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From: (Anonymous) Date: April 24th, 2003 10:28 am (UTC) (Link)
all religions seem ideal and the way satanism is ,is the way i mostly live my life......we all do if were honest trying to be strong and basically treat others the way i want to be treated but even though i am not a christian i feel that wholly saying i accept satan will cast me out of my heaven in my next spiritual plane.so does this make me a chritian.i could never praise satan because i imagine there is some conspiracy behind all the niceness of satanism that will rear its ugly head once iv taken on this being for my god,i think i will continue with my own belief system,...........which is god (who ever,which ever) loves me knows im good and will accept me in my time of passing.i cant worship and pray to something that might be wrong.
vexen From: [info]vexen Date: April 25th, 2003 03:19 am (UTC) (Link)
http://www.vexen.co.uk/religion/godisdangerous.html

What if GOD is the more dangerous choice? Simply fooled by God, tricked by a very powerful and tricky being, you along with other theists could be the ones who are tricked. You have no way of knowing what God or heaven is like apart from what you believe God itself wants you to think.

http://www.vexen.co.uk/religion/heaven.html

Heaven itself is a rather dodgy idea, so is hell, I think it's safe to assume that as Human beings we have no way of telling how to get to, or avoid, either place, nor even to say they exist.
From: (Anonymous) Date: July 2nd, 2003 11:04 am (UTC) (Link)
HELL IS NOTHING THAT YOUR PITIFUL MIND CAN AMMAGINE, THERE ARE WAYS TO GET THERE AND BELIVE ME ITS A PRETTY FUN PLACE! RED COLD FIRE BURNS FROM THE GROUND DEAMONS HAVE A HIRARCHAL SYSTEM, AND SOMETIMES EAWEN ANGELS COME TO VISIT BUT THEY DONT LOCK SO NICE AS THE CHURCH HAS MADE YOU BELIVE. THERE ARE SOM BEAINGS ON THE OTHER PLANES THAT ACTUALY CARE WHAT HAPPENS TO HUMANETY THEY ARE A KNEW CLAN THAT HAS CHOSEN TO TAKE MATHERS IN TO THEIR OWN HANDS AND BETRAY THEIR LORDS(you call them gods).
From: (Anonymous) Date: February 7th, 2004 07:00 pm (UTC) (Link)

Re: What if God is the more dangerous choice?

It requires faith to believe that God is Good and that he sent his only Son to Earth for the redemption of our sins. As for the comment about God not coming down to say hi. Think of it this way. If God came down in his manifest glory then we would have no choice but to believe and worship. And that is what this life is about. Your choice. You choose to worship God or you dont. It's up to you. It's called freewill. He gave you a choice. And He also gave consequences for your choice.
vexen From: [info]vexen Date: May 29th, 2005 11:40 am (UTC) (Link)

Re: What if God is the more dangerous choice?

Choices can only be made once you know the facts. It's hardly a choice if it doesn't give us the facts. Given that it's all about "choice", doesn't it make God EVIL if it hides the facts required to make choices?

Your God, dude, has some pretty strange ideas about free will I think!

How can there be "consequences" for not knowing something?

There are hundreds of theorized Gods, hundreds of religious beliefs... are you telling me that I need to research all of them and decide which Gods I believe in and which ones I don't? How would you go about such a task if you were in my shoes?
From: (Anonymous) Date: January 16th, 2008 04:11 pm (UTC) (Link)

Jesous as child worn yellow/kaki colours

I do beleive the power of God. Although some may think that they are power prone they arn't. A power is a gift that is forceful enough to survive the wrong ways of life, ( I say this because I don't say EvL) If Jesus had supposedly worn white on the cross then they must have bleached linilen then. Sheep must have eaten potatoes and egg whites and mushrooms then - I dont think so!! I know that men love power but to take it from someone who is 1/2 dead nearly than I will have to say that whoever shall play with the powers of Our God shall suffer the consuiqences immediatly.
From: (Anonymous) Date: July 2nd, 2003 10:50 am (UTC) (Link)
SADUS! I WOULD LIKE TO COMPLIMENT YOU SOR BEEING ON OF THE LAST INTELIGENT PERSON'S IN THIS GOD FORSAKEN WORLD. ALMOST ALL MORTALS THAT I MET HAVE NO IDEA OF OUR BELIEFS AND POWERS. THEY ARE CLOSED UP IN THEIR MIDS THINKING THAT EVRYTHING THEY DO IS RIGHT AND EVRYTHING ELSE IS WRONG WHIT OUT THINKING STOPPING FOR ONE MINUTE TO SHEARCH FOR THE TRUTH IN LIFE, AN TO EXPLORE OTHER POSABILETIES.

PS: PARDON MY ENGLISH, CAUS IM FROM A NOTHER COUNTRY.
From: (Anonymous) Date: October 31st, 2003 02:45 pm (UTC) (Link)

dark or light?

i dont know... is the light the right way to choose ?if i go to the dark side will i be his minion merly a grim reaper or will i be doin what?
From: (Anonymous) Date: November 4th, 2003 01:57 am (UTC) (Link)
What nonsense..you fellars are just wasting ur time reading those crappy stuffs that the writer typed.You people are the ones who're gonna be living in hell for ur entire life in the second world,dont even dream of seeing or smell the gates of heaven..you peeps made the choice,and now what you're trying to do is understand why you made the choice..just wait till you saw the real satan...hahaha..foolz..
vexen From: [info]vexen Date: November 4th, 2003 04:52 am (UTC) (Link)
Let me get this right... because I'm the wrong religion, or in other words, because no-one has come up with a good argument that a good god exists, this "good" god is going to put people in hell forever?

Huh?

And *then* you warn us about Satan? I'm not sure who is worse, but the one who has infinite power but can't even say "hi" seems like a bad parent, I'm not sure I would want to spend eternity with such an arsehole!

However, there is no God. Deal with it dude, life makes much more sense once you've realized that.
From: (Anonymous) Date: February 7th, 2004 07:04 pm (UTC) (Link)

Re: No God

where's your proof that He doesn't exist? I can show you my circumstantial (yet substantial) proof that there is a God
vexen From: [info]vexen Date: March 5th, 2004 11:56 am (UTC) (Link)

Re: No God

Er, why hold back and not just show me straight away? You want me to ask? The world hasn't found proof in tens of thousands of years, what makes you think *you* have found proof?
From: (Anonymous) Date: May 24th, 2005 05:12 pm (UTC) (Link)

Re: No God

so this is what you think?...i suppose you each have a right to your own opinion, yes, it is what i believe. He does exist...God that is, of course you knew that already. I would tell you with arrogance and criticism at mind, that even satan himself believes and knows there is a God, otherwise, what would he be fighting against? how would he have come to be, "evil" if there is no "good" in contrast? I dont blame you for your ignorance, nor do i blame your idols, i do, however, blame the christians around you, for not letting you know. just know, sweet vexen, i pity you...sweet prayers i'll dedicate to your name...your sweet blessed soul. a shame it is that you don't know who it is that gave it to you in the first place...all in all...regardless of whether or not YOU believe in HIM, HE will always believe in YOU.
-Whisper
vexen From: [info]vexen Date: May 29th, 2005 11:37 am (UTC) (Link)

Re: No God

You didn't answer my questions.

You call me "ignorant", then when I ASK YOU to teach me why you think God exists, you don't even answer? Is my ignorance YOUR fault, or will you tell me why it is you think a God exists?

Pity me all you want, but you'll only be a good Christian if you actively help me.

1 Peter 3:15-16 (NIV)
"Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, keeping a clear conscience"

and

2 Timothy 4:2 (NIV)
"Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage - with great patience and careful instruction"

So, you can "blame the christians around" me all you want, but if YOU'RE any better, you will now explain to me what reasons you have for thinking a god exists. Either that, or you're no real Christian.

"HE will always believe in YOU"
God is all-knowing, it doesn't "believe" anything, it KNOWS. If it exists, it doesn't "believe in me", it KNOWS I exist and it knows exactly what my choices will be; it has no need to "believe" anything. I'm not sure why you use words like "believe" for an all-knowing God. Unless the God you believe in isn't all-knowing, of course.
vexen From: [info]vexen Date: April 8th, 2004 05:03 am (UTC) (Link)

Re: No God

If you don't sacrifice a mole every week to the Lich King, you will burn forever in acid bathtub country. If I now asked YOU to prove that there is no Lich King, I'd sound like a loony. Belief requires logic or evidence otherwise the belief might as well be insane.

http://www.vexen.co.uk/religion/rm.html contains many proofs that God (or at least popular white light gods) is not sensible.
From: (Anonymous) Date: March 25th, 2005 03:44 pm (UTC) (Link)
ive reallizd dat derz no god n life still dont make any sense!
ive fuckd evry1z life up, includin mi own, n dont kno wether 2 becum a satanist or stay believin in nothin.
From: (Anonymous) Date: February 7th, 2004 06:51 pm (UTC) (Link)

The comparison between the cross and the swastika

You cannot compare the cross to the swastika for the simple reason that the cross was not an influence in the design of the swastika. The swastika is the inverted Native American symbol for peace and prosperity.
From: (Anonymous) Date: March 21st, 2004 10:35 pm (UTC) (Link)

stupid

you are stupid...and if you continue this way you will burn in hell for eternity...may God bless you help you find your way out of the hell you have dug for yourself.