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Atheists & Agnostics

onager

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18. Yeah, that's pretty bad, even for Pope Weeble.

Reply to mr blur (Reply #3)

Tue Aug 4, 2015, 10:03 PM

Aug 2015

Minor variation on the old wheeze about "a God-shaped hole in our hearts."

Great marketing, though. Create a non-existent need, then sell it to the suckers. Guaranteed to work for chewing gum, cosmetics or Jesus.

“It is the hunger for life - the hunger for eternity - that only He can satisfy because He is the bread of life” he said.

Nice bait-and-switch there! Hunger for life refers to a real thing. Hunger for eternity refers to a fantasy.

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Pope Francis: "Jesus is the bread of life" [View all] trotsky Aug 2015 OP

Mmmm...I like sourdough... truebrit71 Aug 2015 #1

Then why are people starving in "Christian" nations? Fearless Aug 2015 #2

More meaningless, useless babble from this ridiculous little man. mr blur Aug 2015 #3

Don't think too much about it. The collection plate is making its way to you. Arugula Latte Aug 2015 #14

Yeah, that's pretty bad, even for Pope Weeble. onager Aug 2015 #18

"Jesus is the bread of life" AlbertCat Aug 2015 #4

No, Jesus isn't gluten free Lordquinton Aug 2015 #6

Have no fear, with God, there is always a way. Curmudgeoness Aug 2015 #7

But is it Papal approved? Lordquinton Aug 2015 #10

Good Lord!!!!! Curmudgeoness Aug 2015 #12

We all know what happened to the last group of women Lordquinton Aug 2015 #19

This is unpossible. There is no fucking way a gluten free wafer can possibly transmute LiberalAndProud Aug 2015 #21

It is not unpossible. I'm telling you, Curmudgeoness Aug 2015 #22

What is the confection of bread? LiberalAndProud Aug 2015 #25

That kind of food would have to have a lot of unhealthy preservatives to last an eternity. Tobin S. Aug 2015 #5

No thanks. I'm on a low carb diet. AtheistCrusader Aug 2015 #8

I'm waiting for the religion that has... Binkie The Clown Aug 2015 #9

"Jesus is the bland wafer of self-delusion." deucemagnet Aug 2015 #11

What about homo sapiens who were living in the 198,000 years Arugula Latte Aug 2015 #13

Fool! Curmudgeoness Aug 2015 #23

Hold the phone. I think he's right, after all. Here is proof: Arugula Latte Aug 2015 #15

I have seen the light! trotsky Aug 2015 #16

Photoshop or actual coincidence? FiveGoodMen Aug 2015 #17

Wow! A miracle! salimbag Aug 2015 #20

"Bread is the jesus of life" Jokerman Aug 2015 #24

I have greatly reduced my bread intake RussBLib Aug 2015 #26

Reminds me of my favorite catholic joke awoke_in_2003 Aug 2015 #27