Should this be allowed?

RemusShepherd · Post by **RemusShepherd** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 7:35 pm

Looks like Chick Tracts, if just a little more slickly produced. Nothing wrong with them, and they're ignorable for anyone who wishes to ignore them. If it makes people feel better to make and hand them out, no biggie.

MixedMyth · Post by **MixedMyth** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 7:40 pm

Chick Tracts: The Manga.

I love how they classify homosexuality and evolution with drugs and school violence.

TRI · Post by **TRI** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 8:44 pm

Tyras wrote:Did you guys read the one about rock music? And here I thought these people had given up that particular fight, but nope - it's back and as hilarious as ever.

You think that's impressive? I once heard a guy try to explain why country music was the Devil's Music.

Black Sparrow · Post by **Black Sparrow** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 8:51 pm

And I thought Chick tracks were annoying...

I'm not touching this thread again for fear of breaking into a loud and logically flawed rant.

Caduceus · Post by **Caduceus** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 9:22 pm

EvilChihuahua wrote:Stuff like this....this is crap. You all know it. We all know it. The only one who apparently did'nt get the memo is some whacko cartoonist from what I'm guessing is one of the southern states.

Why would you assume that the creator is from a southern state? (And southern state of what? Europe? Mexico? Canada? The US?)

Cope · Post by **Cope** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 9:22 pm

Heh. These weren't quite so manga-ised the last time I read them.

TRI wrote:
Tyras wrote:Did you guys read the one about rock music? And here I thought these people had given up that particular fight, but nope - it's back and as hilarious as ever.
You think that's impressive? I once heard a guy try to explain why country music was the Devil's Music.

Now that I can believe, especially after having old people next door play that infernal sound at A GAJILLION DECIBELS.

Christwriter · Post by **Christwriter** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 9:32 pm

EvilChihuahua wrote:Stuff like this....this is crap. You all know it. We all know it. The only one who apparently did'nt get the memo is some whacko cartoonist from what I'm guessing is one of the southern states.(granted, I'm part of a vineyard church. The vineyard is the church that all the other churces roll their eyes about because we listen to "dev1l music" as part of worship. I.E, electic guitar-driven worship music, So maybe all the other churches are this dumb) Please dont group us with him. I couldn't stand the embarrasment.

I actually take this as a personal insult. This guy thinks that I'm so media-saturated, I can't learn anything unless it's in comic-book form. [/i]

<---Is from Texas

<---went to church where Depache Mode songs were played as part of every day worship. Loved it.

<---has established that she finds this stuff, and the rest of the commerically produced Christian themed pap annoying as hell.

But you know that the fiction is bad when the Christian and <a href=http://www.randi.org/jr/2006-09/09806guess.html>the athiest</a> both hate it. (I read the Left Behind series when I was foruteen and liked it. I out grew it pretty quickly. And the excerpts from "Glorious Appearing" have permanently cured me of any desire to pick the series back up.)

CW

McDuffies · Post by **McDuffies** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 9:34 pm

Caduceus wrote:
EvilChihuahua wrote:Stuff like this....this is crap. You all know it. We all know it. The only one who apparently did'nt get the memo is some whacko cartoonist from what I'm guessing is one of the southern states.
Why would you assume that the creator is from a southern state? (And southern state of what? Europe? Mexico? Canada? The US?)

Probably Japan. Look at the style. Only Japanese draw like that. Southern state of Japan!

MixedMyth · Post by **MixedMyth** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 9:35 pm

Eee! Randi! I like that man. Saw him give a talk once. He's quite good. Debunks a lot of psychic stuff, goes after televangilists who seem to know things about people, etc. Don't think he's against religion, just exploiting people by using claims of supernatural powers. At least from my understanding.

Caduceus · Post by **Caduceus** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 9:43 pm

MixedMyth wrote:Don't think he's against religion, just exploiting people by using claims of supernatural powers. At least from my understanding.

James Randi is very against religion. He thinks it keeps humanity from reaching its potential and says so in as many words at the end of "The Faith Healers."

Nanda · Post by **Nanda** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 9:46 pm

stinkywigfiddle wrote:"Bible for Girls"

*kicks Stinky right in the nose*

Sortelli · Post by **Sortelli** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 9:50 pm

Caduceus wrote:
MixedMyth wrote:Don't think he's against religion, just exploiting people by using claims of supernatural powers. At least from my understanding.
James Randi is very against religion. He thinks it keeps humanity from reaching its potential and says so in as many words at the end of "The Faith Healers."

Yeah, he aims his guns at psychics and paranormal experts more squarely, but he rejects religion on the same grounds. But when he does go after that, it seems to be a matter of going after openly exploitive religious figures.

Also the cartoonist is OBVIOUSLY a southerner because the southern hemisphere is full of ignorant prejudice. And delicious, delicious irony.

Christwriter · Post by **Christwriter** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 10:00 pm

I like Randi. Obviously, I don't agree with the "RELIGION IS BAD" part, but he's good at poking at the bad stuff. Christianity has lots of very bad people in it, and he's one of the few people willing to call them liars to their faces. I think it sucks that Christians should be dependant on the athiests to take care of the bad guys for us, but we are.

If a psychic ever tries to "sell" me on their services, I'm going to tell them all about Randi's Million Dollar Prize, and then watch them have an apopaleptic fit on the spot.

He also really makes you think before you trust something. Which is good.

Also cool is Penn and Teller. They have a series called Bullsh*t, where they basically go after everything from bottled water to mother theresa to image-of-virgin-mary-on-grilled-cheese-sandwich. and you can find a lot of the episodes on Google video. Like I said, I don't agree with everything they say, but skepticism is a good thing to foster in today's world.

CW

TheSuburbanLetdown · Post by **TheSuburbanLetdown** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 10:02 pm

Bullshit is an interesting show.

The Neko · Post by **The Neko** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 11:29 pm

PeppermintAfterlife wrote:Bullshit is an interesting show.

They have a couple really good episodes. I'm glad they show the credentials of their interviews.

The one about College is really poignant for where I go to school. It's on a list of schools that have 1st Amendment problems.

Rock_dash · Post by **Rock_dash** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 12:16 am

christwriter wrote:(I read the Left Behind series when I was foruteen and liked it. I out grew it pretty quickly. And the excerpts from "Glorious Appearing" have permanently cured me of any desire to pick the series back up.)

CW

I read Left Behind up to the third book. Then I saw the movie based on the second book.

I want to punch Kirk Cameron in the nose now.

Blackaby · Post by **Blackaby** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 12:35 am

christwriter wrote:I do not understand why it is so FREAKING HARD for a Christain to write something for NON CHRISTIANS about Christianity that would be able to present the whole thing rationally, or for a Christian to write fiction that's actually worth the paper it's printed on. You know, that's a little deeper than a mud puddle. I mean...we're supposed to believe this is the best, most beautiful, most real thing in existance. Why is THIS the best we can come up with?

Heh. I spend most of my day reading Christian books, and there's lots of them that are winful. Of course, it's only the psychopathic ones that people pay any attention to.

Killbert-Robby · Post by **Killbert-Robby** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 6:14 am

MixedMyth wrote:Chick Tracts: The Manga.

I love how they classify homosexuality and evolution with drugs and school violence.

I like how the homosexuality starts off being supportive for the gays, then it flips around and says they suck and should become straight.

TheSuburbanLetdown · Post by **TheSuburbanLetdown** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 6:39 am

Killbert-Robby wrote:
MixedMyth wrote:Chick Tracts: The Manga.

I love how they classify homosexuality and evolution with drugs and school violence.
I like how the homosexuality starts off being supportive for the gays, then it flips around and says they suck and should become straight.

Yeah. That was pretty gay if you ask me.

Pimpette · Post by **Pimpette** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 7:20 am

Xaercian wrote:Brick testament is awesome, which reminds me, this is probably the most awesome image that resides on the internet, http://www.thebricktestament.com/the_la ... 8_23b.html

I dunno I always thought this one was hilarious.
http://www.thebricktestament.com/the_la ... 8_23a.html
Simply for the expression on the bear's face.

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