Internet Dismantling the State Church In Finland 547
An anonymous reader writes "A Finnish secular web site that facilitates electronic resignation from the Finnish state church gained wide attention in the media this week. A gay rights TV panel discussion was followed by thousands resigning from the church. On Wednesday, 2633 people resigned through the web site, which is more than all the resignations in July. The Internet is secularizing the Finnish with increasing speed; over 90% of resignations in Finland go through the site administered and marketed by hobbyists driving Finland towards a secular, non-religious state."
Re:Moral authority (Score:0, Funny)
The internet, where religions come to die.
Re:judeo-christianism will strike back (Score:4, Funny)
And we would have gotten away with it if it weren’t for you meddling kids.
Re:No, it means you don't understand irony. (Score:2, Funny)
You are all absolutely correct. There are so many people who call themselves Christians who don't believe or even know the Bible. Jesus had this to say about that:
Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. Matt 5:13
The truth is that all people sin, and the saved are not exempt. The gospel is that God's son took the punishment for us if we recieve it and become God's children. However, he also said "If ye love me, keep my commandments".
While it is true that homosexuality is wrong, so also is lusting after a member of the opposite sex to whom you are not married. Christ died for the homosexual as much as he died for anybody. Paul reminds Christians that "such were some of you". The reason that real Christians live seperated lives is that it helps keep down the tendency to sin.
Re:No, it means you don't understand irony. (Score:4, Funny)
The reason that real Christians live seperated lives is that it helps keep down the tendency to sin.
Posted from your bunker in Wako?
Re:judeo-christianism will strike back (Score:3, Funny)
And we would have gotten away with it if it weren’t for you meddling kids.
You mean if they weren't meddling with those kids?
Re:Cool idea (Score:5, Funny)
"You have to explicitly request excommunication"
Boring. Just make them WANT to excommunicate you. It's much more fun.
Re:Cool idea (Score:2, Funny)
Not very easy to do. They forgive everything. Almost.
"Oh, so you raped the boy you were babysitting? You did it while defecating on a picture of Jesus? Aha... And on one of Mary... Aha... And you've raped all of your son's classmates multiple times... Aha... The robbery-murder at the homeless shelter was you, as well? Aha... Anything else? Ah, the arson at the retirement home. I see..."
"So what happens now father, excommunication?"
"No, not at all. In fact, we're going to need you to come to church more often. Tell me, son, what do you do for a living?"
"I'm a physician specializing in maternal health."
"Ah, see son. There is good in you."
"Specializing in abortions."
"OK you're excommunicated. Off you go."
Re:No, it means you don't understand irony. (Score:3, Funny)
red hair - is being ginger also wrong?
They are red due to being in league with the devil.
Re:Moral authority (Score:3, Funny)
Hell, why stop there? Go back enough and even the messiah was a convicted criminal! When the founder of your religion is more badass than Ron L. Hubbard, I think there's a message in that for all of us(*)
(*) And that message is: Love is a verb... and verbs show action! Xenu, I'm gonna bust you up. I pity the fool!