Eh, fair enough, Phil. I never really got that impression. I got the impression that she was questioning the apparent disparity between the declarative statement and the personal anecdote, and that was all. But while I don’t agree that the whole thing was “just a matter of semantics,” I do agree that the OP was open to different interpretations, and I can see why the whole thing spiralled downward the way that it did, in part for the reason you just gave.
As I said before, all in all, good fun! I know they turn some people off, but I’m all in favor of a good flamewar. You’re still capable of some fine zingers. I especially liked the one I read this morning that you levelled at Phaedrus, and I’m glad someone posted a link to the original thread. If there was a serious point to be made originally, s/he certainly shot a hole in his/her “I’m a good Christian” foot. But that’s elsewhere. . .
What a load of crap. Now why would The Prince of Darkness pick on Christians ?? Since they break their difficult set of rules all the time (I believe they even have a book for it !), they’re Hellbound anyway.
FTR, I’m with you Satan. Some people just hear what they want to hear because they’re dumb, narrow-minded, have too much time on their hands and probably are posting here because their pastor/priest/vickar kicked them out of their church because of spewing the same crap over there.
Isn’t there a vacant island in the Pacific where we can ship these people ?
Not to belabor the point, Rich, but she did state it outright. After I pointed out for seemingly the umpteen-millionth time that Satan never said all Christians appeared that way to him, after she claimed he did, she replied:
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Again, the bolded portion simply doesn’t take into account whether or not the person speaking is a member of the group being described. And her sample statement is not at all analogous to what Satan sad, anyway, or poorly analogous at best. Not that I much care in the long run.
“I love God! He’s so deliciously evil!” - Stewie Griffin, Family Guy