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Old 05-02-2016, 10:37 AM
 
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It would certainly be more impressive than the banal good deeds you keep listing.
Does it bother you that Christians actually do good deeds?
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Old 05-02-2016, 11:07 AM
 
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Ah! So then...let's see if you have any intellectual integrity and honesty at all. Let's see you go to post # 46 here....

//www.city-data.com/forum/chris...ankinds-3.html

...a nd lets see you castigate your fellow Christian Mike555 for his demeaning and insulting words.

I bet you don't!
What insults? Looks like he made some good points to me. And no direct personal attacks. Your side does that quite often.
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Old 05-02-2016, 11:08 AM
 
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Does it bother you that Christians actually do good deeds?
No. It is more that they seek the favor of man for those deeds when their Father has already seen them.
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Old 05-02-2016, 11:18 AM
 
Location: Tennessee
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A local Christian pastor fixed a neighbor's computer. I'm told all it needed was some virus removal and he had to remove the old version of Norton's in order to install a new antivirus, but he did it for free. No strings attached, no money exchanged. He spent a couple hours of his time in their home on short notice and didn't ask for anything in return.
Excellent! Don't tell me what you believe. Show me.

And, yes, Christians are quite capable of being kind. I would be more impressed if you said the neighbor was a gay drunk.
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Old 05-02-2016, 11:41 AM
 
Location: The #1 sunshine state, Arizona.
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Does it bother you that Christians actually do good deeds?
Good deeds are not exclusive to Christians, everyone does good deeds. Does it bother you that atheists actually do good deeds?
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Old 05-02-2016, 11:51 AM
 
Location: Florida
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What I find astonishing is that this pastor has so much time on his hands to post nonsense on an internet chat board.

Kinda seems like he's not really doing his job ... unless he's lying about his job, which I find is far more plausible.




FYI - I'm retired. I don't have to work anymore.
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Old 05-02-2016, 12:00 PM
 
Location: Northeastern US
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I've done the same and I'm atheist. Fancy that!
Yes, an acquaintance of mine had a new device to get onto his protected WiFi at home but he lost the password* to his router. I visited his home, found that someone (apparently his daughter) had changed the default SSID and password at some point, and spent an hour on the phone with his ISP determining the proper procedure to reset the router to defaults. Then I reset all his devices to the router SSID / password. Not a big deal other than taking the time, but to him it was like magic.

When I was done he insisted on paying me and I refused payment, other than him continuing to play cards with me on Saturday mornings.

*Well he claimed his WIFE lost the password ;-)
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Old 05-02-2016, 12:05 PM
 
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Good deeds are not exclusive to Christians, everyone does good deeds. Does it bother you that atheists actually do good deeds?
Of course not. I said as much earlier in this thread. But then, I'm not challenging the atheists to come up with some over-the-top example to prove their worldview.
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Old 05-03-2016, 01:10 AM
 
Location: Valencia, Spain
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What insults? Looks like he made some good points to me. And no direct personal attacks. Your side does that quite often.
You don't think implying that someone is 'stupid' is insulting??
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Old 05-03-2016, 01:33 AM
 
Location: Under the Redwoods
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I've done the same and I'm atheist. Fancy that!
Hahahaha! When I read the opening post, my 'in my head' reply was...'I fixed my neighbors computer and I'm a Pagan...'

Does the broadcasting of good deeds only count for clergy?
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