Mel
A recent poll perform by the Public Policy Polling company found that 8% of the people who live in NJ believe that Obama is the Anti-Christ. Another 13% of NJ residents were not sure if Obama was or wasn't the Anti-Christ. How would you answer if someone conducting a poll were to ask you this question?
How about "What kind of a stupid f***ing question is that?"
Because it is a seriously stupid f***ing question.
Although, on reflection, it has at least established that 21% of the population of New Jersey are clinically insane, which is probably a good thing to know for those thinking of visiting New Jersey.
I wonder what the results would be if they ran the same poll in AL or GA
Roy
London, UK
To surrender to ignorance and call it God has always been premature, and it remains premature today.--Isaac Asimov, "On Religiosity," Free Inquiry
»»Mel: A recent poll perform by the Public Policy Polling company found that 8% of the people who live in NJ believe that Obama is the Anti-Christ. »» Another 13% of NJ residents were not sure if Obama was or wasn't the Anti-Christ. »» How would you answer if someone conducting a poll were to ask you this question?
»»You: How about "What kind of a stupid f***ing question is that?"»» Because it is a seriously stupid f***ing question.»» Although, on reflection, it has at least established that 21% of the population of New Jersey are clinically insane, which is probably a good thing to know for those thinking of visiting New Jersey.»» I wonder what the results would be if they ran the same poll in AL or GA
>>> I'd try to answer "yes, definitely" or as close as the pollster would allow. <<<
>>A recent poll performed by the Public Policy Polling company found that 8% of the people who live in NJ believe that Obama is the Anti-Christ. Another 13% of NJ residents were not sure if Obama was or wasn't the Anti-Christ. Link to New Jersey Obama Approval Poll Page 3, question # 11.<<
After picking myself up off the floor, I would tell her that I don’t think that Barack and I resent the question.
>>How do you know if Obama would resent the question?<<
I hope I don’t sound snippy here, but I really don’t care if Barack resents it, I do. First, I don’t believe in an anti Christ, and secondly, I don’t think we need to feed the nuts, which is what we are talking about here. Yes, saying that Obama is more than just a President, is nuts.
You: >>After picking myself up off the floor, I would tell her that I don’t think that Barack and I resent the question.<<Mel: >How do you know if Obama would resent the question?<You: I hope I don’t sound snippy here, but I really don’t care if Barack resents it, I do.
Mel: >How do you know if Obama would resent the question?<
You: I hope I don’t sound snippy here, but I really don’t care if Barack resents it, I do.
>>Am I reading words, " I don’t think that Barack and I resent the question" incorrectly?<<
I was trying to multi task, listen to my husband, Keith and typing. Guess I my fingers don’t listen to my brain. I resent it, but I don’t think Barack cares. I just find the reaction to Barack bizarre. I didn’t expect everyone to love him, but I just don’t get this kind of reaction.
>>It's the year 2009, Christ is just around the corner, and before He returns the anti-Christ needs to appear. It's in the Christian Bible, don't ya know?<<
No, this Jewish girl doesn’t know. How is the anti Christ different than the Satan?
>>Questions like this are what caused Chaya to realize just how different the beliefs are among the different Christian sects.
The answer is yes, no, maybe, sometimes. It's depends on which type of Christian you ask. I would say most the time the answer is yes. <<
I know that the sects are very different, but actually, the streams of Judaism have differences too, but I think we agree on the basics like G-d created the earth, there is only one G-d, we have 613 Mitzvot etc.
How are they different? In Judaism the Satan is an angel who’s job is a prosecutor, and forget about being “fallen.” The evil inclination is built into each of us, along with the inclination to be good.
»» I just find the reaction to Barack bizarre. I didn’t expect everyone to love him, but I just don’t get this kind of reaction.
>>I agree. I don't understand it. So far, he seems to be doing a fairly good job; the anger he generates seems completely out of proportion to anything he's done. It's simply irrational.<<
It isn’t as if he attacks people or call people who disagree with him traitors etc. Here is a Dad, with two darling daughters, and he can’t do anything right according to them. Me, I am happy with him, and he is a nice guy.
M>> How would you answer if someone conducting a poll were to ask you this question?
Bl**dy silly questions demand bl**dy silly replies, so:-
"Can't be, that was George Bush II", or
"Where's the camera?", or
"Is that a pale horse behind you?", or
"Just wait there while I ring for an ambulance".
For those with the ideas that (1) Revelation contains prophecy and (2) it hasn't already happened and (3) prophecy can actually be used to predict something rather than being realised to apply well after the event (I'm being kind there) it's tempting to play with interpreting the text and ascribe the term "Antichrist" to anyone who seems to have a lot of popular support and who you disagree with very strongly (hence my first suggested answer <g>). The better they look, the better the tag fits, as well (OK, so I was obviously wrong with my first suggestion <g>).
You can play this as a parlour game - take a random well-known and popular person, and try to fit the text to them. For a while, the best fit I got out of that exercise was Mother Teresa of Calcutta, but any pope you care to mention goes down well with Northern Ireland Protestants. If nothing else, that exercise should convince you that it's pointless trying to do it, and just a bit of idle amusement.
