Comments on: E-mail Spammers Should Rot in Hell (Which Doesn’t Actually Exist)

By: bee

bee — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:28:10 +0000

Its ironic to me. Its along the same lines as a pro-lifer taking the life of a mother going in for an abortion. This has come to a society and christianity slam because one idiot wrote and email that offended. These freedoms this country allows us to have all to often protects the idiots. This is why atheism always makes me chuckle, IN MY EXPERIENCE athiests tend to be God’s biggest critics even though they stand by a belief that one doesn’t exist.

By: oldgreensock

oldgreensock — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:59:16 +0000

Here they are: Deuteronomy 5:6–21

6 I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery;

7 you shall have no other gods before me.

8 You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.

9 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of parents, to the third and fourth generation of those who reject me,

10 but showing steadfast love to the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep my commandments.

11 You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not acquit anyone who misuses his name.

12 Observe the sabbath day and keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you.

13 For six days you shall labour and do all your work.

14 But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work—you, or your son or your daughter, or your male or female slave, or your ox or your donkey, or any of your livestock, or the resident alien in your towns, so that your male and female slave may rest as well as you.

15 Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out from there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm; therefore the Lord your God commanded you to keep the sabbath day.

16 Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God commanded you, so that your days may be long and that it may go well with you in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

17 You shall not murder.

18 Neither shall you commit adultery.

19 Neither shall you steal.

20 Neither shall you bear false witness against your neighbour.

21 Neither shall you covet your neighbour’s wife. Neither shall you desire your neighbour’s house, or field, or male or female slave, or ox, or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbour.

HEHE! God really jealous, and he thinks male and female slaves are cool. He will totally punish up to four generations If he catches you warshiping American Idol.

By: Shipoopi

Shipoopi — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:13:20 +0000

I have to comment on this even though it is a little old at this point. Why? Because I to was forwarded this email just a couple weeks ago, by someone I care deeply for. That’s right folks, two years and some months later this close minded email is still floating out there, the scariest part - those passing is on are the ones that believe it. I have not commited myself to ANY religion, I have yet to decide if there is one great god in the sky that watches over all of us, the point is - it’s MY decision. No one else’s just MINE! For those that defend awful things like this perhaps you should read you bible again and go over that part again that talks about all men being created equal. Once you’ve done that, refresh yourself on the consitution itself and don’t persecute others for not believing what you do. In short, practice what you preach - forgivness and open heartedness.
If you can’t handle that then you are the one who should “sit down and shut up!”

By: The Churning » God Damn! I Want to Create My Own 12 Step Program

The Churning » God Damn! I Want to Create My Own 12 Step Program — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 16:06:13 +0000

[...] I just found out that the original twelve-step program is based on religion. The steps include bullshit like turn our will and our lives over to the care of God, have God remove all these defects of character, and improve our conscious contact with God. What a pile of horseshit - well at least it’s horseshit for atheists like me. [...]

By: Maine

Maine — Mon, 03 Oct 2005 13:17:47 +0000

I thought I commented on this, but I just want to echo Mojotek.

Sure, it may sound spiffy and ethical to have a bit of religion and all-around-goodness in your government, but there has not been one (one!) single supported case in recorded world history of an empire-like state that wasn’t toppled shortly after religion and government crossed lines. I’m not going to list examples because… well, there are way too many. Pick an empire, any empire. They all fell for the exact same reasons:

1.) The leadership claimed divine right.
2.) They began to rule based on an abstract authority instead of the best interests of their people.
3.) They decided their way was better than the ways of others, and got taken down.

So… while things may seem like they’d be better if we just did them the way the Bible says to, history has shown that… no… they won’t be. I mean… have you seen the Gaza Strip?

Besides… only two Commandments are laws, you know. Two. Don’t kill and don’t steal. The others aren’t even remotely close to law. How does that argument make any sense? Any at all?

By: JJ

JJ — Sat, 01 Oct 2005 21:01:27 +0000

Loafer:
Well put. Thank you for the clarification.

By: web_loafer

web_loafer — Sat, 01 Oct 2005 16:59:50 +0000

JJ, what a mixup…..I in no way suggested you have crossed the line of decency….the one who wrote the comments you posted….to the email….was the bigot……I am very tolerant…….I know where the off/on switch is on radios, tv’s and computers. Pesonally we disagree about most things, but I read your writings when I get a chance. My comment was hurried and didn’t get my point across. The writer of that email you got, took facts and twisted them for an agenda…I don’t like adgenda’s, and doubt that you do. But I don’t want history to disappear….I don’t want us to sandblast the mention of God from every monument in America….
If and when athestist become the majority in this land, I hope they are less bigoted then some Christians are, but I doubt it.

By: JJ

JJ — Sat, 01 Oct 2005 15:04:09 +0000

William:
I was going to say, “I don’t care about the pledge or having the Ten Commandments on display - I was just pissed off at that insulting e-mail.” But I had to stop myself. I guess I do care.
In a society where religious freedom is celebrated, why would children in public schools recite a pledge to their country under God? I guess the pledge is optional, but if I disagree with it, it’s at the very least awkward.

Here are a couple of other examples of lines that could be added to the pledge that would make me uncomfortable, but perhaps would not bother the majority:
“I pledge allegienace to a country run by heterosexuals - and homosexual lawmakers should stay in the closet”
“I pledge allegienace to a commander in chief who says evolution is just a theory”
“I pledge allegienace to a country where strippers should be forced to wear bikini bottoms and pasties.”

Why beat around the bush? Let’s go ahead and add these phrases to the pledge.

By: William Friesen

William Friesen — Sat, 01 Oct 2005 06:08:20 +0000

Perhaps %14 of Americans dont believe in God, but that doesn’t mean all %14 are the ones bitching about the pledge of allegiance and all this other meaningless shit. I’m an atheist, and I really dont care if the Ten Commandments are displayed in the Supreme Court.

By: JJ

JJ — Sat, 01 Oct 2005 05:22:57 +0000

Mojotek:
I can only imagine what would happen if the US government were founded on my belief system. Christians surely wouldn’t want to live my my rules, and I wouldn’t want to live by their rules.

Eddie:
Sweet. That shirt rocks.

Barbara:
Thanks! I’m glad to know there are other sane people out there.