tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11656430.post111340787590034058..comments2023-08-21T06:06:59.196-07:00Comments on Hellbound Alleee: The Ten Commandments are NOT Moral LawsHellbound Alleeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10268832216080854759noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11656430.post-1113576680892003562005-04-15T07:51:00.000-07:002005-04-15T07:51:00.000-07:00I don't see a liturgical problem with "Easter Chri...I don't see a liturgical problem with "Easter Christians." Attending church seemed to be something that pastors and mothers nagged about. <BR/><BR/>Francois was an "Easter christian." He went 4 times: a couple of easters, a Christmas, and his dad's funeral. Of course, he doesn't think that qualifies as being a Chritian, and I'd have to agree.<BR/><BR/>But today we have the phenomenon of the "personal relationship" christian. These folks can be as evangelistic as anyone you've ever heard. They say they "hate religion," (like that kid from "Growing Pains" who was in "Left Behind") and the hypocrisy of the church. They say they are living proof of "true" christianity. See atheists? You can still believe and ot have all the crap of the church! You can distance yourself from its corruption! Now you have no excuse!<BR/><BR/>Of course, this has a few logical problems, and is evidence that believers just don't understand non-believers. My mom sort of did this to me the other day, and I set her straight. She said, "I can't believe what that church did to you and your brother," and the children of friends. "They will never darken the door of a church again." <BR/><BR/>I told her the real story. "Mom, no, it was you!"<BR/><BR/>"What?"<BR/><BR/>"You were the one who taught me never to trust christians."<BR/><BR/>"Oh! Absolutely!"<BR/><BR/>She's a Jesus fan, but not much of an evangelist.But the "personal relationship chritsinas" could assume, in that way they do, that she is a perfect christian. Mistrust christians, but love Jesus.Hellbound Alleeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10268832216080854759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11656430.post-1113570974397115822005-04-15T06:16:00.000-07:002005-04-15T06:16:00.000-07:00Ooops! Sorry for misjudging you. I have had run-in...Ooops! Sorry for misjudging you. I have had run-ins before with people who were posessive of ideas. I don't imagine for a second that I'm the first person to suggest that Easter Christians and Jerry be made to go to the head of the line for punishment, either singly or collectively.breakerslionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14327290369084118043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11656430.post-1113533501996633252005-04-14T19:51:00.000-07:002005-04-14T19:51:00.000-07:00NO NO NO! I didn't mean you! I meant the ten comma...NO NO NO! I didn't mean you! I meant the ten commandments themselves! They are "plagiarized," in a way, from other texts. Sorry for the misconception.Hellbound Alleeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10268832216080854759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11656430.post-1113497805989644232005-04-14T09:56:00.000-07:002005-04-14T09:56:00.000-07:00Um.... Sorry, sincerely. I plead guilty to one cou...Um.... Sorry, sincerely. I plead guilty to one count of lazy attribution. "If I'd had longer I'd have written a telegram" - I can't remember who said it and I can't find it. Dorothy Parker, Edward R. Murro, H. L. Menkin, other?<BR/><BR/>I don't know to whom to attribute this one, either.<BR/><BR/>"If you steal from one person, that's plagiarism, if you steal from more than one person, that's influences; if you steal from everybody, that's research."<BR/><BR/>If I have inadvertently quoted you, I apologize and ask you to chalk it up to my being (unconsciously as well as consciously) impressed with your communication skills. I assure you that it will not appear in print anywhere else but here, at least not from my hand. If I have quoted anyone else's copyrighted material, They will receive an apology if they ask.<BR/><BR/>I first became aware of the "Easter Sunday" Christians by observing them first-hand while filling a pew in the Methodist Church choir from 1966 to 1974. The church's dissatisfaction with these types, and the connection to the 4th commandment was first made to me in 1974 by Charles Whitlock, the Sunday School teacher that taught my confirmation class. I have despised the Rev. Jerry Falwell and all that he (really) stands for, for approximately 23 years, and Billy Graham even longer. My inspiration for writing what I wrote was your site, the previous post, and the joke letter to Dr. Laura which has been circulating in e-mail for years and of which the previous post was reminiscent. I hope this clears up any misunderstandings, and I will choose my words more carefully in the future to avoid going over old ground.breakerslionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14327290369084118043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11656430.post-1113438055253415102005-04-13T17:20:00.000-07:002005-04-13T17:20:00.000-07:00What's the Commandment against plagiarism?What's the Commandment against plagiarism?Hellbound Alleeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10268832216080854759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11656430.post-1113437430986603682005-04-13T17:10:00.000-07:002005-04-13T17:10:00.000-07:00This is the ultimate end of using the BIG BOOJUM t...This is the ultimate end of using the BIG BOOJUM to back up your social laws and legal authority. Taken as a set of laws for a sect of religious fanatics, it's not bad work. It's simple enough, following that rule of elegance, "If I'd had longer I'd have written you a telegram", and the more basic, "keep it simple, stupid". Moische/Moses could hardly have expected it to last as long as it did, what with golden calfs, and other popular nonsense coming and going like dress lengths and pop stars do today. I suppose that the rules of infractiion called for death by stoning. This was not a very creative bunch all in all. OK, so when are the Christians going to line up all of the abusers? Let's start with all those people who only show up in church on Easter Sunday, and Jerry Falwell, shall we?breakerslionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14327290369084118043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11656430.post-1113429624390194692005-04-13T15:00:00.000-07:002005-04-13T15:00:00.000-07:00How dare you suggest that the ten commandments are...How dare you suggest that the ten commandments arent moral! Thats blasphemy! <BR/><BR/>As punishment, you shall be put to death as commanded in Leviticus 24:16! <BR/><BR/>;)Aaron Kinneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12059982934663353474noreply@blogger.com