(12-07-2012 09:57 AM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  

(12-07-2012 08:35 AM)No Bull Wrote:  

(12-07-2012 01:27 AM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote:  

(12-07-2012 12:59 AM)GrayBeard Wrote:  I think there is a scripture in the Bible about Demascus being uninhabitable. Hmm.

Isaiah Chapter 17:

1The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap. 2The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid. 3The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria: they shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith the LORD of hosts.

Most Biblical Scholars think this refers to the enslavement of Damascus by Assyria as described in 2Kings.

This is scary.

scary that people believe in Iron Age prophecies or scary that you think it is coming true?

Scary that this prophecy is coming true. Scary that a city that dates back to the iron age is being raized. Scary that Russia, Iran and the good old U.S.A are all at odds over the Syrian Civil War. Scary that Dear leader seems to be itching to get the U.S. invloved in another Arab Spring quagmire.

(12-07-2012 02:13 PM)No Bull Wrote:  

(12-07-2012 09:57 AM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  

(12-07-2012 08:35 AM)No Bull Wrote:  

(12-07-2012 01:27 AM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote:  

(12-07-2012 12:59 AM)GrayBeard Wrote:  I think there is a scripture in the Bible about Demascus being uninhabitable. Hmm.

Isaiah Chapter 17:

1The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap. 2The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid. 3The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria: they shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith the LORD of hosts.

Most Biblical Scholars think this refers to the enslavement of Damascus by Assyria as described in 2Kings.

This is scary.

scary that people believe in Iron Age prophecies or scary that you think it is coming true?

Scary that this prophecy is coming true. Scary that a city that dates back to the iron age is being raized. Scary that Russia, Iran and the good old U.S.A are all at odds over the Syrian Civil War. Scary that Dear leader seems to be itching to get the U.S. invloved in another Arab Spring quagmire.

Did someone say Quagmire? gigity gigity

(12-07-2012 02:03 PM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote:  

(12-07-2012 01:35 PM)200yrs2late Wrote:  

(12-07-2012 09:57 AM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  scary that people believe in Iron Age prophecies or scary that you think it is coming true?

The vast majority of people here know what he was refering to. Why would people having faith in the bible scare you anyways?

It did not scare him it just gave him a chance to take a smug shot at Christians...

By asking a question? Are questions not allowed?

(12-07-2012 02:13 PM)No Bull Wrote:  

(12-07-2012 09:57 AM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  

(12-07-2012 08:35 AM)No Bull Wrote:  

(12-07-2012 01:27 AM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote:  

(12-07-2012 12:59 AM)GrayBeard Wrote:  I think there is a scripture in the Bible about Demascus being uninhabitable. Hmm.

Isaiah Chapter 17:

1The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap. 2The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid. 3The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria: they shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith the LORD of hosts.

Most Biblical Scholars think this refers to the enslavement of Damascus by Assyria as described in 2Kings.

This is scary.

scary that people believe in Iron Age prophecies or scary that you think it is coming true?

Scary that this prophecy is coming true. Scary that a city that dates back to the iron age is being raized. Scary that Russia, Iran and the good old U.S.A are all at odds over the Syrian Civil War. Scary that Dear leader seems to be itching to get the U.S. invloved in another Arab Spring quagmire.

See. Someone who understands the point of a question....that it is to be answered.

Thank you, No Bull.

(12-07-2012 02:48 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  

(12-07-2012 02:03 PM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote:  

(12-07-2012 01:35 PM)200yrs2late Wrote:  

(12-07-2012 09:57 AM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  scary that people believe in Iron Age prophecies or scary that you think it is coming true?

The vast majority of people here know what he was refering to. Why would people having faith in the bible scare you anyways?

It did not scare him it just gave him a chance to take a smug shot at Christians...

By asking a question? Are questions not allowed?

Don't be squishy little girl Ax it does not suit you at all!

1) Never said "you were not allowed"
2) There are adult ways to ask without belittling the person you're talking to.

(12-06-2012 11:39 AM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote:  

(12-06-2012 11:30 AM)No Bull Wrote:  those frigging mayans were right.


Big O gonna wag the dog by "intervening" in Syria...while he force feeds more "stimulus" via tax hikes.

O reminds me of Neville Chamberlain... He will fiddle away until it's too late..

But will he come back waving a single sheet of paper and parade around like a *******?

(12-07-2012 09:42 PM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote:  

(12-07-2012 02:48 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  

(12-07-2012 02:03 PM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote:  

(12-07-2012 01:35 PM)200yrs2late Wrote:  

(12-07-2012 09:57 AM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  scary that people believe in Iron Age prophecies or scary that you think it is coming true?

The vast majority of people here know what he was refering to. Why would people having faith in the bible scare you anyways?

It did not scare him it just gave him a chance to take a smug shot at Christians...

By asking a question? Are questions not allowed?

Don't be squishy little girl Ax it does not suit you at all!

1) Never said "you were not allowed"
2) There are adult ways to ask without belittling the person you're talking to.

I wasnt belittling anything. I was asking a question in a way I thought went with the spirit of the original quote. If I misread the spirit of the original quote, then that is my bad.

I am one of the few people on this board who respects opinions that differ from mine. I might not agree with you but, being a free country, I completely respect anyone's right to believe or do just about anything they want.

Better yet, I respect anyone's right to be wrong just as much as I respect their rights to be right. We are a marketplace of ideas just as much as we are a marketplace of products and services.

(12-07-2012 11:15 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  

(12-07-2012 09:42 PM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote:  

(12-07-2012 02:48 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  

(12-07-2012 02:03 PM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote:  

(12-07-2012 01:35 PM)200yrs2late Wrote:  The vast majority of people here know what he was refering to. Why would people having faith in the bible scare you anyways?

It did not scare him it just gave him a chance to take a smug shot at Christians...

By asking a question? Are questions not allowed?

Don't be squishy little girl Ax it does not suit you at all!

1) Never said "you were not allowed"
2) There are adult ways to ask without belittling the person you're talking to.

I wasnt belittling anything. I was asking a question in a way I thought went with the spirit of the original quote. If I misread the spirit of the original quote, then that is my bad.

I am one of the few people on this board who respects opinions that differ from mine. I might not agree with you but, being a free country, I completely respect anyone's right to believe or do just about anything they want.

Better yet, I respect anyone's right to be wrong just as much as I respect their rights to be right. We are a marketplace of ideas just as much as we are a marketplace of products and services.

If you did not mean "Iron Age Fairy Tales" as a dig then I am sorry. I thought for sure if you saw me quoting scripture you would know it was not something being quoted as a fairy tale.

(12-08-2012 12:12 AM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote:  

(12-07-2012 11:15 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  

(12-07-2012 09:42 PM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote:  

(12-07-2012 02:48 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  

(12-07-2012 02:03 PM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote:  It did not scare him it just gave him a chance to take a smug shot at Christians...

By asking a question? Are questions not allowed?

Don't be squishy little girl Ax it does not suit you at all!

1) Never said "you were not allowed"
2) There are adult ways to ask without belittling the person you're talking to.

I wasnt belittling anything. I was asking a question in a way I thought went with the spirit of the original quote. If I misread the spirit of the original quote, then that is my bad.

I am one of the few people on this board who respects opinions that differ from mine. I might not agree with you but, being a free country, I completely respect anyone's right to believe or do just about anything they want.

Better yet, I respect anyone's right to be wrong just as much as I respect their rights to be right. We are a marketplace of ideas just as much as we are a marketplace of products and services.

If you did not mean "Iron Age Fairy Tales" as a dig then I am sorry. I though for sure if you saw me quoting scripture you would know it was not something being quoted as a fairy tale.

i honestly didnt. I didnt even see that you were the one who posted it when I quoted it to be honest.

Im not a christian or religious myself, but if you are, cool. I dont care. Its your life not mine. Live it how it makes you happiest.

(12-08-2012 01:02 AM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  

(12-08-2012 12:12 AM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote:  

(12-07-2012 11:15 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  

(12-07-2012 09:42 PM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote:  

(12-07-2012 02:48 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  By asking a question? Are questions not allowed?

Don't be squishy little girl Ax it does not suit you at all!

1) Never said "you were not allowed"
2) There are adult ways to ask without belittling the person you're talking to.

I wasnt belittling anything. I was asking a question in a way I thought went with the spirit of the original quote. If I misread the spirit of the original quote, then that is my bad.

I am one of the few people on this board who respects opinions that differ from mine. I might not agree with you but, being a free country, I completely respect anyone's right to believe or do just about anything they want.

Better yet, I respect anyone's right to be wrong just as much as I respect their rights to be right. We are a marketplace of ideas just as much as we are a marketplace of products and services.

If you did not mean "Iron Age Fairy Tales" as a dig then I am sorry. I though for sure if you saw me quoting scripture you would know it was not something being quoted as a fairy tale.

i honestly didnt. I didnt even see that you were the one who posted it when I quoted it to be honest.

Im not a christian or religious myself, but if you are, cool. I dont care. Its your life not mine. Live it how it makes you happiest.

I know its your right to phrase it any way you want but you should be aware that calling someones beliefs "a fairy tale" is not a good place to start a conversation..

(12-08-2012 12:12 AM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote:  

(12-07-2012 11:15 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  

(12-07-2012 09:42 PM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote:  

(12-07-2012 02:48 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  

(12-07-2012 02:03 PM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote:  It did not scare him it just gave him a chance to take a smug shot at Christians...

By asking a question? Are questions not allowed?

Don't be squishy little girl Ax it does not suit you at all!

1) Never said "you were not allowed"
2) There are adult ways to ask without belittling the person you're talking to.

I wasnt belittling anything. I was asking a question in a way I thought went with the spirit of the original quote. If I misread the spirit of the original quote, then that is my bad.

I am one of the few people on this board who respects opinions that differ from mine. I might not agree with you but, being a free country, I completely respect anyone's right to believe or do just about anything they want.

Better yet, I respect anyone's right to be wrong just as much as I respect their rights to be right. We are a marketplace of ideas just as much as we are a marketplace of products and services.

If you did not mean "Iron Age Fairy Tales" as a dig then I am sorry. I though for sure if you saw me quoting scripture you would know it was not something being quoted as a fairy tale.

Same here. I took your statement as a pot-shot at Christianity as well.

(12-08-2012 01:19 AM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote:  

(12-08-2012 01:02 AM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  

(12-08-2012 12:12 AM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote:  

(12-07-2012 11:15 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  

(12-07-2012 09:42 PM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote:  Don't be squishy little girl Ax it does not suit you at all!

1) Never said "you were not allowed"
2) There are adult ways to ask without belittling the person you're talking to.

I wasnt belittling anything. I was asking a question in a way I thought went with the spirit of the original quote. If I misread the spirit of the original quote, then that is my bad.

I am one of the few people on this board who respects opinions that differ from mine. I might not agree with you but, being a free country, I completely respect anyone's right to believe or do just about anything they want.

Better yet, I respect anyone's right to be wrong just as much as I respect their rights to be right. We are a marketplace of ideas just as much as we are a marketplace of products and services.

If you did not mean "Iron Age Fairy Tales" as a dig then I am sorry. I though for sure if you saw me quoting scripture you would know it was not something being quoted as a fairy tale.

i honestly didnt. I didnt even see that you were the one who posted it when I quoted it to be honest.

Im not a christian or religious myself, but if you are, cool. I dont care. Its your life not mine. Live it how it makes you happiest.

I know its your right to phrase it any way you want but you should be aware that calling someones beliefs "a fairy tale" is not a good place to start a conversation..

once again, i wasnt calling anyone anything. The way I read the phrase I quoted I took it as being sarcastic and I replied in kind. I wasnt calling religion a fairy tale. I was asking if they were scared based on how I read the phrase. and again, if I misread it then I apologize.

Don't worry, people. As suggested by Huckabee tonight, Obama will send a strongly worded letter. He may even use bold letters and italics.

(12-08-2012 09:26 PM)UConn-SMU Wrote:  Don't worry, people. As suggested by Huckabee tonight, Obama will send a strongly worded letter. He may even use bold letters and italics.

Guess he is looking forward to Jesus coming back. THat is why all you and all these Bible thumpers WANT us to go to war.

(12-08-2012 10:20 AM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  once again, i wasnt calling anyone anything. The way I read the phrase I quoted I took it as being sarcastic and I replied in kind. I wasnt calling religion a fairy tale. I was asking if they were scared based on how I read the phrase. and again, if I misread it then I apologize.

u already said sorry once aTx, no reason to do it again. Good people of good intent can have these conversations!

(12-08-2012 09:34 PM)RobertN Wrote:  

(12-08-2012 09:26 PM)UConn-SMU Wrote:  Don't worry, people. As suggested by Huckabee tonight, Obama will send a strongly worded letter. He may even use bold letters and italics.

Guess he is looking forward to Jesus coming back. THat is why all you and all these Bible thumpers WANT us to go to war.

I don't want a ground war in Syria. Our military has been cut to the bone and is overstretched. We can't handle it. I'm just pointing out Obama's strength: speeches and writing letters. I'm sure he would have given the Japanese a mighty tongue lashing after Pearl Harbor.

(12-07-2012 09:57 AM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  scary that people believe in Iron Age prophecies or scary that you think it is coming true?

(12-08-2012 12:12 AM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote:  If you did not mean "Iron Age Fairy Tales" as a dig then I am sorry. I thought for sure if you saw me quoting scripture you would know it was not something being quoted as a fairy tale.

The disconnect between what aTxTiger actually said, and how you chose to quote it here reveals a lot about why this conversation has dragged on. And, no, I'm not being judgmental towards anyone... just that if you thought he said something he didn't, its understandable why you are upset.

Why won't Obama go visit Israel? He didn't in his first term. It is practically unheard of for a US President to NOT go visit our democratic ally in the region.

(12-09-2012 09:15 PM)boss man Wrote:  Why won't Obama go visit Israel? He didn't in his first term. It is practically unheard of for a US President to NOT go visit our democratic ally in the region.

Among other things, I think he is less popular in Tel Aviv than George Bush was in Tehran. I think his statements in the months prior to taking office and poor decisions early on in his administration made him extremely unpopular.