If Jesus died to forgive us, then why is there a Hell?

Well, they continually cozen themselves with their hare-brained interpretations of somebody's scriptural shell-game, so why not?

That could hurt m' tootsies.

(I have foresworn before this answering some posts, in courtesy, but I'm over it.)

This is becoming fun! I think the English Bible Belt comment was in response to my posting of God as a fictional character.

The passage reads:
"Polymorphic, unpredictable, unaccountable, omnipotent yet negligent, kind yet vicious. Suitable to any genre or period. Able to hold centre stage in plot, or work subtly in the deep background. Never requires a deus ex machina. A character you can immerse yourself in, forever."
- Michael Marshall, author of The Lonely Dead

This thread is in desperate need of a little comic relief.
Finkelstein and Jesus



Jesus was wandering aroundJerusalemwhen He decided that He really
needed a new robe.

After looking around for a while, He saw a sign for Finkelstein, the
Tailor.

So, He went in and made the necessary arrangements to have Finkelstein
prepare a new robe for Him. A few days later, when the robe was
finished, Jesus tried it on and it was a perfect fit!

He asked how much He owed. Finkelstein brushed him off: "No, no, no,
for the Son of God? There's no charge! However, may I ask for a
small favor?

Whenever you give a sermon, perhaps you could just mention that your
nice new robe was made by Finkelstein, the Tailor?"

Jesus readily agreed and as promised, extolled the virtues of His
Finkelstein robe whenever He spoke to the masses.

A few months later, while Jesus was again walking throughJerusalem.

He happened to walk past Finkelstein's shop and noted a huge line of
people waiting for Finkelstein's robes.

He pushed his way through the crowd to speak to him and as soon as
Finkelstein spotted Him he said: "Jesus, Jesus, look what you've done
for my business! Would you consider a partnership?"

"Certainly," replied Jesus. "Jesus & Finkelstein it is." "Oh, no,
no," said Finkelstein. "Finkelstein & Jesus. After all, I am the
craftsman."

The two of them debated this for some time.

Their discussion was long and spirited, but ultimately fruitful, and
they finally came up with a mutually acceptable compromise.

A few d! ays late r, the new sign went up over Finkelstein's shop.

Can you guess what it read??



Are you sure you want to know?


Here it comes...

Don't say you weren't warned......









LORD & TAYLOR

Shiyac(ic) in serbo-croatian means tailor...Thanx,indeed!

Shiyac(ic) in serbo-croatian means tailor...Thanx,indeed!
:wink:

that was a typo for blonde.

and its not me who has made rednecks a sort of derogatory term for people with beavis and butthead sensibilities. so dont blame me - i didnt INVENT nor popularise this "slur against an entire class of people".

how does religions come here i cant understand.

are rednecks a sort of religion?

whats your point? are you trying to tell me you never poked fun at people who came up with totally loony comments, like that voter in that vote did, and that you never dug blonde jokes, or even jokes about the rednecks (which are many) ??

who's the hare brain here?

the guy who thinks god is one hell of a literrary personality or me for clubbing such a loony type with the rednecks ?


seriously if you agree with that guy, then you can tell me and i'll stop wasting more time on this thread.

nice one AU1929,

but i thought it was Red and Trailer !!

Brahmin, you brought up rednecks, now you want to whine about being taken to task for it. Get a grip.

no you do.

i have to take permission to bring up red necks??

anyone who talks loony, has the i.q and sensibilities generally associated with red necks/blondes/bubba.


take your self to task for twisting a innocent comment totally out of proportion.

rednecks as i said arnt a religion, much as you'd probably like to think so.

so get a grip on things and get your facts right.

Redneck is just a funny expression for people who are generally farm types. You know, confederate flags, tractors, trucks, cowboy hats, etc. It's only offensive if you are trying to be hateful.

well i wasnt.


all i was trying to do was slot/classify the guy who came up with that absurd opinion in that poll as some sort of a retard. first term that came ot my mind was redneck, is all.

Ah yes, the "no not me, it's you" argument . . . heady stuff.



Your English usage is poor, you want the verb to have, not to take. You are free to mention anything you like. I am free to heap upon your idiocies the scorn they deserve.



Now you want to suggest that blonds (the "e" is only used in French, not in English--even in French, it only refers to females, not all blonds) are "loony." Just keep digging a deeper hole. Bubba is a form of address used by Southerners to refer to a companion whose company is cherished, or sarcastically used to address a Northerner who is clueless--much like you!



Nothing to be taken to task for--you misuse a term with which you are obviously not familiar in an attempt to scorn someone with whom you disagree. Wonderful rhetorical technique there, Bubba.



Such an assumption is more in character with your type of contribution to these fora, not mine.



The fact is that you misused the term redneck in an attempt to cast a slur, so once again, you need to get a grip. You also badly need to improve either your English usage or your typing skills.

Set, what is more important, what he meant in his statement, or your wrong interpration of what he wanted to convey?

from the 'what tipe of religion are you" thread........




from this thread....




and now someone do the math.

explain, please...

i highlighted the quotes at places.. no more explainations needed i think

brahmin is implying Setanta is a red neck... I like it, taking his coments and turning them on him. Are you a lawyer or politician or what?

This thread is hardly even fun anymore. The soul doesn't live on after death; so there is no hell, no roasting toasting not even ghosting.

So when you're dead you're dead! tra la la la la