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AlabamaLibrul Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 02:08 PM
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Non-Christian DUer's check-in thread
I spent the night of the rapture with the Flaming Lips and LED hula hoop dancers at a music festival.

It was great.

:hi: :hi: :hi:
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Lucian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 02:09 PM
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1. Another pointless thread.
I'm a non-Christian, but this is just pointless and divisive.
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AlabamaLibrul Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 02:10 PM
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2. Then share what you did May 21, 2011.
Edited on Mon May-23-11 02:11 PM by AlabamaLibrul
"where were you when that Camping guy said..."

It doesn't have to be a hatefest, just a check-in. I'm mostly just being goofy since I would normally never make a thread like this.
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Lucian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 02:19 PM
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5. I was at work.
I was unloading a truck at the time and didn't notice the time had passed until a quarter to seven.
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atreides1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 02:23 PM
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7. Why is it divisive?
???
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quinnox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 02:10 PM
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3. As Lucian said, I don't see the point of this
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KansDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 02:12 PM
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4. I actually forgot all about the Rapture™
It's just a popularity contest anyway! x(
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DavidDvorkin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 02:20 PM
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6. I was at a local Vietnamese restaurant
It's always crowded in the evenings there, and it seemed just as crowded as usual.
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immoderate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 02:29 PM
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8. I was at a Rapture Party.
Almost 200 people at the Tiki Bar on Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Beach.

I helium filled "body" tried to get raptured. There was Karaoke, horseshoes and a good time by all.

We had a belly dancer and some fire spinners too.



--imm
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AlabamaLibrul Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 02:30 PM
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9. Sounds like a very fun time
:)
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immoderate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 02:43 PM
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12. It was -- we're looking forward to future predictions.
The end of the world is always a reason to party. (Moderation should be observed of course.) Doomsday predictions are not rare. Atheists don't have a lot of traditional holidays. It's a perfect match. :)

--imm
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AlecBGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-24-11 11:03 AM
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19. +1
:rofl:
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MedicalAdmin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 02:35 PM
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10. I was walking throught the parking lot of the local...
... evangelical church. I was "car shopping." I'm kinda disappointed. There were some really nice mercedes and Lexus and even a couple of hybrids...
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chowder66 Donating Member (597 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 02:40 PM
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11. What about me? My name is Christian but I'm a non-believer.!
I feel so alone. :(
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damntexdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 02:59 PM
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13. An agnostic here. Not anti-Christian, just "dunno."
I spent the evening of the 21st on the computer, noting occasionally in jest to my family "my gosh, the world hasn't ended" and "there are no reports of thousands of people going missing."

Hey, I don't mind the idea of an afterlife, of a paradise for that matter -- but at any rate, and continuation of consciousness after I'm dead. But I dunno, and do know that wishing doesn't make it so. And I am sure that "end times" and "left behind" claims are loads of b.s. -- as any rational person, Xian or not, should realize.
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immoderate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-11 02:10 AM
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21. I think Christians can be rational, but not at the same time.
You sound like you know. :)

--imm
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Deep13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 03:06 PM
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14. Most Christians don't believe in the rapture.
Anyway, hello. I spent the night of the 20th/21st forgetting all about it.
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onager Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-24-11 01:38 AM
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15. Well, I'm kicking this one just cause I can.
Edited on Tue May-24-11 01:40 AM by onager
I noticed that the thread started by the local Persecuted Minority Religion is about 4 times as big as this one.

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cleanhippie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-24-11 10:22 AM
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16. I was laying claim to the 35,000 sq ft Evangelical Mega-church down the street.
Much to the surprise of the congregation who were waiting to be raptured. I walked in and was asked "have you accepted Jesus Christ as your personal savior?" I said "No, I'm checking out my new strip club." The puzzled looks only took a moment to change into realization of what I was getting at.

Needless to say, there will NOT be a new nudie bar going in anytime soon. :(
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Iggo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-24-11 10:30 AM
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17. I was at the Great SOAD Singalong Of 2011 down in Chula Vista.
Serj coulda stayed home! (Glad he didn't...heh.)
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AlecBGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-24-11 11:02 AM
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18. Where were they playing?
One of my most favorite memories is hiking in the mountains of China with a good buddy, listening to Yoshimi.
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ChadwickHenryWard Donating Member (692 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-24-11 09:52 PM
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20. I am not Christian.
I view both their factual claims as false and their moral claims as abhorrent.
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LeftishBrit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-26-11 09:55 AM
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22. Not Christian (or any religion) - but have to say that I don't know anyone in the UK, Christian or
not, who believes in the 'Rapture' in the sense that it seems to be used here.

Is it some specific denominations who believe in this?
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