Halibut Posted November 10, 2010 Author Share Posted November 10, 2010 Wow so you started this whole thread just to have a go at me, doesn't the forum have a policy about personal vendettas? Vendetta? Behave, that sounds like bleating from where I'm sitting. You've been quite happily racking up dozens of posts on the back of my OP; pretending in harrassing you is, frankly, nonsense. I'm not the only person who finds your use of the term indicative of an intent to provoke, as evidenced in the earlier parts of the thread, I just happened to mention it. Also are you more than a little embarrassed that of all the things I've said about Xianity, which you apparently really don't like, the only response you've got to that is to whine about my use of a common abbreviation? Is it really too much to ask for you to at least attempt to take on the substance of anything I say instead of so pathetically sniping? Embarrassed? Not at all. About 90% of what you say isn't worth my time arguing about - debating the existence or otherwise of God is a wholly fruitless exercise. The rest - as you've handily illustrated again here, appears to be an aggressive and hectoring exercise in showing contempt for those who have faith. What was that you were saying in the other thread about 'playground bickering'? Perhaps you should look to the log in your own eye. Playground bickering described the kind of 'discussion' between yourself and Grahame quite aptly at the time. And I'm sure I don't need to point out the irony of an atheist using that line about logs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoddyHolder Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Halibut and Wildcat pontificating on the same thread ...time to say goodbye to sanity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaphoria Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 If someone uses the term 'Xian' rather than christian, I see it as either an abbreviation which indicates: either a casual term, that indicates no intention to to cause offence; or a deliberate way of indicating that someone has a disregard for the christian faith. Either way, I can't see it as a good reason for causing offence to a christian when considering 'turning the other cheek'. It doesn't cause offence to me, and I would consider myself one, despite my faults. I'm only speaking from my own point of view here, and not from a communal christian point of view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaphoria Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Besides, 'Xian' might be easier for the fast typer...or those who struggle with longer words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildcat Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 And so the bickering continues. I'm surprised the mods haven't locked this thread, it's getting pretty boring. I'm not going to bother any more, it simply isn't worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milquetoast1 Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 Happy Xmas by the way. No offence meant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mj.scuba Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 Happy Xmas by the way. No offence meant. ....and Happy Christmas to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mj.scuba Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 What happened to the thread about Pagan rituals in Islam yesterday, I thought that was going to be an interesting one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 What happened to the thread about Pagan rituals in Islam yesterday, I thought that was going to be an interesting one? I have been looking for it myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milquetoast1 Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Just typing "put xmas tree out for collection" into my iPhone calendar, and noticed that it automatically capitalises the "X" in "Xmas". Cool, I thought, what happens when I type "xian" or "xtian", and would you believe it, it capitalises the "X" with those words too. Intended to provoke? Hard to see otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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