Oxymoron of the day.....

[ablbodyed]

I delivered a piece of mail titled BAPTIST VISION. Can there be anything much more ludicrous that that?

[livinontheedge]

1. Is that supposed to be funny?

What do you have against Baptists?

[msmcghee]

3. It's ironic . . .

. . as in scientific fortune telling.

[sociopath]

4. .

Perhaps he doesn't like, or share their religeous beliefs?

That's just my interpretation...

[ablbodyed]

9. I have contempt for....

belifs based on stupidity, cowardice and meanness. Most baptists exemplify that. An absolute literal interpretation of the bible is for the brain-dead. There is a growing scism in the baptist world. People like Jimmy Carter are leaving. They're leaving because the traditional baptist separation of churches, so that each congregation can choose its own pastor, decide among themselves their theology and beliefs, is being denied them by the national baptist groups who want control.

[karlschneider]

11. I assume you know why Baptists don't fuck standing up...

because (don't scroll down if you are thin skinned)...

























it might lead to dancing.
:D

[ComerPerro]

14. LOL

Nice.

[pansypoo53219]

20. think

white southern baptists

[sociopath]

2. Damn these mandatory subject lines!

An oxymorom perhaps? :-)

[msmcghee]

5. Or for the freepers it would be . .

. . . oxymoram, of course.

:toast:

[dutchdemocrat]

6. Well here is a few of my favourite oxymorons

Being in Holland I have to say

Dutch Cuisine - (national dish is known elegantly as 'stomppot' or baby food for adults I call it).

German Humour

Greek Organization

Compassionate Conservative

French Music

Military Intelligence

Canadian Culture

Fox News

Pretty Ugly





............And finally

Heaven
French cooks and English police, Swiss engineers and Italian lovers.
Hell
English cooks and French police, Italian engineers and Swiss lovers.

[Wickerman]

8. I had heard many of those, but LOL, Fox News!

:yourock:

[karlschneider]

13. And jumbo shrimp.

;-)

[washburnidol]

7. question

if you replaced baptist with "jewish" or "muslim"


would that be funny too?

[ablbodyed]

10. Jews and Muslims actually do have....

vision.

[washburnidol]

12. how

how does that not warrant a ban?


you can slander a religion on the board freely?


yet if i were to say the same thing about the jewish or muslim faith.

I would be gone

[karlschneider]

15. Jerry Foulball.

I rest my case.

[washburnidol]

16. its sad

that religious intolerance is not only tolerated....but celebrated here.

[karlschneider]

23. That is actually very funny.

But probably not for the reasons you would think.

[ComerPerro]

17. So go ahead and say it

Then you can get banned, as you prophesized, and you will be gone.

[washburnidol]

18. you

you dont see the double standard here?

[ComerPerro]

22. To be quite honest, no I don't

Look, to be quite honest, the Bill OReileys of the world are quite correct when they say that no one is looking out for Christians. He loves pointing out that Muslims are protected, but the Christian religion never has the ACLU back it.
Part of that, though, is because the Christian religion can take care of itself. It has plenty of people sticking up for it, and eager to force it down our throats.
Maybe people would have more sympathy for Christains if they would back off a bit. Just because someone enforces separation of Church and State doesn't mean that they are starting an all-out war on Christianity.

Besides, I am doubting that there is much violence against Baptists going on in the country.

[washburnidol]

24. so

all that means NOTHING


religious intolerance is religious intolerance regardless of who its against.


just because christians have power its ok?


if someone posted something 1/10 as offensive about muslims there would be an outcry

and they would be gone

[karlschneider]

26. Let's test your theory. I say that Muslims worship false gods, they are

all terrorists and should be bombed into the stone age.

How's that?

[washburnidol]

27. come on

you know im not saying any of that.



but as liberals we shouldnt do the exact same things that we fight against!

[karlschneider]

25. Actually, the ACLU (of which I am a proud card-carrying member) has

gone to bat for many christian organizations and individuals. The famous (infamous?) KKK group in Chicago some years ago and more recently defended inmates in a prison very near here their right to have bibles which the warden had deemed improper.

[ComerPerro]

28. Yeah, but I am saying that is the rhetoric

that is heard from the right against the ACLU

[washburnidol]

29. who cares?

who cares what the right says?


dont sink down to their level if thats how you feel

[Selwynn]

19. Welcome to DU

Home of religion haters everywhere...no distinction is made for the hundreds of thousands of spiritual folk that are beautiful, inspiring, liberal-minded compassionate people. You're either with us or your with the fundamentalists - that's the motto. :)

You get used to it after a while... I still squak sometimes when I get mass stereotyped because I have a personal faith, but it doesn't really make much difference.

It's ok - in the end, its a political board, and the fanatical fundie Christian ultra-right totally blows, so when people get a little fast and loose with the anti-religious language, when they really mean to be using anti extremeist hateful ridiculous bastardization of religion language... I'm trying to roll with it. :D

[washburnidol]

21. thanks

thanks for your reply

but its disgusting....and it alienates people.


and its why the left is doing so poorly lately

[ComerPerro]

30. That is a load of crap

If hate speech, slander, and bigotry turned people off, then the Republican party would have been gone years ago.

[washburnidol]

31. fine

then be the exact thing that you fight against.

thats real respectable.....

[TreasonousBastard]

33. I agree with Selwyn.

There are a few here who just hate religion, but most of us save our wrath for the fundies-- the political ones. Some don't much know, or care, if there's a difference. Once in a while someone gets bumped for excessive religion bashing, but most of the time we just kind of gnash our teeth a little and let it pass.

FWIW, I've seen Jews, Muslims, Wiccans, Buddhists and various brands of Christianity here. Must be some others I've missed. Don't doubt for a minute there's a few Bible-beltin' fundies here who grate at the bashing but actually go along with most of our politics. Or other equally sincere Catholics, Jews, Muslims and others who get into a bit of a snit at some of the positions stated here, but stick around for the good stuff.

:hi:

Stick around-- it gets worse with the candidate bashing threads, but it's still worth it.

[Sinistrous]

32. I thought this was going to be

another Rush Limbaugh thread.

[wabeewoman]

34. The reason I think Baptist vision is funny

is more because of the hypocracy of the RW fundie Baptist. Its like they are so uptight, judgemental and self righteous that its OK to make fun of them. To me, anyone who takes themself too seriously is setting themselves up for being made fun of. (expecially when they give you sooo much ammunition.