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Related: About this forumGod punishes good samaritan one day after good deed.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/man-dies-car-crash-day-act-kindness-article-1.2452956What can we glean from this? Don't perform good deeds.
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God punishes good samaritan one day after good deed. (Original Post)
valerief
Dec 2015
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Apparently not, think of all the child molesters and their protectors in the Vatican.
beam me up scottie
Dec 2015
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Silent3
(15,909 posts)1. But that's just God "bringing him home!"
He's now in heaven, enjoying his eternal reward!
Well, unless he never "accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Savior". Then fuck good deeds, he's on the eternal BBQ.
beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)2. And the ones who do bad deeds get rewarded in heaven.
All they have to do is believe in Jeebus, ask for forgiveness and POOF! Up they go when they die!
mr blur
(7,753 posts)3. Yep, I've seen religious whackjobs say that Hitler will be in heaven,
if he accepted Jebus before he died.
'Cos, you see, he'd be forgiven then. Ah, Jebus, is there anything he can't forgive? Seems not.
beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)4. Apparently not, think of all the child molesters and their protectors in the Vatican.
I'm sure they all think they're going to heaven too.
If they're going to heaven, I'll take hell please.
AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)13. but but but, that's part of God's PLAN.
He's going to let it become evil to fulfill end times prophecy!
Duh!
trotsky
(49,533 posts)6. Why yes, yes there is something that can't be forgiven.
Not believing in him.
valerief
(53,235 posts)7. Jesus sounds like a cop!
RussBLib
(9,693 posts)5. that was a really sad story
reality can be a real bummer sometimes
valerief
(53,235 posts)8. It is a sad story. I just wonder what a believer's spin on it would be. nt
trotsky
(49,533 posts)9. I can tell you exactly what the spin is.
"God works in mysterious ways."
valerief
(53,235 posts)10. Ah, of course! That old fallback! nt
Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)11. And He has a Plan!
Sure, it's a completely fucked-up plan, but it's there!
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)12. Whenever I hear about god's plan, I think of Heath Ledger