Read this and wait for the whatnot to hit the fan!

[Hope]

It is not a question of "Good" or "Bad"; it is a question of the fact that Christians seem to be unable to see that some things relating to their religion are funny - this joke, which is a truly glorious pun, for instance. Pagans find it very easy to laugh at jokes about their religion - especially when someone actually comes up with a new one.

Owl, I find the whole OP lacking in humour, whichever group that is aimed at.  I have an extremely eclectic sense of humour, but wondered where it is in the OP.

[Owlswing]

Excerpts fom the  Fundies check-list.

I am right and you are wrong. Always.

If you cannot win an argument with logic you must simply outlast your opponent. Once he gives up, declare victory.

ON THE INTERNET, BIBLICAL TRUTH IS BEST COMMUNICATED VIA CAPSLOCK

A man may not wear glasses connected by a chain for if they should slip off his nose and dangle about his neck, someone may be made to think that he is wearing a necklace and that is the appearance of evil.

Gays are responsible for pretty much every bad thing that happens in America. Africans are responsible for the rest.

When swimming, a woman shall wear enough layers of clothing to double her weight when immersed.

If you can’t find a Scripture verse that proves your point, substitute a quote from another fundamentalist instead. It’s practically as good.

Bad things that happen to me and mine are persecution and attacks of Satan. Bad things that happen to you and yours are God’s judgment for your sinful ways.

Halloween is a demonic holiday wherein people dress up in costumes and beg for candy on the 31st of October. Harvest Festival is a God-honoring event wherein people dress up in costumes and beg for candy (by complete coincidence) also on the 31st of October.

Always assume your fellow fundamentalists have the best possible motives for their actions. Always assume everyone else has the worst possible motives for theirs.

If something is unfamiliar or difficult to understand, it’s best to take a stand against it by default. Reasons can be invented later.

Full list here
http://www.stufffundieslike.com/rules/

One that you missed out that is so apposite to this forum and certain posters on it:

52. The King James version was written to bring the Bible into the language of the common man of the 1600’s. If today’s common man can’t understand it that’s his own stupid fault.

[Owlswing]

Owl, I find the whole OP lacking in humour, whichever group that is aimed at.  I have an extremely eclectic sense of humour, but wondered where it is in the OP.

Actually you have shown by your many many posts that you have absolutely NO sense of humour whatsoever; or you would be able to see that your attemps to justify your more outrageous or morinic statemnents and assertions and your recourse to fallacies are hilarious.

[Sassy]

One that you missed out that is so apposite to this forum and certain posters on it:

52. The King James version was written to bring the Bible into the language of the common man of the 1600’s. If today’s common man can’t understand it that’s his own stupid fault.

Yeah! that was the common man as those not priests etc. Not the commoners amongst man the poor who could not read in the 1600's.

In plain ole truth everyone is a commoner who isn't royalty... Sorry to burst your bubble.
Todays common man can read it is the spiritually dead who have problems with the bible.

[Hope]

In plain ole truth everyone is a commoner who isn't royalty... Sorry to burst your bubble.

Interestingly, the present Queen believes that under all the glitter and baubles there is no difference between her and anyone else in the UK.  This is especially the case in regard to everyone's potential relationship with God.

[Hope]

How Many Christians Does It Take to Change a Light Bulb? ...

Baptists: At least 15 – One to change the light bulb, and three committees to approve the change and decide who brings the potato salad and fried chicken.

There is a problem here, Seb.  Baptists don't decide things by committee - the church meeting is the decision-making body.  The answer to the question is therefore dependent on what the quorum for a meeting is - our church has about 330 members and the quorum required is 25%.  No decision can be made without a majority of at least 50% + 1 - so it would take about 43 votes!!

On the other hand, many Baptist churches have no more than a dozen or two members - so they can make their decisions with only 2 - 4 votes!!

 

[Sassy]

Interestingly, the present Queen believes that under all the glitter and baubles there is no difference between her and anyone else in the UK.  This is especially the case in regard to everyone's potential relationship with God.

Actually she believes we are all equal in the eyes of God as Christians but acknowledges that we are all called to serve God in this world from the status we were born into.
The Queen has made it no secret that she believes it was the will of God for her to become Queen and serves God and Country.

However, the class system still remains in our country and we are not the upper class. The Queen believes that the working class, middle class and upper classes are all equal before God.  That is why all are commoners who are not royalty.
Seems you haven't much knowledge as to what the Queen believes or how it came into belief.

I am sure someone wanted the Queen to be seen in a bad light, rather than her treating all equal in God.

[Hope]

Actually she believes we are all equal in the eyes of God as Christians but acknowledges that we are all called to serve God in this world from the status we were born into.

Sass, I was simply using a paraphrase of her own words - Christmas Address either 2014 or 2012 - in which she stated that there was no difference between her and the most ordinary person in the country under God (and that isn't exclusive in any way)

Seems you haven't much knowledge as to what the Queen believes or how it came into belief.

I accept that I haven't heard/watched every Christmas addreess since 2004 - iirc - when she began to be a a lot more explicit about her faith, but I have heard enough to understand where she stands on her faith and where it comes from.  I also have a copy of a booklet that has been produced by the Bible Society, HOPE and the London Institute of Contemporary Christianity - written especially to celebrate her 90th birthday - called "The Servant Queen and the King she serves", the foreward for which she wrote herself.  Well worth a read.