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Originally posted by Jon Borcherding

I understood the rules were: "No politics or religion."
If it is now ok to discuss religion and mock Christian beliefs, can I go ahead and say what I really think about politics too?

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This isn't really what I consider religious and it's okay to  have a little fun and a few laughs about something is so unlikely to happen right now.   No one is mocking Christian beliefs. 

Calm down and don't get upset, please.

 

 

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Jon has a fair point.

What exactly would you consider religious if this isn't?

The post is literally mocking some peoples' religious beliefs. 

 

Please don't tell him to calm down/not get upset. (that's gaslighting, not moderating) 

 

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Surely there is some distinction to be made between mocking belief in the Rapture in a general sense and remarking (if a bit snidely/sarcastically) upon the objective fact that it failed to occur yesterday. That latter was a belief, and one unequivocally disproven. I hope I'm not breaking a rule by saying that, but that's the truth.

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Even with those distinctions it is still mocking when we get down to it.

I feel sad for some folks that look forward to it (rapture). I think they are often tired, beat down, and wish for something else and find something to latch on to/look forward to (to put it simply). I don't know that they should be thrown them down any further than they may already be. I think they get a good chance to take a new look a life and their faith etc and move forward...

and sure, there is some room for some humor overall in the situation which I can understand from various angles/side in there as there probably has been since the idea (rapture) came around (it is built in to the whole scenario). Plus, plenty of rapture believers seem to just move the date etc and repeat a pattern, there are those that make money selling fear etc etc etc...plus not all Christians believe in it etc gets complicated quick.

I'm personally fine with some discourse and jest/jokes discussion...buuuut...the issue is the forum's rules and where the lines get drawn (particularly when a mod gaslights someone for calling it out).

A ban on religion seems overkill to me (though I can understand as topics can easily get out of hand/are difficult to discuss (even in their respective forums there are forum wars haha), but if there is one (a ban) it should probably be upheld fairly solidly/straight accross the board or be more clearly defined etc.

I'm sure the more post we add on the more likely for ban haha

Here's some religion:

But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
Matthew 24:36

This same idea is repeated throughout the New Testament, in at least 7 other places. There simply is no biblical support for anyone but God knowing the time of the rapture.

It is sad that some people are tricked into believing otherwise. Sad.

Some of you would benefit from picking up a Bible. And reading it.

Others... well... Mock away! Christians never throw people off rooftops or behead them for mocking.
(that was humor.)

Globally, the world ends for someone every few seconds.

I never figured on getting out of here alive, myself.




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Originally posted by Jon Borcherding

I understood the rules were: "No politics or religion."
If it is now ok to discuss religion and mock Christian beliefs, can I go ahead and say what I really think about politics too?

I guess the rules are for some and not all 

no politic no religion was a rule on stagecoaches--

Quote: “Christians never throw people off rooftops or behead them for mocking.”
Wow, what a feather in their caps! Any other attributes? ( ;-)

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Originally posted by chuckv97

Quote: “Christians never throw people off rooftops or behead them for mocking.”
Wow, what a feather in their caps! Any other attributes? ( ;-)

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Just to make sure we're all clear haha: People do things using their interpretation of Christianity as a reason/excuse/justification. 

 let's not throw the baby out with the bath water (so the saying goes).

I didn't take it as mocking Christianity. More like sarcasm around the questionable practice of repeatedly forecasting a dire event based on shaky evidence.
But that's just me. I would rather talk about banjos.
I can sure see why religion and politics are banned here though.

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Originally posted by chuckv97

Quote: “Christians never throw people off rooftops or behead them for mocking.”
Wow, what a feather in their caps! Any other attributes? ( ;-)

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My apologies for posting this,, a bad attempt at humour. 

If the second biggest event in Christianity in the first sentence, followed by the mention of Satin in the second sentence… isn’t religion, then Scruggs and Mastertone isn’t banjo. When I saw the first post, I figured it would last about 30 seconds. No complaints, it’s been an interesting thread. I figured the rapture had little chance, since the face book and YouTube watch parties were hardly a thief in the night.

inb4lock

The inability to laugh at ones self is an indication of low confidence. If jokes about your religion bother you, some self-examination is in order. 

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Some of you are pretty bold to assume there's no Wi-Fi in heaven.




(and, no -- I will not share the password so don't even ask!)

Posted from The Cloud using my iPhone.

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I'm just quoting again because this hilarious joke seems to have been missed by most. 

Jeez, did I miss it AGAIN?!?

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If the second biggest event in Christianity in the first sentence, followed by the mention of Satin in the second sentence… isn’t religion, then Scruggs and Mastertone isn’t banjo... 

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I thought I'd better get my reply in before the lock, which I suspect is coming any minute.  But no, Scruggs and Mastertone aren't all there is to banjo, though you might think so, listening to some people. 

Since the lock is coming anyway, allow me to point out that the "rapture" is nowhere in the Bible, it was the invention of John Nelson Darby, a theologian back in the first half of the 19th Century, based on his excruciatingly creative interpretation of some Old and New Testament passages.  A couple of times, crowds of people gave away all their possessions and followed him to a mountaintop on the days he predicted, only to be sadly disappointed.   I read a book about it years ago, but I can't remember the title.

I was making fun of banjo picker, something I have been doing for over 50 years.

- Don B.

Every body wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die. Ladies and Gentlemen prepare your soul to meet the Almighty. It WILL happen, no one knows when. Be ready because when we least expect it He will come !! He loves you more than you will ever know . Now go pick your banjo .

Maybe the real heaven was the friends we made along the way.

Rapture (as used in this string)—the final assumption of Christians into heaven during the end-time according to Christian theology (Merrium-Webster Dictionary).

Seems religious to me.

banjonate

I was going to PM you but you have your PM disabled. The reason your post(s) were hidden is because you are questioning the actions of a moderator instead of taking it up with me by PM. That is a rule breaker. Please read the rules and guidelines and pay attention to Rule #7 and please follow it in the future.