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O They Will Know We Are Christians...

Dan Savage
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This one also works for "O They Will Know We Are Christians . . ."
willendorf on April 6, 2011 at 11:18 AM Report this
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Well, I'm certainly convinced: All Christians are psychotic fanatics who beat the Lord Jesus into their children by whipping them with belts. Good thing no one else in the world has ever abused a child, otherwise they might have to start a holy war.
The Beatles on April 6, 2011 at 11:35 AM Report this
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What could people possibly believe they're getting out of watching Christian TV? Even if you're a Christian, you have to admit that it's boring as shit.
Hernandez on April 6, 2011 at 11:36 AM Report this
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@2 I don't think he's saying that.

I'm an atheist and I beat my husband with a tire iron when he switches the channel from Real Housewives of Atlanta. There are Christians who say I do that because I don't have God. This story is proves that isn't true.
shw3nn on April 6, 2011 at 11:43 AM Report this
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Well, at least he didn't feed the kids to a bear like his god is wont to do when children disrespect their elders.
OuterCow on April 6, 2011 at 12:03 PM Report this
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Because if Christian bloggers were to post links to every story about LGBTs doing something awful, that would make some kind of point, or something.
Gendun on April 6, 2011 at 12:46 PM Report this
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@7 Yeah, those damn lesbians are always beating their children.
sambone on April 6, 2011 at 12:56 PM Report this
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Hey!! My step dad used to use a belt and a piece of wooden fence on me when I was 10 and needed punishing.

And come to think of it, one time was because I lied about going to church ( I didn't but was supposed to)

Families are just GRAND!!
Last of the Time Lords on April 6, 2011 at 12:57 PM Report this
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Childhaven.org
Vince on April 6, 2011 at 12:59 PM Report this
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A day later, Ogbonna told police that he became angry after noticing that the TV was no longer on a Christian channel.
I can't help but wonder what channels he himself looks at when the kids aren't around. Is that why he got so upset at what they might find?
Sili on April 6, 2011 at 1:00 PM Report this
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"malicious punishment of a child"? Are there still people who think brutally beating one's offspring is somehow not "abuse" or "assault"?
John Horstman on April 6, 2011 at 1:10 PM Report this
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@7 the (obvious) difference is that Christians, as a group, preach how other people must live, and that hell awaits if those people don't live a certain way. And then they pull shit like this. There are certainly gays and lesbians beating their children, but they're not forming global, for-profit organizations that preach that people will go to hell if they beat their children.

mitten on April 6, 2011 at 1:30 PM Report this
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In defense of the crazy Christian, he's just following the teachings of Proverbs 13:24:
Whoever spares the rod hates their children, but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them.
What's that? The rules laid forth in the Bible are from an earlier and more ignorant time, and should not be blindly followed by modern, educated people?

What a concept.
I Hate Screen Names on April 6, 2011 at 1:42 PM Report this
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I'm using this as an example when I teach my students irony . . . I know it's evil of me, but I'm still LOLing . . .
Sylvester on April 6, 2011 at 2:45 PM Report this
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Aren't there gay and lesbian Christians? And aren't there Christians who don't, in fact, try to preach how other people must live, apart from things completely compatible with secular ethics like "do unto others" and "love thy neighbor"?

Asked another way: do you think most Christians would be cool with what this guy did? I think Andrew Sullivan is a Christian. Is he okay with this?
Suzy on April 6, 2011 at 9:10 PM Report this
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Bedtime story:

There's an invisible man -- living in the sky -- who watches everything you do, every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a special list of ten things he does not want you to do. And if you do any of these ten things, he has a special place, full of fire and smoke and burning and torture and anguish, where he will send you to live and suffer and burn and choke and scream and cry forever and ever 'til the end of time! But He loves you.
tunanator on April 6, 2011 at 10:26 PM Report this
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Imagine how little kids must feel! They think they've outwitted their parents, only to find that the parents discovered their misdeeds. And the parents have all these lousy rules! If you break them, you have to sit in the corner or something else bad. Then the parents tell you that all this is for your own good, because they love you and want you to live a happier life. What a terrifying, awful story.
Suzy on April 6, 2011 at 10:43 PM Report this
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@18:
I don't understand your point.

Nor, I suspect, do you.
James Hutchings on April 7, 2011 at 12:33 AM Report this
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@17
You must be very limited .......I will pray for you
chaya760 on April 7, 2011 at 1:05 AM Report this
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@20 Yes, don't do anything practical; just ask your invisible friend...
Tetchy Brit on April 7, 2011 at 1:10 AM Report this
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Christian or not I can fathom how a parent can inflict harm on their children. I mean I got spanked once by my mom (one open handed smack on the butt) for running out into a parking lot. But never did my parents beat me and I can't imagine them ever doing it. It makes me sick that parents out there think beating their kids is o.k.
Katt on April 7, 2011 at 5:44 AM Report this
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@ 15, Proverbs 13:24: “He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.” Literal interpretations can't be ironic.

They certainly can be sad, damaging, and against the law, though.
feliquid on April 7, 2011 at 12:31 PM Report this

Please wait...

and remember to be decent to everyone
all of the time.

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