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Title: YOU HAVE GOT TO BE FUCKING KIDDING ME.
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Me, and the fucking television
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Published: Jan 15, 2007
Author: Me
Post Date: 2007-01-15 14:29:28 by TommyTheMadArtist
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Keywords: Mister Rogers, BRAIN WASHING, YOU GOTTA BE SHITTING ME
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Comments: 38
So I'm flipping through the channels when I happen upon TPT2, which is our local public television station and of course, Mister Rogers Neighborhood is on. I SHIT YOU NOT, Handyman was telling the little cat puppet about TAXATION. He hands him a picture book about how the taxes that are collected go to take care of things in the land of Make-Believe. I ABOUT SHIT A GODDAMNED BRICK. Fred Rogers was a fucking traitor, as he was all about brainwashing children if he did a show dedicated to TAXATION. What the sonofabitch should have done was a show about TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION. THEN I wouldn't have such a fucking sour memory of him. I recommend everyone look for this episode on Youtube, or something and post it. Watch the thing, The part that I caught was flagrant brainwashing to get your little proletariat members to go with the program. I realize that some taxes are good, and necessary in order to take care of the local stuff, but Fred never covered largesse, theft, graft and corruption as that would have been at least intellectually honest. This is the last betrayal I am going to tolerate. The Cable Box is going back today. There isn't a chance in hell that I'm going to welcome the public tv programming into my house.
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#4. To: TommyTheMadArtist, christine, lodwick, leveller (#0)
Tell us, therefore, What do you think? Is it lawful to pay head tax to Caesar or not?" But Jesus, knowing their wickedness, said: "Why do YOU put me to the test, hypocrites? Show me the head tax coin." They brought him a denarius. And he said to them: "Whose image and inscription is this?" They said: "Caesar's." Then he said to them: "Pay back, therefore, Caesar's things to Caesar, but God's things to God." Well, when they heard [that], they marveled, and leaving him they went off. Matthew 22:17-21
More proof that the bible is a tool to keep the masses paying tithe and tribute. Every bible should be burned. Along with every other religious text that zealots and wackos follow. If your religion comes from a book, then it sure as hell isn't from God.
Every bible should be burned. I have to agree that the Bible has been used as a tool against the masses. But tithing is to help the people that need it, taxes are not necessarily condoned nor demanded in the Bible. As you can see, it says "PAY BACK", hence if you receive nothing from Caesar, you do not owe Caesar. This is the same as Social Security, you can opt out of the system, but if you do, you will not be able to receive benefits. If you expect to receive from the government, you do owe the Government. It is God who gave us the land and the animals, hence he does have right to ask that we tithe and help those less fortunate. The Bible is a law book. If we were to live by the laws therein, we would have no need for government, greatly reduce the problems of poverty and health problems.
That was the plan - but we were smarter than God...
Sadly yes, that is the general opinion. If you mention just the food laws from Leviticus to your average Christian, you will get two responses. One is that those laws were abolished when Jesus came, and the other is that no one can follow all of those laws. Jesus himself said - Mat 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. The only law at the time was the Old Testament, as the New had not yet been written. Also, one can follow the food laws, just as one can quit smoking. You only need the desire. I am unable to quit smoking because I like to smoke therefore I do not have the true desire to quit. Your average Christian will not give up pork, lobster, catfish and so on because they like it, and they do not truly fear God, or they would know that the laws that he laid down our enforceable and are still law today.
Oh no! Dear God - please tell me that this is not verboten...PLEASE!
Lev 11:9 These shall ye eat of all that [are] in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat. Lev 11:10 And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which [is] in the waters, they [shall be] an abomination unto you: Unfortunately yes, catfish does not have true scales, but skin. Not only that, yuck, they are bottom feeders! To me they taste like mud.
We can enjoy all the catfish that we want.
LOL, nice try, but I don't see any scales. Just like pork is not allowed even though pigs have cloven hoofs, they don't chew a cud.
A friend of mine feels that even though eating shellfish is an abomination - Lev. 11:10, it is a lesser abomination than homosexuality. I don't agree. Can you settle this? Are there 'degrees' of abomination?
#35. To: Destro (#31)
Rape and Theft are both crimes, are not the transgressors of both laws criminals. I do not tell others how to leave nor what their doom shall be. I only live the best way that I know how. I do make comments as to what the law dictates, but I will never tell anyone what they should and should not eat. The laws concerning clean and unclean foods are health laws. If you violate these laws you will not lead as healthy of a life as you would otherwise. If someone chooses not to follow these laws, it is beyond me to judge. I have not always followed these laws, and I suffer from Multiple Sclerosis. But it is definitely true that since I have chosen to follow these laws, my symptoms are far fewer, and most of the time non-existant. Maybe it is all in my head, but I feel that following these laws have made me a healthier person, but maybe it is like the placebo thing where someone thinks that what they are doing is helping so it helps. This does not matter to me. What I am doing works, and I will continue doing it. On the other hand my grandfather ate a half a pound of bacon every day of his life and lived into his 80's, and was very healthy till the last couple of years. Therefore there are apparently some people out there that can live a healthy life without following the health laws in the Bible. This is why I will not preach and tell others what they should and should not eat. I will tell them what I do and why I do it and allow others to make up their minds what is best for them.
In the grand scheme - No. For all have sinned and fallen short. (I would like to think that there were degrees, but I cannot find scripture to support this desire.)
Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/LatestFred Rogers was a fucking traitor, as he was all about brainwashing children if he did a show dedicated to TAXATION.
#7. To: Destro (#4)
#8. To: TommyTheMadArtist (#7)
More proof that the bible is a tool to keep the masses paying tithe and tribute.
"Pay back, therefore, Caesar's things to Caesar, but God's things to God.
#10. To: ladybug (#8)
The Bible is a law book. If we were to live by the laws therein, we would have no need for government, greatly reduce the problems of poverty and health problems.
#13. To: lodwick (#10)
That was the plan - but we were smarter than God...
#23. To: ladybug (#13)
...catfish...
#24. To: lodwick (#23)
Dear God - please tell me that this is not verboten...PLEASE!
#26. To: ladybug (#24)
Great news - here's a pic of fried catfish fins!
#27. To: lodwick (#26)
We can enjoy all the catfish that we want.
#31. To: ladybug, lodwick (#27)
LOL, nice try, but I don't see any scales.
Replies to Comment # 31. A friend of mine feels that even though eating shellfish is an abomination - Lev. 11:10, it is a lesser abomination than homosexuality. I don't agree. Can you settle this? Are there 'degrees' of abomination?
#36. To: Destro (#31)
A friend of mine feels that even though eating shellfish is an abomination - Lev. 11:10, it is a lesser abomination than homosexuality. I don't agree. Can you settle this? Are there 'degrees' of abomination?
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