Comments on Ambassador Watch: To Infidel and back over a flat white

Well, Knave, if there is a true religious system, ...

2006-12-20T04:57:00.000+13:00

Well, Knave, if there is a true religious system, I have not yet found it. That's why I am agnostic. But, I do allow for the possibility that such a system could exist, somewhere. Just not in the ACOGs.

The best thing that a religiously inclined person could do is to select as non-toxic a faith as possible. These cults that preach Jesus, but advocate anything but Christ-like behavior through their "let the dead bury the dead" mentality are making the world (and their members' lives!) a far worse place than it needs to be.

Even if one believes the Bible, one must recognize that there are at least three completely different philosophies taught: Old Testament, the teachings of Jesus, and the teachings of Paul. Great effort is made to harmonize the three, but in the final analysis, you can't really do it without a lot of twisting of some fairly plain words.

BB

To: Byker Bob Re: "It takes great intelligence ...

2006-12-19T07:05:00.000+13:00

To: Byker Bob

Re: "It takes great intelligence and mental acuity to sell and support a bogus or false religious system..."

The implication in this statement is that there is such a thing as a "non-bogus" or "true" religious system. I wonder what that might be, and how much relative intelligence and mental acuity it takes to sell and support?

WCG has supported a few pseudo-scientific ideas. ...

2006-12-19T05:08:00.000+13:00

WCG has supported a few pseudo-scientific ideas. In addition to BI, I recall HWA's occult-like dalliance with the Great Pyramid of Giza.

For those of us who observe, with grim fascination, developments within Armstrongism, BI is a valuable bellweather. As long as BI is supported we know that these people will believe anything without reflection on the substance of the belief. They wish to believe something so badly they are willing to ignore truth.

-- Neo

We always knew you were athier than some people, w...

2006-12-19T02:39:00.000+13:00

We always knew you were athier than some people, we never suspected you were the athiest.

Gavin, You went to bed a THEIST, and you awoke an...

2006-12-18T10:23:00.000+13:00

Gavin,

You went to bed a THEIST, and you awoke an ATHIEST.

Perhaps Craig is testing your orthographical receptors, or he could just be having a bad SPELL.

jorghienz,oops, jorgheinz

A reader is forced to wonder if these "defenders o...

2006-12-18T10:19:00.000+13:00

A reader is forced to wonder if these "defenders of the faith" realize the extent of the damage their apparent illiteracy does to their cause!

It takes great intelligence and mental acuity to sell and support a bogus or false religious system, even if one is attempting to attract "dumb sheep to confound the wise of the world". I can just see the top executives from these various Armstrong splinters cringing as they read bungled attempts such as the one you cited, fully realizing that this is all going out to a greater audience via the internet.

Freedom of speech works for me, but I can see a time in the future when more RCG style edicts will be issued regarding doctrinal or church discussions on the internet. It's about the only way the ACOGs can control the damage that the allegedly dumb sheep are doing to the carefully crafted images which the slick ones at HQ are attempting to project.

BB

But there is an explanation about Athiest and Athi...

2006-12-17T12:17:00.000+13:00

But there is an explanation about Athiest and Athiesm!

Gavin, I sure hope you haven't gone dyslexic on us!