People forget the United States of America is a very young country. I have a friend whose puppy got sick every time she took him for a ride in her car. I told her not to worry. When the puppy is old enough he will outgrow this tendency. He did and he did. I believe a more mature America will outgrow this lunacy.
~rave! --- In [email protected], "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@...> wrote: > > I agree completely! Christian Fundamentalists have changed the religion. > That's why the Pope called them a cult. They thrive in this country because > America allows them to exist. We allow freedom of religion. So we can have > Satan worshipers, Christian snake dancers, Rajnesh worshipers, and Christian > Fundamentalists. > > The problem is that fundamentalists have been not just manipulating religion > but they have been also influencing education. Want to read some serious > fiction? Check out a fundamentalist history book. Scary... > > On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 10:33 PM, Bosco Bosco <ironpi...@...> wrote: > > > > > > > Laugh all you want. There's absolutely nothing in the bible about the > > rapture. Jesus did not teach about a rapture. None of his disciples taught > > about a rapture. The Bible never mentions it. Only American fundamentalist > > protestant Christians really even consider it a reality.Remember that thing > > about the stupid people ruining it for the rest of us. This is one of the > > things the stupid people believe. Yes I am belittling a "religious" belief. > > Yes I'm comfortable with that. > > > > I'm not gonna be "LEFT BEHIND," I'm gonna STAY BEHIND because, assuming the > > infintesimal possibility that there is a rapture coming, I'd rather burn in > > hell for all eternity than spend it in heaven with the rapture monkeys. I > > only wish I had thought of the petcare idea. > > > > My favorite rapture joke ever? A bumper sticker that reads: > > > > "Come The Rapture, Can I have your Car?" > > > > Bosco > > > > > > > > --- On *Sun, 9/6/09, Martin Baxter <truthseeker...@...>* wrote: > > > > > > From: Martin Baxter <truthseeker...@...> > > Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Atheists offer to care for Christians' pets after > > rapture > > To: "SciFiNoir2" <[email protected]> > > Date: Sunday, September 6, 2009, 5:53 PM > > > > > > > > I shouldn't be laughing... really I shouldn't. > > > > Martin (won't be taking care of any Christians' pets, because he'll be > > slow-roasting for this) > > > > "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in > > bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant > > > > http://www.youtube. com/watch? > > v=fQUxw9aUVik<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik> > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com > > > > From: ravena...@yahoo. com > > Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2009 21:55:21 +0000 > > Subject: [scifinoir2] Atheists offer to care for Christians' pets after > > rapture > > > > http://murairo. notlong.com <http://murairo.notlong.com> > > > > Now a group of atheists in the US have come up with a tongue-in-cheek > > solution, offering to take in the cats and dogs of "saved" believers in > > return for a small fee. > > All the atheists signed up by Eternal Earth-Bound Pets are self-confessed > > sinners and blasphemers, guaranteeing they will be left behind when the > > chosen are selected > > The business idea is an irreverent attempt to cash in on the belief â" > > widespread among US Christians â" that the pious will be carried up to > > heaven > > by God in a sudden swoop, leaving unbelievers to endure the seven-year reign > > of the anti-Christ on Earth. > > According to some polls, as many as 55 per cent of Americans believe in the > > notion of the Rapture. > > "You've committed your life to Jesus. You know you're saved. But when the > > Rapture comes what's to become of your loving pets who are left behind?" the > > group's website asks. > > "Eternal Earth-Bound Pets takes that burden off your mind." > > For $110, the firm promises lifetime care for almost all domestic pets if > > their owners are transported to heaven within the next ten years. > > The offer may sound far-fetched, and even a little provocative, but the > > group insists it is not joking. > > It claims to have a network of pet-loving atheists spread across 20 states > > to ensure speedy, local animal care wherever the Rapture occurs, and has > > established a PayPal account to take subscriptions. > > The founders also assure believers that their animals will enjoy an > > excellent quality of life: "All pets will live in loving homes, not in > > animal shelters or pet 'mills'." > > And while the company promises that all its atheist carers are moral people > > with no criminal records, it stresses that they are not too saintly. > > "Each of our representatives has stated to us in writing that they are > > atheists, do not believe in God / Jesus, and that they have blasphemed in > > accordance with Mark 3:29, negating any chance of salvation," the website > > states. > > But potential customers would be advised to read the terms and conditions > > before forking out their $110; if the subscriber loses their faith or is not > > Raputered in the next 10 years, they are not entitled to a refund. > > The venture follows the launch last year of a new internet service designed > > to allow Christian subscribers to send emails to non-believing friends and > > relatives after the Rapture. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Hotmail® is up to 70% faster. Now good news travels really fast. Try it > > now.<http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=PID23391::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HYGN_faster:082009> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ >
