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- esantipapa, on 02/16/2008, -43/+307There are some faiths money can't buy.
For everything else, there's Atheism. - mywhitenoise, on 02/16/2008, -12/+185I long for the day when those Master Card jokes cease to exist.
- moletimer, on 02/16/2008, -7/+127Awesome point about retarded, greedy $cientology. Great poster, shame it wasn't bigger though.
- NightVortez, on 02/16/2008, -16/+114Flying Spaghetti Monster - $0
I choose my own fairy tales to live by... - bitterbug, on 02/16/2008, -6/+94If you believe in a god, you're spiritual.
If you believe in a book, you're religious.
If you believe in Tom Cruise, you're a ***** nutter. - damnitdaniel, on 02/16/2008, -41/+100Bah. eff it. Bury me.
- bikingshaun, on 02/16/2008, -4/+54why is there a quotation mark tacked on to the end - I don't see its mate
- dezmo, on 02/16/2008, -2/+47what does that mean? for the faiths that CAN be bought with money you can use Atheism to help with the transaction? I don't get it.
- goldenratiophi, on 02/16/2008, -4/+46While we're off-topic anyway,
***** THE RIAA!!! - retzed, on 02/16/2008, -5/+45Cost of that poster....$0
- TomTruelle, on 02/16/2008, -6/+46Seriously... Made no sense whatsoever. Although I myself am an atheist, I hate that anything that promotes atheism gets instantly dugg here.
- daizaru, on 02/16/2008, -7/+45The catholic church used to sell guaranteed entrance into heaven. It wasn't until the days of Martin Luther until people really questioned this and spoke out about it.
Even still churches had a tithe, and rely heavily on donations. Donations which most people think helps ensure them a place in heaven.
This is by no means a defense of Scientology, but to boast that it is the only religion with a cost is incorrect at best. - harvinator24, on 02/16/2008, -4/+38Mandates from heaven weren't free. The catholic church used to be the richest business in the world.
- Strife67, on 02/16/2008, -64/+96You might be a christian if:
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 other Religions, 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 - huxleyan, on 02/16/2008, -6/+36All you who are saying that Christians pay for their salvation- you are just ignorant. I have been in Christian service for five years. I have been in a church my entire life. It is possible for you to come to church every Sunday for your entire life and never, ever drop a dollar in an offering plate. If you need a Bible do we sell you one? Nope, we GIVE you one. If you want devotional materials, we give you those for free as well. My parents were not well off and my church paid for me to go to church camps and weekend retreats.
I never preach sermons on tithing. As a matter of fact the last time I preached any sermon about money I specifically told the congregation that if they are giving money to the church in hopes of receiving any sort of "blessing" then they should stop giving. If they would like to give because they want to share their abundance, then go ahead. - notque, on 02/16/2008, -5/+29http://digg.com/world_news/Youtube_pulls_Anonymous ...
over 1000 diggs in 24 hours, and no front page. - NightVortez, on 02/16/2008, -2/+23Do you have proof that the Flying Spaghetti Monster doesn't exist? We have no hard evidence. There is the phenom of flying tentacles, but there is also evidence towards creationism. Hell, maybe the books got it wrong, maybe the Flying Spaghetti Monster made creation? Maybe, we are to Flying Spaghetti Monster, as a bit is to a potato? We wont know until we die.
- hamobu, on 02/16/2008, -0/+18I am willing to remove thetans at half that price!
- soccerman90, on 02/16/2008, -6/+23this is the tell tale sign of a cult. Yes you can give money to religion, but itsnt required
- inactive, on 02/16/2008, -0/+15I think it's more like one fifth of whatever 'unused' property/saving/etc. you have at the end of the year, for example a second house that you are not living in or renting to anybody. It's called 'Khoms' which in Arabic literally means 1/5th . Don't think it's mandatory though, it's kinda between you and god.
I might be wrong on details though. - Xondar, on 02/16/2008, -5/+19What does that have to do with this particular image?
- etx313, on 02/16/2008, -2/+16If you don't like it just ignore the article. It's not hard. Do you listen to radio stations you don't care for too?
- nexmachina, on 02/16/2008, -1/+15The opted to become a religion so they can get tax exempt status. The only real imaginative way to do that was to make up some ***** story about aliens and how they need to be expelled from our bodies. Lame.
- Ryanwb, on 02/16/2008, -0/+13Couldn't that guy have spent a buck and sprung for some poster board?
- MixMastaKooz, on 02/16/2008, -0/+13I don't know...my pirate uniform cost me a pretty penny....
I hope to make it up in raiding and booty though.....arrrrg! - fkr3, on 02/16/2008, -0/+1330 or 40 percent? Pretty sure that might be optional and maybe even exaggerated...
- STARTSOMETHING, on 02/16/2008, -1/+1386% of all statistics are made up.
- bmonet, on 02/16/2008, -0/+12$cientology = preg_replace ('/$*/', '', $income);
That is greedy.
That's it... time for the weekend to start. - fasda, on 02/16/2008, -2/+14ok what miracles have been observed under laboratory conditions and been unexplainable.
- doublsh0t, on 02/16/2008, -0/+12I sort of disagree, though we're really just talking semantics--what's the real difference between cult and religion anyways? But back to the subject, the mormon faith basically commands that you tithe 10% or so of your yearly income to their church. It's really a requirement. A fact that has made the Mormon Church by far the most prosperous established church in the America. The Catholics pressure you like hell to do the same.
- IronPwnage, on 02/16/2008, -1/+13"donations" I used to go to chirch every weeek and you were never forced to pay anything. There was simply a collection basket thing that went round and if you wanted you could donate. And the donations went to things like maintaining the church and money for the society like homeless shelters.
Altough the priest did have an iPod with a dock...so I'm wondering where that came from. - metalgel, on 02/16/2008, -3/+15buried.
- soccerman90, on 02/16/2008, -11/+23strife, i dont know why your getting dugg down. a post that effectively shows the faults of christianity with out resorting to the fallacy filled arguments that most people use
- elliotys, on 02/16/2008, -16/+2711 - You will digg this comment down
- MikeyMoose, on 01/30/2009, -1/+12Probably. Where the F have you been?
- inactive, on 02/16/2008, -0/+10Typo I assume, although if you were going to be demonstrating I would think you'd check that first.
- Aspire36, on 02/16/2008, -6/+16Would of been better...
"There are some things money can't buy... but for Scientology there's Mastercard". - sdellboy, on 02/16/2008, -1/+11Used to?
- inactive, on 02/16/2008, -3/+13I am a Christian and along with millions of other Christians:
10. I have no problem with people denying the existence of God. The argument for atheism is a very convincing one, but religion is a very personal thing and faith by its very definiton transcends reason.
9. I believe in evolution and do not believe in the Genesis account in a literal sense.
8. I do not laugh at polytheists and find Hume's idea of a committee of gods, for example, a challenging and interesting one. I recognise that the idea of the Trinity is extremely complex theologically.
7. I fully recognise that parts of the Old Testament are extremely questionable if it is taken as a historical account, and furthermore recognise and am ashamed of the fact that some of the greatest atrocities in history have been committed in the name of Christianity, for example the Crusades.
6. I do not laugh at other peoples' religions.
5. I agree with the scientifically established age of the earth, and believe in the Big Bang as the most convincing theory for the origins of the Universe.
4. I do not believe in Hell, or if it does exist, whether or not one is a Christian is not a determining factor as to whether you "get in" to Heaven or not. "No-one comes to the Father but by me" can be interpreted as meaning "nobody can enter Heaven but through my sacrifice on the cross, whether they believe in me or not". It does not have to mean "all non-Christians will burn in hell".
3. I am highly skeptical of "speaking in tongues", and do not believe that science, history, geology, biology, or physics are mutually exclusive with Christianity. I am sure that the many Christian scientists, historians, geologists, biologists and physicians would assure you of this.
2. Do not believe in answered prayers.
1. Am well-informed about my religion and about the religions of others. I personally am a student of theology at cambridge university and consequently have devoted a lot of my time to learning about religion.
Strife67, please ***** off and stop pigeon-holing all Christians into the same group as the fundamentalist groups who get all the media attention because of their extremist views. In America the situation may be different but in England those groups represent an extreme minority who are viewed in a rather dim light even by other Christian groups.
Please stop digging people up for attacking other peoples' beliefs in such a misinformed manner. I have no problem with reasonable challenges to Christianity, and enjoy studying them and having reasoned debates about them, but have had enough of this sort of post being dugg up for being all cool and atheist despite it being a massive pile of *****. - Amadeus2490, on 02/16/2008, -0/+10ERROR; Unable to register percentage. Rounded to nearest valid fraction: 100%.
- dagnome1984, on 02/16/2008, -0/+9If you want to put scientology out of business start offering free thetan removal.
- bmunichman, on 02/16/2008, -2/+11put him at 0
- Thex1138, on 02/16/2008, -0/+9Hubbard and his cronies 'created' the scientology religious myth to _avoid paying taxes_ for it and the thousands of other companies that support it.
- Jlaugh, on 02/16/2008, -1/+10They don't sue people as much as the Scientologists.
- sq2shooter, on 02/16/2008, -0/+9There is not a Catholic church I have ever heard of that requires 30%. Not only that but I don't believe any Catholic church requires any tithing in order to be a member. It is and always has been optional and normally around 10%.
- mygans, on 02/16/2008, -0/+8haha....post this comment in the pizza story dude...
- bherring, on 02/16/2008, -0/+8Those Scientologists will pay dearly for their ways! Someday Lord Xenu will be released! He will greatly reward those who embraced their inner Thetans and punish those who had them cast out! Praise Xenu! May he once again reign as supreme galactic overlord!
- pszcz1, on 02/16/2008, -3/+11Money isn't 'officially' required by many other religions (excluding mormons, jehovah's). Maybe, sadly enough, Scientology is just more honest about it. And bold. They actually advertise that their ***** costs! They're like, casket dealers, knowing your desperate and f***ing you over right to your face. Seriously sick.
- NJank, on 02/16/2008, -0/+8If they paid taxes on their income, I'd cheer them on. As it is, I pay more because they pay less.
- GhostyBoy, on 02/16/2008, -1/+9Maybe with the help of believers in your community his noodly appendage may one day touch you, too.
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