[Veiled Beast a.k.a. Bernie]

Originally Posted by handmaiden

Dear Sister Basilissa--your response above was so respectful and on-point. I am doubly impressed because the OP is what many of the young people call a "basic b!tch" in terms of his/her/its weak and unoriginal attempt to troll us.

The Lord has blessed you with more patience and strength of purpose than I--my response to the little attention-wh*re was a yawn followed by a long nap.


Bless you Sister, for taking up Christ's banner!

Indeed, you could definitely learn from Sister Basilissa.


And I assume you must be one of those young people you mentioned, then? Which would partially explain your lack of creativity. Living in a glass house is not a very favourable thing to do.


How come my simple introduction makes you think I want to troll, or gain attention? I understand unsaved, faithless trash like me is welcome here, so I would expect some basic hospitality. Surely I can't be the first and only one like me you have met. So, instead of being vulgar and rude, let us come together and discuss the word of God™, as intended.


So, I will start and forgive you your vulgarity, for forgiveness is an important Christian value.

[Brother Gonzalez]

Originally Posted by Veiled Beast a.k.a. Bernie

And here I thought negative mayhem/chaos was a staple trait of the Devil? So the bible is a big pick-and-choose of what you abide and what you ignore, then? What happened to "Thou shalt not kill" and "Respect all men"?


Almost sounds like your dear Lord™ isn't that sure of what he really wants.

Oh, so you haven't read the Bible. I mean, it is very basic knowledge that Christian morals are "Thou shalt not kill unless God commands you to" and "Respect all men except those who God does not want you to respect". And so on and so forth, I guess you get the idea.


Peaceful, the people of God? You are of the ones who think Jesus was a sort of hippie communist giving to the poor. That happens when you do not actually read the Bible.


And God is sure about what He wants: complete and total obedience. Praise Him all day long, do what He commands, and you are ok. Even if what He commands is against logic, morals or ethics. (disclaimer: BUT NO IF IT'S AGAINST THE LAW)

[BibleReader2231]

Greetings Bernie,

A cautious welcome to you. I always found that Jesus is someone you should fear and respect. This has been taught at an early age in schools here in the south. I would urge you to find Jesus as soon as possible. John 3:16 says we are rewarded for being faithful Christians after we die. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

The alternative is what you’re heading towards unless you are making drastic changes to reverse your path, especially as a transgender according to Deuteronomy 22:5. The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the Lord thy God. I will be praying that you peruse the forums and read The Bible so that you can be saved some day. The wonderful people I talk to at Landover Baptist Church inspire me every day to be a better Christian and I am sure the same effect may be had to you if you open your heart to Jesus.

[handmaiden]

Originally Posted by Veiled Beast a.k.a. Bernie

If my introduction truly shocks you,. . .

No, it didn't.

. . . I'm not even trying, really.

No, you really aren't.

So the bible is a big pick-and-choose of what you abide and what you ignore, then?

Now them's fightin'words, boy. Pardon my folksy parlance, but one thing that we here at Landover Baptist do NOT support is cherry-picking the Bible. Both our leadership and rank and file members have written reems of posts pointing out the need to read and obey the whole Bible. In fact, people actually despise us for our uncompromising stand on the subject.

Almost sounds like your dear Lord™ isn't that sure of what he really wants.

Reading the Bible has given me some very clear insights as to what The Lord wants. . .Still haven't figured out what you are looking for here.

Originally Posted by Veiled Beast a.k.a. Bernie

Indeed, you could definitely learn from Sister Basilissa.

Of course, I could. She is an extraordinary woman of God.

And I assume you must be one of those young people you mentioned, then?

Flattery will get you nowhere, young man.

Which would partially explain your lack of creativity.

The Lord God is the only creator. My posts here are an attempt to reflect His Great Glory back onto Him.

Living in a glass house is not a very favourable thing to do.

Agreed. It would be sinful for me to live with transparent walls that would allow others to view me naked. Also, are you British? What's with the unneeded "u" in "favourable"?

How come my simple introduction makes you think I want to troll, or gain attention?

Because it was kind of obvious.

I understand unsaved, faithless trash like me is welcome here,

Not really, the words "Unsaved Unwelcomed" are right there at the top of the screen. . .

Surely I can't be the first and only one like me you have met.

No, you are not. Which is why I find you so tiresome.

So, instead of being vulgar and rude, let us come together and discuss the word of God™, as intended.

By all means, post some Bible verses and the good folk at LBC will explain how you are misinterpreting them.

So, I will start and forgive you your vulgarity, for forgiveness is an important Christian value.

As to the suggestion that I am vulgar, my response this time is not but rather,

[James Hutchins]

Hi Bernie, how are the stents? You can thank God for them.

[Basilissa]

Originally Posted by Veiled Beast a.k.a. Bernie

Still a better read than the crusty old door-stopper you devout your existence to.

Do not judge book by its covers, dear. How can you proclaim with any degree of certainty that Tolkien is better than the Bible, if you haven't read the latter?

While I admit that parts of the Bible are a bit dry (especially the genealogies), there are a lot of parts with some great action. Battles (just don't think too much about iron chariots, Judges 1:19), sieges (Joshua 6), slavery (including captive sex slaves, Deuteronomy 21:10-17), genocide (Exodus 17:14-15), rape (including rape of own sister, 2 Samuel 13), human sacrifice (Judges 11:30-31, 34, 39-40), crushing babies' heads into rocks (Psalm 137:9), pimping own wife/sister out to the Pharaoh (Genesis 12:11-16), a few role model prostitutes (such as Rahab, Joshua 6:17), and much, much more! Bible is much more interesting, gory, and scandalous than you seem to believe!

Though you gotta admit, those basic aspects of the story are extremely common and surely, the Christians were not the first ones coming up with it. So let's not reach too deep here, yes? Anything can be a biblical allegory if you're looking at it through christ-coloured glasses.

Well, if you ever are ready to actually discuss Manicheism (or any earlier Persian religion), Egyptian religion, Mesopotamian religion, or any other belief system that pre-stole Christian beliefs (rather than just hypothesize about it), I'll be here all week.

Do you also think clowns and Halloween are scary?

Not scary, just dumb.

And here I thought negative mayhem/chaos was a staple trait of the Devil?

Put your thinking cap on for a minute and answer me this: Who created the devil?

So the bible is a big pick-and-choose of what you abide and what you ignore, then? What happened to "Thou shalt not kill" and "Respect all men"?

Those apply within the community. Outside of the community, God approves of genocide.

Deuteronomy 7:2-6
2 And when the Lord thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them:
3 Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son.
4 For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly.
5 But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven images with fire.
6 For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God: the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.

1 Samuel 15:3 Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.

Almost sounds like your dear Lord™ isn't that sure of what he really wants.

He wants absolute submission without questioning His Logic. He hates rational thinking.

[Dr. Anthony J. Toole]

Originally Posted by Veiled Beast a.k.a. Bernie

If my introduction truly shocks you, you might want to take a step outside for a bit. I'm not even trying, really.

It's amazing after so many years on the Internet that we plain folks in the Landover community can still be shocked, shocked I tell you at the blasphemy of the wicked. No-one has said anything as shocking to us on these sacred forums until you arrived. You are truly devastaing to our forum - and yet - you are not even trying, really. I surely would not wish to provoke such a person to even try really. God help us!

[MitzaLizalor]

Originally Posted by Veiled Beast a.k.a. Bernie

I understand unsaved, faithless trash like me is welcome here

Do you think he can read?


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