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3rd November 2009, 09:47 AM
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Reps: 12,983,063,843,906,332 (power: 12,983,063,843,910) | | Originally Posted by lenpettis74  I agree; in fact, if you read my post, you noticed my statement on that very thing. That being said, I don't think it is the place of the Christian to be the doormat of the unbelieving world either. I think that when Christians stand boldly for Christ we can be a strong witness for Him as well. I am not advocating violence, hatred, or any such thing. I am advocating that Christians who are offended by such images should take action with their wallets and their voices. I don't think God wants us doing a happy dance every time Christ or Christians are mocked, belittled, persecuted, martyred, etc. I think from reading scripture we can see that He wants us to continue preaching His word and standing boldly for Him.
You are furious over an innacurate picture of 1/3rd of God being the butt of a joke, how is this different than the people protesting the Islamic cartoons?
Do you really think Jesus would give 2 flips about this while there were children dying every day of hunger? Remember Jesus is the kind, adult, rational third of the tri-force, the OT God is more like the Islamic God, he has his minions kill your family and rape your children if you cross him.
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Reps: 476,218,617,401,146,624 (power: 476,218,617,401,184) | | Originally Posted by lenpettis74 I agree; in fact, if you read my post, you noticed my statement on that very thing. That being said, I don't think it is the place of the Christian to be the doormat of the unbelieving world either. I think that when Christians stand boldly for Christ we can be a strong witness for Him as well. I am not advocating violence, hatred, or any such thing. I am advocating that Christians who are offended by such images should take action with their wallets and their voices. I don't think God wants us doing a happy dance every time Christ or Christians are mocked, belittled, persecuted, martyred, etc. I think from reading scripture we can see that He wants us to continue preaching His word and standing boldly for Him.
I agree with the bolded portion. The problem I'm having is your anger at the one's who aren't offended not taking action. As (forgive me if I'm reading your post wrong) a matter of fact it would seem those who aren't offended aren't "Real Christians". 
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3rd November 2009, 09:27 PM
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Reps: 188,777,636,787,248 (power: 188,777,636,790) | | Originally Posted by tulc I agree with the bolded portion. The problem I'm having is your anger at the one's who aren't offended not taking action. As (forgive me if I'm reading your post wrong) a matter of fact it would seem those who aren't offended aren't "Real Christians".
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I just don't get how anyone who calls themselves "Christian" can see such things and NOT be outraged. If that had been a picture of Martin Luther King or Malcolm X there would be race riots; yet *ahem* Christians will happily lay down and be mocked, allow their Savior to be mocked, and even come to the defense of those doing the mocking. Please help me reconcile this, because I am totally lost.
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3rd November 2009, 11:19 PM
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Reps: 188,777,636,787,248 (power: 188,777,636,790) | | Originally Posted by b.hopeful People put Hitler mustaches on pictures of our sitting president...the first black president...and we hardly have race riots...and many people defend those actions as free speech.(even if they also concede it's in poor taste)
A crappy president with a 5 minute career that reeks of failure is hardly a legitimate or well thought out comparison.
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4th November 2009, 01:42 AM
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Reps: 476,218,617,401,146,624 (power: 476,218,617,401,184) | | Originally Posted by lenpettis74 I just don't get how anyone who calls themselves "Christian" can see such things and NOT be outraged. If that had been a picture of Martin Luther King or Malcolm X there would be race riots; yet *ahem* Christians will happily lay down and be mocked, allow their Savior to be mocked, and even come to the defense of those doing the mocking. Please help me reconcile this, because I am totally lost.
uhmmm I always assumed God was big enough to protect/defend Himself without my help.
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4th November 2009, 08:41 AM
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Reps: 12,983,063,843,906,332 (power: 12,983,063,843,910) | | Originally Posted by NRB Honestly when I saw this article...I do not watch his show because it is HORRIBLE as any sort of entertainment....I was disgusted.
Ooooo the comedic secular Jew, via his hollywood writers pees on our LORD's portrait for the sake of the "comedic nuance"? Unacceptable entirely.
I don't venerate icons, stained glass or whatever else portray's our GOD, but this guy is a douche!
Let them do this with the "prophet of Islam" next then eh????
HOllywood dillholes IMHO.
Honestly and I know it's against all I know as a Christain, I want to find his ass and slap him upside his bald head!!!!
Lord Have Mercy on me.
Christ Have Mercy on me.
LORD have Mercy on me.
CF mods forgive me but this subject tweaked me beyond belief...no offense to the OP(he seemed offended too!) but I read it on FoxNews and even their politically minded arses agreed with my assessment!
Hollywood be damned. <---Yep my secular non christian anger coming thru!!!!!!!!!!!!
Curb your Enthusiasm?
Lord Have Mercy,
Christ Have Mercy,
LORD Have Mercy,
Christ Have Mercy,
LORD Have Mercy.
Yeah right.
Reactions like yours and the OP are like at least half the reason the show is funny. The fact that people can spew so much hate while claiming to represent THE PRINCE OF PEACE remind me of the Muslim protester holding the "behead those who say Islam is a violent religion".
A lot of the comedy on the show sails right over the heads of most, did you not catch the very comic style of the urination itself? I don't know about you but I don't hear that sound when I use the bathroom.
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4th November 2009, 09:06 AM
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Reps: 188,777,636,787,248 (power: 188,777,636,790) | | Originally Posted by tulc uhmmm I always assumed God was big enough to protect/defend Himself without my help.
tulc(wonders if he was wrong?)
Does that mean that you won't engage in debate or conversation with a non-believer; afterall, with your logic, God doesn't need you, right. Or maybe the Gospel will just kind of spread itself, because God is big enough; what does he need me to do it for? If you had even rudementary understanding of God, you would know He uses us to serve His purpose. And maybe you will understand that it is better to be thought of as an idiot, than to open your mouth and prove it.
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4th November 2009, 09:07 AM
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Reps: 188,777,636,787,248 (power: 188,777,636,790) | | I'm still searching for the evidence that you submit to the authority of scripture... Originally Posted by tulc I'm still curious where the Scripture is that says our being outraged at this is required for us to be "Real Christians"?
tulc(just wondering)
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