The 'Funny (ha, ha)' side of religion

Czarcasm

Worztron wrote: »

Two pages back Worz

SW wrote: »

Worztron

Czarcasm wrote: »

Two pages back Worz

Doh! Sorry.

joseph brand

wp_rathead

Stolen from the YLYL Thread:

joseph brand

Worztron

KAGY

^^^^
and the beast spoketh thusly

Delirium

Worztron

AstraMonti

Sometimes it's just painful..

Bannasidhe

AstraMonti wrote: »

Sometimes it's just painful..

Sometimes all one can do is tilt ones head to the side, frown while looking puzzled and blink rapidly.

Delirium

Cabaal

Worztron

Cabaal

AstraMonti

Bonus material:

CramCycle

AstraMonti wrote: »

She better be telling the truth :pac:

Obliq

robindch

For anybody familiar with Adam Curtis' documentaries (the best was The Power of Nightmares):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1bX3F7uTrg

Worztron

Contradictions galore!

Turtwig

This is absolutely delicious. I especially love this bit.

However, the survey found that children today fail to identify Bible stories from fables, fairytales and Greek myths.

Lingua Franca

That's why I never believed in a god, even as a child- I was a voracious reader as a child and couldn't differentiate between myths, fairytales and bible stories.

recedite

Bible literacy is part of a much bigger battle to keep children engaged with reading, with the survey finding that only 40% of parents with children aged 3 to 8 read stories to them daily, and that one in seven (14%) never do so, whether Bible related or otherwise.

This could be the start of a whole new Bible marketing campaign.
Parents, read this Bible to your kids. The content may be BS, but its better than nothing.

gaynorvader

Jernal wrote: »

This is absolutely delicious. I especially love this bit.

Lingua Franca wrote: »

That's why I never believed in a god, even as a child- I was a voracious reader as a child and couldn't differentiate between myths, fairytales and bible stories.

I was unaware there was a difference?

Lingua Franca

According to the nuns in the schools I was sent to, and everyone who forced me to make communion and confirmation, there is.

pauldla

Lingua Franca wrote: »

That's why I never believed in a god, even as a child- I was a voracious reader as a child and couldn't differentiate between myths, fairytales and bible stories.

I preferred the Greek myths. The Ladybird book about Hercules was great. Killing snakes in his crib! That's what demigods were all about. Much more interesting than ridiculously old men building boats.

Bannasidhe

pauldla wrote: »

I preferred the Greek myths. The Ladybird book about Hercules was great. Killing snakes in his crib! That's what demigods were all about. Much more interesting than ridiculously old men building boats.

Queen Meabh for the win. I always thought Cú Chulainn was an eejit.

pauldla

Bannasidhe wrote: »

Queen Meabh for the win. I always thought Cú Chulainn was an eejit.

I never warmed to the Irish myths when I was a schoolboy. We didn't get that many of them, actually. Usually it was Bible stories. I can only remember us doing the Salmon of Knowledge, and that really couldn't compare with fighting a hydra that grew two new heads every time one was lobbed off (at least, to a nine year old).

Bannasidhe

pauldla wrote: »

I never warmed to the Irish myths when I was a schoolboy. We didn't get that many of them, actually. Usually it was Bible stories. I can only remember us doing the Salmon of Knowledge, and that really couldn't compare with fighting a hydra that grew two new heads every time one was lobbed off (at least, to a nine year old).

Too much drinking and shagging in the Irish myths for schoolboy consumption.

pauldla

Bannasidhe wrote: »

Too much drinking and shagging in the Irish myths for schoolboy consumption.

There's a bit of that in the Noah story too, IIRC.