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1-800-DOCTORB posted:The 7th book of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure involves the main characters finding Jesus and using the power of Christ to solve their conflicts. Thats not sci-fi! Its a western!
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MOTHERFUCKING CBO COME ON RELEASE THE drat THING
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One of the faults of Christian fiction is that it tends to focus too much on the Christian part and not enough on the fiction, ending up with a structure pretty similar to porn. "Doesn't matter how the guy is gonna come to Christ, only that he's going to do it and do it in exactly the manner my denomination says you will."
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May 24, 2017 19:26
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mynnna posted:I've just been assuming that he figured that if Trump was going to fire Comey regardless that it'd be better for him to oblige so as to allow him the time to make that appointment. I don't understand how anyone can accomplish anything Russia-related at the DoJ with Sessions in charge. Even after his recusal, it doesn't seem like he'd just ignore people who are actively trying to undermine him.
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May 24, 2017 19:26
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Zero_Grade posted:I really didn't expect to encounter the phrase "baptist-anime sci-fi" today, and in the Trump thread of all places. Sean Spicer's gotta have a hobby while he's hiding in the bushes.
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May 24, 2017 19:28
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Meme Emulator posted:Thats not sci-fi! Its a western!
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May 24, 2017 19:29
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FizFashizzle posted:Best part of these late afternoon releases is it forces all the ghouls at the whitehouse to work basically 12-18 hour days. That is an excellent strategy if that's truly the reason for the late day releases.
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May 24, 2017 19:29
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Night10194 posted:One of the faults of Christian fiction is that it tends to focus too much on the Christian part and not enough on the fiction, ending up with a structure pretty similar to porn. "Doesn't matter how the guy is gonna come to Christ, only that he's going to do it and do it in exactly the manner my denomination says you will." Kind of similar to Christian rock, where one of its faults is that it sucks
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May 24, 2017 19:33
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Well, looks like we might know why Kim DotCom's big announcement was a flop:quote:Kim Dotcom, a New Zealand-based hacker, told Fox anchor Sean Hannity he had evidence to support the Seth Rich conspiracy — and then reportedly tried to hack into Rich’s email. That wacky DotCom!
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May 24, 2017 19:34
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Prester Jane posted:Speaking as someone raised in that environment I feel nothing but empathy for that poor kid. I walked into public high school (the very first time I experienced actual formal education) with folders full of Narnia fanfic I know more than one super-evangelical acquaintance from my past gaming group. The closest one almost exclusively played the same female character, no matter what the game, who was always some sort of stripper, dancer, or concubine. He would draw her, lithe, whispy and blonde and occasionally nude but almost chaste-like as if he was illustrating a family member. Like, I would have a hard time seeing him draw porn of the character.
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Fitzy Fitz posted:I went to a private "college prep" religious school. We did not offer AP courses (too small? Poor planning? IDK). Our school was only finally accredited in a rush just as our first seniors prepared to graduate. Our biology course textbook had a chapter about Noah's Flood instead of evolution. Instead of electives, we had a mandatory Bible class. I was nowhere near as prepared for college as my peers who went to regular public schools. Religious schools are a blight. First off, I agree with your last point in general. However I also went to a religious college prep school and it was great, excellent teachers, no prayer in class, AP classes, and mandatory comparative world religion courses. I was definitely better-prepared than my public school peers (not that this prevented me from becoming the huge fuckup I am today!) My point is that when done properly, religious organizations can do education just fine, but I also have zero faith that this holds true in the vast majority of cases. Jesuits are alright in my book.
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May 24, 2017 19:35
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BetterToRuleInHell posted:Well, looks like we might know why Kim DotCom's big announcement was a flop:
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May 24, 2017 19:36
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The Left Behind series is fun to read because it is so insane. I was always disappointed there was never a 5 season series dedicated to it because it get's reallly crazy toward the end with like miniature lions with scorpion tales and wings flying around biting people and oceans turning to blood.
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May 24, 2017 19:36
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The Hyperion books by Dan Simmons are great SF until the last book turns into "install space Jesus, problem solved." The Gene Wolfe Book of the New Sun books are arguably space catholicism but they're so convoluted that he literally had to write a whole extra book to make any sense of the first four.
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May 24, 2017 19:36
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The immediate thing that sprung to mind when I read the words baptist-anime sci-fi was Gor, which is basically bondage-antiquity sci-fi from what I understand?
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May 24, 2017 19:38
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Chard posted:Jesuits are alright in my book.
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May 24, 2017 19:38
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empty whippet box posted:gently caress that, I'm on the optimistic mattering train. 
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Party Plane Jones posted:The immediate thing that sprung to mind when I read the words baptist-anime sci-fi was Gor, which is basically bondage-antiquity sci-fi from what I understand? *Whip crack*
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May 24, 2017 19:39
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:The Hyperion books by Dan Simmons are great SF until the last book turns into "install space Jesus, problem solved." Dawn of Wonder is the latest "insert Jesus here" disappointment in the (somewhat) high fantasy realm.
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May 24, 2017 19:39
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Blitz7x posted:Dress for the job you want, right Melania? 
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May 24, 2017 19:40
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:The Hyperion books by Dan Simmons are great SF until the last book turns into "install space Jesus, problem solved." The Ender's Game books were great until Card's brain broke completely and it all descended into Mormon apologia/possible pedo erotica
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May 24, 2017 19:40
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Does Flannery O'Connor count as Christian Lit or is she out cause she a dirty papist? My in-laws were recently gobsmacked by the fact my catholic grade school taught me the five pillars of Islam.
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May 24, 2017 19:40
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Mahoning posted:The problem is that its not actual chili. Skyline Chili is chili in the same way that ketchup is tomato sauce. Obligatory link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnhrOsrf9NY WeAreTheRomans posted:The Ender's Game books were great until Card's brain broke completely and it all descended into Mormon apologia/possible pedo erotica I don't think the latter at least has "descended": the original Ender's Game has a LOT of scenes involving naked children.
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May 24, 2017 19:41
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I know the Lieberman chat is a few pages past: but on behalf of the great state of Connecticut, I'd like to formally apologize for the existence of Joe Lieberman. I hope you all can find it in yourselves to accept my apology.
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May 24, 2017 19:42
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BetterToRuleInHell posted:Well, looks like we might know why Kim DotCom's big announcement was a flop: So did Hannity know or was he duped because he's a total moron and a gullible rube, I wonder. Or did he know AND he's a moron and also a gullible rube?
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May 24, 2017 19:43
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:The Hyperion books by Dan Simmons are great SF until the last book turns into "install space Jesus, problem solved." It started out as retelling of the Canterbury tales that totally went off the rails and stopped being that at all. It doesn't seem like you can say that book developed INTO being a religious thing.
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May 24, 2017 19:43
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I always thought CS Lewis loving sucked too and it irritates me to no end that christians hold him up as some kind of example. His bullshit made no sense and they probably haven't actually read it anyway.
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May 24, 2017 19:43
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All is well http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/prez_track_may24 
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May 24, 2017 19:43
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Fart City posted:It's been a couple of years since I took the class, but I distinctly remember a story that featured a bunch of ninjas in a dystopian society that had "turned its back on Christ" using the power of faith to supercharge their katanas. Also, a female classmate specifically called the author out in workshop for the fact that every female character either appeared nude, as a slave, or as a nude slave. Did they cross two katanas to supercharge them even more or was that the basic method? This is important stuff here.
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Chard posted:First off, I agree with your last point in general. However I also went to a religious college prep school and it was great, excellent teachers, no prayer in class, AP classes, and mandatory comparative world religion courses. I was definitely better-prepared than my public school peers (not that this prevented me from becoming the huge fuckup I am today!) My point is that when done properly, religious organizations can do education just fine, but I also have zero faith that this holds true in the vast majority of cases. We're probably talking about different kinds of "religious." My school was primarily Evangelical, which isn't even in the same realm as most Catholic/Episcopal/Unitarian institutions. But yeah the issue is lack of accountability, centralized oversight, common standards, etc. that you find in public schools (which, to be fair, can also be abysmal). Schools should not have that much discretion.
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May 24, 2017 19:45
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ReidRansom posted:So did Hannity know or was he duped because he's a total moron and a gullible rube, I wonder. He's a shitbird from Long Island. That's all you really need to know.
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May 24, 2017 19:45
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Phil Moscowitz posted:All is well Haha, Rasmussen is such a transparent shitheel. He'd have had better luck claiming it was 42 or 43%.
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empty whippet box posted:I always thought CS Lewis loving sucked too and it irritates me to no end that christians hold him up as some kind of example. His bullshit made no sense and they probably haven't actually read it anyway. The Screwtape Letters was pretty good iirc
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May 24, 2017 19:46
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empty whippet box posted:I always thought CS Lewis loving sucked too and it irritates me to no end that christians hold him up as some kind of example. His bullshit made no sense and they probably haven't actually read it anyway. Tolkien hated the Narnia books and they were SUPER good friends, so you're hardly alone. I think a number of Narnia books hold up really well for what they are.
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May 24, 2017 19:47
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On the opposite note of Baptist Anime: Far Cry 5 info is coming out and it looks like the game is not only going to loving own, but be about killing white Christian supremacists in Montana. What're the odds the MAGA chuds are out in full force already, complaining about how it's not Muslims you're shooting and that LIBTARDS ARE RUINING ARE GAMES? 
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May 24, 2017 19:47
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Phil Moscowitz posted:All is well It's only going to keep ascending once Americans see how much money they'll save this afternoon!
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Apoplexy posted:On the opposite note of Baptist Anime: Far Cry 5 info is coming out and it looks like the game is not only going to loving own, but be about killing white Christian supremacists in Montana. What're the odds the MAGA chuds are out in full force already, complaining about how it's not Muslims you're shooting and that LIBTARDS ARE RUINING ARE GAMES? oh my god that last guy is getting warm e: I loved FC3 but held off on FC4 because I'd JUST played FC3 and wasn't jonesing for more of it. Now I'm jonesing for more of that so FC5 is definitely on buy list
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Apoplexy posted:On the opposite note of Baptist Anime: Far Cry 5 info is coming out and it looks like the game is not only going to loving own, but be about killing white Christian supremacists in Montana. What're the odds the MAGA chuds are out in full force already, complaining about how it's not Muslims you're shooting and that LIBTARDS ARE RUINING ARE GAMES? I am SO going to buy this if that's the case.
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1-800-DOCTORB posted:The 7th book of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure involves the main characters finding Jesus and using the power of Christ to solve their conflicts. To be clear, the "finding Jesus" is literally finding separate parts of his corpse strewn across America, and the "power of Christ" refers to the magic powers those parts bestow.
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