Comments on: The Blasphemy Challenge http://stackblog.wordpress.com/2007/01/11/the-blasphemy-challenge/ To start, or extend, the conversation... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:16:12 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Cris Putnam http://stackblog.wordpress.com/2007/01/11/the-blasphemy-challenge/#comment-12043 Cris Putnam Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:37:43 +0000 http://stackblog.wordpress.com/2007/01/11/the-blasphemy-challenge/#comment-12043 Found it - It should read Mark 3:29 Found it – It should read Mark 3:29

]]> By: Cris Putnam http://stackblog.wordpress.com/2007/01/11/the-blasphemy-challenge/#comment-12042 Cris Putnam Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:34:41 +0000 http://stackblog.wordpress.com/2007/01/11/the-blasphemy-challenge/#comment-12042 Excuse me sir, your essay says "To call “evil” what was in fact good was to blaspheme against the Holy Spirit (Matthew 3:29)" I went to look up the verse. But there is no Matthew 3:29 - this must be a misprint. Excuse me sir, your essay says “To call “evil” what was in fact good was to blaspheme against the Holy Spirit (Matthew 3:29)” I went to look up the verse.
But there is no Matthew 3:29 – this must be a misprint.

]]> By: Ranger http://stackblog.wordpress.com/2007/01/11/the-blasphemy-challenge/#comment-10817 Ranger Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:23:19 +0000 http://stackblog.wordpress.com/2007/01/11/the-blasphemy-challenge/#comment-10817 I don't know Chris, Europe is rapidly re-"religionizing." Atheism seems to have peaked particularly in France, Norway and Sweden, but the rapid movement of African Christians, middle-eastern Muslims and eastern European Christians seems to signal a change, which some are predicting will be rather rapid. Of course, even in France, which is by far the most atheistic of these countries, only around 25% consider themselves atheists, with the majority still remaining Roman Catholic. There are plenty of recent studies suggesting that within twenty to thirty years Europe will be predominantly Muslim or Christian, but if you are truly interested and not simply ranting, then I suggest that you read Philip Jenkin's studies on the issue. I don’t know Chris,
Europe is rapidly re-”religionizing.” Atheism seems to have peaked particularly in France, Norway and Sweden, but the rapid movement of African Christians, middle-eastern Muslims and eastern European Christians seems to signal a change, which some are predicting will be rather rapid. Of course, even in France, which is by far the most atheistic of these countries, only around 25% consider themselves atheists, with the majority still remaining Roman Catholic. There are plenty of recent studies suggesting that within twenty to thirty years Europe will be predominantly Muslim or Christian, but if you are truly interested and not simply ranting, then I suggest that you read Philip Jenkin’s studies on the issue.

]]> By: Chris mankey http://stackblog.wordpress.com/2007/01/11/the-blasphemy-challenge/#comment-9439 Chris mankey Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:36:30 +0000 http://stackblog.wordpress.com/2007/01/11/the-blasphemy-challenge/#comment-9439 "Only in America can people act in such a way." Or Sweden,Norway,England,Scotland,Ireland,Canada Denmark,Holland or and European country. "Maybe we should send Atheists to Saudi Arabia and see how they feel in a country with no Christians, that is what they would like, yes?" Maybe we should send christian there to experience a country run by old testament type laws and no seperation of church and state. They can experience middle eastern theism in all its' barbaric glory! "Happy is he who takes your little ones and dashes them against the stones"-psalm 137:9 is that what you would like, yes? “Only in America can people act in such a way.”

Or Sweden,Norway,England,Scotland,Ireland,Canada
Denmark,Holland or and European country.

“Maybe we should send Atheists to Saudi Arabia and see how they feel in a country with no Christians, that is what they would like, yes?”

Maybe we should send christian there to experience a country run by old testament type laws and no seperation of church and state. They can experience middle eastern theism in all its’ barbaric glory! “Happy is he who takes your little ones and dashes them against the stones”-psalm 137:9 is that what you would like, yes?

]]> By: Becky http://stackblog.wordpress.com/2007/01/11/the-blasphemy-challenge/#comment-8997 Becky Tue, 01 Jan 2008 03:03:53 +0000 http://stackblog.wordpress.com/2007/01/11/the-blasphemy-challenge/#comment-8997 God, was never invented, man has invented religions according to his own gospel. Jesus came to show us the way to God. He didn't tell us to give our money to the Churches but to the poor. He didn't show us how to judge but show mercy. He didn't tell us we had to do this or that to have our most awful sins forgiven but just to trust in Him for forgiveness. It is when men over simplify things that things become so confusing. The main problem with Christian opinion is that people base their opinions on TV preachers thinking all Christian pastors and members represent a certain opinion. They see Christians conduct themselves inappropriately and think we are just like that. People have bad experiences in the Churches and think all Christians are that way. I must say as Christians, we need to bear the brunt of this. We need to take responsibility within Church walls. Christians do not become divine after coming to Christ, we are just acknowledging that we have sinned before God and want to reconcile with Him, plain and simple. Jesus told us to share the good news with people, but if we are not received to walk away, never to force yourself. This will become a big playing factor in the year 2008 and beyond, more young people are turning to Atheism as a way to rebel against the establishment. What is so disturbing is the hatred of Christianity that is really unwarranted. In seeing the “Blasphemy Challenge", could only watch one I was so repulsed, it led me to other YouTube videos with people mocking Christians in the most heinous and insidious of ways, mostly young people. Putrid and vile things coming from the mouths of those under 30 and most under 20. You know who is even stated as making an appearence in that silly challenge is Penn Jilette (Penn & Teller) the magic act. Stupid is as stupid does, I always say. I wouldn't be surprised, he is a harsh opponent to Christianity. Remember what the Psalmist says, “The Tongue can be set on fire from hell itself.” That is not being fundamental, this is the truth. After seeing these videos, the Devil knows his time is short and will take those down in his sinking ship. The look in their eyes was complete darkness, the spirit that work in the children of disobedience. Day to day, we see remnants of Christianity removed from American society. The Ten Commandments are removed from public bldgs, prayer from schools, Pledge of Allegiance and the money with the phrase “In God We Trust” is now making it exit from the front of the coin to the side,soon, it will be off all money. So when Atheist say, they are in the minority, their belief system is always fully endorsed. Let’s look at Evolution being taught in the schools, it has no scientific foundation. Evolution for the most part is 99.9% disproven but it is still taught in schools because it’s grip on the educational system. It’s a religion they believe in it and preach it as fact. The Bible has more truth than the theory of evolution. So whether Atheists believe it or not, they are not the victim they are the majority……ACLU will rarely if at all defend Christian beliefs or right, that is not the ministry they are called upon to do. A lot of the YouTube opinion mainly young folk claim that we are at war and screw or F—k the “Fundies” (fundamentalists) and Christianity will be obliterated, are right, we are at war. What they fail to realized is that they are on the wrong team and the team they are playing on loses in the end. I pray for them all that they find peace, God willing. Only in America can people act in such a way. I was reading about Saudi Arabia and to even blaspheme the Koran (Qu'ran) and Allah would insight death or tortured with being lashed. Maybe we should send Atheists to Saudi Arabia and see how they feel in a country with no Christians, that is what they would like, yes? The grass may be greener on the other side BUT it will come with a higher cost. God Bless. God, was never invented, man has invented religions according to his own gospel. Jesus came to show us the way to God. He didn’t tell us to give our money to the Churches but to the poor. He didn’t show us how to judge but show mercy. He didn’t tell us we had to do this or that to have our most awful sins forgiven but just to trust in Him for forgiveness. It is when men over simplify things that things become so confusing.

The main problem with Christian opinion is that people base their opinions on TV preachers thinking all Christian pastors and members represent a certain opinion. They see Christians conduct themselves inappropriately and think we are just like that. People have bad experiences in the Churches and think all Christians are that way. I must say as Christians, we need to bear the brunt of this. We need to take responsibility within Church walls. Christians do not become divine after coming to Christ, we are just acknowledging that we have sinned before God and want to reconcile with Him, plain and simple. Jesus told us to share the good news with people, but if we are not received to walk away, never to force yourself.

This will become a big playing factor in the year 2008 and beyond, more young people are turning to Atheism as a way to rebel against the establishment. What is so disturbing is the hatred of Christianity that is really unwarranted. In seeing the “Blasphemy Challenge”, could only watch one I was so repulsed, it led me to other YouTube videos with people mocking Christians in the most heinous and insidious of ways, mostly young people. Putrid and vile things coming from the mouths of those under 30 and most under 20. You know who is even stated as making an appearence in that silly challenge is Penn Jilette (Penn & Teller) the magic act. Stupid is as stupid does, I always say.
I wouldn’t be surprised, he is a harsh opponent to Christianity.
Remember what the Psalmist says, “The Tongue can be set on fire from hell itself.” That is not being fundamental, this is the truth.

After seeing these videos, the Devil knows his time is short and will take those down in his sinking ship. The look in their eyes was complete darkness, the spirit that work in the children of disobedience.

Day to day, we see remnants of Christianity removed from American society. The Ten Commandments are removed from public bldgs, prayer from schools, Pledge of Allegiance and the money with the phrase “In God We Trust” is now making it exit from the front of the coin to the side,soon, it will be off all money. So when Atheist say, they are in the minority, their
belief system is always fully endorsed. Let’s look at Evolution being taught in the schools, it has no scientific foundation. Evolution for the most part is 99.9% disproven but it is still taught in schools because it’s grip on the educational system. It’s a religion
they believe in it and preach it as fact. The Bible has more truth than the theory of evolution. So whether Atheists believe it or not, they are not the victim they are
the majority……ACLU will rarely if at all defend Christian beliefs or right, that is not the ministry they are called upon to do.

A lot of the YouTube opinion mainly young folk claim that we are at war and screw or F—k the “Fundies” (fundamentalists) and Christianity will be obliterated, are right, we are at war. What they fail to realized is that they are on the wrong team and the team they are playing on loses in the end. I pray for them all that they find peace, God willing.

Only in America can people act in such a way. I was reading about Saudi Arabia and to even blaspheme the Koran (Qu’ran) and Allah would insight death or tortured with being lashed. Maybe we should send Atheists to Saudi Arabia and see how they feel in a country with no Christians, that is what they would like, yes? The grass may be greener on the other side BUT it will come with a higher cost. God Bless.

]]> By: MChandler http://stackblog.wordpress.com/2007/01/11/the-blasphemy-challenge/#comment-5542 MChandler Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:22:05 +0000 http://stackblog.wordpress.com/2007/01/11/the-blasphemy-challenge/#comment-5542 *sigh* I echo this exasperation with this hawkish strain of Dawkinism. In an age of increasingly close-minded pundantry, Dick Dawkins is a shrill voice crying out in the wilderness from the theologically uninformed end of the spectrum. He'd be ripe for parody were he not so clearly himself a parody (read: parity) of incurious fundamentalism. *sigh*
I echo this exasperation with this hawkish strain of Dawkinism. In an age of increasingly close-minded pundantry, Dick Dawkins is a shrill voice crying out in the wilderness from the theologically uninformed end of the spectrum.

He’d be ripe for parody
were he not so clearly himself a parody (read: parity) of incurious fundamentalism.

]]> By: John Stackhouse http://stackblog.wordpress.com/2007/01/11/the-blasphemy-challenge/#comment-4818 John Stackhouse Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:22:51 +0000 http://stackblog.wordpress.com/2007/01/11/the-blasphemy-challenge/#comment-4818 I am sorry, oktea, you are so unhappy and angry at people you feel have treated you badly. I am sorry you have not felt the welcome you wanted from the Christians you mention. I have bad stories about Christians to tell, also. But not about Jesus. Not about the Bible. And not about the Christians I have found who really do seem to love Jesus, and obey the Bible, and care for each other. I pray you find what I have found. There is more, sister, than the pain you have felt. I am sorry, oktea, you are so unhappy and angry at people you feel have treated you badly. I am sorry you have not felt the welcome you wanted from the Christians you mention.

I have bad stories about Christians to tell, also. But not about Jesus. Not about the Bible. And not about the Christians I have found who really do seem to love Jesus, and obey the Bible, and care for each other.

I pray you find what I have found. There is more, sister, than the pain you have felt.

]]> By: oktea http://stackblog.wordpress.com/2007/01/11/the-blasphemy-challenge/#comment-4795 oktea Wed, 19 Sep 2007 05:47:14 +0000 http://stackblog.wordpress.com/2007/01/11/the-blasphemy-challenge/#comment-4795 I have not gone to the Blasphemy Challenge website. I am not an athesiest, I do believe that God exists and was raised in a "christian home". I lived for 15 years of my life in a "christian community"While they do many good works there and do believe in the trinity... they are really cultish ask anyone who lived there and left. (where one does live "communially). I prayed the prayer of Salvation when I was in my teen years. However, there have been numerous situations in my life that have taken place where I have become so imbittered towards the church and other christians. While I will not denounce God himself because I do believe that he does exist... I do denounce christianity. The reason for this being... the difficult times that I have been in (some of them are my own fault) and some are not, the response from whom are suppose to be my " brothers and sisters in Christ" have been really crapy. Just today I was told that I am not welcome to a christian womens confrence, because of my being unhealed of my emotional wounds. Are not places of this sort be places that promote healing... I do believe that this is the straw that broke the camels back. After this slap in the face... I would rather walk away from christianity... after today I would be ashamed to have to admitt to anyone else that I am a christian or ever have been. I think that God is bigger than any of this BS. My husband is Native American and the relationship that he has with God is begining to make far more sence to me than any of this other crap. He has told me of the abuse that he suffered from "christians" growing up on the Reservation... I will never understand how the "christians" can think that they are so much better than anyone else and why there seems to be a pecking order among ... some think they are so above anyone else so eilite. Well I have to say "f" that and christianity! I have not gone to the Blasphemy Challenge website. I am not an athesiest, I do believe that God exists and was raised in a “christian home”. I lived for 15 years of my life in a “christian community”While they do many good works there and do believe in the trinity… they are really cultish ask anyone who lived there and left. (where one does live “communially). I prayed the prayer of Salvation when I was in my teen years. However, there have been numerous situations in my life that have taken place where I have become so imbittered towards the church and other christians. While I will not denounce God himself because I do believe that he does exist… I do denounce christianity. The reason for this being… the difficult times that I have been in (some of them are my own fault) and some are not, the response from whom are suppose to be my ” brothers and sisters in Christ” have been really crapy. Just today I was told that I am not welcome to a christian womens confrence, because of my being unhealed of my emotional wounds. Are not places of this sort be places that promote healing… I do believe that this is the straw that broke the camels back. After this slap in the face… I would rather walk away from christianity… after today I would be ashamed to have to admitt to anyone else that I am a christian or ever have been. I think that God is bigger than any of this BS. My husband is Native American and the relationship that he has with God is begining to make far more sence to me than any of this other crap. He has told me of the abuse that he suffered from “christians” growing up on the Reservation… I will never understand how the “christians” can think that they are so much better than anyone else and why there seems to be a pecking order among … some think they are so above anyone else so eilite. Well I have to say “f” that and christianity!

]]> By: Interesting Links 04/27/2007 at Matt Jones’ Link Blog http://stackblog.wordpress.com/2007/01/11/the-blasphemy-challenge/#comment-518 Interesting Links 04/27/2007 at Matt Jones’ Link Blog Sat, 28 Apr 2007 05:23:30 +0000 http://stackblog.wordpress.com/2007/01/11/the-blasphemy-challenge/#comment-518 [...] The Blasphemy Challenge « Prof. John Stackhouse’s Weblog [...] [...] The Blasphemy Challenge « Prof. John Stackhouse’s Weblog [...]

]]> By: Matt Jones’ Random Acts of Verbiage » “Best-selling Author Will ‘Prove’ God’s Existence” http://stackblog.wordpress.com/2007/01/11/the-blasphemy-challenge/#comment-504 Matt Jones’ Random Acts of Verbiage » “Best-selling Author Will ‘Prove’ God’s Existence” Fri, 27 Apr 2007 07:19:02 +0000 http://stackblog.wordpress.com/2007/01/11/the-blasphemy-challenge/#comment-504 [...] really discuss this more than the mention because I think that John Stackhouse’s post The Blasphemy Challenge does a much better job than I ever could. My point in bringing this up is to ask a question: why [...] [...] really discuss this more than the mention because I think that John Stackhouse’s post The Blasphemy Challenge does a much better job than I ever could. My point in bringing this up is to ask a question: why [...]

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