Copyright © 2013 Knight Sac Media. All rights reserved.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=56055The genius of our own chimp Caesar is that he's NOT responsible for his actions. God made him President, and anything he does is , by extension, God's will. It may lead to nuclear holocaust or the death and suffering of millions, but God knows what he's doing. The chimp knows he may die hated and l...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/images/Logo380x132.pnghttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=5605538013210Blasherjust to clarify an often misunderstanding . . . the Bible (and True Christians) does NOT hate homosexuals. We believe homosexuality is a sin (as stated in the Bible) . . . but we LOVE and CARE for homosexuals as we do everyone.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289086195/22/2013 9:18:59 AMTerry Maloneyhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289077975/21/2013 6:59:29 PMTerry MaloneyDitto about priests. Ditto about personal relationship. Not so sure about the bible, though ... Lord knows Jesus tried, but somehow much/most of his message didn't get through. I can't begin to reconcile the prosperity gospel thing with camels and rich men for one example, or hating homosexuals with anything Jesus ev...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289077825/21/2013 6:52:33 PMScatterShothttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289077455/21/2013 6:25:04 PMTerry MaloneyThanks. Wish I could come up with them on demand, but I do get lucky every once in a while ... <g>http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289077345/21/2013 6:22:19 PMScatterShotNo, sir. It's not that I believe that I know. Yes, sir. It's not about belief. It's about what Is. And that Is is unknowable in this lifetime. Knowledge is what you have schooled. Knowing is what you have experienced. In the Fullness of Time, we will Know. SShttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289076095/21/2013 5:14:42 PMBlashergood stuff . . just so you know, I do not believe in any priests. I believe in a personal relationship with God .. not through any human. I believe in Christianity as taught in the Bible .. not by man. Thanks! for the explanation of "pagan" .. very interesting. Keep searching . . I think you're on the right path.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289075325/21/2013 4:32:42 PMBlasherit is your belief that "it's not about belief" . . . you believe that you know. All you have to do is sincerely ask and wait and watch for an answer. If no answer, then at least you've asked . . . and you're not just leaving it up to your beliefs.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289075225/21/2013 4:29:48 PMScatterShot"... but then the god-bothered priests try to codify it all, which is where they lose me." Nice succinct statement.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289072425/21/2013 2:30:42 PMTerry MaloneyI just use pagan loosely to mean someone who believes there is a God ... but not necessarily the one(s) organized religions try to sell you. The question passes all understanding, after all ... might be the moon and the stars and the sun, or the universe as a whole ... or something else entirely. Mystics of all reli...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289071645/21/2013 2:06:18 PMScatterShot"ask God to show you the way . . ." But, "The Great Way is not Difficult for Those Who Have no Preferences" : holybooks.com  It's not about belief or theist v. a-theist. It Is what it Is. The Great Is could care less about what you or I believe. Beliefs don't change what Is. Go with the flow, be honest, upright,...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289071445/21/2013 2:00:13 PMBlashergreat response, Terry . . . and I do agree: the universe passes all understanding, there's no denying that I don't know the difference between atheist and pagan, I just assumed they both don't believe in God. I would say that you should just sincerely ask God to show you the way . . . if He doesn't, well then there's ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289062555/21/2013 8:57:08 AMBlasherhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289062505/21/2013 8:52:44 AMbruiser98Darn. I screwed those links up. The link to the entire movie is here. youtube.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289059895/21/2013 1:31:42 AMTerry MaloneyThanks! I've always wanted to watch that movie somehow, though I never knew it was pagans till now ... makes it doubly interesting. <g>http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289057685/20/2013 7:49:50 PMbruiser98Great movie about pagans. Breaker Morant. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI7KJnRlsS4 Last ten minutes or so: Spoiler Alert:Don't watch if you haven't seen the movie. youtube.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289057515/20/2013 7:31:21 PMTerry Maloney>>I think picking one besides Atheism at least gives you a better shot of being right. << I disagree. It's a binary choice, so atheism gives you a 50% chance, all the others somewhat less ... unless you're arguing that God may be Hindu or something, and that would still make you right? btw, I'm not an atheist, just a...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289056515/20/2013 6:38:47 PMTerry Maloney>>In YOUR eyes, I am blind ... in MY eyes, you are blind.<< True ... but that's what makes a market. <g>http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289056135/20/2013 6:12:45 PMBlasherTHAT is correct . . . make sure you pick the right one. I think picking one besides Atheism at least gives you a better shot of being right.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289055025/20/2013 5:10:33 PMScatterShotSo where does that leave all the rest of the religions in the world? You can not all be right in your chosen beliefs. Somebody is wrong.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289054315/20/2013 4:48:02 PMBlashersure . . as much as I am right . . . I'm not blinded by my belief. In YOUR eyes, I am blind ... in MY eyes, you are blind.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289052925/20/2013 4:08:42 PMScatterShothttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289051975/20/2013 3:32:43 PMBlashernice .. sounds like any religion . . . including Atheism. Good Luck with your beliefs.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289042375/20/2013 9:20:29 AMScatterShotAfraid the dood just don't get it. Sorry for the re-post but maybe one of my favorites will help: Let us try a hypothetical exercise. Imagine, for a moment, that you wanted to create a memetic virus - a belief or system of beliefs of your choosing that would spread from person to person, instill its targets with ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289023905/18/2013 4:36:09 PMBlasherhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288998135/17/2013 8:53:39 AMTerry Maloneyhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288997795/17/2013 8:27:07 AMbruiser98I'd like to know who the first christian was because I don't know that there has ever been one. I'm saving the "Rebirth in Christ" gambit until I get indicted for a major crime.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288995815/17/2013 12:29:34 AMbruiser98Growing up I thought that John the Baptist was a Baptist, just like most of the people I knew. So when John baptized Jesus, Jesus became a christian. Turns out both were born Jews, lived their lives as Jews, and died Jews. I wonder how many christians share my misperception.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288995635/17/2013 12:09:20 AMScatterShothttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288993085/16/2013 8:41:25 PMBlasherInteresting article . . I don't care who the first Christian was . . . not at all important. The Bible (of which the Dead Sea scrolls contained a lot of the Old Testament) tells us of the Jews and there love of God and longing for a Messiah to save them from their despair, slavery, captivity, etc. One can imagine that...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288940415/14/2013 4:12:12 PMTerry MaloneyEither John the Baptist or Mary Magdalene, I can never remember ... <g> [youtube video]http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288940235/14/2013 4:07:02 PMbruiser98TIA to Blasher. I googled "Who was the first christian?" One interesting link vexen.co.uk http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288939565/14/2013 3:50:05 PMbruiser98http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288938575/14/2013 3:12:32 PMBlasher'Box By The Riviera' . . you wrote in your original message: "and will have a place in Heaven" I don't think Pharaoh will be in Heaven and I doubt Obama will either. God can use people without them going to Heaven .. like Pharaoh. It's pretty clear that Obama is not a believer and does not live the life of one. So I c...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288934165/14/2013 12:50:23 PMSr KApril 5, 2013 3:02 pm The ark builders By Barney Jopson In the US state of Kentucky, creationists are aiming to construct a new Noah’s ark ft.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288205004/7/2013 2:04:26 AMS. maltophilia<<That crazy link>> Yeah, there were too many sources to credit it to just one. Weird and creepy concept - from Jesus as a lily white lightweight puff of sugar to sticking a Jewish teacher in the oven. Unlike the Catholic concept, Jesus escapes before he is eaten. I first heard about it here: whiterosesociety.org  ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288139714/3/2013 2:42:17 PMbruiser98That crazy link took me to the Google search page. Finally determined the post is about Resurrection Rolls. easy-cookbook-recipes.com  Made them last year. It was very annoying that the marshmallows reappear at the most inconvenient times: in the green bean casserole you were going to take to the office party, in you...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288134704/3/2013 11:30:49 AMS. maltophilia...1. Read John 19 while the oven is pre-heating according to the package directions. If you’re really on top of things, spend the week before reading John 12-18 with your kids. 2. Unroll the crescent rolls. Explain that this is like the cloth they wrapped Jesus in. 3. Give your child a marshmallow and explain...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288109604/2/2013 3:37:24 AMTerry MaloneyHard to believe the Associated Baptist Press published this, but good on them ... abpnews.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287010972/1/2013 2:19:56 PMbruiser98Some interesting history here about Paul as the creator of Christianity. Should Christians Celebrate the Birth of Jesus or Paul? thedailybeast.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=286387151/2/2013 1:16:18 PMScatterShothttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2857920012/1/2012 7:24:56 PMS. maltophiliahttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2850998710/30/2012 4:32:17 PMTerry Maloney>> It's especially disturbing to see the infiltration of the latest version of Jesus mumbo-jumbo - Southern Republican Nascar Evangelical orthodoxy - take over the collective mind of the USA. The poverty of ideas this represents can't be overstated and the timidity of any opposition to it is a disgrace to our heritage...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2847619010/16/2012 10:08:36 AMScatterShothttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2847515610/15/2012 7:40:13 PMbruiser98http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2846436710/10/2012 1:27:02 PMbruiser98Gotta pay to pray: Germany’s Catholic bishops call on faithful to hand over tax Read more: http://www.theprovince.com/life/Gotta+pray+Germany+Catholic+bishops+call+faithful+hand+over/7315169/story.html#ixzz27yEzYmC0http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=284429159/30/2012 12:23:31 PMTerry MaloneyShe deserves them for distracting attention away from the Jesus' wife story ... That could have really rocked the Casbah. <g>http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=284312609/24/2012 8:43:07 PMbruiser98http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=284310249/24/2012 6:47:03 PMS. maltophiliahttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=284237119/21/2012 12:33:01 AMbruiser98http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=283777809/1/2012 1:26:17 PM