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Wanna go to a church that's as geeky as Comic Con? It is TRON related.
Hey folks, Harry here. I just. I don't have words. I. Want. to. go. to... church?
GO LOOK CLICK. It frazzled me.
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You're just not gonna believe this awesome geeky shit...
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Wahoo
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except MAYBE Olivia Wilde. naked.
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No........because I'm an Atheist.
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If Christians earnestly wanted to get people to accept Christ they are better off doing crap like this then running around screaming at people telling them they are going to hell or all fags must die.
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Did the evil organization just figure out how to be hip? This is pure evil. Using something amazing to lure people into its evil teachings.
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That blows your "one God" bullshit out of the water, fuckfaces.
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July 21, 2011, 6:38 a.m. CST
I have to give it to the Americans, they even make GOD interesting...
by SonicRiver
Jesus H Christ, that is impressive. I can't wait to see the lawsuit though!
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Looks lovely. But someone non-churchey should have done this. Just can't like that stuff, it's in my genes or something. Can't say anything bad about how it looks though, fine job.
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however... makes a very good point. Cogent.
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if you a.. well u know the rest.
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July 21, 2011, 6:45 a.m. CST
And, the scariest concept about GOD, is the implication...
by SonicRiver
that Zoe from caprica is responsible for Starbuck's disappearance.
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Intolorent anti-wanking anti-women anti-gay anti-science anti-dinosaurs weirdos!!!
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July 21, 2011, 6:52 a.m. CST
themanwhocan, if you're a lesbian wanker paleontolgist, than
by SonicRiver
don't you think it is somewhat unacceptable for you to call anyone else a weirdo?
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better point
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the reaction must be a little shocking, that we can't just relax and enjoy this obviously kinda cool thing... But we've watched these types buttfuck culture for so many decades now, it just feels like an insult when they try to incorporate said culture into the fold. Hard to get past, clearly. I didn't really expect to see the comments go in this direction. I expected to get flamed.
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Read machivelli, plato and some bertolt brecht. Culture has been buttfucked by those in positions of power prior to the Scopes Trial, and it will be forever after. That is the nature of power. I think it is a little simplistic to blame it all on a few try hard evangelicals.
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Comparisons? This is the reality WE live in. Buttfucking is buttfucking. I may not have taken college level philosophy or even history, but I've probably read more about and by those people than most graduates. Omission isn't ignorance.
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The people I know that are prone to pound their chests and pronounce how faithful they are often times the most judgmental. In order to spread the message, however, you are asked to lead others to Christ. But, just like all aspects of life, the radicals, in regards to religion or politics, that are so quick to disparage those who oppose their views, give every side a bad name. I've been going to this website almost daily since its inception and never thought I'd post anything, so here's my first. I guess I was compelled. I actually attend this very church, and Craig Groeschel has found a unique way to spread the message worldwide. http://www.lifechurch.tv/who-we-are/about
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Welcome to TalkBack! It's a wild ride.
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July 21, 2011, 7:37 a.m. CST
I may not believe in god, but I believe in Tron Church.
by Doctor_Strangepork
All hail Tron Church!
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than in church. they know all about fantasy
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Much appreciated, moffatbabies.
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They better pray Disney doesn't sue. Hey if anyone here wants to help get Actor Dan Shor (He played Ram in the original) a part in the Tron cartoon or Sequel head over to www.GameKnights-Podcast.com and check out their interview and e-mail link! RAM LIVES!
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Im a straight man so I suppose I think like a lesbian. Theres nothing wrong with being lesbian. Christians think being gay is wrong though I masterbate like everyone else (not in public, that WOULD make me a weirdo!).<p> everyone maturbates. Christians think its wrong to masturbate. Christans masturbate, they might call it wet dreams, I call it wanking in your sleep. Im not a paleontoligist, but I do beleive the earth is more than 5000 years old. Some (not all) christians dont in evolution and dont think dinosaurs ever existed. <p>
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I would love to see that! Why all the hate?
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It's about a creator who has one fallen son turned to evil and another who becomes a savior. It's about feeling lost without the Father figure, feeling like you don't measure up, that you'll be a disappointment to him when you finally see him (you won't be). It's about personal failings and foibles, the idea of perfection and how we can not achieve it, but how we can aspire to it. There are so many themes worth discussing in Tron: Legacy, regardless of your thoughts on the film good or bad, and they'd fit perfectly in a good church discussion. I'm very surprised Tron is just the big Welcome sign and not part of the show.
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July 21, 2011, 7:54 a.m. CST
It IS cool . . . just a shame it's being used to convince people fairy tales are real
by Nico Toscani
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I might think their all in LaLa land ...but its still kinda fucking cool
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I think religion is stupid! Religious people are weirdos! I'm so much smarter than everyone! Jeebus is a magical fantasy! I'm so cool!
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if it wasn't for the religious affiliation...and being in Oklahoma!
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Ridiculous marketing ploy or desperate bid for relevance? You be the judge.
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Funeral on the grid with a lightcycle casket. I think so.
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I feel frustrated that my brothers seem to keep their criticisms limited to Christianity. When we have Jews, Muslims, Hindus, and others to go after too. There is enough hate to spread around, let's get to it. I'll go first. Since the Jewish religion is a fairy tale, then they have no right to go into Israel and force the Muslim population out. We can be anti-Israel and feel good about it now. Cause I am an atheist you see.
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Is that Vanessa Ferlito they're using in their advertisement? The chick eating out of the popcorn bucket, looking genuinely scared?
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July 21, 2011, 9:15 a.m. CST
They are salesmen, thats all. I and many other talkbackers are not gonna buy it.
by MoshMasterD
Even though it does look cool.
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This is called "CHURCH ENTERTAINMENT" Lame .com churches!
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What's wrong with Oklahoma? Nothing - I live there and it's awesome - in terms of where the film industry began in the U.S., it was here, prior to the unfortunate Dust Bowl that sent everyone packing West to California. But the spirit remains, and movies are a huge deal here, with lots of fresh, original talent continually cropping up.
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July 21, 2011, 9:52 a.m. CST
The one from the 80's and the one that came out a couple of years ago
by Symposium
Tron: Legacy came out less than 9 months ago!
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I'm not really into gimmicks at my church, but if it gets one person interested and to be open
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Does the Priest read the Bible from a Disc?
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as a Christian and part of the CG industry that is just embarassing. What would Jesus do? Not that, that's for sure.
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This kind of stuff is not as unusual as you might think. Lots of churches across the country are doing similar things. I've always said, if you can't have fun at church there's something seriously wrong.
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July 21, 2011, 10:23 a.m. CST
Monotheistic Religion does not exist in this dojo.
by the Green Gargantua
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I'm not a fan of Church but I would definitely visit that one =)
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July 21, 2011, 10:25 a.m. CST
I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEREZZING CHURCHES ON THE NORWEGIAN GAME GRID.
by the Green Gargantua
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Until the greed and annoyance stops with having a commercial at the beginning of EVERYTHING, I could care less what the clip afterwards hold; thus, screw "church", screw Tron, and screw Reynolds Ford.
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July 21, 2011, 11:21 a.m. CST
Uh... couldn't they have used all that money and effort...
by JustinSane
...to, you know, help the less fortunate or something? Churches always seem to have their priorities in order, don't they?
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this lot is. Some of you cunts need to find your inner child and give him the hug your daddy's never did.
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... but I would feel awkward going to a "themed" religious meeting like this unless it was a dance or a party or a weekday activity.
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Get your fucking church out my geekery. Like, right now.
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I think Jesus would probably remain completely silent since there's no scientific or historical evidence that he ever even existed. But if he did- Perhaps a carbon particle that was once part of his body has now become part of you and is now asking stupid questions through you. And yes this is what Jesus would have done to increase business at his church. Those trays arn't gonna fill themselves without some form of advertising.
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Science Fiction or any kind of fiction has no place in church whatsoever. CHOPPETH
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July 21, 2011, 12:56 p.m. CST
I believe in God but this stuff is ridonculous - probably 'emergent'
by Fandude7
BTW - God does exist and He loves all of you (quite being angry at your parents) This Tron thing at church has go to be the most absurd thing I've seen. These good-intentioned people are not being relevant, they are being trivial. The emergent church (look it up) will ultimately prove to be a very destructive element in Christianity. They are trying to make Christianity cool, hip, with it, now and relevant. God needs no help in being real and meeting the real needs of people. When you have serious questions or finally coming to the realization that there is a God and maybe he loves you unlike you're own father or mother or society, then it is then that you will need a real grounded church and not gimmicks to get you in. Awesome for a Comic-con but not for a place of worship. Over-and-out
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But your statement is simply not factually true. No reputable modern day historian shares your viewpoint - there is more evidence of a historical Jesus than there is of practically anyone else in antiquity. You can choose to believe the miracles or not.
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July 21, 2011, 2:25 p.m. CST
To quote Jack Kerouac, "Nobody, and I mean nobody knows what's going to happen to anybody besides the forlorn rags of growing old".
by dasheight
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July 21, 2011, 2:30 p.m. CST
P.S. And that means the Atheists are just as ridiculous as the Faithful; to announce that you know for certain that there IS no God or higher force, etc., is just as ridiculous as announcing you know for certain that there is....
by dasheight
....and that's something that Atheists will NEVER understand. The only INTELLIGENT position is to announce that you HAVE NO IDEA what there is after death. To look for "evidence" you can hold in your hand - physical evidence of what happens to us after death (meaning the existence or non-existence of the soul) is the definition of absurdity. I put Atheists and the Faithful into the exact same camp, because they're both intellectually witless - the TRUTH is that nobody knows. Period. And later in that same run, when Kerouac says, "...and don't you know that God is Pooh-Bear?" he's saying that God is what you want it to be - and for Atheists, that God is No-God - which, when believed in with certitude, takes just as much faith as it does to believe in God with certitude. Now - watch the Atheists freak out - they always do when this is presented to them.
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July 21, 2011, 2:31 p.m. CST
P.P.S. And what they did with that church, whatever your belief system, is AWESOME, and you wish your house could look like that. ;-)
by dasheight
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July 21, 2011, 2:47 p.m. CST
Yeah, um, I'll wait for the Disney Tron ride, thanks.
by WriteForTheEdit
Coming to the Shanghai Disney park mid-decade. Fucking psyched.
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As an agnostic (I'm not sure "God" exists and I don't think that we, as humans, can even really conceive of what "God" is anyway), I have no problem with faith, but do have problems with religions. And I'd describe the genesis of our universe, as we best understand it - all matter and energy bursting out of a point so small it could not be measured - as "miraculous."
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I want to go just for tron :)
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July 21, 2011, 4:55 p.m. CST
As an atheist, why would it matter (to you) if you went to their church?
by Jaka
I've been an atheist (a well-studied one at that) for just over twenty-five years. I'm confident in my beliefs. As such, I would have no problem visiting this or any other church if their was a reason for me to do so (in fact, I often visit churches, temples and cathedrals when traveling because they're old and make for some great pictures). I wouldn't be going to this church to be converted, or even listen. I'd just go to check out some Tron shit.
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sorry portlandstimberssuck!
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It just seems a little obvious to be a sci-fi geek and be an atheist. Like think for yourself, y'know? Now they all resist punching their computers and scream, "A Christian is telling an atheist to think for himself! The irony is too much!" Thing is, I admit it's easy being a Christian in America. And I sympathize with those that feel maligned here because they're not Christians. But I didn't just join in because I'm stupid (which I'm not) or because I grew up in it (which I kinda did, but not really) or because it was easy or because it made sense (because let's face it, basing one's life around a homeless man who was murdered 2000 years ago is a little weird). I respect you - and I like to challenge you and I like to be challenged by you. Just please be nice. And I'll quit making assumptions about you (even though it does seem really obvious to bark about stupid Christians on a sci-fi message board). If you want to continue the fight, or get all steamed up at some more Christian scifi chatter: www.geeksofchrist.wordpress.com
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in the 80's? Ohhhh...fug off.
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Get da fuck outta here
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More and more i feel justified for being a supporter and defender of TRON LEGACY.
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If one's an atheist, one's an atheist. I only go to church for marriages of people i know who still insist in all that voodoo shit to "validate" their marriege vows, or when peolle i know die and had previously decided to donate their body to religion. A church is architecture and art for me, not the place where a non-existing deity calls home.
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July 22, 2011, 6:43 a.m. CST
I bet this a church that Capone would love to have his house made of.
by AsimovLives
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July 24, 2011, 11:39 a.m. CST
5 bucks says they'll find something religious in CAPTAIN AMERICA
by MrMysteryGuest
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you cum in the real world DUUUUUUUUUUUU DU DU DUUUUUUUUUUUU
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