Theist Quotes, October 1999 A nice selection of quotes this month. The undisputed victor of this month's Theist Quote of the Month contest, however, is . . . JEREMY WALKER!! "As for the 'stories' in the Bible. They are all true... at least those that have happened." Written by Jeremy Walker Nominated by Michelle Malkin, seconded by Mike Dahlke Thirteen votes for Jeremy. Congratulations to our new inductee into the Theist Hall of Shame! Second place with seven votes goes to Arbiter for his opinion on why atheists are so smart. Mr. GoodSalt receives third place with six votes, and my own gratitude for providing us with that interesting insight into his REAL mentality. :o) Here is the voting record. --1-- "I never stated my God is gentle. One who is at war is not gentle. You surrender or face the consequences. Thats Gods position." Written by Dr. Monkey Nominated by Dave Fried, seconded by Therion Ware VOTES 1 Therion Ware * * * * --2-- "X took that penalty upon Himself to appease G-d's righteous wrath." Written by James P H Nominated by Elroy Willis, seconded by Lorelei * * * * --3-- "If a newly discovered "fact" contradicted a religious belief, then I would have to reevaluate that belief. Perhaps our interpretation of the Bible with respect to that belief was wrong, and we need to study it further in light of the new reality." Written by Mike Hartigan Nominated by Jeff Heidman, seconded by Gerben VOTES 3 Roy Thearle DJ Nozem Jeff Heidman * * * * --4-- "We may mention here, of course, that the Jews were killed during a war-time situation. Not in cold-blood, like the countless millions attributable to various Marxist maniacs." Written by James P H Nominated by yang hu, seconded by Michelle Malkin VOTES 4 Charles Ward Michelle Malkin Yang Hu The Jester * * * * --5-- "If you have a hang-up about theism and Islam, I advise you to go to a shrink and let him sort out why you spend so much of your life worrying about things that do not exist." Written by Mohammed Hanif Nominated by Michael Alexander, seconded by Mark Gradwell VOTES 1 Peter Kelly * * * * --6-- "As for the 'stories' in the Bible. They are all true... at least those that have happened." Written by Jeremy Walker Nominated by Michelle Malkin, seconded by Mike Dahlke VOTES 13 Mike Dahlke Keith Brannen Diem Marshall Tess Tom Murray Elf Sternberg Michael Moore HR Gruemm Scott Davidson YodelFish MagyckMe Roy Culley Alan Ferris * * * * --7-- "Obviously I'm not God. In fact, I am but a small and dirty object." Written by Goodsalt Nominated by Lorelei, seconded by Chani VOTES 4 Tukla Ratte Darryl Pierce erikc Mike * * * * --8-- "What don't atheists like about OBEDIENCE? Is there any condition under which you could see yourself getting ON YOUR KNEES before another being and acknowledging that being as having ABSOLUTE authority to tell you what to do forever no matter what - and LIKE IT!?" Written by Goodsalt Nominated by raven1, seconded by Michael Nash VOTES 6 Raven1 Tom Stoudt Peter Gavin Nemo Mark Bilbo David Trout * * * * --9-- "Atheists are stupid low life creatures. God doesn't mind atheists, atleast for now, lol. The day of retribution hasn't come yet. I hope it comes sooner, then i can watch all of them die!" Written by giggi999 Nominated by Landis Ragon, seconded by Blackguard VOTES 2 Nicolas Demers Decimal * * * * --10-- "I sincerely believe that if a monkey hits a keyboard randomly,he will no be able to produce a Shakespeare drama even if he keeps on hitting it for all eternity. I am so sorry if you Atheists think otherwise.If you do,it must be because you are evil and undoubtly deserve to be burnt in Hell for all eternity." Written by Arbiter Nominated by Conrad Knauer, seconded by Dave Holloway VOTES 7 Leonard Timmons Michelle Martin Carl Funk Xerxes Dave Holloway Angelico Paul Koeck * * * * --11-- "God was proven right last time I flushed the toilet." Written by STD DIALUP Nominated by Dragonblaze, seconded by Michael J. Nash VOTES 3 John Hattan Kalle Helenius Ed Stoebenau * * * * --12-- "Like Senator McCarthy, God figures that anyone who doesn't believe in His system is against Him. Because the Rosenberg's were considered communists, they were considered enemies of the State. In this regard, God is no different." Written by John Fraser Nominated by Tukla Ratte, seconded by Chris Izzo VOTES 2 Frank Wustner Czar * * * * --13-- "I'll happily be led to the slaughter for a righteous conviction." Written by Ectoplasm Nominated by Liz, seconded by Michelle Martin VOTES 2 Liz Mike Colby * * * * --14-- "God is God of all, whether you believe in Him or not. He is not of any religions God, HE IS GOD creator of all things, who made a way to find Him through Christ. And if you don't believe that, then God, nor I, see no reason to open your eyes to Him, for we don't want your kind in our heaven." Written by Dore "I am Christ" Williamson Nominated by Angelico, seconded by Townes de Wombat VOTES 4 Landis Ragon Joe Zawadowski Dr. Monkeyspank Tim Schulz Quotemeister Dave -----