Dear Mark:
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I do not find in our particular superstition of Christianity one redeeming
feature.....Millions of innocent men, women and children, since the
introduction of Christianity, have been burned, tortured, fined and
imprisoned. What has been the effect of this coercion? To make half the
world fools and half hypocrites; to support roguery and error all over the
world. Thomas Jefferson
Post by Mark K. BilboPost by unknownPost by Mark K. BilboIn our last episode
Post by Pastor FrankWhere does Jesus say that? I think you are just making things up as you
go expressing your hate for Christ and His Christians. You should post
to atheist and flame groups. I will post you over to a selection which
might be to your liking.
You mean you'll do massive, inappropriate cross posting in an attempt to
start yet another flame war...
That's how it reads to me.
Only because it is. <g>
"Pastor" Frank is a troll with a history that spans several years. I
believe he was trolling alt.atheism before I arrived and I've been around
the ng almost seven years now. He's been doing this kind of thing for ages
now. His latest tactics of the quite nutty "I'll post you over" (whatever
the hell that's supposed to mean) seem to have arisen because he blames
"atheists" for his interesting need to frequently switch Usenet providers.
Well maybe some Atheists have complained about his bad behavior and gotten
his account yanked. This is understandable as there have been several fundy
Christers who used to disgrace alt.satanism with their special blend of
"Jesus loves you, but he's sending you to hell" crapola. We used to get a
lot of racist asswipes as well. Believe me, we have enough kooks there to
keep use entertained and don't need the additional input from the Christian
crowd.
Post by Mark K. BilboPost by unknownWhile some Satanists believe in a deity or
force (or "farce" as I like to call it), many do not or they "worship"
themselves as an ersatz god (still reads as Atheism in my book).
Well, you have to keep in mind that Frank has his own "dictionary." In his
curious little mind, "atheist" means "anybody who disagrees with Frank."
I'm sure "Satanist" has just as personal (and incoherent) definition for
him. Probably "people who disagree with Frank." <g>
Since I've plonked him I guess I'll never know. LOL.
Post by Mark K. BilboHis use of "worship" seems to indicate something so broad and watered
down, stamp collecting probably qualifies. So if you spend more than five
minutes thinking about something, well, there you go!
Since I do my best thinking on the john, I'll make sure and worship under
the tutelage of Pastor Frank next time I take a healthy dump.
Post by Mark K. BilboPost by unknownWhile we have debated the point from time-to-time (sometimes vigorously)
in alt.satanism, most of the time the threads aren't crossposted to other
uninterested newsgroups --
I can say in my own experience, we just don't get evangelizing Satanists
showing up in alt.atheism.
Oh we do have a couple. Hope that the crosspost didn't open up a virtual
Pandora's Box. These charlatan's are pretty easily spotted by those who
have more than a high school education.
Post by Mark K. BilboPost by unknownexcept by nutters that have an inordinate need
for attention. Likewise, I don't think most of the regular posters care
much about the theological leanings of one self-described Satanist or
another unless they're trying to sell something.
You'd think that Pastor Frank would just spend his time in hotel rooms
"ministering" to hookers like Rev. Swaggart and not wasting his time in
alt.satanism. In fact, if he does I'll gladly send him a six pack of
Thunderbird, a couple of joints, some Lube, and a copy of Song of Solomon
signed by Jehovah in the blood of Jesus.
Actually, he'd probably be a much happier person if he just went back to
gardening.
Too bad he doesn't want to discuss gardening sans the religious dogma. I'm a
bit of a hobbyist myself.
Post by Mark K. BilboYears ago I went Googling around to see what I could find. Frank is
apparently some old, retired coot who used to post to gardening ngs.
Started showing up in "philosophy" ngs and eventually religious ones.
Appointed himself a "missionary" to atheists. As time wore on, he ordained
himself and became increasing... different.
It's a, well, an indicative progression in someone of "advanced years" I'm
sad to say...
Or the need for an ongoing regimen of Aricept.
Regards,
Harry Lime
www.harrylime.biz
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"Religion is regarded by the common people as true,
by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful."
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