you’re better, and really believe yourselves to be the best of society. You make me sick in your self-centered interests. Your disgusting self-important and arrogant ways of dealing with life are revolting.

But anyway, here’s the guide to your precious brownie points, the only things that matter to you.
Print off and distribute at will.
Perhaps you can tuck it in-between the ruffled pages of your little pocket bible that you take out from time to time to remind people of your status…
This guide will help you be the best you can be
All for the benefit of who?!
Not your neighbors sickly baby (whom you have given $1,000 in charity money for support).
The benefit is for the most important person ever!
Not your god, why would you say that?
Oh LOOK!!! It’s you.
Proceed in bowing to yourself in front of the mirror

Attending church = 2 points
Condemning someone to hell = 10 points
Bible enforcement (also known as ‘bible rape’) = 5 points (per child)
Reproachful glance after naughty question = 3 points (poor you)
Conversion = 30 points (per person)
Dismissal of evolution, dinosaurs, Big Bang Theory, etc = 40 points (each)

Offering and charity
$0-10 = 0 points you cheapskate!
$10-20 = 1 point
$20-30 = 2 points
etc……….

Tenspace
06-30-2005, 10:03 PM
It's okay... let it out... don't hold back. That's what we're here for. :)

Well put. lurker'll have fun with this.

Welcome to the forum!

Tenspace

WITHTEETH
06-30-2005, 10:39 PM
Spitfire, that is their reality as they see it and this is yours. It is frustrating sometimes i understand. You can lead a jackass to water but you can't make him drink. cursing at it doesn't really have an effect either brother. :)

They were conditioned to believe what they believe, are they really bad people? nah, just sheep.

ghoulslime
06-30-2005, 10:51 PM
How many points do you suppose somebody would get for calling Ghoulslime an arrogant twat on an Atheist message board? Mind you, that's 'arrogant twat' not 'ignorant twat'.

GodlessHeathen
07-01-2005, 12:50 AM
Arrogant twat = 50 points
Ignorant twat = 75 points

The_2_Armed_Man
07-01-2005, 01:45 AM
So how many point do u need to get to heaven.....id be lucky to have at least 4.....

snap crafter
07-01-2005, 01:50 AM
The High score was from Matthew, total of 50,787 points. I would guess you would need atleast 200 to get on the list.

WITHTEETH
07-01-2005, 02:06 AM
You must get a ton if your an alter boy.

peepnklown
07-01-2005, 03:58 AM
If you are an alter boy you can earn “extra credit,” please talk to the head priest for more details.

Philboid Studge
07-01-2005, 09:43 AM
Rock on, Spitfire.

James Taylor would be playing when I’m in hell since I hate his music so much.
My Hell will feature nonstop Billy Joel. And, I'll probably die from a heart attack-ack-ack-ack.

StillSurviving
07-01-2005, 10:21 AM
One of the religious people who sometimes disgusted me the most was my ex-girlfriend's mom. She would go to church and then spend the rest of sunday gossiping about it. She would point out who wasn't there, and think up reasons and implications for that person and their family. I guess the only way she was able to feel good about her life was to point out where other people were going through hard times.
Still, when I got a job at a bank and needed proper attire, she helped me out. She had a good side as well.

alaspooryorick
07-01-2005, 11:43 AM
I'm certainly not here to defend Christians or theists, and I've known a lot like the kind you wrote about, but that's not the way Christians are supposed to act. A lot of them do genuinely love God and genuinely want others to be saved. You and I don't have to buy into that, and I find it very easy to dislike religion based on some Catholic cousins that condemned me to hell when I was seven years old (and a protestant, no less!), but that's not what it's supposed to be about. I'm sure we all know these "calculating" theists, counting up their brownie points, condemning atheists to hell, but that is only one position.

I recently had a conversation with my theist mother, and asked her if she hated me as a "type" because I didn't believe in God. She said that Jesus doesn't want Christians to hate anyone, and that instead of condemning people to hell, Christians should pray for non-believers. I don't like this, but it did come as a reminder that Christianity is not all about bible-beating, finger-pointing, hope-you-burn-in-hell stuff. It's hard to seperate theist from theist when all their fundamental beliefs seem the same, but I do know lots of good, decent, and probably crazy people that choose to go to church because they actually want to worship God.


And personally, I really like James Taylor and Billy Joel. :/ Don't worry, Philboid, only the good die young. :D

I think my hell would be going to heaven. Listening to all those Christians singing praises to God for the rest of eternity.

Tenspace
07-01-2005, 11:51 AM
I am certain my hell would involve country music, NASCAR, humongous women toting a dozen kids through the supermarket, and 40mph left lane bandits. Oh... and Wal-Mart. Somewhere in hell there's a Wal-Mart I'm sure.

Ten

clambake
07-01-2005, 12:16 PM
I am certain my hell would involve country music, NASCAR, humongous women toting a dozen kids through the supermarket, and 40mph left lane bandits. Oh... and Wal-Mart. Somewhere in hell there's a Wal-Mart I'm sure.

Ten
I am reminded of one of my favorite lines from "The Last Boy Scout":

(Bad guy threatening BW): "Just once, I would like to hear you scream...in pain"

(bit of a pause)

(Bruce Willis character): "Play some rap music."

Philboid Studge
07-01-2005, 12:27 PM
Don't worry, Philboid, only the good die young.
Which explains why BJ is still around, torturing the living.

Nicole
07-01-2005, 01:26 PM
I wonder if the bible raping, point collecting, finger pointing people are a result of their church or if their church is a result of them?

I'm seeing one of those Walmart greeters at the entrance to every level of hell. "Welcome to the sixth level of hell, have a nice day."

thomas
07-01-2005, 02:30 PM
When people get home from church, they act all holy. They think of themselves as the holiest thing since Swiss cheese, I swear. I end up getting an earful of how wonderful church was (“I should have gone!” they exclaim), and how the sermon went. New pastor, new baby, a death, they cry, and later pretend to be chaste and innocent human beings. I’ve never once in my life met a real churchgoer who believes in acting as an ideal human just for the sake of it. They have to see what's in it for them before they devote every Sunday morning to something. .. They all go for the brownie points. It puts them higher on the ladder rungs of society, because religion is an honorable thing ‘round these parts. They believe they’re earning points with their god. Every time they go to church, 2 points. Every service left unattended… minus one point.

snip......
Matthew 6

1 "Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of people, to be seen by them. Otherwise, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. 2 So whenever you give to the poor, don't sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be applauded by people. I assure you: They've got their reward! 3 But when you give to the poor, don't let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

5 "Whenever you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by people. I assure you: They've got their reward! 6 But when you pray, go into your private room, shut your door, and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. 7 When you pray, don't babble like the idolaters, since they imagine they'll be heard for their many words. 8 Don't be like them, because your Father knows the things you need before you ask Him.

SpitFire317
07-01-2005, 03:16 PM
Yea, I realize that not ALL christians are like this...it's just that all the ones I've met...they proclaim their love of god to the world and condemn those who don't do the same. I've known people who wouldn't attend church or openly say anything aboug god or the bible, and others in my community (87% catholic population 13% lutheran) would talk about them as if they were dirt, even tho the kid was as sweet as anything. And it pissed me off, so yea, I guess this was a bit of ranting...I know it doesn't all hold true all the time...except where I live :)

Tenspace
07-01-2005, 04:45 PM
Yea, I realize that not ALL christians are like this...it's just that all the ones I've met...they proclaim their love of god to the world and condemn those who don't do the same. I've known people who wouldn't attend church or openly say anything aboug god or the bible, and others in my community (87% catholic population 13% lutheran) would talk about them as if they were dirt, even tho the kid was as sweet as anything. And it pissed me off, so yea, I guess this was a bit of ranting...I know it doesn't all hold true all the time...except where I live :)
I'd have to say it's the majority of Christians, but of course, my opinion and methodology is subjective as well.

Tenspace

ghoulslime
07-01-2005, 05:15 PM
If you are an alter boy you can earn “extra credit,” please talk to the head priest for more details.
Head priest? They really have a priest in charge of head? :o

Tenspace
07-01-2005, 05:19 PM
If you are an alter boy you can earn “extra credit,” please talk to the head priest for more details.
Head priest? They really have a priest in charge of head? :o
Yeah, he's the one with the dirty knees. :)

Striver
07-02-2005, 02:27 AM
I’ve never once in my life met a real churchgoer who believes in acting as an ideal human just for the sake of it.
Oh, you didn't know me during my Christian days. I really did want to be "good" and "pure", whatever those things are. I think my integrity is what actually allowed me to escape. I kept asking questions and I kept seeing that the people who were really liked it the most did so either because it was their social group or because they were control-oriented. By control-oriented, I mean those people that want to make sure that no one else "sins" or anything.

Anyway, you keep searching and you get to the point where you realize that it makes far more sense as a system of control than for it to all add up, and that's when it's possible to leave.

envision
07-12-2005, 12:26 AM
Oh, you didn't know me during my Christian days. I really did want to be "good" and "pure"
Striver, I'm just curious in "those days" would you say you loved God and believed Christ to be your savior and friend. Dont take it the wrong way I'm not trying to mock or get something out of you I'm just asking.