big·ot
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noun
a person who is utterly intolerant of any differing creed, belief, or opinion.

World English Dictionary
bigot (ˈbɪɡət)
— n
a person who is intolerant of any ideas other than his or her own, esp on religion, politics, or race


in·tol·er·ant
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adjective
1.
not tolerating or respecting beliefs, opinions, usages, manners, etc., different from one's own, as in political or religious matters; bigoted.

2.
unable or unwilling to tolerate or endure (usually followed by of ): intolerant of very hot weather.

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Personally I find devout *insert religious connotation here* highly annoying, often intrusive, and often devout only to the parts of their religious connotation that best suits them..
However, I have no strong opinions on anyone based on their religious belief, be it it mine, or contrary, -*save for when those people attempt to force their belief's on me*-.

Personally, I don't understand the need or desire to bring a touchy subject like religion, politics, etc. to a site which is based on trying to enjoy yourself /*gaming site*/ there are places for theological and political debates.. if someone feels strongly enough to spread their side, they -should- go there.. most of us seek only to defend our belief's, if that..

I am Agnostic... and because I have seen no proof or logical reasoning as of yet -*in my eyes of course*- that makes me believe any religion is more right then another, or that any religion shows the signs of being written by the ghost writer of an omniscient, I am currently Atheist, waiting to be proven wrong.

KGB, I have met very intelligent people that *hate* all of a given race/religion before... Intellect has limited value when an emotion eclipses it..

I agree with you Perrin, that this subject should not have been brought up. But people should also be mature about this subject also. And yeah you're right on the last thing too.

KGB, if you want to discuss the matter further then you know how/where to reach me. I refuse to feed this troll anymore or continue to deal with bigotry.

Lose an argument -> leave the thread.

I like your style

de·vout
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adjective, -er, -est.
1.
devoted to divine worship or service; pious; religious: a devout Catholic.

2.
expressing devotion or piety: devout prayer.

3.
earnest or sincere; hearty: He had a devout allegiance to the political regime.

for the record again.. there is nothing I -hate- more about this forum.. then the fact that it tried to number my numbers for me.. -_-

|> for the record again.. there is nothing I -hate- more about this forum.. then the fact that it tried to number my numbers for me.. -_-

Oh, you managed to find the "edit post" button? Where is it, tell me, tell me, tell me...! :p

I have no respect for people with ugly personalities!
I don't consider people non-religious who put themselves in a religious situation..
Call me a christian all you want, give me a good reason why I shouldn't believe in god.
If you really wanted to know other countries feels you would of come at this unbiased and neutral.. So I don't believe that for a second or you got no common sense.

There, this seems fair I answered you like how you came at me.. No issue now

Lykus=gian hypocrite. You say one thing and then just go ahead and contradict you self on the next bullet. Then you think what your doing shouldn't get people mad. You're also insulting everyones inteligence who posted on the last thread.

Apple, it's impossible to prove something doesn't exist... it's easy to prove something does exist..

personally, I believe that which is easiest to disprove...
Example
I say there are wal-mart ninja's.. they hide in the rafters and sulk about the inventory rooms... There is no way for you to prove that they aren't there, but I can easily prove that they are there by capturing one of them, preferably while the naysayers are observing...


You cannot prove god does not exist.. But since his books, old and new both, are combed with miracles, it should be veritably simple to prove that he does exist, thus Imho belief should be put in the non-existence until evidence is provided..

Naturally those thoughts stem from my Agnosticism... I cannot fathom having belief's based on Gnosticism...


The same logic can be applied to many possibly fictitious identities, and everyone should be able to gather my belief's on them following it.

Jaysus, can the religious discussions please just stop? Nobody is going to convince anyone of anything. Look at the previous thread, 4 pages in like a day. I know I am prone to going off topic on the forums repeatedly, but I do enjoy the fact that most forum discussions are at least somewhat game-related.

You wonder why billions of people are killed everyday if there is a God.Well the reason is it intended things happen it is intended for a porpuse however if you havre God in your life you have nothing to worry about i have survived many major dieases,bad water bad food and nearly ran into a car.

also @lykus if you are going to critise a whole group do your research propelly making irrational statements stereotypical statement on something you barely know about.

So, reading a book makes a person devout?

"-In case you don't know, definition of devout: 'Having or showing deep religious feeling or commitment'. The people who have read the bible cover to cover, memorize lines, etc."

I've read thousands of books, and trust me, reading a book doesn't make you devout.

No need for the blasphemy TexasJohn.

If god has a message that is so important that he needs me to know it, he should tell me himself about it. Since he hasnt spoken to me yet, i am an unbeliever.
The manipulative catholic church has pierced their controlpropaganda on to people for so many centuries, that its hard for most people to think free on their own again.
And it will stick to mankind for another many centuries, until we are able to move on and change our society to be based on reason and not on hypocrisy. But as long as oligarchy and plutocracy prevail on earth, religion will find its place, since people are so easy controlable through it.

myhandisonfire, I speak to you: *For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.* (Matthew 18:20) Before I said these words, as recorded by my disciple Matthew, a wise man from the state of Lu spoke of a similar concept: human-heartedness, whose symbol 仁 is also *two* and *people*.

If the Father spoke to you directly, you would be a prophet to fulfill what I, the Son, have left unfulfilled. *For the Lord God does nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets.* (Amos 3:7) A new holy book would be written to form a trilogy: Old Testament (God's covenant with Israel), New Testament (Christ the Savior), Newest Testament (myhandisonfire the Prophet).

Myhand, you really do only post gems on this forums :)

Jesus: YOU ARE SOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOLY BECAUSE YOU QOUTE FROM THE BIBLE :D Isnt just using the name "jesus" blaphmeous or however you spell it.

Whoever made the account Named Jesus, is Blaspheming him/herself



Deuteronomy 4
16 I say this so you will not corrupt yourselves by making an image in the form of any kind of figure. This includes the likeness of a human male or female


vain   
[veyn] Show IPA
adjective, -er, -est.
1. excessively proud of or concerned about one's own appearance, qualities, achievements, etc.; conceited: a vain dandy.
2. proceeding from or showing personal vanity: vain remarks.
3. ineffectual or unsuccessful; futile: a vain effort.
4. without real significance, value, or importance; baseless or worthless: vain pageantry; vain display.
5. Archaic . senseless or foolish.
Idiom
6. in vain,
a. without effect or avail; to no purpose: to apologize in vain.
b. in an improper or irreverent manner: to take God's name in vain.

World English Dictionary
vain (veɪn)
— adj
1. inordinately proud of one's appearance, possessions, or achievements
2. given to ostentatious display, esp of one's beauty
3. worthless
4. senseless or futile
— n
5. in vain to no avail; fruitlessly
6. take someone's name in vain
a.to use the name of someone, esp God, without due respect or reverence
b. jocular to mention someone's name


blas·phe·my
[blas-fuh-mee] Show IPA
noun, plural -mies.
1. impious utterance or action concerning God or sacred things.
2. Judaism .
a. an act of cursing or reviling God.
b. pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton (YHVH) in the original, now forbidden manner instead of using a substitute pronunciation such as Adonai.
3. Theology . the crime of assuming to oneself the rights or qualities of God.
4. irreverent behavior toward anything held sacred, priceless, etc.: He uttered blasphemies against life itself.

The account named Jesus does not blesphemy Jesus.
Perrin, you clearly misunderstood the command in Deutoromy. God is not condemning you if you make an image in the form of anything in the heavens above, the earth below, or the waters beneath. He condemns you if you make an image and corupt yourself with image.

The account Jesus did not corupt himself, nor corupt God, for everything he posted so far is correct and accurate(based on the bible), exactly as Jesus himself would have said. If the account Jesus said, "murder and you will live", then that blesphemies the name of the Lord, for he has lied using the name of Jesus.

@Myhandisonfire, the Catholic church had did many wrongs (much in which they had admitted and apologized, many others are forgotten) because they are an organization formed by people. People according to God, are all sinners, thus it's only natural that they will sin. Christians are no different. You should judge Religion not based on its believers, but the religion's teachings. It's true God did not directly contact you to give you any messages, but clearly you are not willing to listen. If God knows all, then he won't give you the message, because he knows you are not willing to listen to it.