DEATH TO KIRKIAN TREKKIES!!!
The coming inquisition will purge the galaxy of you infidels.
Pickard is Great. Kirk is the great Satan.
You ..ARE NOT.. a true christian, if you don't believe Jesus IS God!
by gumby 44 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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seattleniceguy
When I first got out of the organization, I looked up a few friends that I knew in high school. It turned out that one of them, "Joey," lived up here in the Seattle area. When Joey and I got together for coffee, I learned that he had gone from being a confirmed atheist when I last knew him to a fundamentalist Christian now. As Gretchen mentioned, he had experienced a euphoric conversion moment that had changed his outlook permanently. He described the experience as feeling "truth," saying that he instantly understood the concept of grace. Although I am inclined to look for rational, humanistic explanations for such phenomena, I don't denegrate his experience.
I would have been more compelled, however, if he weren't so judgmental of those who didn't share his experience. Like so many of the zealous Christian types who feel the burning need to make the case for the Trinity lest we all be damned to eternal torment, it was impossible for him to accept that someone might simply not be convinced. After four hours' discussion, he resigned himself to my eternal cutting off, wished me a good day, and went on his way.
I agree with the religion as opium analogy, but I also find that it often compels people to believe things that even they do not want to believe. It certainly feels so much more refreshing to use one's own brain to decide what is and is not rational.
Picard is in all things and through all things and for all things. Amen.
SNG
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Heatmiser
I, on the other hand, am a reformed trekkie, and follower of Captain Pickard.
I like Captain Archer. I don't know what subset of a subset that makes me....lol
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh thread hijacking at it's finest.
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Elsewhere
But Jebus loves me!!!!
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RunningMan
Technically, this is not thread hijacking. It is incredibly insightful satire - highlighting the capricious nature of Christian fundamentalism.
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ThiChi
100. Kirk is a leader, not a follower.
99. Kirk never really got into that kinky "Jumpsuit" look.
98. Kirk has sex more than once a season.
97. One Word: Hair.
96. Another Word: Pretty-good-looking-can't-see-the-weave-WIG.
95. Kirk can beat up a Klingon bare-handed.
94. Picard is a French man with an English accent.
93. Kirk would date Beverly Crusher?and damn the consequences!!
92. Kirk never drinks tea. Ever.
91. Diplomacy for Kirk is a phaser and a smirk.
90. Kirk would personally throw Wesley off his bridge.
89. Two words: Shoulder Roll.
88. Kirk doesn't wear dresses when admirals arrive for lunch.
87. Kirk once said: "I've got a belly-ache?and it's a beauty."
86. Kirk would never sing to children in a crisis.
85. Kirk can almost drive a stick shift.
84. Kirk, almost single-handedly, re-populated the Earth's whale population.
83. Kirk says "Prime Directive? What Prime Directive?"
82. Kirk knows 20th Century curses.
81. Kirk was NEVER infiltrated by the Borg and used against the Federation.
80. Kirk ate little coloured cubes and still remained relatively healthy.
79. Kirk made do with obviously low performance technology.
78. Kirk never pretends to be a barber in order to gain a tactical advantage.
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RunningMan
Kirk can almost drive a stick shift
Wow. I never thought of it that way. I may be about to have a religious experience. Could I have been wrong all my life (well, at least since the early 90s)?
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ThiChi
RM, I knew you were open-minded and reasonable. All is forgiven!