Have you ever been called a "devil worshiper"?

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Originally Posted by OhhWatALoser

I guess i should clarify, I was saying it more literal that serpents are evil, not necessarily devil worshiper . i mean the serpent is was made adam take the bite, so they are evil. but I agree with you.

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My view on that is that the snake had nothing to do with them eating the apple. It was merely a suggestion, and they lacked the willpower. In that sense, it had nothing to do with the snake, and all it meant was that there are things that will tempt us, we must handle them properly.

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Originally Posted by OhhWatALoser

lol *boom*

Well in a nut shell I don't believe because to me the bible has 2 parts, the old testament in general explains how the world works (compare it to roman and greek god stories) then the new testament which teaches us how to live our lives. Nigher of which says anything other than "its a book" I'm not going to pick up a starwars book and believe it also. even if the starwars book was 2000 years old

point being, i don't care who belongs to what group, my beliefs are my beliefs because they make sense to me, i think i stand pretty logical :) I find the craziest ones are the ones that don't know anything about their own religion, just blind faith. Their just like HSUS supporters to me lol. wow im getting off topic

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I'm a big supporter of the saying that "God wants spiritual fruits, not religious nuts" so even I, as a Christian, have my mini-issues with some other Christians. While I may not agree with your stance as being an athiest, it doesn't mean I don't respect your choice in beliefs. I'm not one to shove my beliefs down anyone's throats, but rather show how I believe through my actions. If that makes a difference in someone's life, then that's wonderful. If I have to tell someone I'm a Christian, and they can't see it in how I talk, act, and treat others, then I feel I need to re-evaluate who I am and where I'm at spiritually. One of my really, really good friends is an athiest and she and I have never had an issue being friends because of it.

I also think that before you can start looking at other people's beliefs, or lack of them, you must know your's. I'll be the first to admit that there is a lot more about my religion that I must know. That's one thing I can definitley say I have noticed- often times an athiest knows just as much or more about the Christian faith as a Christian.

As for the blind faith situation, I think there's a fine line between having a lot of faith and having a lack of knowledge of what you believe. Faith is the cornerstone of Christianity, because I cannot scientifically prove to you that Jesus was the Son of God. However, it doesn't mean that I can rely solely on my faith. I still have to constantly learn about my religion. But, I learn it with faith since it can't be proven. I know that's something hard for those who don't believe to understand or believe, but it's enough for me. I'm only 21 and while I've been in church my entire life for the most part, there is so much more that I have to learn.

And yeah, we've definitley strayed totally off-topic, and I hope I haven't offended anyone either.

I've never been called a "devil worshiper" but have heard my fair share of "any good snake is a dead snake." To be honest though, I'd rather be called a devil worshiper than hear the good snake = dead snake comments. I'd rather be called something benign than have someone insinuate they don't care to kill an animal {or see it being killed}.

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Originally Posted by Phiban

I've never been called a "devil worshiper" but have heard my fair share of "any good snake is a dead snake." To be honest though, I'd rather be called a devil worshiper than hear the good snake = dead snake comments. I'd rather be called something benign than have someone insinuate they don't care to kill an animal {or see it being killed}.

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amen to that!!!!

Yes, been called a devil worshipper, accused of keeping evil animals, said that they would attract Satan's notice, proved that I was a person without faith.. gee.. I can't remember all the various comments.

During my religious schooling I was told repeatedly by MOST of the teachers and preachers and pastors that snakes were from Satan, evil and a symbol of evil. I had a lot of discussions with various folks and it ended up boiling down to me presenting several arguments showing that snakes were merely animals and Satan did the tricking of Mankind, while they said "Nope, snakes are evil, no I can't produce anything in writing but I know it's true." At that point I just gave up and said "Well, you're a idiot." If you want to claim snakes are evil, show me where God declared "Thou shalt not touch serpentkind, lest your hands become slimy and evil".

But people are going to hate what they want to hate, if they weren't using religion as the excuse as to why they hate snakes, it would be because all snakes are "poisonous" or "bite people" or they make people ill by breathing on them while they sleep.. or they're just "icky".

I'm a dog trainer at a large pet store and when I get the comments "YOU own snakes....(gasp)????, the people are usually terrified of snakes. Many times they start getting curious and asking questions.
I guess they realize that a 110 lb woman (me) didn't get swallowed in her sleep, that maybe they aren't really as evil as they thought, and they're not all out to get you.

I only get called a devil worshiper when I wear my goat's skull helmet, kneeling in the middle of an upturned pentagram painted with blood, candles at all 5 points, sacrificing a rooster hatched on a full moon by decapitating it with an obsidian dagger.

So just about every wednesday night or so :P

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Originally Posted by mainbutter

I only get called a devil worshiper when I wear my goat's skull helmet, kneeling in the middle of an upturned pentagram painted with blood, candles at all 5 points, sacrificing a rooster hatched on a full moon by decapitating it with an obsidian dagger.

So just about every wednesday night or so :P

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Okay in ancient times there was plenty of serpent cults,where serpents where seen as divinity or as gods. Also see the gilgamesh where the serpent is at the end of the story,mind you this is the oldest story in the world. I find a lot of religions beautiful. Islam,Hinduism,etc etc there is beauty is strange places like snakes,or religion. Modern Christians have lost there common sense or some of them have ,sad to say,but snake handlers are kinda cool,holding venomous snakes.