Hello, You've Got Rapture

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

...It's set up such that the administrators (presumably they are all guaranteed to NOT be left behind) have to log in every day to reset a timer....

Ah-Ha! So that's what the Swan Station was for!

[Ghoulish Delight]

How much of a shmuck would you feel like if you registered, set up a bunch of emails to be sent...then got left behind youself?

[blueerica]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

How much of a shmuck would you feel like if you registered, set up a bunch of emails to be sent...then got left behind youself?

I think that would be awesome...

Haha, you forgot to take Christ as your only Lord and Savior, you putz! Forgiveness, my ass!

[Nephythys]

Love the way this has been twisted.

I would not use this "service"- However it is not as portrayed by posts here.

But then that's not new to have the enlightened on LoT lampoon Christian things.

Yeah yeah- joke joke- take it with a grain of salt- but sometimes it is damn annoying.

[wendybeth]

Originally Posted by Nephythys

Love the way this has been twisted.

I would not use this "service"- However it is not as portrayed by posts here.

But then that's not new to have the enlightened on LoT lampoon Christian things.

Yeah yeah- joke joke- take it with a grain of salt- but sometimes it is damn annoying.

Not mocking Christianity, just pride and arrogance. Pretty presumptuous of them to assume they'll be on the elevator going up and arrogant of them to rub it in to those poor suckers they feel will be left behind. Oh, and nice slam on your friends here. Whatever.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by wendybeth

Not mocking Christianity, just pride and arrogance. Pretty presumptuous of them to assume they'll be on the elevator going up and arrogant of them to rub it in to those poor suckers they feel will be left behind. Oh, and nice slam on your friends here. Whatever.

Uh... what she said.

Oy

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by Nephythys

Love the way this has been twisted.

I would not use this "service"- However it is not as portrayed by posts here.

But then that's not new to have the enlightened on LoT lampoon Christian things.

Yeah yeah- joke joke- take it with a grain of salt- but sometimes it is damn annoying.

Then why don't you enlighten us to what it really is.

Originally Posted by wendybeth

Not mocking Christianity, just pride and arrogance. Pretty presumptuous of them to assume they'll be on the elevator going up and arrogant of them to rub it in to those poor suckers they feel will be left behind. Oh, and nice slam on your friends here. Whatever.

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Uh... what she said.

Oy

What they said.

I try so hard to give you the benefit of the doubt N, but then stuff like this comes along and I wonder why I bother.

[MouseWife]

I don't think there is only one Christian on the board but I think that there is only one person who takes things rather personally.

And yeah, to come back that way was a slam on the LoTers. But initial and subsequent posts were not slams directed at anyone here on the board.

Whatever. It's almost Friday.

[Nephythys]

Originally Posted by wendybeth

Not mocking Christianity, just pride and arrogance. Pretty presumptuous of them to assume they'll be on the elevator going up and arrogant of them to rub it in to those poor suckers they feel will be left behind. Oh, and nice slam on your friends here. Whatever.

What slam? It's true- IsM just recently said it took guts to "come out" as Christian on LoT. Many times there have been posts taking shots as Christianity- not a slam- an observation.

Nothing about that site is about rubbing it in someones face- it's about the fact that the Bible states that after the Rapture there is the Tribulation(though some question the actual time line) and during that time people can still accept Christ- the idea behind this site (which I also consider odd BTW) is for people to send an email to people they care about talking to them about accepting Jesus- not neener neener.

I would be interested in an actual discussion of the theology of such things- but that is not what this has been- has it?

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Uh... what she said.

Oy

Oh please- go ahead and tell me that people here do not take pot shots at just about anything- just because this tipped my nerves a bit is not a slam- nor an attack- I commented on the posts- if anyone takes that personally?

Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

Then why don't you enlighten us to what it really is.





What they said.

I try so hard to give you the benefit of the doubt N, but then stuff like this comes along and I wonder why I bother.

I did- above.

Christ almighty-I can't have an opinion unless I join in the gaffes? I can't be annoyed by a post or a thread and express it?

Again and then I am done-I attacked NO ONE, I commented on the tone of the posts and an attitude I see sometimes too often. For the most part I stay out of ANYTHING controversial or that pushes my buttons- so spare me the personal outrage!


Oh and Wendy- friends? You mean the ones who understand that I don't have to agree and can take my disagreement without getting pissy about it?

Right now I clearly do not have them.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

Indeed. In fact, I'm a Christian. Grew up Catholic, and still think that Christ's philosophies are terrific. But I also happen to think that Christ's philosophies have been bastardized and misinterpreted in a variety of ways.

Lots of people in this community are quick to make fun of anything, especially when it has to do with someone being cocksure. And what could be more cocksure than knowing for certain you're going to be part of the Rapture?

I'm all for faith. I'm all for believing whatever you believe, provided you're not harming anyone, or forcing it on them. But I think that faith and doubt go hand in hand, and that anyone so cocksure that they'll find salvation in heaven isn't paying attention to all of the words of the Bible, isn't paying attention to their daily mistakes and human flaws. The truly holiest Christians I've met are humble ones, who don't presume to be the holiest, don't project it, and who've clearly taken to heart the Bible's dogma, the Beatitudes that remind Christians that the poor in spirit will see the kingdom of god, the meek will inherit the earth. They go about their lives doing good as best as they can, and not letting the left hand of the world see what their right hand is doing. This service doesn't smack of humility, even if users' intentions are to help those left behind.

But here's the thing: the humble people are often humble because life has humbled them. So they're in touch with the realization that they're human, they're imperfect. And these people certain of their ultimate rapturous salvation? They're imperfect. The people making fun of the people who are certain of their ultimate rapturous salvation? They're imperfect. Those people lashing out at the people making fun of the people who are certain of their ultimate rapturous salvation? They're imperfect too. We're ALL imperfect. And we all have different viewpoints and it's a complex life to navigate. So it's best to allow people a little breathing room - for their beliefs, for their humor, for their own good. A stuffy room isn't a comfortable one.