Courtesy of The Christian Post:
'Duck Dynasty' star Si Robertson, who's known for being an outspoken Christian, told CP Voice earlier this week that as a Vietnam veteran he knows there's no such thing as an atheist because when people find themselves in a life-threatening situation they cry out to God, saying, "please help me."
In an interview with CP Voice on Wednesday, Robertson, along with the film's lead actor Kevin Downes, commented on how the Gospel is presented in the letters between the two men. "One is a skeptic. And there's a lot of skeptics," said Robertson. "I dont believe there's a such thing as an atheist. Because there's too much documentation. Our calenders are based on Jesus Christ."
"Whether you believe in Him or not, every time you write down the day's date you're saying He's here," continued Robertson, who reiterated his point that when it comes to circumstances of life and death, there aren't any atheists. "Because if you get in a serious bind, the first thing you'll do is say [God,] please help me."
Yeah that last part is demonstrably untrue. It is just what these holy rollers want to believe.
As for the first part.....what?
If I use the same calendar as everybody else, which is kind of important if I don't want to miss an appointment, that means I do not exist? That's ridiculous.
After all I'm pretty sure I exist. Don't I?
I put up a Christmas tree every year, does that mean I have to believe in Santa Claus?
I also bought some Cadbury eggs and Peeps for the kids I work with last April, does that mean I believe in the Easter Bunny?
If this is the kind of logic that these people use to convince themselves that they are right and we are wrong, no wonder we are gaining more supporters every day.
Seriously a calendar?
(For more information on the Gregorian calendar click here.)
P. pilgrim
ReplyDeleteSo then I'm not sure Christianity exist because the days of the week and the months are named for gods who aren't worshipped by Christians.
ReplyDeleteLook, you dumb son-of-bitch, I am a Viet nam vet. My memory is in tact. Never did I, nor anyone in a "life threatening situation" cry out to anyone or your god for anything! Speak for yourself and your own fears ,you crazy fu#k. You do not speak for me !
ReplyDeleteGet a roll job! Dipstick.
I am also a Viet Nam vet and the only god I called on in the heat of a firefight was the mighty Oh Shit.
DeleteAs a Viet Nam Vet, a nurse, I held the hands of many dying boys who never cried out for any god. Mostly they called out the names of Mom's, wives, and gfs.
DeleteThe mighty Oh shit and wtf ? Remember those gods well.
DeleteMy grandma's experience as a nurse is that people always want their mothers, no matter how old they are.
Delete12:12 PM & 1:43 PM:
DeleteThank you for your service and your replies to this post. Blessings to you and your families. :-)
So I guess the Chinese calendar was written by... Satan?
ReplyDeleteWhat's next... Jesus MUST be real because our money says "in God we trust" on it? QED Bitchez!
1956 law -- which can be repealed!
Delete"There are no atheists in foxholes" is an old, old aphorism.
ReplyDeleteWhether or not it's true, the people I have known who've been in foxholes have said all sorts of things. You're not thinking straight when death is imminent.
As for the calendar, Janus, Mars, Julius, Augustus, etc. ask you to look them up. So do Thor, Woden, Saturn, etc.
There seems to be no Jesus H. Christ on any modern calendar.
Also, please ask the Hebrews what calendar they use. Tain't no Jesus in their counting.
What a narrow, mean-spirited hick he is.
Nor on orthodox Christianity which uses the Julian calendar.
DeleteHowever, the use of B.C.E and C.E. cover his argument- and more. Which is one reason I use them.
Jesus didn't wear t-shirts, baseball caps or eyeglasses, either. I think you should revert to his way of dressing.
ReplyDeleteYep. A dress and sandals.
DeleteAre these assholes still on?
ReplyDeleteWriting the day's date 7/7/2015 A.D. only is conforming to the conventional counting of days since a mortal's (Jesus of Nazareth) death.
ReplyDeleteThere is no inferred religious belief.
This fanatic should stay in the swamps pretending to be a duck.
A mortal who likely didn't exist. This calendar didn't happen until millennium and a half after- when he church did rule western Europe.
DeleteWow, he must be special, he has met every human on earth and knows exactly what they do and say when in danger. Gee, what a wiz.
ReplyDeleteIf you're buying Peeps, Gryph, you better be sharing!
ReplyDeleteAll gone.
DeleteThere were 4th of July white stars with blue and red sugar
DeleteHello! Wednesday=Woden's Day; Thursday = Thor's Day. I guess we're all Vikings too.
ReplyDeleteOnce had a conservatard who had never served and had no intention of allowing the offspring to serve try that "no Atheists in foxholes" meme on me. Having heard too many dying words to scar any sane person's mind, I can attest that most dying declarations were for Mom, call my wife, and tell my family I love them.
ReplyDeleteThe only difference I can tell between Si and Sarah is his beard looks better than the one she could grow and he probably isn't quite as filthy as she is. Other than that they could be twins separated at birth.
ReplyDeleteI started to think critically and question the existence of god when I was 12 or so. I remember one thing that briefly impressed me was that why would our entire calendar be based on Jesus's birth if god wasn't real?
ReplyDeleteI grew out of that argument pretty damned quick once I read about Galileo. Clearly, some minds never mature past a certain point.
You need bigger Asylums to store these religious mental retards
ReplyDelete2015 CE (Common Era)
ReplyDelete460 BCE (Before Common Era)
...your argument holds no merit.
So--if you use Arabic numerals, you must be Muslim?
ReplyDeleteI'm, not a betting woman, but I would wager more folks call out those words in the privacy of their bedrooms.hotel rooms, and in some instances, tents, than in any foxhole.
ReplyDeleteDo people really take this guy seriously? He's a quack.
Fuck off and Si, die.
ReplyDeleteI would use the Chinese calendar instead, but then my birthday would be on a different day every year.............it just seemed too confusing for my family, so I'm sticking with the one everybody else around here uses. It's not really about whether or not I'm an atheist, it's mostly because I want the birthday presents.
ReplyDeleteIf you're calling out for God, you're thinking of yourself. If you're calling out for family, you're thinking of others. Sound familiar?
ReplyDeleteI believe everything Si says. Praise Jesus.
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