tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post7074106249819288831..comments2023-11-13T16:30:40.096+13:00Comments on Editing the Herald: "Feel Bishop's Flow"Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661495023149576052noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-82487255436789890132009-11-01T16:51:34.835+13:002009-11-01T16:51:34.835+13:00sticks and stones may break my bones, but you are ...sticks and stones may break my bones, but you are a dear freind and I hope our love and time combined will heal all wounds, kisses and shit BP.xBeef Paddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03252626412300864406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-23077330455338537602009-10-30T21:07:22.420+13:002009-10-30T21:07:22.420+13:00Messiah complex at 85% and loading.Messiah complex at 85% and loading.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-45188511829308248062009-10-30T14:14:52.363+13:002009-10-30T14:14:52.363+13:00What Tamaki demands of his followers, currently, e...What Tamaki demands of his followers, currently, eclipses any claim of any pope.<br /><br />"I love what God loves, I hate what God hates". In other words: "My will is God's will. If you want to argue with it, <em>you're wrong</em>. By definition." No pope has ever claimed that - even the much-mocked Doctrine of Infallability has all kinds of safeguards and limitations built into it.<br /><br />And no-one swears personal loyalty to the pope, either. (Well, I guess the Swiss Guards might. I really don't know.)<br /><br />It's the difference between a prophet and a priest. The pope is a priest - high-ranking, certainly, but still basically a bureaucrat. Tamaki is now positioning himself as a full-blown prophet - privy to his own personal revelations that set him apart from normal people.vethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13376500106064052491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-52477774479246544852009-10-30T13:19:00.466+13:002009-10-30T13:19:00.466+13:00dear anon, I hate having to explain jokes, especia...dear anon, I hate having to explain jokes, especially when the jape was directed at myself. but more to the point, especially when the joke was about people commenting for the sake of commenting. www.wheninromebro.com loves your blog btw james.Beef Paddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03252626412300864406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-50050609180319571332009-10-30T10:44:23.160+13:002009-10-30T10:44:23.160+13:00Agree and disagree. On the one hand, you're qu...Agree and disagree. On the one hand, you're quite right: if the Herlad is going to take the mickey out of one church they should really do the same to all the others which have equally silly things going on. On the other hand though, I agree with 'gazzaj': the older traditions (Catholisicm, Anglicans, Orthodox) have at least been forced to try and grow in progressive ways as society has progressed (although you still couldn't call them 'progressive' in any meaningful sense of the word), and at least have an established framework based on a scholarly theology.<br />Penticostal churches like Destiny on the other hand, well, they can make up whatever suits them now as they go along. Their complete lack of understanding of the Bible as literature means they interpret it however they wish without any reference and to suit whatever whims they might fancy. Add to that the extreme case of cult of personality, complete and utter in group-out group mentality, and an agressive stance against, well, everything it seems, and in my opinion you have a cult cult, rather than a mere cult such as Catholicism. Degrees of cultiness perhaps?Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14683699167638870283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-703625361446186062009-10-30T08:31:05.925+13:002009-10-30T08:31:05.925+13:00Come on, you have to admit that the "feel Bis...Come on, you have to admit that the "feel Bishops flow" quote is worthy of a pisstake article all by itself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-17349822954713147792009-10-30T08:18:10.896+13:002009-10-30T08:18:10.896+13:00We don't ridicule the Catholic Church to the s...We don't ridicule the Catholic Church to the same extent because they've been doing this sort of thing for centuries. But actually, the Church has been the subject of many a comedy routine over the years.<br /><br />I take your point about the similarities between Destiny and other religions/superstitions. But Destiny is building a cult of personality around one living individual. Sure, the Catholic Church has something similar with its popes, but popes come and go. What will happen when Tamaki ascends into the heavens? Who will lead his flock then?Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16748610782886855543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-67488519811432267442009-10-30T05:59:44.073+13:002009-10-30T05:59:44.073+13:00Density Church Has Arisen From The Dead!
Halleluj...Density Church Has Arisen From The Dead!<br /><br />Hallelujah at the power of res-erection!<br /><br />Our spanking brand new site is here at http://DensityChurch.net/<br /><br />Yours in the Spaghetti Monster, Lord High Bishop Brian TamarikiSenior Pastor Brian Tamarikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09795326821495964021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-26321986759690835482009-10-30T01:57:45.904+13:002009-10-30T01:57:45.904+13:00only problem with the kind of people that put all ...only problem with the kind of people that put all there mental energy into learning to parrot of the bible to anyone who walks with a limp is that they usually lack the mental fortitude to apply it to anything useful... the empty vessels are often the ones that make the most noise. In saying that, I am an idiot, but at least i don't force my views on anyone, especially not christians, and especially not white christians, with their lovely faces and their nice clean shoes, aren't they lovely, love a good christian, big bunch of lovely bastardsBeef Paddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03252626412300864406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-42337052634212157612009-10-30T00:35:47.444+13:002009-10-30T00:35:47.444+13:00All religion is a threat to humanity.
It would be...All religion is a threat to humanity.<br /><br />It would be a great thing if people put all that mental energy they waste learning the bible into educating themselves about the world and improving humanity. But that's not likely to happen. I always cringe when the phrase "freedom of religion" comes up. "Hey you can believe in fairies and hate on gay people if ya want to."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-88877961846716870622009-10-29T20:20:50.987+13:002009-10-29T20:20:50.987+13:00"anything as ridiculous as Brian Tamaki tends..."anything as ridiculous as Brian Tamaki tends to be self-limiting, at least in good times."<br /><br />Yeah, that explains why Scientology died out years ago. Oh, wait...<br /><br />Let's hope you're right, though!Mark Anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-25507189022162561272009-10-29T16:28:20.479+13:002009-10-29T16:28:20.479+13:00Mainstream churches get their credibility from the...Mainstream churches get their credibility from their power, success, and for at least having a committed and often intellectual approach to philosophy and theology. <br /><br />Sure, they might be equally ridiculous on a superficial level but you can't equate, say, Thomas Aquinas to Brian Tamaki's autobiography (it's in the library, skim through it sometime, it's horribly fascinating).<br /><br />If you want the Herald to become a bastion of atheism and rationalism or social commentary on a par with Dostoyevsky, you might be setting your sights a little high :-)<br /><br />You're right about Destiny not being a threat though - anything as ridiculous as Brian Tamaki tends to be self-limiting, at least in good times.gazzajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16269126625443588798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-26766338975818059442009-10-29T16:12:33.719+13:002009-10-29T16:12:33.719+13:00Don't get me wrong - I detest everything that ...Don't get me wrong - I detest everything that the Destiny Church stand for.<br /><br />But I don't know if that's the point here.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12661495023149576052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-51021799189454824822009-10-29T16:06:43.872+13:002009-10-29T16:06:43.872+13:00It's a threat to every gay and lesbian child a...It's a threat to every gay and lesbian child and/or young adult under its care, for a start. Sure, that might not be many people, nor a point of difference with other religions, but it's still abhorent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com