Quote from stu:
Here are the results from Thunderbolt's elementary school Bible test:
Pretty funny!!!
Many Christians believe in the virgin birth.
Many others think "hey Joseph, snap out of it. Your woman
is pregnant, you didn't sleep with her, and now you
want to blame god. Here's the number of my shrink. "
No offense intended. Just a joke. I worry that guys like Tbold just have no sense of humor. And that is not a good thing.
Quote from Max Profit:
I think he is harmless. These types are sprinkled over the net. He may have been abused as a child though.
Yes, I am sure you are right about him being "harmless". At least I hope so. Comparing him to Bin Laden was just one of those exaggerations I am famous for (right max401?). But yeah, child abuse is a distinct possibility. Something went wrong at some point. No doubt there are some very short circuits, and some complete meltdowns in his wiring.
I have friends that have very diverse beliefs. Many of which I just can't possibly relate to. Which is fine, because I don't have to. And they don't expect me to. Live and let live. But none of them are anything like Thunderbolt. Not a single one of them is so dogmatic. So intolerant of the beliefs of others. They keep their private beliefs private. Even the TV evangelists
try to encourage tolerance. (Although some of Billy Graham's recently disclosed remarks have hurt his credibility.....shows that bigotry can be such a sad but intrinsic part of organized religion in general). Guess Nixon had a special gift to bring out the worst in everyone.
http://www.pass.to/newsletter/0402JewishLeadersAghastAtGraham.htm
The coalitions that exist in my community between different religions, different congregations, really is such a great attribute to our city. The churches and synagogues cooperate in so many ways. They share so many resources. I can't imagine what things would be like with more Thunderbolts in our society. Instead of sharing facilities, as they do here, the churches and synagogues would have walls between them. Instead of paths. A sad concept.
Here, the pastors, priests, ministers, rabbis, virtually all clergy, actually are invited to give sermons to the congregations of the houses of worship of the "competition". Imagine Thunderbolt addressing a congregation of adherents to a belief other than his own. What an unpleasant thing to even contemplate. Fire and brimstone for everybody!!!
Peace,

rs7