Why do christians allow themselves to get bit by snakes???

[ToxicAvenger]

we have all seen the natty geog shows..

and i KNOW most christians are embrassed that them snake people call themselves christians..

so why did i make this thread??

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hypocracy is a bitch..

[Camel Jockey]

I've seen the national geographic shows too. Those crazy rednecks are high on meth and are prasing teh lord. Why else would they allow themselves to get bitten by snakes? Other than their stupidity of course.

[Parker]

I've seen the national geographic shows too. Those crazy rednecks are high on meth and are prasing teh lord. Why else would they allow themselves to get bitten by snakes? Other than their stupidity of course.

They go by one line in the Bible, "and he shall take up snakes."

Good thing they are using Timber Rattlesnakes and Copperheads, not the most potent of venomous snakes. Try doing that shit with a Tiger snake or a Black or Green Mamba

[ToxicAvenger]

. Those crazy rednecks are high on meth and are prasing teh lord.

i make threads like these to teach lessons...

i suspect you participate in em out of glee...a..lets sock em 1..

dont do that..

[Purge_WTF]

  The Bible clearly states that we're not to tempt God, but that's precisely what those headcases are doing.

[ToxicAvenger]

  The Bible clearly states that we're not to tempt God, but that's precisely what those headcases are doing.

its like the idiots i used to see in pakistan...

the poor workers that haul brick in donkey carts..well they'd leave their stuff laying around..donkey un tethered....allah (god) will look after my stuff

then when they'd incure a loss they'd sit there n cry and ask god why he's punishing em 

[Camel Jockey]

its like the idiots i used to see in pakistan...

the poor workers that haul brick in donkey carts..well they'd leave their stuff laying around..donkey un tethered....allah (god) will look after my stuff

then when they'd incure a loss they'd sit there n cry and ask god why he's punishing em 

Those pakis don't know any better, but these guys who are letting snakes bite them are much better off. These guys should know better.

Good thing they are using Timber Rattlesnakes and Copperheads, not the most potent of venomous snakes. Try doing that shit with a Tiger snake or a Black or Green Mamba

They should let inland taipans or russels vipers bite them. 

[ToxicAvenger]

Those pakis don't know any better, but these guys who are letting snakes bite them are much better off. These guys should know better.

hense the moral of this thread being..

LEARN how to seperate socio cultural mores in a society from religion..

snakebiting is a social more..albiet subcultural...i have not read the bible BUT i can make a fair bet no where in there it says..test your faith with snakes..

i can gve similar examples about islam but i think i've already made my point without having to type a whole bunch..

[Camel Jockey]

LEARN how to seperate socio cultural mores in a society from religion..

It can be argued that religion itself is a folkway in certain societies, as the folkways in those societies comes directly from religion and mores may simply be people acting out. Think about those pakis leaving their goods in god's hands for a sec.

[ToxicAvenger]

It can be argued that religion itself is a folkway in certain societies, as the folkways in those societies comes directly from religion and mores may simply be people acting out. Think about those pakis leaving their goods in god's hands for a sec.

it can be said yada yada..

excedpt if ya go to the DIRECT source..it aint there..

i can BET no wherre in the bible it says anything about snake handling..


..similarly...most of the stuff Nord posts on here is taken out of context and/or non existant in the koran..

except i'm faaaar to lazy to actually care enough to pwn him..

[G o a t b o y]

  The Bible clearly states that we're not to tempt God, but that's precisely what those headcases are doing.

A "perfect", "infinite", "omnipotent" force can be "tempted"?? ??


Interesting! 

[Parker]

Yes it is. On one hand, doing stupid mess like handling venomous snakes and thinking you're not going get bit because you are invoking God's name is tempting him to put some Real Fear of the Wrath of God. But then it has been said that, "God protects fools and babies". Which is it  . Because these people are certainly fools.