[Rodo]

shall be remembered as the LULZ day..... or the Loonies day maybe.

[karajorma]

I think it really shows the truth about most some "Christians" today.

Fixed for you.

I don't think you did. I've lost count of the number of times I've had to explain the bible to Christians.

[Scotty]

Which obviously allows you to make generalizations like that about the 1.8 billion Christians in the world.

And at any rate, American Christians != Christians.

[WeatherOp]

Which obviously allows you to make generalizations like that about the 1.8 billion Christians in the world.

And at any rate, American Christians != Christians.

I'm curious, do you really believe that about a 3rd of the world's population are really Christians? Because if this is true, no wonder the world mocks us.

[Scotty]

I apologize for using wikipedia.  I'll find a better link soon.

Clicky.

EDIT: Actually, the sheer number and obscurity of some of the references at the bottom makes me want to leave it as is.

[Qent]

eeee generalizations...

100% of the Christians I've talked to about this think it was ridiculous.

[Pred the Penguin]

Same here as I said before...

[MP-Ryan]

See, this is why I just can't get worked up about any religion.  I'll live my life and be the best person I can... and if there truly is a deity that "judges" us all, then my behaviour is between it, me, and no one else.

The crazies can continue being crazy so long as they leave me out of their craziness.

[Shade]

That number of 1.8bn does actually seem possible, if one counts as christians anyone who has been baptized whether or not they're actively practising.

Consider that much of South America is intensely religious, and their religion of choice is christianity. The same goes for much of Africa once you get below the Sahara. I would not be at all surprised if these two counted for upwards of a billion between them, if not more. Then add in Europe, North America and any smaller groupings in the rest of the world, and yeah, there could be 1.8bn. Again, assuming the definition is broadened to count anyone who has been baptized.

But of course, being baptized when you were a baby doesn't necessarily mean that you will actually believe in god when you grow up, which leads to a rather large gap between what the various christian denominations think their numbers of followers are, and the number of people who actively follow them.

Anyway, enough of that. Anyone besides me looking forward to seeing how fast the doomsayers can pedal backwards now that, against all odds, the world is still here? I predict deliciously absurd excuses, and that we'll soon have a new "real" judgement day scheduled to make up for 'calculation errors'.

[karajorma]

Which obviously allows you to make generalizations like that about the 1.8 billion Christians in the world.

And at any rate, American Christians != Christians.

Who said I only had to correct American Christians? In fact, what is wrong with your perception of Christianity in America that when I point out that most Christians are surprisingly ignorant of the bible you decide I must be talking about Americans?

[FreeSpaceFreak]

And there was evening and there was morning, judgement day.

[Nuke]

i wonder how many suicides this quack bible thumper caused.

[Grizzly]

[Scotty]

Which obviously allows you to make generalizations like that about the 1.8 billion Christians in the world.

And at any rate, American Christians != Christians.

Who said I only had to correct American Christians? In fact, what is wrong with your perception of Christianity in America that when I point out that most Christians are surprisingly ignorant of the bible you decide I must be talking about Americans?

To the former, you didn't, and to the latter, remarks on this board to that effect that you did not contest.

EDIT:  I feel like I should say that it isn't a big deal.  I just don't like the overly massive generalizations people throw about.  That applies to any group, not just Christians.

[Commander Zane]

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[Nemesis6]

shall be remembered as the LULZ day..... or the Loonies day maybe.

Every day's Loony Day in Christian Town.

[mjn.mixael]

Apparently 3rd times the charm...

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_APOCALYPSE_SATURDAY?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

[Commander Zane]

he felt so terrible when his doomsday prediction did not come true that he left home and took refuge in a motel with his wife.

Because I'm pretty sure there's people now that are looking to kill him, he's simply hiding from them.
Doesn't mean someone shouldn't do the deed and do humanity a favor though.

[watsisname]

he felt so terrible when his doomsday prediction did not come true that he left home and took refuge in a motel with his wife.

Because I'm pretty sure there's people now that are looking to kill him, he's simply hiding from them.
Doesn't mean someone shouldn't do the deed and do humanity a favor though.

Aww, I don't think they actually wanna kill him, just ridicule him into misery.

Wonder what his excuse will be when October 22nd rolls around? 

[NGTM-1R]

Wonder what his excuse will be when October 22nd rolls around? 

Unless it's "I have bought into a heretical idea which has no biblical basis and was created in the 17th century to fleece the **** out of some poor English guys, and I should not have" they should have killed him.