Eve: When I run into frothing fundies of any religion, I have to keep repeating to myself, “Dreamer—Zev—Poly—Vanilla,” etc.
Better watch out for that little habit once “Operation TIPS” starts up in August: a mumbled “DreamerZev PolyVanilla” will probably sound to lots of eavesdroppers like some sort of weirdo terrorist bomb recipe. 
Just ask them if they have read the Bible. Then point out they have ** NOT ** read the Bible, they have read a translation of it. Tell them to learn the languages and read it in the original.
I have actually done this with a few self-professed “Bible Scholars.” In the usual case, though, they haven’t a clue as to what I mean.
You mean it wasn’t written in 16th century English??? 
Zev Steinhardt
“Do you read the Bible?”
“Only for the centerfold of Lot and his daughters.”
Do you read the bible?
Yes, that’s why I don’t think much of it is true.
Follow up with a passage they’re breaking (something about tolerence, proabbly, though the hair thing would get most of them)
Only when I need a soporific.
My response: Have you read a bio textbook? A physics textbook?
:mad:
:::quietly joins tlw in prayer:::
Yes, Lord, please save us from the freaking zealots who insist on making the rest of us look bad. Some Christians consider their faith a private thing and would never dream of walking around harrassing people with questions like this.
I love Christ. But some of his followers are wack.