Ten minutes, gone forever. Sigh.
And no one to blame but myself.
Tris
I’ll go ahead and jump on the dog pile here.
Valteron, you’re a jerk. You’re wound up tighter than a kite spool. Lighten up! Drink a little, maybe. It’s Christmas, man!
[QUOTE=Mosier]
Drink a little, maybe.
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For the record, Valteron has indicated that he is a recovering alcoholic, so while the jibe may have been intended good-naturely, it is probably something any future posts on this topic should avoid.
[QUOTE=tomndebb]
For the record, Valteron has indicated that he is a recovering alcoholic, so while the jibe may have been intended good-naturely, it is probably something any future posts on this topic should avoid.
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In my defense, I did say “a little”. 
It’s about a half-hour late, but nevertheless:
Valteron, Merry Christmas. Jesus loves you.
I guess so.
[QUOTE=Valteron]
From now on, I will adhere to the double standard. Atheism can be shit on left right and centre. I can be abused and called a “racist fuck” with impunity. But religion must be shown respect.
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Oh, get down off your pagan pentacle. We need the chalk.
Valteron, it doesn’t have to continue to be like this. If you can’t pull yourself together, ask for help. There’s no disgrace in asking. Try to get some nourishing food, plenty of sleep, fresh air, some exercise, and a shower. Clear your head as best you can. Talk it out if you need to.
I used to stick my head in a basin of ice water to try to calm down. Got the idea from watching Paul Newman movies. Whatever works for you…
And here’s my beef with this approach.
In this life I’ve seen very sensible and honorable atheists. And I’ve seen the opposite in atheists. Those who turn their lack of religion into a new dogma and ram it in people’s faces.
And if chafes.
And it only hurts the cause of atheism as it perpetuates the myth of immoral and angry atheists trying to “oppress” the theists.
I’m an atheist. So long as what you believe doesn’t force me to do anything different than I care to… I don’t care what you believe in. I think most Americans are this way. We just have a few outliers and they tend to be what people look at. Because they are the vocal ones.
I weary of the drama.
Hey, guys, don’t be dithered. We Christians have to put up with this crap all the time. And we have to forgive them, too!
Assholism is the most ecumenical of all religions.
Tris
[QUOTE=KGS]
Oh, get down off your pagan pentacle. We need the chalk.
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Hee.
I am **so **stealing that line! 
[QUOTE=tomndebb]
For the record, Valteron has indicated that he is a recovering alcoholic, so while the jibe may have been intended good-naturely, it is probably something any future posts on this topic should avoid.
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He needs a meeting like whoa.
[QUOTE=Triskadecamus]
Assholism is the most ecumenical of all religions.
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Quite so, but some people insist on being assholier-than-thou.
[QUOTE=Valteron]
From now on, I will adhere to the double standard. Atheism can be shit on left right and centre. I can be abused and called a “racist fuck” with impunity. But religion must be shown respect.
I don’t know whay I exepected SDMB to be different from anywhere else.
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I, sir, am an atheist, and you are a squealing addleheaded oaf.
[QUOTE=Bryan Ekers]
I guess so.
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Uh, what I said above, I guess.
Seriously.
[QUOTE=Marley23]
Who was it who wrote “Jesus loves you, everyone else thinks you’re an asshole?”
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Dunno, but it sure sounds like George Carlin.
[QUOTE=C K Dexter Haven]
You posted a provocative anti-Christian thread in Great Debates, posing nothing to debate. You’ve posted two inflammatory anti-Muslim threads in MPSIMS, neither of which presents anything that I’d call “stuff to share.” I, and the other mods, see this behavior as reckless, inflammatory, and provocative and borderline trolling. You have therefore been advised to cool it.
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[QUOTE=Cervaise]
I, sir, am an atheist, and you are a squealing addleheaded oaf.
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I’ve figured it out!
Valteron is Prince Philip!
[QUOTE=essell]
I’ve figured it out!
Valteron is Prince Philip!
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Nah, his outfits aren’t flamboyant enough.