David, "recovered former believers" - perhaps you could reflect on how that comment is in any way more offensive than your calls to repentance by those who don't currently hold to your faith. You might reflect on why you are not bothered by your own and your fundy brothers regular comments about non-believers yet seem to be bothered by my comment which I use to describe myself and some others. You regularly claim that others need your faith apparently believig that there is something wrong with our lack of belief in your faith, runner takes it much further in willingness to put it in the villest of terms. Gibo varies his wording but seems to hold similar views of unbelievers yet you don't appear to see the need to correct them.

"a license for hate" - Exhibit A http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/user.asp?id=25098

R0bert

Good grief, I can FINALLY comment.

Steel ~ Pfffft whatever. It's not the debate I was after.

Gibo ~ You're insane, and judgemental. You make the perfect fundi. Congrats.

Foxy ~ I always find your comments thought out and compassionate. I actually enjoy it here, and ironically, there's a topic I want to talk about regarding faith and the military but due to the calibre or some it would be rail-roaded and butchered by a few dominating personalities that destroy any chance of reason. Thankyou. I'll still be here, but I'll pick and choose what to comment on....more the shame. Thankyou.

Polycarp ~ The difference between me and you is that my faith is between me and God. I WILL NOT justify who and what I am to you and that fruitloop Gibo. My faith is not up for debate.

RObert ~ Agreed, and thankyou.

Ludwig ~ You from SEQ?. I know of some Ludwig's just over the Goldie hinterland. Thanks, that's the tact I'm taking too.

TRTL ~ Agreed.

Steel Mann ~ Spot on.

Thanks for the input guys.

I wouldn't say I deliberately limit my time here, and I don't have a permanent strategy for avoiding BD. Some days I'm just not in the mood for what I know will be just another round of the same old hate filled nonsense. BD could manage to insert mossie bashing or his barely veiled lust after anything in a skirt into a thread about scone recipes. I often wonder how many commenters, and potential commenters, have been driven away by his nasty rants.

Also, I can't say I actually read what he says. Read one and you've read em all. I scroll straight through him and read how others respond.

Having said that, if this was my site I'd probably welcome his contributions. Not because they're worthwhile, consistent or logical, because they're not. I'd welcome him because he guarantees long threads, which creates the impression of high participation

You frequently seem to have eaten some bitter fruit StG.
If lifes' gotten tough why not take it to The Lord:)

Firslty all Christians are athiests. Athiests just go one God further.

Anyone who says athiesm requires faith such as Steel Mann and StG, needs to learn the value and meaning of mathematical probability. And also paradoxes.

The paradox emerges when adherents assert that believers of different faiths will go to the proverbial "hell". Christians therefore will go to hell because they are unbelievers of some other faith or sect. And vice versa for any other religious faith.

What IS IT with you, Gibo and David?....well, Gibo's quite obviously insane, but you and David sometimes seem quite normal.

It's like tourets, or something. You just can't seem to help yourselves.