There’s a reason for that, good Doctor: most of them (our friend Jeffery excepted, thank goodness) don’t seem to have a clear sense of boundary between fact, and that which they accept as fact due to their faith. Then they come charging into debates, expecting that we will accept Holy Writ - or even their particular interpretation thereof - as fact.
Needless to say, we’re rather hard on such people, and after awhile they leave.
Go to the Left Behind Message Board and click on “The Narrow Road” or “End-Time Events.” TNR is where we spent most of our time, and it has the “We’re under attack” thread (now locked), which is rather amusing.
All I have to say is this: The day all the faithful Christians suddenly get physically snatched away by God to dwell in the kingdom of Heaven forever and ever … on that day I will gladly eat a 40-pound bag of moist cow manure with a salad spoon.
In addition, I solemnly pledge to broadcast said consumption over the internet. I swear it; cross my heart, hope to die, stick a needle in my eye.
To reiterate: Within 24 hours of anything REMOTELY resembling the “Rapture” occurring, I PROMISE to eat a 40 pound bag of moist, fresh cow manure, with a salad spoon, LIVE ON CAMERA.
So I’ll just sit here and wait for that to happen. You’ll excuse me if I don’t hold my breath?
One message from MikeM (not our MikeM, the one on the LBMB who signed on as “MKM” over here), in the “We’re Under Attack” thread, contains the following paragraph:
… which I think sums up the prevailing attitude on that message board nicely.
The truth, as always, is more complicated than that.
(Over the intercom): The Hale-Bopp Express is leaving in exactly 2 minutes. I repeat, TWO minutes. Please board immediately. This is the last chance for the Left Behind Members to return home.
Gator, they probably aren’t into “Pounders”. Of course, if it was an anagram, they’d probably get it. (Sorry, couldn’t help myself…) But as one Pound Puppy to another, was there ever a point to the OP? And if so, was it worth all this??? Oy. It’s ok, though. This place is cool, even if it’s not all black and red.