You know the feeling that you get when you work 12 hours a day for several days in a row and you have a bad back that doesn't let you sleep? Yeah.... that's been me for like the past 10 days or so. I haven't had the time or energy to write and I really can't think of what to do next.
So, today I'll be taking a bit of a break and posting some absolutely hilarious videos by wafflepwn, who is the brother of one of the craziest people I've ever seen. These videos are of his brother who has a slight anger problem...
I'm not sure if these are real, but I would think so, given the number and age of the guy.
There is part 11, but embedding is disabled by the user, so here's the direct link...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEi7LdqgyO0&feature=channel
Well, hope you have fun with these! :)
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
It's a Honey of Deal!
So, I was on the way to work Wednesday morning and found this rather interesting info booklet left by the "Fellowship Tract League" of Lebanon, Ohio.
Basically it makes the following proposal...
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THE DEAL
Heaven or Hell, which one for you?
God gives every man the following choice: "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." Romans 6:23
The negative aspects of the deal:
1. The bible states that you are a sinner. Romans 3:10
2. The price of sin is to be seperated from God forever. Romans 5:12
The positive aspects of the deal:
1. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, has paid the penalty for your sin. Hebrews 9:22
2. Salvatio is a gift, and cannot be earned. Ephesians 2:8-9 and Titus 3:5)
If you will accept Jesus Christ as your Saviour, please pray this prayer or one similar to it.
Dear God, I admit I am a sinner, going to hell. I know that I cannot save myself. I repent of my sins and put my faith in the blood that you shed for me on the cross to pay for all my sins. I now accept you as my saviour and trust you to take me to heaven. Thank you for saving me. Amen.
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Quite a deal, wouldn't you say? For the small price of saying you're a sinner, a violator, a pariah and throwing yourself upon the mercy of God, you will be granted eternal life. Not a bad trade.
But I have a question. Why would God make mankind sinners by default if he hates sin so much. It's by his decision that all men are born with this "original sin". Assuming that no man or woman can save themselves, God has directly sentenced all the people who had died before Christ to hell. How's that for a merciful God?
And how is that even fair? A baby is born into this world, not knowing anything, unable to take any action intentionally, truly innocent for lack of a better term. Yet God punishes this child for actions outside it's control and deems that baby worthy of unending torment in hell.
How asinine. How petty. How primitive. Surely not the thoughts of a just, omniscent being.
But let's evaluate the cost and benefit of this deal...
- You must admit to crimes and transgressions that you are not responsible for.
- You must attend mass every Sunday.
- You must adhere to what the church says is wrong, not what you think is.
- You must tithe your earnings to the church.
- You must try and convert people to your faith.
- You must ensure your children accept this deal.
- You may be asked to volunteer for church events.
What do you get out of this.
- Magical protection from a bad bad place that has never been shown to exist.
- And/or You get to go to heaven, a place where you'll live forever in happiness. Which has also never been shown to exist.
I don't think it's that sweet of a deal. Snake oil anyone?
What are your thoughts on this deal, or other ones like it?
Basically it makes the following proposal...
===================================================================
THE DEAL
Heaven or Hell, which one for you?
God gives every man the following choice: "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." Romans 6:23
The negative aspects of the deal:
1. The bible states that you are a sinner. Romans 3:10
2. The price of sin is to be seperated from God forever. Romans 5:12
The positive aspects of the deal:
1. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, has paid the penalty for your sin. Hebrews 9:22
2. Salvatio is a gift, and cannot be earned. Ephesians 2:8-9 and Titus 3:5)
If you will accept Jesus Christ as your Saviour, please pray this prayer or one similar to it.
Dear God, I admit I am a sinner, going to hell. I know that I cannot save myself. I repent of my sins and put my faith in the blood that you shed for me on the cross to pay for all my sins. I now accept you as my saviour and trust you to take me to heaven. Thank you for saving me. Amen.
===================================================================
Quite a deal, wouldn't you say? For the small price of saying you're a sinner, a violator, a pariah and throwing yourself upon the mercy of God, you will be granted eternal life. Not a bad trade.
But I have a question. Why would God make mankind sinners by default if he hates sin so much. It's by his decision that all men are born with this "original sin". Assuming that no man or woman can save themselves, God has directly sentenced all the people who had died before Christ to hell. How's that for a merciful God?
And how is that even fair? A baby is born into this world, not knowing anything, unable to take any action intentionally, truly innocent for lack of a better term. Yet God punishes this child for actions outside it's control and deems that baby worthy of unending torment in hell.
How asinine. How petty. How primitive. Surely not the thoughts of a just, omniscent being.
But let's evaluate the cost and benefit of this deal...
- You must admit to crimes and transgressions that you are not responsible for.
- You must attend mass every Sunday.
- You must adhere to what the church says is wrong, not what you think is.
- You must tithe your earnings to the church.
- You must try and convert people to your faith.
- You must ensure your children accept this deal.
- You may be asked to volunteer for church events.
What do you get out of this.
- Magical protection from a bad bad place that has never been shown to exist.
- And/or You get to go to heaven, a place where you'll live forever in happiness. Which has also never been shown to exist.
I don't think it's that sweet of a deal. Snake oil anyone?
What are your thoughts on this deal, or other ones like it?
Friday, October 8, 2010
Panorama: The Secrets of Scientology
So, a few days ago, John Sweeny released a second video about Scientology. Obviously, the firestorm that David Miscaviage and Tommy Davis whirled up didn't do much to settle the public's appetite for more information. Good going guys!
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Panorama: Scientology and Me
On January 18th, 2008, Panorama did a special with John Sweeney about Scientology. In that special he began to investigate and was followed by scientology operatives. Now he's released a second documentary where he's talking to people from the church and even the people who were following him.
For background, here's the first series of videos from his first documentary...
And if that's not crazy enough, wait till you see the next part! Coming on Friday! :)
For background, here's the first series of videos from his first documentary...
And if that's not crazy enough, wait till you see the next part! Coming on Friday! :)
Friday, October 1, 2010
What Started my Passion...
I really should have wrote this back, I don't know, at the start of this blog, however, I didn't have the background for what I wanted to talk about. With the upcoming videos about Scientology put forth by panorama, I think there is enough information to explain my position.
When I was in university, I was studying the concept of cults for a psychology class. I came across xenutv.com, a site saying that scientology was a dangerous cult. I had previously seen advertisments and even was handed a brochure by a employee the last time I was in TO.
Watching the videos made me uneasy. I saw to what degree people would go to in defense of their faith. I continued to watch and saw some unbelievable things. You can still watch these at xenutv.com. They're really quite good.
Anyways, after the videos were done, I said to myself "Well, I gotta avoid Scientology and I gotta make sure no one I know joins." And so I did.
But that wasn't the end of it. This series of videos hit in January 2008 and after being ordered to be removed by Scientology, unleashed a varitable shitstorm from the internet. The internet isn't really a collective "hive mind" if you will, but it does act in certain predictible ways. Scientology crossed one of the lines of the internet. No censorship.
Tom Cruise's Terminology:
SP: Suppressive person, anyone who doesn't swallow the load of BS that scientology sells, but more commonly, anyone who talks bad about scientology.
KSW: Keep scientology working, a memo by LRH telling scientologists what they need to do to keep the organization running.
This formed the internet group "Anonymous". And while I never have had any offical contact with the group (if that's even possible), I did find myself pulling somewhat in the same direction, albeit my direction had broadened from one religion to all religions.
This was a catalyising event for me. This is what causes me to write blogs, research religions, read virtually any book I find on atheism and watch hours and hours of debates from Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins or from the Atheist Experience Show out of Austin Texas.
When I was in university, I was studying the concept of cults for a psychology class. I came across xenutv.com, a site saying that scientology was a dangerous cult. I had previously seen advertisments and even was handed a brochure by a employee the last time I was in TO.
Watching the videos made me uneasy. I saw to what degree people would go to in defense of their faith. I continued to watch and saw some unbelievable things. You can still watch these at xenutv.com. They're really quite good.
Anyways, after the videos were done, I said to myself "Well, I gotta avoid Scientology and I gotta make sure no one I know joins." And so I did.
But that wasn't the end of it. This series of videos hit in January 2008 and after being ordered to be removed by Scientology, unleashed a varitable shitstorm from the internet. The internet isn't really a collective "hive mind" if you will, but it does act in certain predictible ways. Scientology crossed one of the lines of the internet. No censorship.
Tom Cruise's Terminology:
SP: Suppressive person, anyone who doesn't swallow the load of BS that scientology sells, but more commonly, anyone who talks bad about scientology.
KSW: Keep scientology working, a memo by LRH telling scientologists what they need to do to keep the organization running.
This formed the internet group "Anonymous". And while I never have had any offical contact with the group (if that's even possible), I did find myself pulling somewhat in the same direction, albeit my direction had broadened from one religion to all religions.
This was a catalyising event for me. This is what causes me to write blogs, research religions, read virtually any book I find on atheism and watch hours and hours of debates from Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins or from the Atheist Experience Show out of Austin Texas.
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