Is God a biker??

[wkid_one]

so I guess all you folk who are so 'offended' by having easter and christmas 'forced down your throat' (now was that by the church down the road from you or Farmers and Kmart?)

No - by an archiac government who foundation is still deeply rooted in religion in fears of isolating an aging and declining segment of society. Here is a question...how many people who enjoy these 'religious' holidays - actually appreciate them for what they are?? I would guess most just see it as time off....with no religious implications/complications. Is this not worse? People abusing the holy days of Christ just to sit at home and commit a multitude of sins - Gluttony, Wrath, Envy, Adultery, Sloth........(yes I did just watch Seven - great movie that)....A nicw irony really.

hold fast to your principles and keep working on through right? or is it not really that offensive to you?

Would happily if there was any point - but with 99.99% of the population skiving off - what is the point in working. I am sorry - but the whole xmas holiday thing is a pain in the arse......it is a speed bump in a busy season.

Quite frankly I would happily forgo the hellishly busy period before xmas, then the dead period after and the hellishly busy period that follows that.

As an aside - many business now only close the required periods - showing you that religion is having less and less influence on society's choices

I'm gonna agree with Zed that negative perceptions of god are often borne out of bad experiences with people supposedly representing him. isn't it a shame christians aren't perfect then we wouldn't have any mixups!

A generalisation here for I personally have had no real bad experiences with any religious zealots or people for that matter. I have more concerns with the manner in which religion has been used as an excuse for atrocities even since its 'creation' by man. I have no problem with a person offering me a book - as I can choose to tell him to piss off if I like (or I can have some fun with him and f*ck with his head). I have still yet to see any demonstrable proof to validate Gods existance - but am waiting.

Also - I am yet to have any proof as to WHICH religion is correct? Decisions decisions - Hindu, Buddist, Catholic, Pagan, Rastafarian, etc etc etc. No one has yet been able to convince me as to the fact that believing in God is the true path to righteousness. What if all this time - Budda is actually the true God - and all the Catholics in the world have been praying in sin to the incorrect 'god'? Now don't go quoting the bible saying GOD is the only true deity as I bet they all say that!

In fear of pissing the correct 'god' off - I will wait until I have undisputeable proof as to the correct one before paying homage. Personally my money rest with the Egyptians....look at what they accomplished in their stay on this planet....surely they must have had the blessing of their gods (and Cleopatra certainly appears to have been a hotty!)

I agree entirely with JR (shit that is hard to say )

Now I am off to read the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Holy Karan......

[Yamahamaman]

Personally my money rest with the Egyptians....look at what they accomplished in their stay on this planet....surely they must have had the blessing of their gods (and Cleopatra certainly appears to have been a hotty!)

They were all Christian before Moses pissed off saying "Don't do anything until I get back" and they didn't (the pyramids had already been built by then) and so the mozzies came. In Historical terms, Allah is quite a recent Deity.

[Skyryder]

There are many reasons why we post on forums. Some of us do have something to impart to out fellow enthusiasts by way of ideas, experience knowledge etc. Some are just curious, and I have no doubt that many come here for a little light-hearted entertainment. The reason we post and read each others posts ultimately are to be informed and perhaps a little entertainment to boot. I will endeavour to do both.

I asked a very simple straightforward question. Is God a biker and what do I get for my trouble? An accusation that I am “shit stirring” Now I can assure you all there is not any shit in my pot and when I come across some good shit I can honestly say that it is rolled and not stirred. Baking is not my thing.

But I digress. Is God a biker? I personally have not come experienced him in my travels but there are many bikers who have: usually at a time when a cager cuts them off, or a corner is taken a tad too fast or other such close encounters of the 1st 2nd or 3rd kind where visions flash by in a matter of seconds. “Holy shit” is the expression that says it all for me. There are many others but at the risk of being called a blasphemer I will refrain from the more common utterances that we are all familiar with. Whilst this is not definitive proof that God is a biker it certainly suggests to me that he does on occasions ride with us where his presence is felt if not actually seen.

However recent archaeological findings not only give a whole new meaning to the bible but also clearly indicate Gsus and the D gang rode cruisers.

It was recently reported in the fundamentalist rag Holier Than Thou, that a new undiscovered scroll has been found. Holier Than Thou reported a blind suicide bomber, believing that he/she (the bomber sex remains unknown) was on a bus, blew themselves up. In actual fact the bomber was standing in the middle of the road and the blast uncovered an unknown vault containing an undiscovered version of the bible. The discovery is being hailed as proof positive that God works in mysterious ways, Holier Than Thou reported. This newly discovered version of the bible is now being translated and will replace the revised version, the modern version, the vitalised version viagravised version and including the homogenised and the non-aligned version. Scholars have named the new bible as the Be Advised Version.

Emeritus Professor Shittum Wood has confirmed that a new teaching of Gsus has been discovered.

The parable of the Dipstick has not only caused a sensation in Biblical circles but Historians in general have been astounded that the Romans may have had a motorised unit.
“We have always been puzzled why they (the Romans) never made more use of Cavalry in warfare” said Professor Shittum. Especially since they had such a good roads.

My sources have confirmed that while Gsus was having his feet washed his D Gang were out on the Appian Way when they ran into the opposition. There has been some confusion with the translation as the bomb blast damaged some of the text. It appears the D gang ran into some Angels but we have been unable to determine if the word is winged or wheeled. Professor Shittum went on to explain that they may have discovered the foundation Chapter of the Hells Angels. Whatever happened many centuries ago on the Appian Way we may never know but it appears that there was some kind of confrontation with Hells lot and the D gang. The parable starts of with Simon and Peter bragging to Gsus how they kicked butt. When Gsus asks why this mindless violence was perpetrated on fellow enthusiasts Paul gives the excuse of insults inflicted on them They criticised our Hogs and said that we should not be riding unclean things. To this Gsus responds with unfamiliar words like love, forgiveness, kindness, and sympathy. :If you are to follow me you must be like a dipstick. To this the D gang responded with horror and confussion. What words are these that you speak of? Then Gsus removed the dipstick and oil dropped to the ground. If you are spat on, and Gsus spat on the Dipstick and his spittle slid off, if your are abused, and he threw dust on his dipstick and the dust slid off, if you are insulted and he insulted his dipstick and the insults did not leave a mark. No matter what is done to you, be like the dipstick LET EVERYTHING SLIDE OFF. LET NOTHING STICK. When you understand this then, and only then, will you learn the true meaning of TURNING THE OTHER CHEEK.

Yea Gods a biker and if you turn the other cheek just make sure there is nothing coming the other way.

Skyryder

[Jackrat]

Dang,so much for my weak effort huh

[pete376403]

I do not understand the people who seem to believe that words can cause more harm that many other things in our society that are left unchallanged.

Depends on the words, though. Put enough of them in the right order, f'rinstance, the lot that starts "In the beginning god created the heaven and the earth" and you've got the book that has inspired more wars, more death, more pain than any other single thing. A very dangerous book, that.

[SPman]

Does anyone really give a shit?

I don't!

[Zed]

Does anyone really give a sh*t?

I don't!

Now how would you feel if Skyryder said that about a thread you started?

You make it sound as though you think you speak for the majority? Lol, you ain't my spokesman SPmaaaan.


Zed

[Andrew]

God bless you Zed!

[Yamahamaman]

Yes, God Bless you Zed.

[SPman]

Now how would you feel if Skyryder said that about a thread you started?

Sorry, I'm all religioused out.

You make it sound as though you think you speak for the majority? Lol, you ain't my spokesman SPmaaaan.


Zed

Speak for the majority? Moi! Like most people on here, I speak for myself .
However, George Carlin can speak for me here....
Organised Religion.........
Has convinced people, that theres an invisible man, living in the sky,
who watches everything you do, every minute, of every day.
And the invisible man has a list of 10 specific things, he doesnt want you to do. And if you do any of these things, he will send you to a special place,
of burning and fire and smoke and torture and anguish for you to live forever to suffer and burn and scream, until the end of time!
...but he loves you!....
...he loves you and he needs money!
Hr's all knowing, all powerful and all wise...
just can't handle money!
And you talk about a good bullshit story!.............

[Andrew]

Yes, God Bless you Zed.

But I wish God bless's Zed more than you do!

[Yamahamaman]

But I wish God bless's Zed more than you do!

No you don't - I do!!!

[Andrew]

Using God as my witness, I know that he knows how much I wish Zed to be blessed by our Father.

[God]

Yes I know.
Yes I'm a biker, but in retrospect I should've given you all leather for skin instead of this horrible squidgy soft fleshy stuff. Black leather of course but with velcro for knee sliders.

[Coldkiwi]

Wkid: my apologies dude... I'll send that Intelligent Design video off to you this week. its not '100% proof' but I think it might help people lower their defensive mindset (don't be offended) enough to consider whether there is another option they hadn't seriously considered.

interesting story from Mr Carlin. I think he's missed a few points and probably couldn't say he can speak from experience. I do wonder though: of all the people that criticise christians and religion, how many of them have truly given their lives to Christ and lived a life of repentance and trying to love others before backsliding and being vocal about their dissillusionment with their faith?
I'm not saying people that have never experienced the love of God have invalid opinions on the subject of christianity... but would any of us expect a pedestrian who's never been in a car to truly understand what it could be like doing 200kph through jennian homes corner at pukekohe on a bike and empathise with why we might want to go even faster? Would we not look quite mad and irrational to them?
... you see where I'm going?