--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Curtis, > > It wasn't my writing -- it was a cut and paste. Hmmmm, should I have > done an attribution for scholarship's sake?
...not according to John Manning (in message #155551). As long as it's been floating around on the internet for some time, you can steal at will, just as he did. > > Edg > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > Duuuuude! High five. Brilliant stuff. > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > Anyone want to hack out a TMO version of the below? > > > > > > Edg > > > > > > Top Ten Signs You're a Fundamentalist Christian > > > > > > 10 - You vigorously deny the existence of thousands of gods claimed by > > > other religions, but feel outraged when someone denies the existence > > > of yours. > > > > > > 9 - You feel insulted and "dehumanized" when scientists say that > > > people evolved from other life forms, but you have no problem with the > > > Biblical claim that we were created from dirt. > > > > > > 8 - You laugh at polytheists, but you have no problem believing in a > > > Triune God. > > > > > > 7 - Your face turns purple when you hear of the "atrocities" > > > attributed to Allah, but you don't even flinch when hearing about how > > > God/Jehovah slaughtered all the babies of Egypt in "Exodus" and > > > ordered the elimination of entire ethnic groups in "Joshua" including > > > women, children, and trees! > > > > > > 6 - You laugh at Hindu beliefs that deify humans, and Greek claims > > > about gods sleeping with women, but you have no problem believing that > > > the Holy Spirit impregnated Mary, who then gave birth to a man- god who > > > got killed, came back to life and then ascended into the sky. > > > > > > 5 - You are willing to spend your life looking for little loopholes in > > > the scientifically established age of Earth (few billion years), but > > > you find nothing wrong with believing dates recorded by Bronze Age > > > tribesmen sitting in their tents and guessing that Earth is a few > > > generations old. > > > > > > 4 - You believe that the entire population of this planet with the > > > exception of those who share your beliefs -- though excluding those in > > > all rival sects - will spend Eternity in an infinite Hell of > > > Suffering. And yet consider your religion the most "tolerant" and > > > "loving." > > > > > > > > > 3 - While modern science, history, geology, biology, and physics have > > > failed to convince you otherwise, some idiot rolling around on the > > > floor speaking in "tongues" may be all the evidence you need to > > > "prove" Christianity. > > > > > > 2 - You define 0.01% as a "high success rate" when it comes to > > > answered prayers. You consider that to be evidence that prayer works. > > > And you think that the remaining 99.99% FAILURE was simply the will > > > of God. > > > > > > 1 - You actually know a lot less than many atheists and agnostics do > > > about the Bible, Christianity, and church history - but still call > > > yourself a Christian. > > > > > >
