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Post by lonelocust on Jul 15, 2009 1:21:56 GMT -5
zachski wins the internet for his reply.
I'm surprised I haven't heard that the reason God didn't let McCain win the election was because he selected a woman as his vice president, which goes against God's plan that a woman should not be set over a man, etc. as the VP (and possible presidency) is a position of power. Or you know that she's a bad Christian despite all her fundyness for working outside the home and being in positions of political power which set her above men.
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Post by Undecided on Jul 15, 2009 3:03:05 GMT -5
- That the reason that gay sex is wrong because the X chromosome is the God Chromosome, and when you've got two guys together, it's 2 God Chromosomes, and when you've got two girls together, it's 4 God Chromosomes, but in a heterosexual relationship, there's three God Chromosomes which is a symbol of the trinitiy. So it's fine if one of the guys has Klinefelter's? edit: or if there are three guys?
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Post by Maryland Bear on Jul 15, 2009 7:09:39 GMT -5
George Bush was clearly anointed by God, via the Holy Spirit, to be our leader. Therefore, it is blasphemy of the Holy Spirit -- the unforgivable sin -- to oppose any of his decisions. I must admit that a number of my fellow members on Rapture Ready are completely full of shit. There are also people on FSTDT who are full of shit. Unlike RR, though, I can say that without getting banned.
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Post by Admiral Lithp on Jul 15, 2009 8:53:21 GMT -5
George Bush was clearly anointed by God, via the Holy Spirit, to be our leader. Therefore, it is blasphemy of the Holy Spirit -- the unforgivable sin -- to oppose any of his decisions. I must admit that a number of my fellow members on Rapture Ready are completely full of shit. Where the Hell did you come from? Similar to what Maryland Bear said, one thing I like about FSTDT is that I can call someone a fucking retard in a fight, & there might be some butthurt about it, but people will eventually get over it, & I won't have to worry about being banned.
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POSW
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Still metal, no longer Jewish
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Post by POSW on Jul 15, 2009 21:03:46 GMT -5
Here's an early draft of the script: Atheist zombie: Brains... braaaaains... ( Atheist Zombie wanders up to house where the Rapture Readians are cowering, and sniffs before wandering off again.) Atheist Zombie: Brains... braaaaaaaaaains... If I had an internet to give you, sir, I would.
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Primal Eve
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Independent free thinking member of Rapture Ready
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Post by Primal Eve on Jul 16, 2009 14:18:46 GMT -5
Where the Hell did you come from? Well, when a mommy and daddy love each other very much they want to express that love through physical means... Sorry. Could not resist. Yes, I am from Rapture Ready. And yes, over the past several months I have started to question a good number of the opinions and ideas expressed there. The more I thought about it the more I started to shed my fundie mindset and realise just what a foolish ass I had become. I posted questions asking for help on making choices that other people make a hundred times a week. I took positions that would have infringed on other peoples rights. All the while agreeing that the same limitations I was willing to put on others would be persecution if they applied to me. It was only when my son and I were having a fight and he asked if I was still able to have an original thought did I see that I was allowing my life to be run by Rapture Ready opinions. When I first started making posts on RR asking questions I could not belive the attacks and venom that were directed at me. After 4 years of being a lockstepping member I was being attacked. As a test I posted that my earlier questions we due to a slip in my faith I. Suddenly all was forgiven and I was received as a person who had stumbled and was back on the path. Hypocritical! After reading some of the posts on RR made by people from here and coming here to read your opinions of us it was as, if your pardon the irony, the scales fell from my eyes. I'm still a member of RR, although I cannot say why. Maybe I just want to punish myself for the years I was a fool. Maybe it is something else. a fear of letting go. Either way I am now a member of both forums. BTW, if days go by in which I do not post here it is not because I ran away. Being a mother to a teenage son, having a job and going back to school takes up a lot of time. So posting here is something I'll be doing during my limited free time. If anyone has questions I will try to answer them as my time allows.
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Post by Madame Scarlet on Jul 16, 2009 14:49:32 GMT -5
Welcome, Primal Eve. It's good to hear when an RR member sees how irrational the mindset there is.
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Post by Armand Tanzarian on Jul 16, 2009 15:00:14 GMT -5
Where the Hell did you come from? Well, when a mommy and daddy love each other very much they want to express that love through physical means... Sorry. Could not resist. Yes, I am from Rapture Ready. And yes, over the past several months I have started to question a good number of the opinions and ideas expressed there. The more I thought about it the more I started to shed my fundie mindset and realise just what a foolish ass I had become. I posted questions asking for help on making choices that other people make a hundred times a week. I took positions that would have infringed on other peoples rights. All the while agreeing that the same limitations I was willing to put on others would be persecution if they applied to me. It was only when my son and I were having a fight and he asked if I was still able to have an original thought did I see that I was allowing my life to be run by Rapture Ready opinions. When I first started making posts on RR asking questions I could not belive the attacks and venom that were directed at me. After 4 years of being a lockstepping member I was being attacked. As a test I posted that my earlier questions we due to a slip in my faith I. Suddenly all was forgiven and I was received as a person who had stumbled and was back on the path. Hypocritical! After reading some of the posts on RR made by people from here and coming here to read your opinions of us it was as, if your pardon the irony, the scales fell from my eyes. I'm still a member of RR, although I cannot say why. Maybe I just want to punish myself for the years I was a fool. Maybe it is something else. a fear of letting go. Either way I am now a member of both forums. BTW, if days go by in which I do not post here it is not because I ran away. Being a mother to a teenage son, having a job and going back to school takes up a lot of time. So posting here is something I'll be doing during my limited free time. If anyone has questions I will try to answer them as my time allows. I hope you don't take this as offensive, but I always personally believed RR is a cult. Many beliefs espoused over there cannot survive if someone asks "why?", which is why you were attacked so horribly when you started questioning. This is also true in college; when your son goes to college he'll find a lot of church organizations that espouse similar beliefs, which only survive because they hang out almost exclusively to each other. But stay in RR, though don't tell them you're here, you'll be banned like that. But the road to changing your beliefs is always harsh, and it's nice to have both sides to compare.
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Post by Tiger on Jul 16, 2009 16:15:29 GMT -5
That's a wonderful story, Eve. Welcome to the board.
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Post by Admiral Lithp on Jul 16, 2009 16:43:38 GMT -5
That's a wonderful story, Eve. Welcome to the board. Indeed. And don't worry, I wander off all the time, & no one ever raises shit about it. Well...okay, that's not entirely true, but meh.
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Post by wmdkitty on Jul 16, 2009 19:14:00 GMT -5
Welcome, Eve!
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Post by sakurapassion on Jul 16, 2009 20:49:15 GMT -5
Where the Hell did you come from? Well, when a mommy and daddy love each other very much they want to express that love through physical means... Sorry. Could not resist. Yes, I am from Rapture Ready. And yes, over the past several months I have started to question a good number of the opinions and ideas expressed there. The more I thought about it the more I started to shed my fundie mindset and realise just what a foolish ass I had become. I posted questions asking for help on making choices that other people make a hundred times a week. I took positions that would have infringed on other peoples rights. All the while agreeing that the same limitations I was willing to put on others would be persecution if they applied to me. It was only when my son and I were having a fight and he asked if I was still able to have an original thought did I see that I was allowing my life to be run by Rapture Ready opinions. When I first started making posts on RR asking questions I could not belive the attacks and venom that were directed at me. After 4 years of being a lockstepping member I was being attacked. As a test I posted that my earlier questions we due to a slip in my faith I. Suddenly all was forgiven and I was received as a person who had stumbled and was back on the path. Hypocritical! After reading some of the posts on RR made by people from here and coming here to read your opinions of us it was as, if your pardon the irony, the scales fell from my eyes. I'm still a member of RR, although I cannot say why. Maybe I just want to punish myself for the years I was a fool. Maybe it is something else. a fear of letting go. Either way I am now a member of both forums. BTW, if days go by in which I do not post here it is not because I ran away. Being a mother to a teenage son, having a job and going back to school takes up a lot of time. So posting here is something I'll be doing during my limited free time. If anyone has questions I will try to answer them as my time allows. Hi and welcome , you'll find that most people are nice here. Even though it may not seem like it on the surface. But yeah, it's not surprising that you were attacked for asking questions, judging from I've read on RR, it seems many of the members there don't like being questioned that's why it's no wonder members have been banned just for having different opinions.
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Post by mistermuncher on Jul 16, 2009 20:55:54 GMT -5
Hello, how are ye, and welcome. I hope at some point we're useful and helpful to you.
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Post by lonelocust on Jul 17, 2009 0:37:29 GMT -5
Hiya Eve. Good to have you. Feel free to ask us "why" all you want if our ideas seem stupid or just inexplicable. Or just if you're curious. What are you studying now that you're going back to school?
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Primal Eve
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Independent free thinking member of Rapture Ready
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Post by Primal Eve on Jul 20, 2009 14:49:15 GMT -5
For the last couple of years I have been working as the office manager for a real estate firm. Several months ago one of my bosses realized that I was doing as much, if not more, work then several of the agents working under him. So he informed me that the company would pick up the expense of my going to real estate classes and would hire me as a full time agent when I got my license. All I need to do is pass the finals next month.
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