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Re: happy 84th birthday to our hero (nudge nudge)
« Reply #30 on: August 17, 2022, 03:00:43 PM »
I always thought that the Bible was too much science fiction for me, same with all religions.

I remember when in High school, studying Greek, we read a book about their Gods etc etc and that was it. Too much fiction, too much crazyness.
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Re: happy 84th birthday to our hero (nudge nudge)
« Reply #31 on: August 17, 2022, 03:24:20 PM »
About Hank Marvin, whatever imaginary celestial creatures or whatever you choose to believe, to be kind is the correct thing to do. If religion makes you being an ass, then it says it all.

I'm sorry for you, Dusty, what a disappointment.
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Re: happy 84th birthday to our hero (nudge nudge)
« Reply #32 on: August 18, 2022, 11:26:35 PM »
About Hank Marvin, whatever imaginary celestial creatures or whatever you choose to believe, to be kind is the correct thing to do. If religion makes you being an ass, then it says it all.

I'm sorry for you, Dusty, what a disappointment.

Dunno... This story Dusty shared has this... duality about it. On the one hand, to expect a young kid to know what "Jehova’s Witness" is, let alone that they don't celebrate birthdays, AND to know that Hank Marvin is a devout Jehovah's Witness is obviously too much for any human being and he could behave a lot better in this situation.

However, two opposing facts to me are: having a gig on a birthday is a giant red flag. Don't know about others, but I tend to have a day off on my birthday because I don't want to spend it working, you know. You need to be a very special kind of a guy to work on a birthday, and I'm not one of them.

And the second thing I thought about... Man, this situation really shows how much he really cares about his faith, if nothing can't stop him. I think it deserves some respect, whether you consider his religion wrong or don't like it. The man is devoted and doesn't attack your religion and seldom promotes his own, so it's really something. Gotta respect the guy.

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Re: happy 84th birthday to our hero (nudge nudge)
« Reply #33 on: August 19, 2022, 12:18:21 AM »
"And the second thing I thought about... Man, this situation really shows how much he really cares about his faith, if nothing can't stop him. I think it deserves some respect, whether you consider his religion wrong or don't like it. The man is devoted and doesn't attack your religion and seldom promotes his own, so it's really something. Gotta respect the guy" :thumbsup

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Re: happy 84th birthday to our hero (nudge nudge)
« Reply #34 on: August 19, 2022, 10:17:59 AM »
Religion is something personal that belongs to you, doesn't have to affect others.what Hank did to Dusty wasn't devotion but lack of respect.
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Re: happy 84th birthday to our hero (nudge nudge)
« Reply #35 on: August 19, 2022, 01:26:45 PM »
As a young kid I would have had no idea that certain religions did not celebrate birthdays to be honest.

Julio is right; YOU DISRESPECTED ME MARVIN!!! *shakes fist* :)
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Re: happy 84th birthday to our hero (nudge nudge)
« Reply #36 on: August 19, 2022, 05:03:41 PM »
I always thought that the Bible was too much science fiction for me, same with all religions.

I remember when in High school, studying Greek, we read a book about their Gods etc etc and that was it. Too much fiction, too much crazyness.
can highly recommend Stephen Fry's book on that topic. i believe it is called "Myth"
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Re: happy 84th birthday to our hero (nudge nudge)
« Reply #37 on: August 19, 2022, 05:09:51 PM »
One friend of mine (who sadly passed away 12 years ago) once had this conversation with Jehovah's witnesses who rung at his door:
-Do you know God?
-Of course I do. It's me! By the way,  you are my creatures. I created you so that you come to entertain me once in a while.

They never came back...

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Re: happy 84th birthday to our hero (nudge nudge)
« Reply #38 on: August 19, 2022, 07:17:00 PM »
One friend of mine (who sadly passed away 12 years ago) once had this conversation with Jehovah's witnesses who rung at his door:
-Do you know God?
-Of course I do. It's me! By the way,  you are my creatures. I created you so that you come to entertain me once in a while.

They never came back...

That's a good one! Lol
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Re: happy 84th birthday to our hero (nudge nudge)
« Reply #39 on: August 19, 2022, 08:40:16 PM »
Don’t really mean to hijack the thread but surely the best book to say what The Bible teaches is The Bible itself.
Exactly.
I did my read while before I met them, but had many questions in store.
They really provided the answers I was looking for. It turned out the book essentially is a Bible manual for dummies. I checked this book another day again, it is really what it is in essence - just a manual for dummies.
I had me my second read of the Bible during our study  course and after and it was just a different book from one I read first time.
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Re: happy 84th birthday to our hero (nudge nudge)
« Reply #40 on: August 20, 2022, 02:01:35 AM »
As a young kid I would have had no idea that certain religions did not celebrate birthdays to be honest.

Julio is right; YOU DISRESPECTED ME MARVIN!!! *shakes fist* :)
all religions are weird cults, just some are bigger than others.  I had no idea he was a Jehova Witness. They are proper weirdos. They hounded me at my home. They kept turning up at my door and knew my name. It was actually quite scary. They kept sending me watchtower magazines. All because I told them I don’t believe in any God.

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Re: happy 84th birthday to our hero (nudge nudge)
« Reply #41 on: August 20, 2022, 03:54:43 AM »
To me it’s all about faith - but that’s ok if you don’t have it, that doesn’t affect mine. I respect every religion as well as the absence of any. If there’s one thing the Bible has taught me is to be non-judgemental about other people’s beliefs.
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Re: happy 84th birthday to our hero (nudge nudge)
« Reply #42 on: August 20, 2022, 03:56:52 AM »
All that being said, that’s exactly what Hank didn’t do…
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Re: happy 84th birthday to our hero (nudge nudge)
« Reply #43 on: August 20, 2022, 01:46:42 PM »
All that being said, that’s exactly what Hank didn’t do…
Judged by you.
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Re: happy 84th birthday to our hero (nudge nudge)
« Reply #44 on: August 20, 2022, 05:59:48 PM »
All that being said, that’s exactly what Hank didn’t do…
Judged by you.

I’m not judging religion, I’m talking about human behavior. If you can’t tell the difference you might need to study a bit more.
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