Erica Campbell Tragedy

Amberli · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 11:11 am Post subject:

Hookers for Jesus.. LOL

Fucking brilliant.
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skinny · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 11:41 am Post subject:

ApostateLois · Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 8:34 pm Post subject:

So someone told her porn is evil and God is mad at her and is sending her to hell, now she feels guilty and is quitting porn. That's what belief in God is--alleviating one's feelings of guilt, usually for things that aren't actually wrong. Whatever. If that's what she needs to be happy, then fine, as long as she doesn't go overboard and start proselytizing to everyone she meets.
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Azrael · Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 8:38 pm Post subject:

I just can't understand why people have to resort to Jesus when getting out of something like this. Why can't they just say "Fuck you, you're not seeing me naked anymore!"?
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caseagainstfaith · Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 9:20 pm Post subject:

jaycorath · Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 9:29 pm Post subject:

If she doesn't want to do porn anymore, good for her.

But there's nothing "sinful" about it, for fuck's sake.
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jaycorath · Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 9:30 pm Post subject:

skinny · Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 6:17 am Post subject:

GodSlayer · Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 4:53 pm Post subject:

I know it's wrong, but I sent her this:

Erica, please read this email in it's entirety. What I tell you now is the truth, verifiable by research if you so wish to do so. I know this may be heartbreaking considering the things you've been through and the new-found joy you've discovered, but Christianity, like all religions, is a myth. The idea of god was created by primitive men many thousands of years ago out of their ignorance of how the world works. Thousands and thousands of gods have be created, ranging from sun and moon gods to entire pantheons of gods to human sons of gods and everything in between. The gods fulfilled numerous purposes; to answer the unknown, to reward and punish according to how one lived their life, to provide a place where eternal life could be achieved and reunion with loved ones was possible, and many others. People prayed to them, gave them gifts, and made sacrifices in order to win their favor. There were gods of harvest, gods of fertility, gods of war, gods of love, etc. As cultures meshed and as nation conquered nation, some gods fell out of favor while others took on motifs from other god concepts. Popular stories and themes were transmitted throughout many nations and became part of their religious beliefs. For instance, there are over 600 flood stories found throughout the world, many predating the Noahic flood story in the book of Genesis. These stories were commonly found within societies close to large bodies of water. The Epic of Gilgamesh and tale of Deucalion and the Great Deluge have many similar elements when compared to the Biblical flood story and were written at about the same time or perhaps earlier, depending on what dates you accept. There were many creation myths that were similar to the Adam and Eve story, like the Sumerian tale of Enki and Ninhursag, which took place in a garden paradise called Edinu. There's also the Enuma Elish, a Sumerian Babylonian creation story with some similarities to the Biblical creation story. If you can set aside your Christian presuppositions, it's easy to see how these stories came about and influenced each other, and that they are all ancient mythology, none being any more true than the other.
There are also numerous dying and rising savior god stories that predate the writing of the New Testament. The story of Jesus contains scarcely anything unique, with virtually every element found in other belief systems from the same area of the world and from the same time frame and earlier. For instance, god stories of those like Mithras, Horus, Isis, Dionysus, Perseus, and numerous others contain elements similar to those found in the Jesus story, like the virgin birth, being visited by wise men at birth, being the son of a god and mortal woman, being born on the winter solstice(December 25th), etc. Even Justin Martyr, who wrote at about 150 AD, admits this fact in his work called First Apology when he states that what Christians say about Jesus is no different than what is said about the sons of Jupiter. In fact, there are no contemporary accounts of Jesus' being an historical person at all. All the writings in the New Testament were written somewhere between 30 to 100 years, depending on what dates you accept, after the events of the gospels supposedly took place, possibly even later than that. No one mentions Jesus in any extra-Biblical writings until the second century, with the exception of Flavius Josephus, whose two mentions of Jesus are suspiciously out of place and not mentioned by early church fathers who would have happily used them as evidence for Jesus. Most scholar believe these mentions, most popular of which is called the Testimonium Flavium, are forgeries, if not wholly then at least partially. Regardless, Josephus wrote Antiquities in 93 AD, some sixty years removed from the events and cannot be considered a contemporary witness, if not for that fact then because he wasn't born until 37 AD. All we have is hearsay evidence, second and third hand at best. In fact, there have been multiple stabs at placing Jesus within the historical record. Most widely known is the period of Herod Antipas, but far lesser known are writings that place Jesus under the rule of Alexander Janneus, who ruled at about 100 BC. Even the gospels can scarcely agree on any aspect of Jesus' life, and Paul, the earliest New Testament writer, seems to know nothing about his life other than his crucifixion and resurrection. .
In closing, though very brief, I have demonstrated how the idea of god and religion emerged from primitive people, how those ideas were transmitted throughout different cultures through intermingling and warfare, how the Jesus story arose from popular mythology from Asia Minor, the Roman empire, and elsewhere, and how Christianity is no truer than any of the other man-made mythologies created over the millenia. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to send them.
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Azrael · Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 7:37 pm Post subject:

She'll probably ignore it, but if she sends anything back post it.
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