To summarize: in short: it challenges anyone who doesn't believe in god to post publicly that they deny the holy spirit, which in Jesus' words was the only sin that couldn't be pardoned by god (I wonder why just him? Is he really the true head of the so-called trinity? Or just the most sensitive?):
Of course, to an atheist, it's really just an opportunity to piss off fundies. I mean, if you don't subscribe to the Sky God philosophy, you don't feel your "soul" has any chance of living beyond you earthly body anyway, so you really aren't endangering yourself or your soul. There's really no challenge to it. It's something done for shits and giggles.
HS: Oh! Gasp! God the father, make them stop! They denied me! Me! I think I might cry!
GtF: There, there, now, Holy Spirit. We'll put a stop to that little nastiness. Jesus, yo, kid, say something to the effect of, "Do that again and you'll be hating life!"
Jesus: But, father, isn't that a bit much? I mean, sticks and stones and all that stuff?
HS: What did I ever do to them? Sob, sob...
GtF: Are you-- are you back talking me?! You want to hang on that cross again boy! Cause one more word out of you--
Jesus: No! No, please, not that again! Okay, let me see here...
HS: Where's the Kleenex's! Oh, goodness, my mascara's starting to run... I must look like a wreck!
GtF: There, there, it'll be alright. We'll make those cold-hearted bastards pay. Jesus will take care of it...
Jesus: I just have to bend space and time to reinsert myself soemwhere to make that happen... Hah! I know, I'll include it right about.... there! Okay, Dad, Mom, it's done. Now anyone who hurts your feelings will pay the consequences...
To a fundie, however, this is The Big One. The end-all be-all of god's patience with his creation, the one thing from which there is no point of return. To them, this is the ultimate taboo, the greatest sin you could possibly even consider (which, really, makes you wonder why homosexual marriage and abortion are the real lightening rods... You'd think they'd first wanna pass a law that states: "Thou shalt not deny the existence of the Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, or any other name which here-to-for shall be construed to have any reference to a ghostlike entity which may or may not be interpreted to be one of the holy trinity.") I mean, if it's really the only thing that can't be forgiven by a supposed being who wants to see that none should perish...
Oh, the ironies...
This "sin of sin" is based on this verse: Mark 3:28-29 [...] all the sins and blasphemies of men will be forgiven them. But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven.
So what does it mean to "blaspheme" you ask? Well, Webster puts it this way:
- to speak of or address with irreverence
- REVILE, ABUSE
See what I mean? Sigh... some of you aren't going to get this, but that's not my problem...
One little line near the bottom of the article really made me laugh out loud, though:
Typical... Apparently he's too busy talking to Jerry Falwell about how best to re-enact what Jesus would do in assassinating Hugo Chavez...
God could not be reached for comment.
Till next time...
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