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Re: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom meets real life
« Reply #25 on: May 31, 2010, 03:00:29 PM »
That there are beliefs, while certainly not my own, that are part of Judaeo-Christian doctrine and are all kinds of outlandish? Certainly not part of YOUR beliefs, but they certainly do exist.
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Re: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom meets real life
« Reply #26 on: May 31, 2010, 03:16:12 PM »
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Uh. There's myriads of  sects/cults/whatever vaguely inspired by the Bible that have all sort of outlandish beliefs.


That there are beliefs, while certainly not my own, that are part of Judaeo-Christian doctrine and are all kinds of outlandish? Certainly not part of YOUR beliefs, but they certainly do exist.

Those statements are not the same. Freaky spin off cults that are maybe kinda sorted possibly based on the Bible are not "part of Judeo-Christian doctrine."
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Re: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom meets real life
« Reply #27 on: May 31, 2010, 04:09:33 PM »
Mabs was joking guys.  What are you two going on about?
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Re: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom meets real life
« Reply #28 on: May 31, 2010, 04:18:13 PM »
Mabs was joking guys. 

I'm not entirely certain he was.
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Re: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom meets real life
« Reply #29 on: May 31, 2010, 09:50:14 PM »

Those statements are not the same. Freaky spin off cults that are maybe kinda sorted possibly based on the Bible are not "part of Judeo-Christian doctrine."

We are arguing from different perspectives, I think.

As a Christian, you seem to be offended that I include some freaky spin-off cults as their beliefs have nothing to do with your understanding of the Word of God. I am not meaning this as a negative reflection on Christianity - but freaky spin-off cults that are vaguely sort-of-kind-of based on the Bible are part of overall Judaeo-Christian culture from a historical point of view, even if they mightn't be such a part from a religious perspective.

I'm just saying, who knows what sort of silly beliefs this guy might have had.

Of course, his beliefs don't really have bearing on his guilt IMO, except in some narrow legalistic context.
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Re: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom meets real life
« Reply #30 on: May 31, 2010, 10:22:19 PM »
I'm not offended, I just think you're incorrect.
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Re: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom meets real life
« Reply #31 on: May 31, 2010, 10:59:05 PM »
Micro, I think the point was that when a person starts tearing out someone's heart because they're possessed, the Christian tradition of exorcism (which doesn't involve organ removal) doesn't really figure in as a motivator anymore.

And I still believe Mabs was joking. It's payed off hilariously.  :lol:
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Re: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom meets real life
« Reply #32 on: May 31, 2010, 11:09:13 PM »
Was he trying to exorcise him? It looks from the article he wanted to kill him to get at the demon.

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Re: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom meets real life
« Reply #33 on: June 01, 2010, 12:23:16 AM »
Incise / exorcise, whatever...  :lol:
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