Intrepid wrote:Does everything have to be about guts with you Frank?
You were the one who brought "guts" and "balls" into this discussion, Intrepid....not me.
Quote:I am not saying that you will not hear that from a minister or priest in a Christian funeral service. Usually, you would hear this because the minister does not know how to otherwise phrase it or try to give comfort to the parents. Priests and ministers are, after all, human too.
Are you saying that they are lying?
Do you think that they do not "believe" the soul of the unfortunate youngster went to Heaven?
Quote:You ask me to tell you what church I belong to, then you proceed to talk about fruitcake Christian sects etc. This tell me, that no matter what denomination I tell you I am, you will find some smart mouth remark to make about it. I will not subject my religion, myself, or fellow Christians to that nonsense.
You suggested I was incorrect when I asserted that most Christians feel that the soul of a child or baby goes to Heaven...BECAUSE YOU WON'T FIND IT in your church,.
I wanted to assess just how large a denomination you have in order to bring that into the argument.
But I can see that you, like Neo, will try to weasel out of answering.
Hey...no problem. If you are ashamed of your religion, I can understand it.
Quote:Membership? It is worldwide and in the millions, Frank.
Millions. And that is supposed to impress somebody?
If you want to tell us what your denomination or sect or cult is....do so. If you don't want to...don't. But don't pretend that because you can say that your church does something that it impacts on a statement such as I made.
Quote: Now I suppose we are going to hear about how Intrepid is gutless and stupid and afraid to say what church he belongs to and does not support his religion.
Your words right now...not mine.
Quote:You know what? That does not bother me, Frank. I have figured out that you are afraid. You are afraid of religion and that is why you belittle it, use your foul language against it and those who believe in it and those who might believe in it.
Oh, Intrepid...I am terrified of religions. No doubt about it. For the most part, a bunch of goddam superstitious people ready to kill or bloody anybody who doesn't agree with 'em.
Give you superstitious sheep just a bit more power in this country...and we might just as well flush it down the toilet.
Yep...I am terrified of religion...and religious nuts like....well, you know.
Quote: I have never tired to force my religion on anybody. If someone, in earnest, wants to hear about it I gladly share. I will not be drawn into childish rhetorical debate of what I believe.
Sure you won't!!!!
I've already done that to you.
Not that it much matters.
You really aren't very good at it.