If I didn't see what looked like powerpoints in this sermon I would have thought this was a clip from the early 80's.


(Petra would fit into this catagory, Silent Poet )

Touche on the Petra there, lol.

Ok, your initial thought in your sift talk post...I agree with, totally. You were impertinent though in introducing yourself to the community that way. You came across like one of the many clueless Christians I've grown up with, lived with, dealt with, worked with...you name it, all my life.
You didn't take the time to get to know anyone, although you may have lurked first. You came with a mission to be "the christian" here. It's a turn off, and frankly you look pretentious. That avatar of yours is a plain give away.

Why do you typical Christians blow it OVER AND OVER AND OVER again!! I'm so sick and tired of the average Christian today. You're all a broken record. You see the climate around here? The conservative Christian voices in this forum are mostly silent, and for a reason. Read again your sifttalk post and you'll see mine is the first comment of support. Am I anti christian, NO... In fact I'm the opposite. What I am though is anti- corny,outdated,pretentious,kneejerk reaction indoctrination form of Christianity which defines the sterotype you so unfairly represent. You just quote the Bible and never EVER question a damn thing. It's lazy...it's embarrassing..and worst of all it's dangerous.

I at one time was studying to be in the ministry, yeah I know it's hard to believe. I won't bore you w/ my life story, but at best now I guess I have to call myself agnostic. You know, given another circumstance/introduction, we could have actually enjoyed some thoughtful discussions on the subject.

But you just HAD to introduce yourself first on the blog and giving away what a clueless stereotype you are. You looked like a fundie tool showing up w/ a soap box to demand everyone eat up your evangelist agenda w/ a spoon! Don't you realize it's not that easy? If you're going to cause more damage than good for Christianity then don't bother.

I'm hard on professing Christians for a reason, SP. Because you need it. Persecution? Don't flatter yourself. You're not earning any crowns here. What you should be doing is deciding you have to do better... MUCH better. No one respects Christianity much these days. The generation behind you screwed things up for you royally. Re-evaluate yourself and do your damn soul searching and homework. Just saying "because the Bible says so" doesn't cut it anymore either. Consider it a personal challenge



Please do something about that "I'm a christian dork/in your face" avatar of yours? You look like a man about to burn down the compound.
Oh, and I voted for your ocarina sift.




In reply to your comment:
“"Climb off the high horse, Silent Poet. Your tact since your joining here has been far from genuine. If you won't be truthful about your motivations to us then at least try starting to be to yourself."

I really think you should take me at my word on this one. You seem to be judging me and my motivation simply because I am a professing Christian. I see no other reason for the blatant accusations. If you know of any reasons, please point them out to me.


"If you're going to behave like most Jesus fish wearing, Scofield carrying, closet Petra fans and then turn around and pretend you relate to the rest of world then you need to stand back and evaluate. You damage your cause more than inspiring others to be like you."
But here is the thing, you already assume that I will. It seems that no matter what kind of person I really am, to you I am just another Bible thumping Christian out here to do nothing but glorify myself. It seems to me that you already have your mind made up about me despite my actions and who I really am. Who are you to say that you know me? Do not assume that just because I have a cross on my avatar that I am exactly what your image of a stereotypical Christian is. If anything is damaging "my cause" is people ignoring or dismissing who I am and what I say because in their minds they already know what I am going to say, what I am going to do. All because I am professing Christian.
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"Perhaps we should make this a private conversation where I'll feel freer to help you see what you really represent to the secular community."

Ok.


"I'm rarely critical of folks here or their viewpoints. The asses around here I find just as endearing as the sweethearts. Sorry, you just happen to be one of those people that grates me. I'm not the only one that feels this way either. Can't you see why?"

No, I can not see why. I have asked others to show me as well. I have yet to be shown what exactly I have done to deserve this ridicule. Aparrently, being a professing Christian and claiming that one can still relate to others on the internet appears to be a big no-no. Other than that, I have no clue what I have done. I have been open and honest here on this site. I don't tell anybody anything that I didn't have to wrestle with myself. I haven't been overly biased. I can apreciate opinions other than my own. I only downvote videos when I see either that they are lacking quality or the way that the point of the video is made is underhanded or deceitful. Otherwise, I upvote them or simply leave them alone. I have tried to clear up any misconceptions of the Bible. Now it would seem that I have to clear up any misconceptions of what a Christian is as well. But I can't make people listen. Not if they already have thier minds closed to the matter.

Oh, and just FYI: I don't listen to Petra. I had to google for the wiki to figure out what the crap you were talking about. Same for Scofielf.”

Climb off the high horse, Silent Poet. Your tact since your joining here has been far from genuine. If you won't be truthful about your motivations to us then at least try starting to be to yourself. If you're going to behave like most Jesus fish wearing, Scofield carrying, closet Petra fans and then turn around and pretend you relate to the rest of world then you need to stand back and evaluate. You damage your cause more than inspiring others to be like you.
Perhaps we should make this a private conversation where I'll feel freer to help you see what you really represent to the secular community.

I'm rarely critical of folks here or their viewpoints. The asses around here I find just as endearing as the sweethearts. Sorry, you just happen to be one of those people that grates me. I'm not the only one that feels this way either. Can't you see why?

I'm not voting for this because it's embarrassing. I'm an American and I consider myself patriotic, yes... there is even a flag attached to my house. I'm not ashamed to say it. There's alot of very good ideals behind that flag.

This guy tho.. was this made as joke or some parody??? He's taking himself so seriously, I almost can't laugh at it. Oh, but I did tho!

Theo47 has a point about the differences between true "patriotism" and the "nationalism" that sfjocko calls, "flagfuck patriot sentiment". Quite the colorful phrase, sfjocko. I must admit I've not heard that one.

This video is painful to say-the-least, from the looks of his hair style, he comes across as one of those psuedo-christian rock/pop singers that still hasn't quite escaped the 80's.

Now he's trying one last ditch effort to tap into some middle America "red states" consumer demographic before he becomes a full fledged Christian youth center lounge lizard for hire, singing Petra covers.

Just superimpose someone say, like Will Ferrel, in his stead and you'll have a pretty funny parody.

PETRA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Robotic Animals) are PISSED about this video, it shows multiple abuses of the robotic mules, including outright kicking and shoving of the mules on several occasions. Also there are rumors that Boston Dynamics is performing small scale tests with dismembered mules, using only their legs and such.