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19. "How come the Fundies never quote this verse?"

Reply to Jeff In Milwaukee (Original post)

Thu Apr 17, 2014, 11:11 AM

Apr 2014

I bet that is not a serious question.

Fundies and their fellow cohorts are not logical.

They simply use fraudulent religion to hurt 'others' and use their 'book' as the reason to deny personal responsibility for their their hatred.

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How come the Fundies never quote this verse? [View all] Jeff In Milwaukee Apr 2014 OP

The Christian right uses the bible like a buffet liberal N proud Apr 2014 #1

And they use the Bible as a measure for others but never measure themselves by the same laws. jwirr Apr 2014 #2

I came across this quote... Jeff In Milwaukee Apr 2014 #5

Yes, that is a good example of what I am talking about. The old "I am pure" "you are not". jwirr Apr 2014 #13

I love the definition of Christian in the Devil's Dictionary: arcane1 Apr 2014 #28

LOL jwirr Apr 2014 #38

Ambrose Bierce was one of the great smart asses of history, exposing hypocrisy. Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2014 #48

Welcome to Neo-Calvinism! Dragonfli Apr 2014 #42

well put arely staircase Apr 2014 #70

HAHAHA!! That's a classic response Warpy Apr 2014 #78

I am an Episcopalian arely staircase Apr 2014 #79

Well, he was a homophobe and a misogynist Warpy Apr 2014 #109

Yes, I am like your friend. I have never memorized more than a few basic verses the just stick in my jwirr Apr 2014 #92

Well, I think only the Catholics preached Bingo Warpy Apr 2014 #95

Another good one. And I need a good laugh this morning. Tired of being the perpetual live in jwirr Apr 2014 #91

All groups do that... former9thward Apr 2014 #16

Because "'The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose." Orrex Apr 2014 #3

You got me... Jeff In Milwaukee Apr 2014 #6

lol Soylent Brice Apr 2014 #18

"The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose" is a quote from Shakespeare Fortinbras Armstrong Apr 2014 #83

But Shakespeare did not weave that out of whole cloth. TexasProgresive Apr 2014 #86

It also appeared in Daredevil volume 1, issue 192 Orrex Apr 2014 #88

Act I, Scene 3, if memory serves Orrex Apr 2014 #87

Armaments, chapter two, verses nine to twenty-one. deaniac21 Apr 2014 #4

duzy Voice for Peace Apr 2014 #26

My favorite part of the bible. byronius Apr 2014 #39

A-men. Maynar Apr 2014 #58

"One, Two, FIVE! A HERETIC I AM Apr 2014 #76

Fundies have problems with the book of James. LuvNewcastle Apr 2014 #7

Yep... James clearly states faith without works is dead ProdigalJunkMail Apr 2014 #10

Fairy tales, do not salvation bring Dragonfli Apr 2014 #59

wow... ProdigalJunkMail Apr 2014 #71

I am sorry the truth is so insulting Dragonfli Apr 2014 #94

no, the truth isn't insulting... ProdigalJunkMail Apr 2014 #96

It's more like pity than hatred Dragonfli Apr 2014 #108

This message was self-deleted by its author etherealtruth Apr 2014 #103

very well put nt arely staircase Apr 2014 #80

And that's why I like to call them Paulins, rather than Christians. The_Commonist Apr 2014 #17

Yup. Good works are much harder than "faith". Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2014 #20

The Prots are all about faith without works. Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2014 #49

Please don't lump all prots together! mwooldri Apr 2014 #56

As are the American Baptists. ColesCountyDem Apr 2014 #57

Uganda is 42% Catholic, we see that charitable spirit there in the anti gay laws Bluenorthwest Apr 2014 #93

Don't tell me you are a disciple of Jesus; show me ... King_Klonopin Apr 2014 #73

Anyone that has studied Paul ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2014 #25

Saul was a tentmaker. Levi was the tax collector. malthaussen Apr 2014 #27

You are quite correct ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2014 #32

And Paul built motorcycles. chknltl Apr 2014 #40

And Peterbilt trucks. Gore1FL Apr 2014 #100

Then he invented the garage to keep them in afterwhich... chknltl Apr 2014 #102

Levi couldn't help it. It was in his genes. n/t Gore1FL Apr 2014 #54

I see what you did there. Blue_In_AK Apr 2014 #77

There's a DUzy! countryjake Apr 2014 #99

Matthew was the tax collector Jeff In Milwaukee Apr 2014 #29

You are quite correct ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2014 #34

Do you mean James the brother of Jesus? The other James was the head of the Trinity Church in DhhD Apr 2014 #31

It's confusing Jeff In Milwaukee Apr 2014 #50

There wasn't any "both." James the brother of Jesus aka James the Just Raksha Apr 2014 #110

I never did care much for Paul. Blue_In_AK Apr 2014 #75

big time arely staircase Apr 2014 #81

Martin Luther wanted to remove James from his Bible Fortinbras Armstrong Apr 2014 #85

“St. James’ Epistle is really an epistle of straw TexasProgresive Apr 2014 #90

Doesn't fit in with prosperity theology. sinkingfeeling Apr 2014 #8

I overheard secondvariety Apr 2014 #53

Agree . . . what is practiced in this country is the gospel of prosperity Strelnikov_ Apr 2014 #104

Not real. Not real. Not real. Not real. Iggo Apr 2014 #9

My first 'kick' duhneece Apr 2014 #11

Because they are cherry-pickers Polito Vega Apr 2014 #12

There you go! Exactly that. Cherrypicking. mwooldri Apr 2014 #55

Here's a thought that will make their heads explode... 2naSalit Apr 2014 #14

This is a very same assessment Buddha2B Apr 2014 #47

And some old fashioned *liberal* Christians say that's exactly what RW fundies are. n/t freshwest Apr 2014 #52

I love this one.. maybe it needs to become viral. Voice for Peace Apr 2014 #15

I can't do it either... Jeff In Milwaukee Apr 2014 #21

"How come the Fundies never quote this verse?" amuse bouche Apr 2014 #19

And the answer is... zeemike Apr 2014 #22

The recent Lutheran schism Jeff In Milwaukee Apr 2014 #24

Missouri Synod is extremely conservative. Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2014 #51

I grew up in the Wisconsin Synod... Jeff In Milwaukee Apr 2014 #63

Jesus Counsels the Rich Young Ruler Nye Bevan Apr 2014 #23

I Think James Was One of Us! cer7711 Apr 2014 #30

This is not the repugs version of this book. uwep Apr 2014 #33

I dont know much about the bible, ot any other mainstream religious texts. darkangel218 Apr 2014 #35

Not quoting 6 verses is a good start. Only a couple hundred thousand to go stopbush Apr 2014 #36

The book is OK -- just not some of the readers Jeff In Milwaukee Apr 2014 #41

Have you ever read that book? Hardly OK. One of the most anti-human things in existence. stopbush Apr 2014 #43

I have... Jeff In Milwaukee Apr 2014 #46

And who decides what gets taken literally and what's a metaphor? stopbush Apr 2014 #97

Thanks for your input (nt) Jeff In Milwaukee Apr 2014 #98

John Fugelsang. Bette Noir Apr 2014 #68

The Mahatma Ghandi put the same thought this way: Fortinbras Armstrong Apr 2014 #89

And he hates all these people too aznativ Apr 2014 #37

K and R Stuart G Apr 2014 #44

they don't read it because they call themselves literalists--clearly obviating any need to know MisterP Apr 2014 #45

Clearly God gives a shit ... GeorgeGist Apr 2014 #60

The same reason they never quote the "well regulated militia" verse. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2014 #61

perfect! Pharaoh Apr 2014 #62

There's more where that came from, too. CBHagman Apr 2014 #64

That's why he was know as "James the Just" Jeff In Milwaukee Apr 2014 #65

Because it's been redacted in their translation. 47of74 Apr 2014 #66

The fundies pick and choose what they want to believe. The Buybull is their "cosmic buffet." blkmusclmachine Apr 2014 #67

He sure has a funny way of showing it. JohnnyRingo Apr 2014 #69

We allow it Jeff In Milwaukee Apr 2014 #84

the James in question was Jesus' brother. nt arely staircase Apr 2014 #72

Good one! Blue_In_AK Apr 2014 #74

Because prosperity gospel sounds better IronLionZion Apr 2014 #82

The Bible is full of anti-Republican verses ... JEFF9K Apr 2014 #101

Yep. Like my favorite from the sermon on the mount: Paulie Apr 2014 #105

I read the Bible from cover-to-cover. ... JEFF9K Apr 2014 #106

That reference is not to the "Bible" as a whole . . . markpkessinger Apr 2014 #107

Then there's translations... Jeff In Milwaukee Apr 2014 #111