Bwahahahaha! That? OWNED.

I think the idea about reaching every soul is an outgrowth of the humiliation this group suffered way back in the 1840’s. This religious huckster named Miller apparently convinced a large group of his followers that the world was going to end on a specific day. The whole ignorant lot of them sold all their worldly possessions and waited. Nothing happened, of course. It was called the Great Disappointment. Now this church avoids specificity, preferring to predict doom with the caveat that it can’t really happen yet because not every soul has heard the news and it wouldn’t be fair of God to judge those people.

Yeah. Crazy.

I’ve wondered for some time now how exactly the religious idiocracy would adapt to a conclusive discovery of extraterrestrial life. If, for example, we one day penetrate the icy surface of Europa and then discover an alien bio- and ecosystem there (which is the best bet I’d put my money on, for the record), will they accept that fact and then try to find a bible verse that “predicted” it, or will they deny it altogether, claiming it to be an obvious scientific conspiracy to inspire and motivate kids to learn more about our universe, which we cannot allow, of course.

I believe most will reject it. Fundies have this uncanny ability to deny anything, and I do mean ANYTHING, that goes against their worldview. If there is anything I’ve learned while living with a fundie, is that if there is something they don’t want to accept, then goddamnit, they won’t. It does not matter what the evidence is, or if there is irrefutable proof, if they do not want to accept, they simply won’t. Now for those who will accept extra-terrestrial life, that begs another question. Will they accept these beings as fellow brothers in Christ, or will they see them as just a bunch of soulless creatures who, though intelligent, are no more above a garden snail because they are not human and thus not made in “His image”?

Wow, Sue Blue. That is a new one to me. Usually fundie churches are always preaching that Jebus’ second coming is RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER and you better watch out! And so on… I remember one fundie relative of mine holding my nephew shortly after he was born and said, “imagine all the wonders he will see in his life… if Jesus doesn’t come back soon.”

I almost laughed out loud for real. He was almost angry that Jebus might come back soon.

LMAO! Oh God, PL. That’s hilarious.

You know…I kinda hope that the Rapture comes, and the Fundies get to ascend to heaven.

Because…think of it! As I read on a bumpersticker once: “Come the Rapture, we’ll have the earth to ourselves.”

But in all seriousness…I was told about the coming Rapture when I was like 8, and my aunt, who had that creepy glint of utter conviction in her eyes saying the earth was going to be destroyed, and Jesus was going to come back and take the faithful back to Heaven.

Way to fuck up a kid! I remember laying awake nights, and it gave me nightmares. *shudder*