I stumbled upon this site just now

Published by henderob January 13th, 2008 in Hate Mail (and concerned criticism).

I stumbled upon this site just now and I’ve read most of the information here…I have to admit that it really disturbs me. I COMPLETELY AGREE that religion should not be taught in a science class at public schools (this debate is going on where I live too). However, I am really offended by the way the Open Letter and the other information completely makes fun of Christianity and the arguments that some Christians have made for intelligent design. Also, the T-shirt designs are blatantly disrespectful of Christianity. As a Christian myself, I find it very saddening that God has become replaceable by an imaginary ball of pasta in the minds of an apparently large number of people.

I only ask this: Please keep your minds and hearts OPEN to God and anything He tells you. God is with you always, and He wants you to know Him and follow His path for your life. Just make sure, as attractive as the FSM-god may be, that you are not worshiping him and placing him ahead of the GOD who is REAL and alive today.

Any comments are appreciated, and may God bless you all.
-Rachel-

189 Responses to “I stumbled upon this site just now”

1. 181 - February 7th, 2008 at 9:28 pm - jon Says:
   
   

   I’ve seen PROOF that Google is God

2. 182 - February 7th, 2008 at 11:10 pm - TimSmood Says:
   
   

   I agree with MV. No pastor should live beyond the means of the least of his congregation. If a homeless woman drops her shopping cart at the church entrance and then enters the church to give a dollar to charity, should the pastor live beyond her means? A dollar given may represent her 10%. Let’s assume that for her it is a a daily donation. That means that here total income is $70.00 / week. How is it possible for a preacher to ask her to give this amount without living in the same poverty that she is realizing. Yet I would not be surprised at those parishes that do not scrutinize these contributions. Shouldn’t they be vigilant as to the contributors? Many churches know their diocese but will not pursue the occassional drop in. Many would argue; “The pastor is learned and should therefore be compensated”. I too am learned. I understand that the noodly appendage touches us all. If I go door to door expressing this sentiment I should at least expect a donation to the spaghetti dinner / bingo night. Here you will achieve the holy imbibing of the pasta infestation as well as the divine meatball blessing accompanied by the sauce of the father (or mother depending on your gender preference). In addition, you may gamble away money that you contribute and then, if you are a winner, pull from it the funds of the needy who have chosen not to gamble and instead have made horrible sacrifices based on the promises made by the church. Sounds like fun ! ! !

   Allow me to express in profundity; Praise be to pasta. May you only go soft when ready for consumption. Couscous is our smallest god but when assembled, can be powerful (and distasteful). Couscous is very possibly the demigod some may seek. Ignore Couscous and revile any references for it may be your next regurgitation. Evil lies within. It presents itself as a lower form of our beloved SM but is fractional in size. May it burn in the pots designed for its demise. Be damned and know thy name is truly GRITS. You fool not even the fools. PastaPhony shall by thy name and forever shall ye suffer the eternal flame of the stove. Boiling in water is thy fate and then flailing and thrashing on to the plate shall ye go. As ye writh in all your disgusting pieces ye will know, FSM still loves you. Now get into that trashbin post haste.

3. 183 - February 8th, 2008 at 4:44 am - Perna de Pau Says:
   
   

   It has been a long time since I last checked this thread and I am glad to see that it has evolved nicely. I particularly appreciated the posts by Mortal, perhaps because his (her?) situation and questions are similar to mine.
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   Rachel seems to have almost the same doubts we (or at least many of us) once had and I feel that she will be touched by the noodly appendages very soon. Some people use religion as crutches, something that helps them in every day’s life (this is why Lenin said that religion was opium for the people). Most of those however, and Rachel is one of them, would be surprised to find out that they do not need any crutches and that it is much more pleasant to walk without them.
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   RAmen and enjoy the Friday

4. 184 - February 8th, 2008 at 3:02 pm - MV Says:
   
   

   Rachel, I do want to say in case i have not that I appreciate that you are one of the few that post a message and continue the debate. No matter what your beliefs are, whether I agree or not, I do respect you and the pleasant way you interact with the members on this site.
   Ramen!

5. 185 - February 8th, 2008 at 3:22 pm - The Ramen of Sacramento Says:
   
   

   Praise be, the noodly one.

6. 186 - February 9th, 2008 at 6:30 am - Gabs Says:
   
   

   Arrr! and R’Amen
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   Noodles

7. 187 - February 17th, 2008 at 9:45 am - Rachel Says:
   
   

   @MV (and TimSmood): I completely agree with you about churches that really do waste money that could be used to help people. I just didn’t like the wording of the first statement, that churches “waste” money, because churches also help people. But some have gone overboard and I don’t think Jesus would be proud of that.
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   @Miketti: “Did you miss the whole point? There are too many possible ideas to be open to them all.”
   Note that I didn’t ask for anyone to be open to Christianity, I asked you to be open to the possibility that there is a God. That’s not one person’s crazy theory, but a belief that way more than half the world shares. Civilizations all over the world and all through history have believed in God(s), even when they had no contact with each other. I’m not saying their religions were great (human sacrifices aren’t valued in Christianity) but that it’s not just an obscure theory. I don’t think you should be open to everything, but if that many people believe in something, isn’t it worth considering, at least? And if you have seen evidence of something, of course you shouldn’t go against that evidence just because someone else thinks it’s wrong. “Merely having an open mind is nothing; the object of opening a mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid.” –G.K. Chesterton
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   @TimSmood: “After all, religions do not have a monopoly on compassion or love for one another as they would have many believe (i.e. if you’re not for us, you must be against us and therefore evil).”
   Actually, Jesus said the opposite. And as for evidence…go to proofthatgodexists.org. (I didn’t create the website and I don’t agree with everything it says, but there actually is proof that God exists.)
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   @Kira: I’m sorry to cause you pain, but maybe it’s a good thing for you to know that there are intelligent and reasonable Christians.
   “…it really pains me to see you struggling to make excuses for an allegedly perfect entity that, if it existed, wouldn’t require neither excuses nor your protection.”
   You’re right, God doesn’t need my excuses or protection. I just don’t like to see people either deliberately ignoring or openly bashing Him, and when I do, I want to respond. Does the FSM need your protection when people say stupid things about him? If I don’t respond to part of a post, it either means that I agree with it, or as you said, I can’t refute it. I figure you’d rather I didn’t waste my time trying. About referring to God as He…I guess my response could have been confusing. If you want me to try and explain it, I’d be happy to, but if you’re just trying to cut down everything I say, then I won’t bother.
   “Yes. And if they don’t give it freely He, in his infinite mercy, tortures them forever!”
   When have I said this? (I haven’t.)
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   I’ll respond to the rest later.

8. 188 - February 21st, 2008 at 10:20 pm - Sye Says:
   
   

   Rachel,

   Thanks for posting the link. What do you disagree with? You can e-mail me through the site.

   Cheers,

   Sye

9. 189 - March 30th, 2008 at 9:50 pm - Cap'n Wolf Says:
   
   

   It’s not blatantly disrespectful. It’s flattering your religion. So shut up and be polite.

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