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I just came back from the barber shop (I look almost presentable now). As I was waiting, I noticed that the two barbers and one of the customers getting a haircut were talking about tattoos (the other customer didn't say anything). At one point, one of the barbers said that his daughter (I think he said she was 16) wanted to get a cross tattooed on her arm and that he absolutely forbade her from getting it. He had two reasons. The first was that she might not be as religious in 10 years as she is now, and then she would regret getting it. The other reason The other reason was that he didn't want her being tattooed with the mark of the Devil. "If the Devil is anywhere", he said, "it's in religion".

I almost walked out after hearing that, but I needed a haircut and a shave, and there are no other barbers close by, so I waited my turn. I didn't say much while he was shaving me, but he (the same guy as forbade his daughter from getting a tattoo) kept talking to the other barber and the other customer (a different guy by now). They talked about some weirdo who had come in that morning, probably high on drugs, and from there the conversations moved to weird and bad customers in general. The guy who was giving me a shave said he had thrown people out in the middle of a haircut before. One time the guy who's hair he was cutting was a racist and started bad-mouthing Asians, while there was an Asian guy in the next chair. He didn't finish the haircut, but told the guy to leave. I didn't say anything, but I couldn't help thinking to myself "Weren't you bad-mouthing Christians just a few minutes ago?" But I didn't risk getting thrown out in the middle of a shave.

It seems that some people think tolerance should be a one-way street.

The TOG​
 
TOG said:
I just came back from the barber shop (I look almost presentable now). As I was waiting, I noticed that the two barbers and one of the customers getting a haircut were talking about tattoos (the other customer didn't say anything). At one point, one of the barbers said that his daughter (I think he said she was 16) wanted to get a cross tattooed on her arm and that he absolutely forbade her from getting it. He had two reasons. The first was that she might not be as religious in 10 years as she is now, and then she would regret getting it. The other reason The other reason was that he didn't want her being tattooed with the mark of the Devil. "If the Devil is anywhere", he said, "it's in religion".

I almost walked out after hearing that, but I needed a haircut and a shave, and there are no other barbers close by, so I waited my turn. I didn't say much while he was shaving me, but he (the same guy as forbade his daughter from getting a tattoo) kept talking to the other barber and the other customer (a different guy by now). They talked about some weirdo who had come in that morning, probably high on drugs, and from there the conversations moved to weird and bad customers in general. The guy who was giving me a shave said he had thrown people out in the middle of a haircut before. One time the guy who's hair he was cutting was a racist and started bad-mouthing Asians, while there was an Asian guy in the next chair. He didn't finish the haircut, but told the guy to leave. I didn't say anything, but I couldn't help thinking to myself "Weren't you bad-mouthing Christians just a few minutes ago?" But I didn't risk getting thrown out in the middle of a shave.

It seems that some people think tolerance should be a one-way street.

The TOG​
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I don't understand this last statement.
 
Jethro Bodine said:
Religion is the playground of the devil for sure.

Some of the stupidest things get done in the name of religion...ALL religion, including Christianity.

It's embarrassing.
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Why would satan attack the world, they have nothing to do with Jesus? But people who a looking for more than this world and are aware there is more, he deceives with pagan religions and will even deceive the Christians if he can. he has no care about men really, his object of hatred is the Lord.
 
allenwynne said:
I don't understand this last statement.
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We're supposed to tolerate man groups and never say anything bad about them. These groups include gays, blacks, foreigners and others. In this case, it was Asians. If we say anything against foreigners or people with a different skin color, then we are labeled racists. But it seems to be okay to blast Christians and Christianity at every opportunity. This guy was totally against saying anything bad about other races, but he didn't have a problem saying bad things about Christians.

The TOG​
 
Bout time we found a voice... "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." dont know if that is an exact quote

Remembering the church folks from the 50s they sat back waiting for rapture and let the city walls fall around them.....

From G4229; to busy oneself with, that is, to trade: - occupy.

Luk 19:12 He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
Luk 19:13 And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.

ETC
 
TOG said:
We're supposed to tolerate man groups and never say anything bad about them. These groups include gays, blacks, foreigners and others. In this case, it was Asians. If we say anything against foreigners or people with a different skin color, then we are labeled racists. But it seems to be okay to blast Christians and Christianity at every opportunity. This guy was totally against saying anything bad about other races, but he didn't have a problem saying bad things about Christians.

The TOG​
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But if someone speaks badly about Christians and you say nothing, then aren't you also supporting what they are saying?
I'm not trying to attack you personally, just trying to make a point.
 
allenwynne said:
But if someone speaks badly about Christians and you say nothing, then aren't you also supporting what they are saying?
I'm not trying to attack you personally, just trying to make a point.
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That's a good point, but to paraphrase King Solomon, there's a time to speak out and a time to be silent. We need the Holy Spirit to tell us not only what to say, but also when to say it.

The TOG​
 
reba said:
Bout time we found a voice... "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." dont know if that is an exact quote

Remembering the church folks from the 50s they sat back waiting for rapture and let the city walls fall around them.....

From G4229; to busy oneself with, that is, to trade: - occupy.

Luk 19:12 He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
Luk 19:13 And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.

ETC
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Edmond Burke an ATHIEST said this
the only way for evil to triumph is for good men to simply do nothing
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How to learn about people.
Rule no.1.
"Listen to what people say".
TOG goes to the barber shop.
Therefore we can conclude that TOG has hair.
Now we know something about TOG.
 
allenwynne said:
How to learn about people.
Rule no.1.
"Listen to what people say".
TOG goes to the barber shop.
Therefore we can conclude that TOG has hair.
Now we know something about TOG.
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Don't you mean "had"? Well, actually, I didn't have it all removed this time.

allenwynne said:
The real question is, "does Reba have hair"?
I've never heard her mention going to the barber shop.
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No, but she did say this...

reba said:
before shave and hair cut ? NOT :biggrin2
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Does that mean she has a beard?

The TOG​
 
TOG said:
quote="allenwynne, post: 881909, member: 3235"]How to learn about people.
Rule no.1.
"Listen to what people say".
TOG goes to the barber shop.
Therefore we can conclude that TOG has hair.
Now we know something about TOG.
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Don't you mean "had"? Well, actually, I didn't have it all removed this time.



No, but she did say this...



Does that mean she has a beard?

The TOG​
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Hey, TOG, we need to be careful.
She's tougher than she looks.
 
Yup...
My particular frustration goes something like this:
"I believe X is a sin."
"Then you're a bigot."
"Why?"
"Because you hate X/people who do X"
"I don't hate anybody."
"Yes you do."
"Honestly, I don't."
"The what do you call treating X people with disrespect?"
"I don't do that."
"'Course you do."
"Honestly, you don't know me from Adam. How can you judge my actions without ever having met me before?"
"Because people like you are bullies."
And on it goes. (No, I am not exaggerating. That is a paraphrase of things I've seen said more than once.)
 
questdriven said:
Yup...
My particular frustration goes something like this:
"I believe X is a sin."
"Then you're a bigot."
"Why?"
"Because you hate X/people who do X"
"I don't hate anybody."
"Yes you do."
"Honestly, I don't."
"The what do you call treating X people with disrespect?"
"I don't do that."
"'Course you do."
"Honestly, you don't know me from Adam. How can you judge my actions without ever having witnessed them?"
"Because people like you are bullies."
And on it goes. (No, I am not exaggerating. That is a paraphrase of things I've seen said more than once.)
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Isn't "You're a bigot?" an abusive, bigoted thing to say, if the person doesn't even have any information about the one being called this?
 
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