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Out of all the offhand jokes about his religion and things, he gets offended by a suggestive comic.


That is what actually entertains me.


This thread is comic gold.

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He's a good member and I enjoyed his presence. I think he's just confused on where to draw the line with religious teachings.

Jehovah's Witnesses also practice neutrality. Meaning they won't particpate in wars. And yet he's an avid WarCraft player. A complete war-based game that involves animated creatures killing each other in a violent manner. There seems to be no problem there in terms of it offending his religious beliefs. Sure, he's not actually taking part in a war but he's condoning the idea by playing a game that involves it.

Another Jehovah's Witness offense is gambling. And yet our friend had no issues with the doubloon system and the vBookie bets we've held.

So that's my gripe with his behavior. You either defend every aspect of your beliefs and it's practices or you don't. But only choosing to be offended by select situations and scenarios doesn't work.

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never really seen it. i mean i've seen clips and stuff to know about it, but i was just messing around in photoshop with something simple and that picture fit the color scheme, thought i'd just leave it for a bit.

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We should make a special forum for special threads like this.

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I think the world already has something like that.


it's called history.

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Let's have a religious/faith-based discussion forum!

Nah, nevermind. Most people here are atheist/agnostic. :p

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You’re out of line.

We wish you a happy birthday, which, regardless of the fact that it's not your birthday and it's a "heathen" holiday, was given with the best of intentions. Yet you scorn us for it and insinuate that we’re all heathens for celebrating the day of our birth. So heathens did it first; that doesn’t mean that’s the reason I celebrate it.

Sorry you haven’t enjoyed the posts lately. If you want something interesting, post something interesting yourself. You get what you give.

You’re offended by the simplest of things. And quite frankly, I don’t know if it’s your religion, if it’s your parental upbringing, or if your uncle touched you when you were little; nor do I give a damn. All I know is that people will be people, and you can walk around with your nose in the air like you’re better than everybody else; and you can treat anybody who isn’t you and doesn’t believe what you believe as an undeserving heathen. But in the end, you’re just going to end up alone, all by yourself. And you’ll deserve it, because you did it to yourself.

Grow Up, and Good Riddance.

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Haha, gambling. You gamble with your own life everytime you get behind the wheel of a car. Life is about taking chances.

Anyway I pulled out my N64 and plugged in Banjo-Kazooie. Despite the dated graphics it's still a wonderful game. The gameplay, available moves, sound effects and music are all perfect, not to mention its lovable charm. And it's completely free of rape, incest, or any other sexually deviant behavior.

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Those ****ers better not have a birthday party somewhere in the game.

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Alright. We've had our fun. Lets not let this turn into a bash Angrist fest.

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Artwork that inspires this controversy must be good.

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No such thing as bad publicity, etc.

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I heard that same thing on the radio today. Weird...

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Ok so I post again to... I don't know.

I don't care if you guys have a bad opinion about me, I guess I deserve that. But it does hurt me that my religion got involved. I never have social problems like this in real life, it's only happened twice over the internet. Somehow I can't express myself correctly. My 'methods' don't have anything to do with my religion, though my opinions have.

Thing is, maybe I changed, maybe GT changed, probably both. I just don't feel 'at home' here anymore. Please don't take that as an insult.

I didn't get mad in that birthday topic :confused:. I thanked for the good intentions and explained myself, how can that be bad?

Sorry for the commotion, for the backstab at GT. It's nobody's personal fault, I just don't fit in anymore. I've felt this for a while.

I did put energy into GT, but after a while you forget why you do so. :(

I'm sure I forgot to post something important in here, not sure if I'll edit or post or leave it.

Again: sorry for that. Best of luck to all of you. :)

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Religion? War? Never though I'd see those two words together in the same sentence.

amen.


And rape is funny.

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Comon Angrist, it was just a cartoon.....it dosent have to me taken seriously. Nobody wants you to leave...just forget the whole thing.

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I think Neo hit the nail head-on.

A person I knew once said, "a joke isn't funny unless it offends."

I suppose there is a joke out there in some context that doesn't offend anyone, but that's what a joke is all about. Pointing out something dumb, ironic, or funny, taking a stab at something in a humorous way, or poking fun at something.

There's like a bajillion different groups of people with a bajillion different tastes and preferences. And unless you learn to lighten up, you'll never enjoy life.

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Sorry to see you go Canyarion.


...but damn, I never got so many page views for one picture before. Posting it at joystiq really did some damage.

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oh great, now you made everyone quit joystiq didnt you?