"Now He is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live to Him" (Luke 20, 38)

[JelenaSerbia]

Oh dear mr old atheist, you are so kind! I can not believe! But I don't believe what you say! Because I know one old story about the wolf in the lamb's skin...
And don't worry rikbe, I have peace in my heart, tolerance in my mind and heart. And wisdom I have comes throughout blod of my greatgrandfathers...I am Orthodox Christian if you could to understand and imagine...

[Armelius]

I was working in Spokane, Washington at the biggest company there and had to go to the hospital. Holy Family Hospital if I remember correctly. They gave me some forms to fill out asking for my social security number and a promise to pay. I didn't give them the number and I didn't promise to pay and for the longest time I kept getting bills eventhough the problem occured at work.

Totally amazing, that a religious hospital would ask for a social security number and then ask for me to pay. Bugs me out that all these religious groups go to other countries and/or help people immigrating to the US, in order to increase their paritioners, but to those already here (native americans come to mind) they ask for social security and payment plans.

Religion is a total joke. It's so easy to poke holes into their belief system, sort of like the laws of government, one big loophole, except one group is run by clerics and the other attorneys or corparate freaks.

[rikbe]

Originally posted by JelenaSerbia
Oh dear mr old atheist, you are so kind! I can not believe! But I don't believe what you say! Because I know one old story about the wolf in the lamb's skin...

You obviously don't have the wisdom to see who is the wolf in lamb's skin and who is the lamb in wolf's skin.

Wishdom from your ancestors? Sounds a little obsolete. If I had it from my ancestors, I still would believe in God, Devil, Witches and Werewolves.
Don't forget to put your shoes at the fireplace.

[rikbe]

Originally posted by Armelius

Religion is a total joke. It's so easy to poke holes into their belief system, sort of like the laws of government, one big loophole, except one group is run by clerics and the other attorneys or corparate freaks.

What do you think is the oldest multinational corporation?

[Zbyszek]

Originally posted by CastleStormer
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Zdrastvwe Zbyszek.

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I hope to hear more from you in the future Zbyszek. I bet you have a lot to contribute that would influence many for the good. Let your light shine brother! [/b]

Hi CastleStormer, I come from a country where it happens that Catholic and Orthodox Christians celebrate and enjoy both Christmas holidays. It happens that Greek Catholics from Ukraine visit my city and sing in its churches which are not empty. In spite of noisy propaganda of proselytism, many priests from my country come to Siberian Catholic churches and arrange on-site charity. They help not only Catholics (which are scarce here) but they address local communities. They are welcome and Russian people open their hearts to what they say.
Rikbe, it seems that Christianity ideals are fading in Western Europe but you have to recognize that we Europeans are built on Christian fundament and it stays in our souls even if pushed down to the bottom. Criticism makes us aware to many problems of contemporary challenges but it would be really a disaster for Europe to betray Christian ideals which inspired successive generations of Europeans.

[CastleStormer]

Originally posted by Armelius
Totally amazing, that a religious hospital would ask for a social security number and then ask for me to pay. Bugs me out that all these religious groups go to other countries and/or help people immigrating to the US, in order to increase their paritioners, but to those already here (native americans come to mind) they ask for social security and payment plans.

This is too funny! Let me get this straight: you live in a country with plenty of food, running water, electricity, have a job, and wonder why that hospital wanted you to pay for medical service??? You are so full of the "victim mentality" that it is just sad. "Why didn't those damn Christians give me something for free? I can't understand why someone who talks smack against those hypocritical Christians isn't entitled to get tons of free stuff from them. Granted, I don't attend church, or even believe in God...but damnit..give me free medical! Give it to me, I want it!" pathetic!

And did it ever occur to you that the reason they wanted your social security number is to start a medical file on you? Maybe they want to access your injury information if there are future visits. But that isn't paranoid enough; and certainly wouldn't make an episode of X-Files.

Who is the bad guy in this story? Certainly not your boss who didn't pay for your injury. It's those damn Christians! This is too sad to be laughable.

You are one sad puppy dude!

PS: please document which demonination is going abroad to bring people to America so they can increase their numbers. Put down the crack pipe and do some research not from "Outer Limits".

[JelenaSerbia]

Do you have something against Serbs? Of course you do! You are save in your chair, like your's ancestors did! And who is always here "to be on the border of Christianity" and who is always guilty because "keeping the honour of old madame Europe"? Serbs! Yes, Serbs! But, mr rikbe, Islam comes in Belgium too, and than you'll see why you need faith! And you'll see why your's ancestors have made big mistake about Serbs. And once, when some soldier of Islam comes in your flat, please, try to explain to him that you are atheist (ha,ha,ha)...I think that he'll not be to much interested in your opinion...

"At first we were confused. The East thought that we were West, while the West considered us to be East. Some of us misunderstood our place in the clash of currents, so they cried that we belong to neither side, and others that we belong exlusively to one side or the other. But, I tell you, Ireneus, we are doomed by fate to be the East in the West and the West in the East, to acknowledge only heavenly Jerusalem beyond us, and here on earth - no one".
St. Sava to Ireneus 12th century

Be comfortable, dear Europe! And you rikbe, too! But Islam comes...