tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post1428339123365292711..comments2023-09-10T06:49:28.959-04:00Comments on The Unbearable Banishment: Jesus takes a mulliganThe Unbearable Banishmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-42008446767418158162012-02-26T09:16:46.705-05:002012-02-26T09:16:46.705-05:00The Church is the greatest scam of all time. Thos...The Church is the greatest scam of all time. Those guys make the mafia look tame. Honestly, no one that Luther oke started a little reformation back in the day. Maybe this time, they'll take a hint.Dolcehttp://livingladolcevita.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-35038396983312405922012-02-24T10:13:16.988-05:002012-02-24T10:13:16.988-05:00Had a fab moment many years ago at Uni, when some ...Had a fab moment many years ago at Uni, when some God botherer was saying "God has a plan for each of us" and her friend said "What, for all those children who starve to death in Africa?" "But that's man's doing."<br /><br />QED. <br /><br />You can't argue with them, but you can certainly send them a tax bill.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-8891099024898234092012-02-24T09:04:10.974-05:002012-02-24T09:04:10.974-05:00All you need is a store front or a basement, some ...All you need is a store front or a basement, some folding chairs and something that looks like a bible, sure there's a form or two to fill out for the IRS but nothing to taxing, haha.Konohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13865029570865495659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-37073453037116386122012-02-23T12:27:48.546-05:002012-02-23T12:27:48.546-05:00I think our national debt problem could be solved ...I think our national debt problem could be solved almost instantly if all churches were taxed. It's time to call bullshit on that one.carlaehttp://carlae.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-29746346393821796312012-02-23T11:06:58.385-05:002012-02-23T11:06:58.385-05:00Gnu: You haven't missed a damn thing. Take it ...Gnu: You haven't missed a damn thing. Take it from me. I'm sure that what you were doing is far more interesting.<br /><br />Kono: You laugh but do you know that I have actually wondered what it would take to start-up my own tax-free house of worship? Is it complicated?The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-23083502106957612062012-02-23T10:45:14.897-05:002012-02-23T10:45:14.897-05:00I've often thought of starting my own church f...I've often thought of starting my own church for those very reasons, tax free, stand up and spout shit about how to live and people give you money, and i'm all for taxing the Jesus set, each and every denomantion, of course here in H'america do you think the American Taliban would ever stand for that? of course not.Konohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13865029570865495659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-81716676235868761162012-02-23T09:43:00.876-05:002012-02-23T09:43:00.876-05:00wait, what? somebody famous (-ish) died? how com...wait, what? somebody famous (-ish) died? how come i didn't hear about this? there should have at least been some television coverage about this. harumph!Gnu Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12408651716587527265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-15351178437826820812012-02-23T07:12:57.382-05:002012-02-23T07:12:57.382-05:00sav: The Vatican also still employs full time exor...sav: The Vatican also still employs full time exorcists. Isn't that crazy?! It seems so medieval.<br /><br />daisy: I love your frosty ass = anger metaphor. That was divinely inspired. <br /><br />Ponita: I am, for all intents and purposes, attaching religion and that's such a touchy subject. Lots of folks would take offense and I would understand. But this is my sandbox. <br /><br />dinah: Ironically, my favorite time of year is Christmas! Everyone is so happy and the town is all dressed up. I almost forget it's a theologically-centric holiday.The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-84609258585529089512012-02-23T02:34:43.366-05:002012-02-23T02:34:43.366-05:00You might lose readers? Your loyal readers have be...You might lose readers? Your loyal readers have been clicking right on through despite your gravatar!<br />We like you just fine as you are.And we want to see pictures of your Easter Bonnet, OK? OK.dinahmowhttp://moreidlethoughts.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-31495872705541877682012-02-22T20:49:44.271-05:002012-02-22T20:49:44.271-05:00You'll not lose me as a reader when you vent l...You'll not lose me as a reader when you vent like this. Because I wholeheartedly agree!!<br /><br />If I believed in God/a god, I'd be damned and doomed. But since I don't... I'm doin' just fine!!! :-)<br /><br />The church AND big business need to be paying up their fair share of taxes. The church has gotten off scott free forever, and big business pays less than really poor people pay. Where's the logic in any of that???<br /><br />And this idolizing of drug addled entertainers? It's just sick. Our society is seriously out of whack.Ponita in Real Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886875733169389887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-54531926581942064992012-02-22T19:14:30.455-05:002012-02-22T19:14:30.455-05:00the "God gets credit/Devil or Weak Human gets...the "God gets credit/Devil or Weak Human gets blame" thing frosts my ass. Even as a kid.<br /><br />and those people who say "God must have been keeping me alive for something special" after nearly dying in a car accident, or while battling a serious illness? They're basically saying that everyone who dies isn't useful to God, so see ya, bye, time to go!daisyfaehttp://daisyfae.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-71841663194201393652012-02-22T16:34:39.750-05:002012-02-22T16:34:39.750-05:00well, not too much more i can add, sugar, BUT did ...well, not too much more i can add, sugar, <i>BUT</i> did you know the office of the inquisition still exists within the vatican? just has a new name:<i>The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF)</i> i <i>KNOW</i>, right? *sigh* i KNOW i am doomed and probably damned, too! xoxoxoxosavannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310843901371718758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-87210969839641645842012-02-22T12:22:50.880-05:002012-02-22T12:22:50.880-05:00Hi, Val from Cape Town! Are you Sid's friend? ...Hi, Val from Cape Town! Are you Sid's friend? It's nice that you agree but I fear that venting about such a sensitive subject will cost me readers.<br /><br />SF: I'll bet the Spanish didn't expect the Spanish Inquisition. Huzzah.The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-6768209047784051462012-02-22T11:41:54.416-05:002012-02-22T11:41:54.416-05:00Nobody expects the Spanish InquisitionNobody expects the Spanish InquisitionSausagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14563985186537460358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-71247723041232257582012-02-22T09:27:25.740-05:002012-02-22T09:27:25.740-05:00Brilliant! You expressed what I have been saying f...Brilliant! You expressed what I have been saying for years. <br />From a long time lurker. :)<br />Val from Cape TownValhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15422839647786688307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-30292319247677879552012-02-22T09:09:37.818-05:002012-02-22T09:09:37.818-05:00map: HA! See what you did there?! So clever.
SF: ...map: HA! See what you did there?! So clever.<br /><br />SF: The tax thing really get my blood up. Why don't churches have to pay taxes? Don't they enjoy city services? The best deal on the planet.The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-59435178385407556452012-02-22T09:02:29.086-05:002012-02-22T09:02:29.086-05:00Fear tactics - tax free - nice hats.
Remind you of...Fear tactics - tax free - nice hats.<br />Remind you of anything else?<br />paging Mr. Soprano.Sausagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14563985186537460358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-82044887578601210472012-02-22T08:41:36.092-05:002012-02-22T08:41:36.092-05:00Amen Brother! :¬)Amen Brother! :¬)mapstewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07159592046833798019noreply@blogger.com