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[Cataholic]

...you are all laughing, joking about, and mocking your OWN faith. Something is wrong here...

Why do you call yourselves Christians? I mean...if you don't truly believe in it, or follow the teachings of Christianity, or even want to follow what you claim to believe is from God, why consider yourselves Christians? Doesn't Christianity stem from the teachings in the Bible? It doesn't make sense to me.

I am genuinely wondering about this, out of confusion, and don't mean any disrespect to anyone. Just a little confused/baffled here. Maybe I just didn't *get it*. I don't mean to get into a religious discussion, but I'm just so confused. Very confused.

You don't get it. Clearly. I am not "mocking" my faith. Since it is MY faith, I get to make the call on that one.

There is nothing in Christanity that says, "thou shall not laugh". Nothing. Not there. Never, in Sunday School, did someone say to me, "hey, don't laugh at the Lord". Never. Nothing in my upbringing made me think, "God doesn't like us laughing about things". In fact, humor is often used to get across a 'message'. Why? Cause MOST (clearly, not all) humans are able to relate to humor, comedy. Hence those big billboards that say things like, "Hey, I am listening" or other present day talk/slogans, and are depicting God's statements to us, encouraging us to talk to Him, to worship Him.

[Edwina's Secretary]

I think we are on to something here! Perhaps the root of the difficulty in East and West communicating.

I am not sure whether the words in the Bible are exactly what God said....as I've never had a conversation with Him/Her. But I think it safe to believe a few things have been lost in translation and perhaps some personal thoughts inserted by the many, many, many men who have had their hands on that text since it was first written.

In any case, I think all the smiting, stoning, and slavery is something the world is much better off without.

But back to the subject. The funniest jokes about being Jewish and the Jewish faith I receive are from my Jewish friends. This is not about hurtful or degrading jokes. The joke that started this thread is not about the Bible (nor Christianity since it is referencing the Old Testement)...it is about hypocrisy and the innanity of imposing literally standards and conduct from thousands of years ago to modern life.

I was able to see a part of the HBO special on Queen Elizabeth I on HBO the other day. Acceptable practices in those days...beheading....draw and quartering, etc....would not be acceptable today...for which we should be happy. Times change...and hopefully for the better.

So maybe, trying to understand each others humor will help us understand each other.

[Cataholic]

ES- I have always found YOU full of humor and mirth!

[smokey the elder]

From my perspective, the biggest difference between the Quran and the Christian Bible is that the Quran is supposed to be read in Arabic, the language of its original transcription from Allah. But the Bible has been translated to the vernacular of the ages. The relative merits of each I will leave to wiser heads of the respective faiths, but therein lies the disconnect, IMO.

[RICHARD]

ES- I have always found YOU full of humor and mirth!

And me? Full of ........oh well....


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Being a fan of Dr Laura Shiat-slinger,

I find that any statement she makes is one to laugh at!

Who else would disassociate themselves from their parents, especially their mother.....and leave them to die alone and not be found for weeks???



Religion is beauty, belief, forgiveness and love.


And a little bit of humor.


Jesus died for my sins...two thousand years before I was born!
Now if that ain't faith, I don't know what is. It also strikes me as
strange......


Like how did he know I was going to have 'relations' out of wedlock?
Or put the National Football League in front of church on Sunday?
I was going to shoplift?
Drink or have dirty thoughts...
Coveting my best friend's wife?

If the Big Man Upstairs knew that things were going to get THIS bad ..he should have put the finger down and rid himself of this nasty old planet and the people on it...

Religion is what you put into it.

Saying WHAT you think a 2,000 year old book means is no different that a Roper and Ebert movie review..


Ebert: "I thought the Leviticus scenes were too graphic and gory!

Roeper: " I thought if gave god just the right amount of payback to the sinners!"

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If you do a 'net search you will see the Filipino Easter tradition of crucifying men on that day....

Funny, no?

Funny (As in WHAT THE HELL IS THAT ABOUT?) YES!!

Hey what did you do on Easter Sunday?


Hung around.....By having nails put into my hands and hanging from a cross....


Well, I looked for eggs with the kids....

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One vote for stoning please!

[kitten645]

[QUOTE=Edwina's Secretary]
In any case, I think all the smiting, stoning, and slavery is something the world is much better off without.

I'm sort of partial th the smiting myself.
Kitten

[Edwina's Secretary]

[QUOTE=kitten645]

In any case, I think all the smiting, stoning, and slavery is something the world is much better off without.

I'm sort of partial th the smiting myself.
Kitten

i wish I knew how to do one of those polls. We could see which people prefer....smiting, stoning or slavery.....

[Cincy'sMom]

[QUOTE=Edwina's Secretary]

i wish I knew how to do one of those polls. We could see which people prefer....smiting, stoning or slavery.....

I'm not sure...that might lead people to share a little too much information I just don't wnat to know

I love that email...too funny!!!