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Islam is the official religion, and the law requires that all citizens be Muslims.
yes exactly
Originally posted by Clearskies
Noob, to be a SAUDI CITIZEN you have to be MUSLIM. PERIOD!
THERE ARE NO OTHER religions there according to that government!
U.S. Department of State
Islam is the official religion, and the law requires that all citizens be Muslims.
REMEMBER my link about the woman burned alive for converting to Christianity by her father, a public official?
couldnt have said it better maybe try it once in a while?
Don't ignore truth, it can make you stupid.
well satan is doing gods work he is a tool of god so anything he does is of god ^_^
Dont you see satans elaborate plan worked very well on you .........and on most of the world
and if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light to those in darkness, 20an instructor of ignorant people, and a teacher of infants because you have the full content of knowledge and truth in the law — 21as you teach others, do you fail to teach yourself?
Originally posted by noobfun
did they accept and love jesus? yes yes they did with all thier hearts
sorry they meet all the criteria theya re friends of jesus and he loves them
and as romans say a christian can never be judged to have done anything wrong as they stand with god, so stop judging them or you will make god angry
well satan is doing gods work he is a tool of god so anything he does is of god ^_^
Dont you see satans elaborate plan worked very well on you .........and on most of the world
Originally posted by badmedia
Who you talk of are those without understanding. They did not have John 14 happen to them, and thus they did not have the holy spirit, and did not have understanding.
Originally posted by Simplynoone
Noob surely you are not saying that Hitler and Bush Sr were Christians (like the real ones) ?? They were SKULL AND BONES ...ARYAN NATION crap ...which they used CHRISTIANITY as a cover to make it so people like you would always accuse Christians of exactly what you do now ....every single evil act done is all the fault of Christians and their Christian God ..Dont you see satans elaborate plan worked very well on you .........and on most of the world .
Originally posted by noobfun
Originally posted by badmedia
Who you talk of are those without understanding. They did not have John 14 happen to them, and thus they did not have the holy spirit, and did not have understanding.
how do you know that?
can you prove it?
or just a way to distance them from your book of choice?
they accepted and love jesus and god, the bible says that is enough to be saved and considered christians
so romans applies
Originally posted by badmedia
The only way you will know if it is true or not is to experience it for yourself.
Originally posted by badmedia
All you are doing is trying to pigeon hole people into a certain belief set so that you can point out the holes in those beleifs sets.
Originally posted by badmedia
This is no different than the kind of crap the media pulls all the time. Take a bunch of people with actual points over some issue, then find a couple of people who show it in a bad light, and highlight the few bad people as being representative of everyone there.
Originally posted by badmedia
Check out the Jesus vs Paul thread on here. Obviously not everyone subscribes to the simplest dogmas you get such pleasure in poking fun at. I don't take it very easy on Paul.
Originally posted by badmedia
And personally, the fact it's always Romans and the teachings of Paul that get pointed out - and what is said is true. It is just more proof to me that stuff is not the true meaning behind things, but a manipulation that was used to control and blind people to the truth and then the manipulation could be used to discredit everything, and the entire message is rejected and thrown out by society.
Originally posted by badmedia
But why should I or anyone else allow what was attached to it ruin what the true meaning was, rather than separate the differences between the 2? And why is it that both hardcore christians and people such as yourself feel the need to make it all or nothing?
but that in no way means they didnt your stil just saying they didnt
Originally posted by badmedia
I know that because it happened to me. And it happened to me when the bible was the last thing in my mind. It all started with John 14:20. When I felt and understood that connection everything I understood changed dramatically. I was trying to explain the things Jesus says to people and I never mentioned or knew that the bible said the same things. The first time I saw John 14:20 just in a random quote I nearly feel right out of my chair.
understanding comes through evidence not faith or belief, got any?
All you are doing is trying to pigeon hole people into a certain belief set so that you can point out the holes in those beleifs sets. But to do so is to spread ignorance for your own purposes. You purposely ignore any other understandings and will only debate the worse points.
red herring? yes think so and an ad hominim
This is no different than the kind of crap the media pulls all the time. Take a bunch of people with actual points over some issue, then find a couple of people who show it in a bad light, and highlight the few bad people as being representative of everyone there.
more red herrings this relates in anyway to what i have said on the topic how? it doesnt
Kind of like a medical marijuana rally, and people with real issues trying to get things out, throw a couple of teens in the front saying "I dunno man, I just came to get high" and the media focuses solely on the teens.
please independant thought? believing a book without actually knowing most of it is independant thought? denying they cant be christians becasue i dont like them is independant thought?
That is all you are doing here, no different. Just like them, you also can not handle independent thinking, and figure everyone must fit into the stereotype.
good he doesnt deserve an easy life
Check out the Jesus vs Paul thread on here. Obviously not everyone subscribes to the simplest dogmas you get such pleasure in poking fun at. I don't take it very easy on Paul.
so you missed ALL the other quotes? ya know all the ones i made from the gospels? cherry picking much?
And personally, the fact it's always Romans and the teachings of Paul that get pointed out - and what is said is true. It is just more proof to me that stuff is not the true meaning behind things,
no you gained faith unless you have evidence?
but a manipulation that was used to control and blind people to the truth and then the manipulation could be used to discredit everything, and the entire message is rejected and thrown out by society. Just as you do now, just as I did before I gained understanding.
nope
So that once people see the evil in the church and in the words of Paul, they will reject the words of Jesus that Paul was attached to in the process. Is that not what has happened?
its all(NT) been added too and altered and editted and copied from one another and mistranslated
But why should I or anyone else allow what was attached to it ruin what the true meaning was,
honesty
rather than separate the differences between the 2? And why is it that both hardcore christians and people such as yourself feel the need to make it all or nothing?
good job im presenting what i know to be false as false then so no lie required
Why do you not realize that when you put that what you know to be false as representing something, that in the process you are telling a lie?
pdgeon hole mutch? most christians beleive in a persoanl god so you seem to be off the mark. and as i dotn believe in any god its imposible to have a personal relationship unless you like talking to imaginary friends
Why is it that neither of these sides you like to put things into context of for your arguments actually allow for a personal relationship with god?
the fact i question and explore would indicate yes an open mind is there, if im disproven im disproven i work on facts and truths not faith and belief
Are these ways really any better than those who you point fingers at? Are you being more open minded when you only allow 1 belief to be what something is talking about?
Originally posted by TruthParadox
I understand the whole 'personal experience' argument. If I had one, it would be hard to discount... But the truth is, if personal experiences were worth anything, than every belief you could imagine would be true. When you put it under the microscope, however, you find that emotions are extremely fallible.
I believe that is the point of the thread. No one can disprove God, however, one can disprove the Bible's version of God, as if you look at the whole thing, not everything the Bible says can be true at once due to the contradictions.
Your personal view of who/what God is can not be disproven unless you believe that the Bible is the infallible word of God. However, there are still logical arguments against any god.
If you don't believe the Bible to be the infallible word of God, then none of the contradicting scriptures I give you will mean anything to you. Of course we disprove the core of Christianity, because it's the easiest to disprove and the most widespread.
Good, then you don't believe that the Bible as we know it today is perfect. So then how do you know which scriptures are accurate? If the Bible is not infallible, then which parts are and which parts aren't? You'll probably say something along the lines of 'divine revelation'. That's fine, but don't expect that to hold up in an argument. Peope have had 'divine revelations' to kill others...
If God is omnipotent, it would be a very simple task to have an infallible book written concerning him and his nature so we would have something concrete. Ever wonder why this is not the case?
Because if the Bible does have flaws, then it is not infallible. If it is not infallible, then our understanding is based on assumption, as we have to pick which scriptures we think are truly from God. What % of the Bible is actually from God? 50%? 40%? There's no longer a logical reason to believe any of it if the rest contradicts itself. It's like me asking you why you wouldn't believe someone who constantly lies. He may be telling the truth now, but that would be an assumption.
The Bible paints two different versions of God. A maniacal, angry, wrathful God, and a forgiving, loving, cookie giving God (who ironically still sends you to Hell for a belief). But who are you to say that one version of God is more accurate than another?