# News flash: Ex Machina doesn't care for Christianity **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 12, 2005, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-flash-ex-machina-doesnt-care-for-christianity/312102 "2005-07-12T01:25:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-flash-ex-machina-doesnt-care-for-christianity/312102/41 "2005-07-12T16:58:24Z")
It seems that he now fancies himself to be the “prophet of truth”, even using some of Jesus’ most famous phrases as his own: “those with ears to hear”, and so forth. > [@Ex Machina](#): > > I’ve been in this forum before and I know how it works. There is always an element who think of themselves as a community who protect each other. I am not here in “Great Debates” to make friends. No prophet of the truth is loved. They are stoned. ( And don’t make any cheap jokes about dope.) > > Your tactic is not new. You try to paint me as being hated by all because you can’t counter my claims. You’re just a mob-man, a lyncher. And you can’t counter my claims because you know in your heart that I am merely relaying Biblical truths. > > I’m not interested in cowards whether they are believers or atheists. > > Jesus said he did not come to bring peace but a sword, and that His teachings would set people, even families, against each other. Well, I am not here to dye my nose brown. I tell the truth as I see it. > > Now you can do your best to smother my posts with your gibberish, but I think those with ears to hear will hear the truth. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=6357918&postcount=24](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=6357918&postcount=24) Frankly, I think he’s one turd shy of a clogged toilet. ---
**Author:** ![tim314](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim314/32/3468_2.png) [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-flash-ex-machina-doesnt-care-for-christianity/312102/42 "2005-07-12T17:04:33Z")
> [@Kalhoun](#): > > How can you tell the difference? Well, I’d say one sign that your religious group is a cult is that they encourage you to cut off all contact with anyone critical of the group, including your own family members. Which Scientology apparently does. (Disclaimer: I’m no expert on Scientology – I’m just basing this on several online sources, such as those linked to in the wikipedia article on [Scientology](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientology)) ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-flash-ex-machina-doesnt-care-for-christianity/312102/43 "2005-07-12T17:09:33Z")
> [@grienspace](#): > > Preaching to the choir, that’s all. I understand what you’re saying, bu I’m not sure I agree with that assessment. He doesn’t seem to be inundated with agreement. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ea5d25/32.png) [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-flash-ex-machina-doesnt-care-for-christianity/312102/44 "2005-07-12T18:03:11Z")
> [@Ex Machina](#): > > Jesus said that His followers are blessed when they are persecuted in His name. So how does that square with the militant Christians who insist on their view being dominant in public life? Well, sure, you’re blessed when you are persecuted in His name. But not for the _fact that you’re being persecuted_. For the fact that you are remaining true to Christian principles even though there are negative consequences. Jesus doesn’t want us to run out and get lynched to PROVE we’re Christian, he wants us to be Christian even in the face of lynching. So that particular beatitude has no bearing on the Christian Moral Militia. \*\*Ex Machina’s \*\* inability to comprehend complex sentence structure is the first impediment to understanding this point; his snobbery regarding religion is the second. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-flash-ex-machina-doesnt-care-for-christianity/312102/45 "2005-07-12T18:57:25Z")
> [@andros](#): > > I understand what you’re saying, bu I’m not sure I agree with that assessment. He doesn’t seem to be inundated with agreement. Ya you are right. The choir isn’t exactly following his lead. Kind of pathetic actually, considering that he appears to be an embarrassment for the agnostics/atheists who dominate this board. Take a lesson **Ex Machina**. ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-flash-ex-machina-doesnt-care-for-christianity/312102/46 "2005-07-12T19:04:58Z")
I had Ex machina over at my house once and he was in the toilet for over 15 minutes and I haven’t been able to even go in there since, let alone use the place, and… Huh? Oh, never mind. ---
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-flash-ex-machina-doesnt-care-for-christianity/312102/47 "2005-07-12T20:43:19Z")
> [@mr bus guy](#): > > I had Ex machina over at my house once and he was in the toilet for over 15 minutes and I haven’t been able to even go in there since, let alone use the place, and… > > Huh? Oh, never mind. That made me laugh entirely too much. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-flash-ex-machina-doesnt-care-for-christianity/312102/48 "2005-07-15T16:11:01Z")
Apparently our friend was suspended for about two days - presumably because of [this.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=6363058&postcount=60) Now he has been reinstated. What is going on, exactly? I can’t believe the post in my link is going to be overlooked. 😕 Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_Plaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-flash-ex-machina-doesnt-care-for-christianity/312102/49 "2005-07-15T16:16:47Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > Apparently our friend was suspended for about two days - presumably because of [this.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=6363058&postcount=60) That is really not a safe presumption to make. He started off sounding sane, then went to sounding insane, later in the threads he posted in. Presumably, he has emailed mods, and convinced him that he isn’t as crazy as he sounds. ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_Plaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-flash-ex-machina-doesnt-care-for-christianity/312102/50 "2005-07-15T16:18:09Z")
convinced [del]him[/del] them :smack: ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-flash-ex-machina-doesnt-care-for-christianity/312102/51 "2005-07-15T16:27:00Z")
Actually, I simply shut down his posting privileges for 24 hours to prevent him from having such a tremendous melt-down that recovery was impossible. Given that his three offenses were all directed to me, personally, for perceived insults (as opposed to attacking some other poster for no reason), and that two of them occurred in the space of a few minutes, I did not want to jump to any hasty conclusions regarding his value as a poster. He did not spam the board. He did not join the board for the purpose of attacking other posters. He simply lost his cool in a spectacularly ill-considered manner. He may have stormed off, never to appear again. If, however, he chooses to return, he is welcome to post as long as he reserves personal insults for the **Pit**. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-flash-ex-machina-doesnt-care-for-christianity/312102/52 "2005-07-15T17:23:14Z")
Thanks for the response. You jackbooted thug. 😃 Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![tim314](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim314/32/3468_2.png) [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-flash-ex-machina-doesnt-care-for-christianity/312102/53 "2005-07-20T02:04:39Z")
> [@tomndebb](#): > > Actually, I simply shut down his posting privileges for 24 hours to prevent him from having such a tremendous melt-down that recovery was impossible. Given that his three offenses were all directed to me, personally, for perceived insults (as opposed to attacking some other poster for no reason), and that two of them occurred in the space of a few minutes, I did not want to jump to any hasty conclusions regarding his value as a poster. > He did not spam the board. > He did not join the board for the purpose of attacking other posters. > He simply lost his cool in a spectacularly ill-considered manner. > > He may have stormed off, never to appear again. > If, however, he chooses to return, he is welcome to post as long as he reserves personal insults for the **Pit**. **tomndebb** , I think you deserve major kudos for this response. And I wouldn’t have thought you at all out of line for banning **Ex Machina** permanently, but the fact that you were able to overlook his insulting remarks and make a well reasoned and compassionate decision shows that you are, well, whatever the opposite of a “supercilious, tyrannical, prejudiced fraud on a power trip” is. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-flash-ex-machina-doesnt-care-for-christianity/312102.md?page=2)