Comments posted organically
Homepage
Articles by:
Curt_Anderson

Donna

HatetheSwamp

Indy!

islander

meagain

myce

Navy2711

oldedude

Ponderer

ROB3RT

tuk22

What do these Bible verses mean...?
Religion by Ponderer (0.0) Last comment by: HatetheSwamp (86 comments)

Woke Jesus Returns
Religion by HatetheSwamp (0.0) Last comment by: HatetheSwamp (2 comments)

The link between COVID vaxes and anxiety disorders
Medical by oldedude (0.0) Last comment by: HatetheSwamp (36 comments)

Iran’s impotent new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is a no-show at his own succession rally: ‘The charisma of a boiled potato’
International by HatetheSwamp (0.0) Last comment by: (0 comments)

So already, much to the shagren of the right, gas is back down to $90
Alcoholic Beverages by oldedude (0.0) Last comment by: Indy! (7 comments)

CNN Reports On Japanese Teenagers Who Came To Hawaii For What Could've Been Beautiful Day At Beach
Crime by HatetheSwamp (0.0) Last comment by: Indy! (2 comments)

Uh-oh... America loses war in Iran
Fact Check by Indy! (0.0) Last comment by: oldedude (15 comments)

Iran Warns U.S. It Has Huge Stockpile Of Supreme Leaders
Military by HatetheSwamp (0.0) Last comment by: oldedude (1 comments)

Bill Maher makes fool out of Adam Schiff
Humor by HatetheSwamp (0.0) Last comment by: oldedude (8 comments)

Jesse Jackson, Jr pi$$ed at Kammy, the Doddering Old Fool & The ONE...
Media by HatetheSwamp (0.0) Last comment by: HatetheSwamp (4 comments)

IMAGE UNAVAILABLE
Hobbies by Ponderer (0.0) Last comment by: (0 comments)

As it was already called
Religion by oldedude (0.0) Last comment by: oldedude (3 comments)

How-to selectors, pages, etc.
Oh, Great AI... tell us...
By Ponderer
February 2, 2026 6:27 am
Category: How-to
(0.0 from 0 votes)
Rules of the Post & Tips.
SelectSmart.com SelectSmart.com SelectSmart.com SelectSmart.com





...What does it mean to be a Christian?



Being a Christian means identifying as a follower of Jesus Christ, embracing His teachings, and living out a faith that emphasizes a personal relationship with Him.

Historical Context

The term "Christian" originated in Antioch, where it was first used to describe the disciples of Jesus (Acts 11:26). It literally means "belonging to the Messiah" or "follower of the Messiah." Over time, the meaning of being a Christian has evolved, often reflecting cultural, social, and political identities rather than a personal connection to Jesus.

Core Beliefs

Faith in Jesus Christ: At the heart of Christianity is the belief that Jesus is the Son of God, who lived a sinless life, died for humanity's sins, and rose again. This belief is foundational for Christians, as it signifies the hope of salvation and eternal life.

Personal Relationship: Being a Christian involves knowing Jesus personally. It is not merely about cultural identity or family tradition; it requires a commitment to follow Jesus as both Savior and Lord. This relationship is characterized by trust in His grace and a desire to live according to His teachings.

Repentance and Salvation: Christians believe that all have sinned and fall short of God's glory (Romans 3:23). To be a Christian means recognizing one's need for salvation, repenting from sin, and accepting God's grace through faith in Jesus. Salvation is viewed as a gift from God, not something earned through good works.

Practical Implications

Being a Christian also means striving to reflect the character of Jesus in daily life. This includes showing love, kindness, and self-control, as well as engaging in community and fellowship with other believers. Christians are called to live out their faith actively, demonstrating their commitment through actions and relationships.

Conclusion

In summary, to be a Christian is to embrace a faith that centers on Jesus Christ, characterized by a personal relationship with Him, a commitment to His teachings, and a life transformed by His grace. It is both a personal and communal journey that shapes one's identity and purpose in the world.




Thank you, oh Great and all-knowing AI. That was well worth the climb to the top of this mountain.

Comments Start Below


The views and claims expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views and beliefs of SelectSmart.com. Not every statement made here can be assumed to be a fact.
Comments on "Oh, Great AI... tell us...":

  1. by Ponderer on February 2, 2026 6:28 am

    And now, pedophile's bitch will explain to us all how he manages to get a special dispensation from having to give a flyingfuck about following the bulk of Jesus's teachings and commandments to His flock.....

  2. by Ponderer on February 2, 2026 6:57 am

    Boy oh boy is he gonna put me in my place I tell ya what...

  3. by HatetheSwamp on February 2, 2026 7:18 am

    Were I still teaching and asked the question on an essay test, I'd give this a 9.5/10.

    It ignores the foundational crucially of self-denial the beginning of the faith journey... which you turned your back on.

    And, it, very correctly, doesn't connect the life of faith to foisting religious convictions on the nation in which one lives, which you do, and expect me to do.

  4. by oldedude on February 2, 2026 7:43 am
    And I still don't know where your basis is coming from. I'm with Lead. Of course it's extremely generic. So it just looks like you skirted my question.

    This includes showing love, kindness, and self-control, as well as engaging in community and fellowship with other believers. Interesting...🤔

  5. by myce on February 2, 2026 7:44 am

    "Self denial." Some verses suggest to me that the disciples of Jesus endured more self denial than what is typical of modern Christians. Jesus followers were told to give everything away. I get the impression that the logical conclusion and ideal of Christianity would be asceticism, or close to it. I don't get the impression that HatetheSwamp is an ascetic who lives in a homeless encampment or anything like it at all. Instead he has the attitude typical of affluent, entitled conservatives who forget that it's by God's Grace that they have anything at all.

  6. by HatetheSwamp on February 2, 2026 8:10 am

    Not far off, myce. The Book of Acts says that, in the early days, the disciples were selling their possessions and goods to give to anyone as they needed. Their micro-economy was very much like voluntary socialism. But, asceticism? I don't see that. Radical self-sacrifice?, yes.

  7. by Ponderer on February 2, 2026 8:14 am

    Oh dear dear pedophile's bitch... I am not the one here who ever claimed to be a Christian.

    But tell me, how is it that you feel so free, as a declared Christian, to completely ignore the teachings and commandments of Jesus and then still consider yourself to be a Christian, pedophile's bitch?

    How is it that living by the precepts that Jesus emplored His followers to live by is apparently in no way a part of your "faith journey"...?

  8. by HatetheSwamp on February 2, 2026 8:19 am

    "Oh dear dear pedophile's bitch... I am not the one here who ever claimed to be a Christian."

    Except that you proclaim yourself able to know what Christianity is, and to be the authoritative judge of who is, and ain't, one.

  9. by Ponderer on February 2, 2026 8:21 am





    So...?





  10. by HatetheSwamp on February 2, 2026 8:22 am

    Y'know po, in the Dark Ages, you'd'a been a perfect fit for the Inquisition. And, post Civil War, you have been perfect leading lynch mobs, baha

  11. by Ponderer on February 2, 2026 8:22 am

    Yeah, I know a lot about what Christianity is. But again, I have never claimed to be a Christian.

    But tell me, how is it that you feel so free, as a declared Christian, to completely ignore the teachings and commandments of Jesus and then still consider yourself to be a Christian, pedophile's bitch?

  12. by HatetheSwamp on February 2, 2026 9:16 am

    You care an awful lot about pb's orthodoxy and orthopraxy. You probably should care as much about your own, according to your own subjectivity.

  13. by Ponderer on February 2, 2026 10:12 am

    I realize that having your wanton religious hypocrisy shoved in your face must not be all that comfortable a place to find yourself in. But other than lame obfuscation, isn't there any way at all that you could respond that would interject the slightest bit of an argument in your own defense against your easily perceived hypocrisy in calling yourself a Christian, pedophile's bitch?


  14. by myce on February 2, 2026 10:20 am

    There is not a need for me to use religious language in this context and it could even be offensive. “God's grace” = good luck. I don't think there is any major religion which teaches that those who are more lucky are more loved by the diety. I think the Affluent White Fascist Libertarians (AWFL) overestimate the role of merit in their own success, and underestimate how much of it is luck. Thus, they think they're more entitled than other people.

  15. by HatetheSwamp on February 2, 2026 10:36 am

    "... isn't there any way at all that you could respond that would interject the slightest bit of an argument in your own defense against your easily perceived hypocrisy in calling yourself a Christian, pedophile's bitch?"

    With you? Noop.

  16. by HatetheSwamp on February 2, 2026 10:38 am

    "I think the Affluent White Fascist Libertarians (AWFL)..."

    Ah, myce, youdabomb. Good'ne.

  17. by oldedude on February 2, 2026 2:55 pm
    po- you told me I had to give you an answer and then you would give me the answer about your reference for your Christianity, which you DID say you were studying, with donna. I just accepted that. I should have known better. You are just proving yourself a lessor person with far less integrity than I though, which is actually one of the worst people I know of. You've doxed Lead a couple of times, and you're lying to me now. I'm more "disappointed" than anything. You had a chance at redemption and it flew right over your head.

    And also. some other on this site would just say "I'm waiting fro my answer from four years ago." Which I think is bullshit. Just giving you another chance.

  18. by HatetheSwamp on February 2, 2026 3:00 pm

    "You've doxed Lead a couple of times, and you're lying to me now."

    Preach it.

  19. by Ponderer on February 3, 2026 8:20 am

    I realize that having your wanton religious hypocrisy shoved in your face must not be all that comfortable a place to find yourself in. But other than lame obfuscation, isn't there any way at all that you could respond that would interject the slightest bit of an argument in your own defense against your easily perceived hypocrisy in calling yourself a Christian, pedophile's bitch?


    "With you? Noop." -pedophile's bitch


    Aww, come on now, pedophile's bitch. Give it a try! You may be rather surprised by how rational and right on point my response might be to an actually honest explanation from you...




  20. by oldedude on February 3, 2026 8:24 am
    AAAAANNNNNNNNDDDDDDDDDDDD she avoids yet again! (see #17)

  21. by Ponderer on February 3, 2026 8:41 am

    "17. by oldedude on February 2, 2026 2:55 pm
    po- you told me I had to give you an answer and then you would give me the answer about your reference for your Christianity, which you DID say you were studying, with donna. I just accepted that. I should have known better. You are just proving yourself a lessor person with far less integrity than I though, which is actually one of the worst people I know of. You've doxed Lead a couple of times, and you're lying to me now. I'm more "disappointed" than anything. You had a chance at redemption and it flew right over your head.

    And also. some other on this site would just say "I'm waiting fro my answer from four years ago." Which I think is bullshit. Just giving you another chance."

    Okay.

    So, you want my "reference for my Christianity"? I seriously don't remember you ever asking me for that. I don't have Christianity. I am not a Christian. But what I know about Christianity I learned during four years at a private Christian High School and from all the reading I have done in the Bible and elsewhere since then. Forgive me if I didn't keep a running bibliography for the last fifty years of my life to present to you in a spreadsheet form.

    I have mentioned this many times over the years. Is that what you wanted...?

  22. by HatetheSwamp on February 3, 2026 8:53 am

    "You are just proving yourself a lessor person..."

    Good ole po The Superior!

  23. by Ponderer on February 3, 2026 9:27 am

    pedophile's bitch, please try to answer this to the best that your seminary training will allow...


    Do you believe that Jesus Christ is working or can work His will through Donald Trump?



  24. by HatetheSwamp on February 3, 2026 9:32 am

    Can? Yup.

    But, God created humans with agency. Y'know? If my reply is too highfalutin, feel free to follow up.

  25. by Ponderer on February 3, 2026 11:20 am

    "Can? Yup." -pedophile's bitch

    No, that's fine. That was a perfectly fine and understandable answer.

    I was just curious...

    If you think that Jesus can do His work through a narcissistic, power-hungry, immoral, pure evil, con man megalomaniac like Trump, don't you think that it might not just be possible that He is working through me to give you a message about how far away from His teachings you have strayed...?

    It wouldn't even be that mysterious of a way for Him to move, I don't think.

  26. by HatetheSwamp on February 3, 2026 11:24 am

    I didn't say God is working through Trump.

  27. by oldedude on February 3, 2026 1:29 pm
    It's really exasperating to have a Christian hater to attempt to "understand" any part of the bible. It's a lot like po, cornudacurt, concha, and the rest of them to understand law, which they hate also.

  28. by Ponderer on February 3, 2026 1:31 pm

    I didn't say that's what you said. See? Bearing false witness is another one of those things I think He wants me to point out to you.

    You asserted with a rather resounding "Yup" that Jesus Christ can work His will through Donald Trump.

    So... If you think that Jesus can do His work through a narcissistic, power-hungry, immoral, pure evil, con man megalomaniac like Donald Trump, don't you think that it might not just be possible that He is working through me to give you a message about how far away from His teachings you have strayed...?





    (I think he's gonna peg the Lame-O-Meter with this next response...)

  29. by Ponderer on February 3, 2026 1:46 pm

    Your exasperation is all self-induced and based on hallucinations, od.

    Here... if it will help...

  30. by oldedude on February 3, 2026 3:37 pm
    Actually not. It happens with most of the people that use Christianity as a system of hatred. My prime example. You use the term "pedophile's bitch," and then in the next post " Bearing false witness is another one of those things I think He wants me to point out to you."

    So I'm not convinced that you can actually play "lucifer's advocate" if hatred is your motivation. Well maybe you can do that, but you're using your hatred to prove the bible, so maybe it's lucifer that is guiding you.

  31. by oldedude on February 3, 2026 3:41 pm
    And using "AI" doesn't help your cause. At all. And you're lying by not answering that question I asked. And I'm actually asking so I simply understand how you think? Is it Calvinism? or not? Is it even Christian? I don't know.

  32. by oldedude on February 3, 2026 8:58 pm
    I'm really not going to let your total bullshit die here. You've been talking bullshit and lies all your life. You need to actually tell the truth for once. It's the way out. You can't do it yet, and I understand it, because it all the things you are TOLD to understand. You're nothing to the Russians. Nothing to the Chinese, NOTHING to the Palestinian groups. you are nothing to the LGBTQ+ community, You are nothing to the TPS'rs. They're only using you for your voice ant you unending "support" to them. You are ONLY their USEFUL IDIOT. Someone they will feed information and make you feel better, while you fall to their bullet to be another "useful Idiot."

    At least feel somewhat good about me telling you this. concha should die. I don't care. dorundacurt? much the same. they're players to the highest bidder.
    So for now, I'm out. Take a look at who is using you for you being a "useful" Idiot. and will they kill you some day.

    Sorry myce, is already owned. so that's a different no one has control over. She has made her own path to this and now it's owned by "others".

  33. by Ponderer on February 4, 2026 6:53 am

    "I'm really not going to let your total bullshit die here. You've been talking bullshit and lies all your life." -olde dude

    See...? I'm not even reading past that part. Because there's no reason at all for me or anyone else to give a flying fuck about anything you have to say when you start out with such ridiculously asinine, deranged, raging idiocy.

    You and pedophile's bitch can go fuck yourselves today.

  34. by Indy! on February 4, 2026 10:04 am


    Sam Adams - the most religious of the Founding Fathers - was governor of Massachusetts. He was so afraid of minority religions they had laws restricting their rights to vote. While Mass was the most religious of all the original states - it is now the most atheist. Why?

    Because they learned their lesson. 🙂

  35. by HatetheSwamp on February 4, 2026 10:19 am

    Most religious? How do you figure?

  36. by oldedude on February 4, 2026 10:44 am
    He made it all up. As usual.

  37. by Indy! on February 4, 2026 10:48 am

    Is your google broken again? Or are your mommies not around to walk you thru it?

  38. by Indy! on February 4, 2026 10:49 am

    AI Overview
    Samuel Adams - Christian Heritage Fellowship, Inc.
    Samuel Adams (1722–1803) was a deeply religious Puritan and devout Christian whose faith heavily influenced his political radicalism and fight for American independence. He viewed liberty as a "gift of the Almighty" and combined his religious devotion with revolutionary fervor, arguing for Christian rights and morality in governance.


    BOOYAH! 👊😎

  39. by HatetheSwamp on February 4, 2026 10:55 am

    Indy,

    Deeply ain't MOST. baha

  40. by HatetheSwamp on February 4, 2026 10:59 am

    BTW, Indy: "He viewed liberty as a "gift of the Almighty" and combined his religious devotion with revolutionary fervor, arguing for Christian rights and morality in governance."

    I'm pretty sure you have no idea what that means...

    ... because even Thomas Jefferson said that we "are endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights." Eh? Baha?

  41. by oldedude on February 4, 2026 11:02 am
    AI is worse than "X"

  42. by Indy! on February 4, 2026 11:16 am

    Brown Shorts has given his stamp of approval on AI. But hey - if you're saying Sam Adams wasn't religious? Guess that proves my original point - that that Founders weren't that interested in religion.

  43. by oldedude on February 4, 2026 11:22 am
    Back to the thread....

    I'm going to say again. Using a religion you claim is the "closest to your beliefs" and then using that to say other people are hypocrites, shows a complete lack of understanding of that religion.

    I would think that you'd be closer tied to either wiccan or satanic. There aren't any rules about being a such and such person, and it's all about you not having to "give up" anything at all. It's all about the person asking certain things and them not giving anything.

    Along those lines, I think you're really missing the acceptance that humans, by our very nature, are imperfect. That is all of us, and is a huge part of Christianity, Judaism, and even Islam and Buddhism. A central theme of those religions is to accept you are imperfect, and work on getting better. This is a human challenge you'll have all your life.

  44. by HatetheSwamp on February 4, 2026 11:52 am

    "But hey - if you're saying Sam Adams wasn't religious?"

    I'm wondering how you concluded he was the MOST religious.

  45. by oldedude on February 4, 2026 3:40 pm
    It's all fabricated.

  46. by Curt_Anderson on February 4, 2026 3:45 pm
    If Sam Adams was not the most religious, he was in the top few most religious of America's founders.

    Samuel Adams was known for his strict Calvinist faith and issuing proclamations for prayer and Christian piety in Massachusetts.

  47. by Ponderer on February 5, 2026 6:37 am

    pedophile's bitch can't stand that he was nailed on all his flaming anti-Christian behavior, so he is compelled to lash out at me with posts about trans people that I don't even read.

    That's fine. It makes him happy. While inside, the reality of his wanton religious hypocrisy is existentially ripping him to shreds.

    pedophile's bitch, can I get a BWAH HA HAH HAH HAH...?

  48. by HatetheSwamp on February 5, 2026 7:05 am

    Noop, po.

    Not trans PEOPLE. Trans politics...

    ... which I strenuously oppose, and around which you've centered your existence for many years.

  49. by Ponderer on February 5, 2026 8:44 am

    "It's YOU both that are supporting the pedophilia, and cop killers." -pedophile's bitch

    Oh. I see. You only oppose trans politics.

    Trans PEOPLE are just a minority who you like to belittle, deride, lie about, make fun of, and direct your flaming pig-ignorant bigotry at.


    I see...

  50. by Ponderer on February 5, 2026 8:45 am

    Wrong quote...

    "Noop, po.

    Not trans PEOPLE. Trans politics..."     -pedophile's bitch

  51. by HatetheSwamp on February 5, 2026 9:01 am

    ""It's YOU both that are supporting the pedophilia, and cop killers." -pedophile's bitch

    Oh. I see. You only oppose trans politics."


    Noop. Not from pb.

  52. by Ponderer on February 5, 2026 9:39 am

    I corrected it in the next post.

    Anyway, all this irrelevant subterfuge and obfuscation of yours aside, how can you sleep at night knowing that you wipe your ass with the teachings of your supposedly actual Lord and Savior on pretty much a daily basis in here, pedophile's bitch...?


    (Literally always stocked in both of pedophile's bitch's bathrooms...)

  53. by Ponderer on February 5, 2026 2:27 pm


    You just don't ever sleep, is that it?



  54. by oldedude on February 5, 2026 3:02 pm
    I honestly don't think you're in any position to criticize. You're NOT a Christian, you still don't understand the basics, and you're using this for evil. This is a "do as I tell you, not as I show you" because you've already said by default, you don't have to play by your own rules. It really cuts into any integrity you ever want to stand on.

  55. by Ponderer on February 5, 2026 3:41 pm

    Well, everything that you've contributed to this discussion is completely irrelevant, wrong, or an insult. So thankfully, nothing you say is of any importance whatsoever, od.

    But I'll ask you this... Do you, as a Buddhist, thnk that any devoted Christian would think that the way pedophile's bitch struts his bigotry, conceit, hatred and racism all over this place makes Jesus happy...?

  56. by Ponderer on February 5, 2026 3:43 pm

    And I think that it's adorable that you rush to pedophile's bitch's aid the moment that you think he's getting a question that he won't be able to handle.
    ...

  57. by Ponderer on February 5, 2026 4:22 pm

    But he can handle it. He's a big boy.

    I just would like to know how is all.

  58. by Ponderer on February 6, 2026 8:32 am

    I bet pedophile's bitch puts IOU's into the offering basket at church.

  59. by oldedude on February 6, 2026 12:32 pm
    po- ""It's YOU both that are supporting the pedophilia, and cop killers." -pedophile's bitch

    Oh. I see. You only oppose trans politics."

    So she admits to supporting pedophiles and cop killers. Well done! welldone.

  60. by Indy! on February 6, 2026 1:34 pm

    by oldedude on February 5, 2026 3:02 pm
    I honestly don't think you're in any position to criticize. You're NOT a Christian, you still don't understand the basics, and you're using this for evil. This is a "do as I tell you, not as I show you" because you've already said by default, you don't have to play by your own rules. It really cuts into any integrity you ever want to stand on.


    You're not a Christian either, Odorous. So who are you to talk?

  61. by oldedude on February 6, 2026 3:41 pm
    I am. You need to catch the fuck up.

  62. by Indy! on February 6, 2026 6:14 pm

    You're Catholic? If not, you're not a Christian. You're a poseur which should feel quite normal to you.

  63. by oldedude on February 6, 2026 7:31 pm
    I never said that.

  64. by Indy! on February 6, 2026 9:56 pm

    So you're not a Christian. Glad we settled that. See? We can get along. 🙂

  65. by oldedude on February 7, 2026 4:41 am
    I am. You just need to catch up with real life.

    FYSA. Catholic does not equate to Christian. Catholic is a subset, just like the SBC, etc.

  66. by Ponderer on February 7, 2026 6:01 am

    po- ""It's YOU both that are supporting the pedophilia, and cop killers." -pedophile's bitch

    Oh. I see. You only oppose trans politics."

    "So she admits to supporting pedophiles and cop killers. Well done! welldone. -olde dude


    Okay then...


    "You're Catholic? If not, you're not a Christian. You're a poseur which should feel quite normal to you." -Indy!

    "I never said that." -olde dude

    So olde dude admits that he's a pedophile and a cop killer. Great job! great job.


    ...

  67. by oldedude on February 7, 2026 6:13 am
    How sweet! Bless you're peapicken' heart! going to rescue concha that's sooo nice of you to do that! I mean, like you, he's always supported terrorists and human trafficking. And I'm very sure you're not a pedophile, which concha is.

  68. by oldedude on February 7, 2026 6:24 am
    And you totally missed the quote. Yours didn't really make sense because the conversation was only about one thing. Sorry. It's "english" I know...

  69. by Ponderer on February 7, 2026 8:13 am

    I was merely using Indy!'s post to illustrate how you're a blithering idiot, od.

  70. by Navy2711 on February 7, 2026 8:20 am

    Capital "E" on the word "English," OD. 😉

  71. by Indy! on February 7, 2026 9:49 am

    by oldedude on February 7, 2026 4:41 am
    I am. You just need to catch up with real life.

    FYSA. Catholic does not equate to Christian. Catholic is a subset, just like the SBC, etc.


    Nope. Every "Christian" religion is a watered-down version of Catholicism. The original pope was Peter - one of Jesus' disciples. It's the ONLY religion that came from Jesus himself. "Upon this rock..." look it up. In the meantime, you're nothing more than a fake Christian who didn't like the rules and subscribed to a second rate "religion" that broke the rules set down by Christ himself.

  72. by oldedude on February 7, 2026 12:27 pm
    I disagree. At least I now know where you're coming from, which is good. An antiquated version of weirdness that came about after Vatican II, when the Catholic Church wanted to establish itself and the "true" church. Unfortunately, the backlash to that was untenable and the church lost a lot of membership.

    The prossies offered something way different. That was acceptance and the freedom not to be scorned. Some of the "new" Bible based Protestant churches (meaning non-affiliated) are actually much stricter rules. My close family is has a non-Calvinist view of the Bible, and I can still understand the King James version. So there is also a far-right version of the Protestant churches. Most folks that I know that still attend church that I've seen, are Catholic (although my cousins don't go to the Catholic church anymore because of all the changes), and somewhat center right protestant churches.



    *Lead- just to be clear, I grew up Irish protestant and Slovak Catholic. Not a good mix. I pretty much had "the troubles" living in my house. One day I was asked by the priest one day why I didn't take communion. I was at the Catholic Church (St Joe's where my grandfather was buried) He was shocked when I said I wasn't a Catholic and respected their laws about taking communion. I'm adamantly NOT anti-Catholic. And most of my family and my wife's family have been Catholic from the time they were FOB, and earlier. Anyway. You still have my respect.

  73. by Ponderer on February 7, 2026 1:33 pm

    As the Christian faith has mine, od.

  74. by Donna on February 7, 2026 1:42 pm

    Indy - That's one interpretation. In the Lutheran Church, whose founder was a Catholic monk, we were taught another interpretation.


    From AI:

    In Matthew 16:18, Jesus tells Simon, "You are Peter (Petros), and on this rock (petra) I will build my church". This statement, following Peter's confession that Jesus is the Messiah, is interpreted either as building the church on Peter himself (papal succession), the confession of faith itself, or on Christ as the foundation.

    Key Interpretations of "Upon This Rock":

    Peter as the Rock: In this view, Jesus is directly referring to Peter (whose name means "rock" or "stone") as the foundational leader of the church, giving him the "keys of heaven's kingdom".

    The Confession as the Rock: Many argue the "rock" is not Peter himself, but the divine revelation that Jesus is "the Christ, the Son of the living God," which Peter just confessed. [<-- That's what I was taught]

    Christ as the Rock: Some interpretations emphasize that Christ is the only true foundation (1 Cor. 3:11).

  75. by Indy! on February 7, 2026 2:30 pm

    Odorous - again - Peter was the original pope. He is the person Christ himself chose to be the leader once he (Jesus) was gone. So what happened in Vatican II in the 1960s 😂 (which you obviously do not understand from your googling) does not apply.

    Donna - Of course the Lutherans disagree. As do the Methodists, Protestants, Baptists and all the other watered down religions that basically ALL started as Catholics but didn't like certain rules. For example, King Henry the VIII didn't like the fact he couldn't get get his marriage annulled, so he broke the Church of England off from the Roman Catholics so he could 86 his wife and marry Anne Boleyn. The Lutherans separated from the Catholics because of what Martin Luther saw as various theological abuses - most notably the sale of indulgences. He was then excommunicated from the Catholic religion.

    And of course you were also ALL taught different "interpretations" because the actual Bible words and the actions of Jesus don't jibe with the new watered down religions of Martin Luther and King Henry, et al.

  76. by Donna on February 7, 2026 2:55 pm

    Watered down? No. Some practices weren't in line with the teachings of Jesus, like indulgences, confessing your sins to a preist, praying to saints. Marriage annulments aren't a thing in the Lutheran church because they weren't a thing with Jesus.








  77. by myce on February 7, 2026 3:32 pm

    Was there rivalry between Peter and Mary Magdalene?

    from AI:
    Yes, several early Christian texts, particularly Gnostic gospels, depict a significant rivalry between Peter and Mary Magdalene, focusing on tensions over authority, spiritual insight, and gender roles within the early Church. While canonical gospels show them as followers of Jesus, non-canonical writings portray Peter as jealous or dismissive of Mary, who is often presented as possessing superior understanding of Jesus' teachings.

    Key Aspects of the Rivalry
    Contested Authority: Texts like the Gospel of Mary and the Pistis Sophia show Peter challenging Mary’s authority and questioning why Jesus would reveal secret teachings to a woman rather than the male disciples.

    Jealousy and Gender Conflict: In the Gospel of Thomas, Peter asks that Mary leave the group, stating that "women are not worthy of life," to which Jesus responds that he will lead her to make her "male" (spiritually).
    The "Apostle to the Apostles": Because Mary was the first to witness the resurrection in some accounts, a conflict arises, with Peter appearing offended by her prominent role.

    Esoteric Knowledge: Mary is frequently portrayed as the disciple closest to Jesus, understanding the deeper spiritual meaning of his message, which causes conflict with Peter, who struggles to grasp these teachings.
    These portrayals are thought to reflect a broader, early conflict between different factions in Christianity regarding apostolic succession and the role of women.

  78. by Donna on February 7, 2026 3:42 pm

    Interesting - I didn't know any of that. I wonder what Jesus meant by "spiritually male".

  79. by HatetheSwamp on February 7, 2026 3:55 pm

    The Simon, you are Peter and on this rock I will build My church happened in Acts 2. It's a done deal, signed sealed and delivered.

  80. by myce on February 7, 2026 4:14 pm

    I don't know Donna. Here is the passage from Gospel of Thomas (114):

    (1) Simon Peter said to them: “Let Mary go away from us, for women are not worthy of life.”
    (2) Jesus said: “Look, I will draw her in so as to make her male, so that she too may become a living male spirit, similar to you.”
    (3) (But I say to you): “Every woman who makes herself male will enter the kingdom of heaven.”


    On the other hand, this is from Gospel of Philip:

    As for the Wisdom who is called "the barren," she is the mother of the angels. And the companion of the [...] Mary Magdalene. [...] loved her more than all the disciples, and used to kiss her often on her mouth. The rest of the disciples [...]. They said to him "Why do you love her more than all of us?" The Savior answered and said to them, "Why do I not love you like her? When a blind man and one who sees are both together in darkness, they are no different from one another. When the light comes, then he who sees will see the light, and he who is blind will remain in darkness."

  81. by Donna on February 7, 2026 4:20 pm

    Heh, that was no help at all ☺️


  82. by HatetheSwamp on February 7, 2026 4:24 pm

    There were some really bizarre texts written in the early generations of the Christian movement... and, very likely, far more people who folded the Jesus story into what, today, would be considered bonkered, pagan worldviews... as myce demonstrated.

  83. by Donna on February 7, 2026 4:27 pm

    From AI:

    What did Jesus mean by being "spiritually male"?

    In the Gospel of Thomas (saying 114), Jesus' statement about women becoming "spiritually male" to enter the Kingdom of Heaven is interpreted not as a gender change, but as a spiritual transformation from a lower, "ignorant" state (often associated with femaleness) to a higher state of knowledge and spiritual perfection. It implies overcoming physical and worldly limitations to become a "living spirit," where "male" represents strength and spirit, and "female" represents the mortal flesh.

    Key aspects of this concept include:

    Transcending Gender: It suggests overcoming the gender divide to reach a state of androgynous perfection or a "post-gender male" status.

    Symbolism of Strength: In this context, "male" is often used to symbolize spiritual strength, knowledge, or truth.

    Not About Misogyny: Rather than devaluing women, many interpreters argue it indicates that both women and men must transcend their mortal, "female" (or lower) nature to attain a higher, spiritual, "male" state.

    Gnostic Interpretation: This idea is rooted in Gnostic thought, which emphasizes knowledge (gnosis) to move from a state of flesh-driven existence to one of spiritual life.

    Therefore, being "spiritually male" means achieving a state of spiritual maturity, where the soul is no longer constrained by the passions of the flesh or societal gender roles.

    ***

    Still comes across as misogynous to me.




  84. by myce on February 7, 2026 5:50 pm

    There is at least one gender non-conforming diety, the mother of Christ if I'm not mistaken, in the bonkered, pagan Christian cosmology.

    From Wikipedia article on Barbēlō: This is the first thought, his image; she became the womb of everything, for it is she who is prior to them all, the Mother-Father (Anthropos), the holy Spirit, the thrice-male, the thrice-powerful, the thrice-named androgynous one, and the eternal aeon among the invisible ones, and the first to come forth.

  85. by Indy! on February 7, 2026 6:35 pm

    Donna -
    Lutherans allow divorce and other things that were not the teachings of Jesus. That's what happens when human beings take over the shop from the son of the magic man they go awry. In the end, though - no matter how you slice the bread - the Christian religion established by Jesus was Catholicism. I know it's a bummer finding out you worshipped the magic man the wrong way all this time - but it's true. 😌

  86. by oldedude on February 7, 2026 9:39 pm
    Donna & po- I'm going to take this in a generally different direction. NOT out of any hatred at all. I would just point out differences. So cut me some slack here.

    As the Christian faith has mine, od.
    OK, we're on a roll. Do you believe in "Communion of the Saints?" The Protestant movement does not believe in that.

    Do you pray to any saint? Protestants don't believe in that. (Although the Archangel Michael is my favourite.

    Do you believe in the rapture. Protestants do and it's a large part of Revelations.

    Do you believe the steps in becoming someone that "is a Christian," such as Baptism, confirmation, communion, etc? The protestants believe that once you "accept Christ with your heart, you are saved at that point IF YOU BELIEVE IT IN YOUR HEART.

    In my OPINION (please understand that word). I cannot get "saved" by giving money to the church. If I divorce (as noted, that's a very itchy term for Christianity) do I have to pay the church? Especially if we were married with no children, with children is more. and it gets higher for different aspects.

    I do have one difference from what I said. I am part of the "Catholic" Church, BUT NOT PART OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH. So there's a big difference in the two.

    The reason the the "protesters" broke from the "Roman Catholic" Church was because of the inquisition, payments to the church, having the church not "allow" commoners access to the bible (mostly because the people at the time were illiterate). After the reform, People were starting to be able to be literate and the "assumption" was they could read the bible with as much comprehension as the papacy. I am not there yet. I have "those friends" that can actually quote you scripture and counter scripture without opening their Bibles or thinking twice. I admire them. The other part is they absolutely understand "CONTEXT" which is huge in the Bible.
    * I'm not going to say that Lead has more knowledge in Theology. I will never go there. I will always (modestly) relent to him. I will never have a problem with that.

  87. by oldedude on February 7, 2026 9:47 pm
    "po"- But I'll ask you this... Do you, as a Buddhist, thnk that any devoted Christian would think that the way pedophile's bitch struts his bigotry, conceit, hatred and racism all over this place makes Jesus happy...?

    So IF I WERE A BUDDHIST I don't have the right to interfere with any other persons view of their religion. AND You're "assuming" I WAS Zen Buddhism because you're too narrow minded and don't understand the religion. It's like because you're "christian" I can "assume you're Mormon." How correct is that? You're just stupider than the typical yokel in the US. Which is what your BUTTIE (concha) is. My guess is that you should unfuck yourself.

  88. by HatetheSwamp on February 8, 2026 2:59 am

    "Lutherans allow divorce and other things that were not the teachings of Jesus."

    Indy,

    Jesus allowed divorce.

  89. by myce on February 8, 2026 6:11 am

    Only because their hearts had hardened and they were not permitted to remarry.

  90. by HatetheSwamp on February 8, 2026 6:14 am

    huh

  91. by Ponderer on February 8, 2026 6:52 am

    "OK, we're on a roll. Do you believe in [...]" -olde dude

    No, od. I don't. I don't do or believe in any of those things that you mentioned. As I have said many times, I am not a Christian, nor do I belong to any church or organized religion of any kind. I do, however, respect religions and the Christian one in particular. They're all trying to get at the same thing.

    The kind of praying I do has nothing to do with any religion or specific "god". It's more like a connection or communion with the entirety of existence and whatever the Truth of it all is and Whatever is behind it. I don't want to limit It by giving It a name or nailing It down with ancient scriptures.

    The Christian high school I went to for all four years was nondenominational and just focused on the Bible and the teachings of Jesus. There was little talk of saints as I recall, other than acknowledging their existence. The Pope was irrelevant. Besides all the regular classes, there was an hour of mandatory Bible Class three times a week all four years. So, I got a pretty good feel for the Christian faith and the Bible. There was one teacher who taught a semester of a history class focused on Martin Luther.

    And I remember liking the heck out of the guy. I loved his take on the religion of the day. He was my kind of rebel. I always loved this quote of his from his 95 Theses about the Pope and Purgatory. I got this from AI, as I didn't remember the exact words he used:

    “Why doesn’t the pope empty purgatory for the sake of holy love and the dire need of the souls that are there if he redeems an infinite number of souls for the sake of miserable money with which to build a church?’’ (Thesis 82).

    I think Luther flipped over a table or two in his time. So, the Pope was holding souls for ransom until family members paid him money for an "Indulgence"??? I think Jesus Christ Himself would have turned the whole Vatican upside down over that one.


    So anyway, I wasn't asking you to interfere with anyone's religion. And I wasn't trying to delve into the intricacies of your Buddhist faith. I didn't really need to even bring it up, so I apologize for that. It was not meant in any negative way. I was just trying to get your take on the behavior of pedophile's bitch in this forum regarding his Christian faith, and if you thought that other Christians, from what you know of the religion, might think of his behavior.

  92. by HatetheSwamp on February 8, 2026 7:17 am

    "As I have said many times, I am not a Christian, nor do I belong to any church or organized religion of any kind."

    Ahhhhhhhh. You're who Judges 21:25 prophesied, "Every man did what was right in his own eye," baha


    po,

    When I was doing my class work for my degree, the school brought in a visiting professor, from Oxford, who was a Luther scholar. The prof was amazing. Luther wrote in Latin and and German, and, depending on who he considered to be the audience for that particular work and the prof would quote at length from Luther's original... and then translate. Hence, I know more about Luther than some other topics in Christian history...

    Anyway, I agree with your take on Luther. He was a prophetic figure. He was an iconoclast.

  93. by Donna on February 8, 2026 7:30 am

    "As the Christian faith has mine, od.
    OK, we're on a roll. Do you believe in "Communion of the Saints?" The Protestant movement does not believe in that." - od

    I was raised Lutheran. The phrase "the communion of saints" is in the Nicene Creed, which we recited on Sundays when we had Holy Communion. Lutherans consider all Christians as saints; the communion of saints means the communion of Christians to Lutherans.

  94. by HatetheSwamp on February 8, 2026 7:43 am

    My closest affinity in historical Christianity is with the "radical Reformation..."

    ... the so-called Anabaptists, who were all killed by Zwingli. The Anabaptists rejected Creeds but affirmed the content of the Creeds. They wouldn't have ever acknowledged the Communion of Saints. They called it The Invisible Church.

  95. by Donna on February 8, 2026 7:46 am

    Correction: The phrase, "the communion of saints" is in the Apostles Creed, which we recited as part of our liturgy, not the Nicene Creed.

    The Apostles Creed

    I believe in God,
    the Father almighty,
    Creator of heaven and earth,
    and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
    who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
    born of the Virgin Mary,
    suffered under Pontius Pilate,
    was crucified, died and was buried;
    he descended into hell;
    on the third day he rose again from the dead;
    he ascended into heaven,
    and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty;
    from there he will come to judge the living and the dead.

    I believe in the Holy Spirit,
    the holy catholic Church,
    the communion of saints,
    the forgiveness of sins,
    the resurrection of the body,
    and life everlasting.

    Amen.

  96. by HatetheSwamp on February 8, 2026 7:55 am

    My dad drug me to church every week when I was very young while my mom worked in the nursery.

    I could recite the Apostles' Creed before I could read.

  97. by Donna on February 8, 2026 8:09 am

    Other than a couple of times at my parents' church, I haven't attended a church service since around 1983, but I still remember most of the liturgy, which btw is almost identical to Catholic liturgy.


  98. by Donna on February 8, 2026 8:23 am

    What did Jesus say about divorce?

    The Exception Clause: In Matthew 5:32 and 19:9, Jesus allows for divorce in cases of porneia (sexual immorality or unchastity), though this is heavily debated in scope.

    Adultery and Remarriage: Jesus taught that divorcing a spouse for reasons other than sexual immorality and marrying another person commits adultery. - AI

    ***

    The Lutheran Church has no annulment procedure. It stays out of personal decisions.

  99. by oldedude on February 8, 2026 8:32 am
    donna- I was raised Lutheran. The phrase "the communion of saints" is in the Nicene Creed, which we recited on Sundays when we had Holy Communion. Lutherans consider all Christians as saints; the communion of saints means the communion of Christians to Lutherans.

    Okay I would agree with that. And depending on the Lutheran and Catholic churches, you may able to take communion in each others' church. To be very fair, when I looked it up, the answers went from "absolutely not" to "maybe." so there are some strong disagreements, depending on the Pope and the Parish.

    So I was a "Methodist" growing up, and now a "Christ centered" or "Bible Centered" Christian now. I also have some carry-overs from going to a local parish for four years, so there's that. I just don't go into that when talking to family who get in really hot debates about what the bible actually says, etc. To a true "Christ Centered Christian" praying to anyone except straight to Christ or God (which are one in the same), is not part of their reality.

    I guess that's been my point all along. Whenever you clump "Christian" together, you're just asking for trouble. A lot of the Christian centered churches are not affiliated with any denomination, because they don't use the pomp and ceremony those that have to pay to be a "denomination" do. Many do not "pass the plate, although they do take donations somewhere in the church. Some aren't even brick and mortar churches, and exist within study groups where students read the Bible for themselves and discuss the relativity to what they're talking about that day. Many of them learn the Bible in daily readings where in a year, you cover the entire Bible in some fashion. My Step son is on his fourth iteration of learning this way. This year is a sequential reading of the Bible, which does a lot of jumping in the New Testament.

  100. by Donna on February 8, 2026 8:55 am

    Lutherans are cool with taking Holy Communion anywhere. There was a very live and let live atmosphere at the parish my family attended. We were all very active at our parish. I even served on the Church Council one year.


  101. by Ponderer on February 8, 2026 9:06 am

    olde dude, are you familiar with any Christian denomination where championing the removal of immigrants from society like pedophile's bitch does is acceptable behavior? Where they cheer on the horrific treatment of foreigners on our soil and destruction of other Christian families, like pedophile's bitch does...?

    It's just that I'm not. That's all I have been about here for some time now.

  102. by Indy! on February 8, 2026 9:07 am

    It is the Catholic Mass that turns the wafer and (optional) wine into the body and blood of Christ. They actually believe a transformation takes place. So to accept it at another church would not be considered the same as accepting it at a Catholic Mass.

    And - as you all know - I couldn't care less what you all believe or do or what the Catholics do, I'm just explaining the reality of the religion - where it started, who started it and how it operates. I disagree with a LOT of things the Catholics do - like moving pedophile priests around from church to church to avoid prosecution. But in the end, there is only one religion actually started by Jesus - the Catholics. The rest - all of them - are offshoots of one kind or another.

    So far as myself? I am still agnostic and do not believe the god described in the Bible is a real thing.

  103. by Donna on February 8, 2026 9:23 am

    I don't believe that the the being described as "God" in the Old Testament is the creator of all that exists - the reason there is something rather than nothing. I don't believe that the reason there is something rather than nothing is a being.

    Btw, Jesus didn't agree with everything the God of the O.T. decreed.

    As for taking communion at another church, even though I didn't believe in the Catholic teaching that communion wine a bread are the actual body and blood of Christ, I took communion at a Catholic church back in the 80s.





  104. by oldedude on February 8, 2026 9:36 am
    Okay, I accept that's your belief. I'm all good with that. Again. They are YOUR beliefs. I have no say at all to "preach" to you about it. Would I talk to you about it? Maybe. Maybe just to get your view on it and learn a different viewpoint. My view is mine. And at some level I disagree with every other person on this planet. I don't sweat the small stuff and this isn't worth arguing about.

  105. by HatetheSwamp on February 8, 2026 9:40 am

    "Btw, Jesus didn't agree with everything the God of the O.T. decreed."

    Do tell

  106. by Indy! on February 8, 2026 9:43 am

    You can take the communion anywhere you want - that wasn't the point. The point is Lutherans are not performing the Catholic Mass, therefore a Catholic taking communion in a Lutheran church is not considered the same as taking communion after a Catholic Mass.

  107. by HatetheSwamp on February 8, 2026 9:47 am

    Indy,

    I'd a never pegged you for a blind faith, dogmatic Roman Catholic... not in 1,000,000 years!!!!!

  108. by Donna on February 8, 2026 9:55 am

    Indy, I agree with what you said in post 106. I doubt, though, that every Catholic who takes communion at a Catholic church believes that they're consuming the actual body and blood of Christ, though.

    Hts, there are several instances in the Gospels where Jesus says sonething like, 'It is written, (followed by an O.T. passage where God decrees something), but I say, (followed by an amendment to what God said).


  109. by Donna on February 8, 2026 9:58 am

    ... for example, "turn the other cheek" rather than "an eye for an eye".

  110. by HatetheSwamp on February 8, 2026 10:17 am

    Interesting.

    Generally, I think, Christians understand those differences illustrating the ways the New Covenant fulfills the Old Covenant of the Law.

  111. by oldedude on February 8, 2026 10:27 am
    Agreed. Which is a key. AND some of the law stayed in place, which was also used as examples.

  112. by Indy! on February 8, 2026 10:37 am

    by HatetheSwamp on February 8, 2026 9:47 am

    Indy,

    I'd a never pegged you for a blind faith, dogmatic Roman Catholic... not in 1,000,000 years!!!!!


    Just another example of your inability to read and comprehend, Brown Shorts. Where in any of those posts did I claim to be religious - much less Catholic - even less so dogmatic? I know a lot about the NFL and can converse about it on a professional level - that doesn't make me a member of an NFL team.

  113. by Indy! on February 8, 2026 10:40 am

    by Donna on February 8, 2026 9:55 am

    Indy, I agree with what you said in post 106. I doubt, though, that every Catholic who takes communion at a Catholic church believes that they're consuming the actual body and blood of Christ, though.


    Of course, I'm just telling you what the Church believes. Catholics break all the rules - they divorce, they use birth control, they covet their neighbors' wives... just like any other religion. It's one of the things that kept me from ever believing in religion or the Bible - because every person I've ever met who claimed to be religious or pious were usually even MORE sinful than people who don't make those claims. Religion is a beard for sin just as "protecting the children" (in some way) is a beard for most pedophiles.

  114. by oldedude on February 8, 2026 10:48 am
    Just to discuss... We were having a conversation about that a couple of weeks ago. My point was that each time period was a different lifestyle for the people. They weren't ready for Christ after the Exodus out of Egypt. The Hammurabi code was actually an act of restraint. You could only take an eye for an eye, and not a life for an eye. That was enough right then, and very radical for many in a time when wholesale killing and murder was the rule of the day. The times when being put to death for infractions of the law were common, we see a transition to relative and perhaps more appropriate sentencing for violations. So that was a "new thing" they needed to learn before they could move on.

    The new code is to "forgive your enemies" which is still a really tough one still. Especially when you've been severely wronged.

  115. by Ponderer on February 9, 2026 7:23 am

    olde dude, it is quite possible to "forgive your enemies" while they justifiably rot for the rest of their lives in prison.

  116. by Donna on February 9, 2026 10:28 am

    od and Hts- Do you think that the Cteator of all that is, the reasin there's something rather than nothing is a being that changes their mind?

    I don't. I think that Jesus was introducing something entirely new, but was being careful not to alienate a population of people who had been raised to believe in the what the ancient manuscripts had to say about the Creator, the Reason that anything at all exists.


  117. by myce on February 9, 2026 11:24 am

    MAGA Neolithics are still having trouble with "eye for an eye," let alone "love your neighbor as yourself."

  118. by Ponderer on February 9, 2026 12:13 pm

    Yeah, myce. To them, love thy neighbor only applies to neighbors who are within a ten-mile radius of them and are white like them.

  119. by oldedude on February 13, 2026 8:35 am
    olde dude, it is quite possible to "forgive your enemies" while they justifiably rot for the rest of their lives in prison.

    Said by the most hateful person I've had to deal with in my life.


  120. by Ponderer on February 13, 2026 8:49 am

    "Said by the most hateful person I've had to deal with in my life." -olde pedophile dude

    Why do you think I am so hatefull about, olde pedophile dude?

    Because I hate fascism...? Because I hate the destruction of the United States of America...? Because I hate traitors to this country...? Because I hate this regime's boundlessly wanton corruption...? Because I hate Gestapo tactics being used on our American streets...? Because I hate this regime destroying our relationships of every ally this country had...?

    What, olde pedophile dude? What is it that you think I am so hateful about?





    (olde pedophile dude will now list off a bunch of things that I supposedly hate that are in no way whatsoever connected to the truth or reality...)

  121. by HatetheSwamp on February 13, 2026 8:53 am

    po,

    If it's not hate for OD that you display here, how do you want us to interpret your posts?

  122. by Ponderer on February 13, 2026 9:17 am

    I don't really hate olde dude. I really don't. He's not in his right mind. He's essentially a high functioning moron. He probably can't help it. I'm not going to hate someone because of a mental imparity or their faulty genes.

    And If I didn't think he was getting possibly the only jollies out of life that he ever gets here, I wouldn't feed him the stuff he loves to rail about so much. It's the least I can do for the poor guy.

  123. by HatetheSwamp on February 13, 2026 2:10 pm

    "I don't really hate olde dude. I really don't. He's not in his right mind. He's essentially a high functioning moron."

    Yeah yeah yeah. Everyone who ain't woke wishes they were as smart as you. We've been through that many times. You're half Einstein, half Gandhi.

  124. by oldedude on February 13, 2026 2:22 pm
    That's like concha saying he doesn't hat me.

  125. by Ponderer on February 14, 2026 6:27 am

    Well, if Indy! won't hat you, olde dude... please allow me to...

  126. by Ponderer on February 15, 2026 12:43 pm

    "You're half Einstein, half Gandhi." -pedophile's bitch

    I am of no more than average intelligence, pedophile's bitch. Possessing perhaps only a bit more than average human empathy.

    Your comparative placement along the intelligence and empathy scales are no responsibility of mine.


    And as we have gone over countless times now, you shouldn't even be trying to compare anything anyways.

  127. by HatetheSwamp on February 15, 2026 12:49 pm

    "I am of no more than average intelligence, pedophile's bitch."

    That can't be true. You've been telling posters who disagree with you for years that the reason is that they're not smart enuff to agree with you, baha

  128. by oldedude on February 15, 2026 1:14 pm
    Lead- 100% true.

  129. by Indy! on February 15, 2026 1:44 pm

    I 100% do not hat you, Old Dud. 😌

  130. by Ponderer on February 15, 2026 1:47 pm

    "You've been telling posters who disagree with you for years that the reason is that they're not smart enuff to agree with you, baha" -pedophile's bitch

    I of course have never done or said any such thing. baha.

  131. by oldedude on February 15, 2026 3:52 pm
    Yeah.... It's a pretty continuous thing.

  132. by Indy! on February 15, 2026 7:40 pm

    Not like you've ever done that, right Odie? 🙂

  133. by Ponderer on February 16, 2026 6:14 am

    pedophile's bitch apparently thinks that it is impossible for anyone to be any more intelligent than anyone else, that everyone is just as stupid as he is.

    And he also apparently thinks that wiping his ass with the teachings of Jesus Christ does not disqualify him from being a Christian in good standing.

    Here's your flag, pedophile's bitch...

  134. by HatetheSwamp on February 16, 2026 6:23 am

    "pedophile's bitch apparently thinks that it is impossible for anyone to be any more intelligent than anyone else, that everyone is just as stupid as he is."

    But, it's impossible for anyone to be smarter than po, baha

  135. by Ponderer on February 16, 2026 7:37 am

    "But, it's impossible for anyone to be smarter than po, baha" -pedophile's bitch

    I have of course declared the idiocy of that statement many times.


  136. by Ponderer on February 16, 2026 7:39 am

    So pedophile's buitch, why is it that you seem to think that all your behaviors that are in direct contradiction to the teachings of Jesus Christ are meaningless as to your declared status as a Christian...?

    Why does Jesus not give a flyingfuck about you being a bigoted, racist asshole to your fellow humans?

  137. by Indy! on February 16, 2026 8:38 am

    That's the thing. How can you believe we're all god's children if you're ABSOLUTELY DYING to say the n word every chance you get? Brown Shorts is a Christian like I'm the pope.

  138. by Ponderer on February 16, 2026 9:24 am

    I think that this speaks a great deal about others like pedophile's bitch. People who can scream and yell at immigrants and support taking food out of starving people's mouths as they ignore the teachings of Christ, thinking that they are still somehow Christians.

    These are the same people who currently couldn't care less about a president who wipes his ass with the Constitution or incites a violent insurrection against the government of the United States, while at the same time declaring him to be a patriotic American.

    Reality, in their minds, is whatever these people want it to be. They don't even comprehend the very existence of the concept of hypocrisy.

  139. by Indy! on February 16, 2026 9:45 am

    Same goes for the institutions. It's amazing how much money many churches spend on their facilities. You would think if they truly want to help the poor, they would not spend so much on their places of worship.

  140. by Ponderer on February 16, 2026 2:31 pm


    Look, I'll tell ya what, pedophile's bitch. I'll make you a deal.

    If you can give the forum a serious and logically laid out explanation as to why you believe that all of the un-Christian things that we've all watched you partake in for years in this forum... the lying, the bearing false witness, the disregard for genocide, the beating down on minorities, the lack of caring for the foreigner to this land, the lack of caring for other Christians, the racism, the bigotry... are not frowned upon by Jesus, according to his teachings...

    ...I will stop calling you pedophile's bitch and only call you pb from here on.



    Deal, pedophile's bitch...?



    Can you give us a case that you think even Jesus would buy?

  141. by Ponderer on February 17, 2026 5:46 am

    I'm kinda surprised that pedophile's bitch hasn't jumped all over this deal.

  142. by Ponderer on February 17, 2026 5:51 am

    "Being a Christian means identifying as a follower of Jesus Christ, embracing His teachings, and living out a faith that emphasizes a personal relationship with Him." -AI


    Come on, pedophile's bitch! All you gotta do is explain how your actions in this forum can be considered as you embracing the teachings of Jesus.

    Easy-peasy...!

  143. by Ponderer on February 17, 2026 6:06 am

    Ha. Asking pedophile's bitch why he can't explain how his actions could be construed as Christian is like asking Pam Bodi why she hasn't prosecuted a single pedophile from the Epstein list and why they won't give an answer.

    It's the same answer for both: They are protecting Donald Trump and that's all that matters.

  144. by Ponderer on February 19, 2026 4:51 am

    "What I don't get, po, is your puppy love crush on Mr White Bread progressive." -pedophile's bitch

    I love that. Your side has got to demonize him for something, so given that there is so little for you MAGA Hats to work with, you criticize him for being too normal. Simply pathetic.


    What I and others here don't get is why you have been so willing to sacrifice your immortal soul by wiping your ass with the teachings of your once Savior for a two-bit, megalomaniacal, felonious, child-raping con man who couldn't give a flyingfuck about you since you left the polling station? Where thefuck did that puppy love crush come from?

    What did Donald Trump offer you, pedophile's bitch, that was worth your soul?



    (No, I didn't post this on the wrong thread.)

  145. by HatetheSwamp on February 19, 2026 5:41 am

    "I love that. Your side has got to demonize him for something..."


    po,

    As far as I can tell, no one over here is attempting to demonize your Mr White Bread. Honestly, I'm not up to speed on how Ms NOW and MTN are reporting the story. Could you find a link or two for me?

    FYI, over here the focus is on the Dem smoke-filled room's plot to thwart Jasmine Crockett's campaign.

    And, FYI, from what I can tell, Crockett is leading in early voting. How chagrined will you be if she wins? My sense is that myce is a big Crockett fan.

  146. by Ponderer on February 19, 2026 5:52 am

    "[Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah...]" -pedophile's bitch

    I guess I'm missing the part where you explain how supporting, defending, excusing, and championing Donald Trump and MAGA while wiping your ass with the teachings of Jesus Christ was worth your immortal soul...

  147. by Ponderer on February 19, 2026 7:45 am

    Out of these 147 posts, 31 of them are pedophile's bitch distracting and obfuscating and not explaining why, as a Christian, he feels exempt from following the teachings of Jesus.

    So sad.

  148. by Ponderer on February 20, 2026 6:21 am

    He can't come up with a single Bible verse that supports his sociopathic and unchristian dismissal of Jesus's teachings.

    Proving once again that pedophile's bitch would have joined right in with the mob of spectators cheering for Christ's crucifixion.


Go To Top

Comment on: "Oh, Great AI... tell us..."


* Anonymous comments are subject to approval before they appear. Cookies Consent Policy & Privacy Statement. All Rights Reserved. SelectSmart® is a registered trademark. | Contact SelectSmart.com | Advertise on SelectSmart.com | This site is for sale!

Find old posts & articles

Articles by category:

SelectSmart.com
Report spam & abuse
 SelectSmart.com home page