Paul Brownjohn @Paulos_the_fog@social.cleverlibre.org
Retired software engineer & woodworker.
Anglo-francophone.
Detest tories. Subscribe to green, leftish radical politics but not to any particular political party!.
Love the EU and all it stands for, moreover, I spent the last 10 years of my career working at an EU agency.
Enthusiastic photographer, especially wildlife and most especially butterflies.
Slightly knowledgeable gardener.
Atheist; loathe almost all religions and pity the people deluded enough to follow them. I make exceptions for Buddhism as it isn't really a religion in the strictest sense of the word as it doesn't postulate the existence of any god, and Jainism which is the epitome of peace.
For anyone who is interested, my header photo is of the most stupendous sunset I have ever seen. On the right is the waterfront of Vientiane, the capital of Laos, on the left is Thailand and in the middle, acting as the border between the two countries is the mighty Mekong river.
Joined Nov 2022
How to Be an Online Christian Apologist
10 Guidelines
1. Above all else, remember this: You are right. They are wrong. You are coming from a superior position. You have God on your side. They don’t.
2. Never, never think about the possibility that you might sound arrogant and condescending when you keep asserting that God has led you to the real truth.
3. Accept uncritically and parrot the answers well-known Christian apologists give about challenges to belief. Never check these things out for yourself.
4. Do not listen to ex-Christians when they tell you why they left and how life feels after leaving faith. Turn off all curiosity about an ex-believer’s life experiences. Listen only to what the Bible tells you about why people leave and how it feels to them when they leave. This enables you to know more about how their lives feel than they do.
5. Always assume that individuals who never believed will be immediately convinced when you quote Bible verses as proof of your beliefs.
6. Ignore the feedback of ex-believers when you are quoting Bible verses to convince them, and they tell you you’re quoting verses they memorized or quoted when they were believers.
7. When someone surprises you by responding with a Bible passage that disagrees with your position, tell them they are not interpreting the passage correctly.
8. If you find out that an ex-believer has studied the Bible more than you, confidently assert they were never a true believer and consequently all their study was in vain.
9. If all your arguments fail, attack the character of the person who disagrees with you! Tell this individual that there’s no way his/her life can have meaning, and there’s no way s/he can live any kind of moral life. Top if off with the warning: “You’ll be sorry when you burn in hell!” And be sure to convey that you see that destiny as a just reward.
10. Remember that you’re not just an apologist for Christianity, you’re also an apologist for your brand of Christianity. Confront Christians whose theology is different from yours with the same intensity that characterizes your confrontations with atheists.
Feel free to suggest additional guidelines.
Note: For the more literal minded, this is a tongue-in-cheek list, compiled after observing the actual behavior of online Christian apologists over a period of five years.
Paul Brownjohn
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The short-sightedness of this is staggering.
We need these doctors in the NHS now more than ever.
Many of these doctors have propped up the NHS throughout the pandemic.
Feels like this government has reached peak inhumanity.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65420882
So Richard Sharp has resigned from his sinecure as Chairman of the BBC. Good riddance to another extreme right wing crony-ist appointee!
Paul Brownjohn
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Get the cvnts out!!!
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RT @GetTheToryOut
HERE IT IS!
The UK's very *first* tactical voting website for the local elections - SHARE THIS EVERYWHERE and let's get the Tories OUT!
#GTTO #StopTheTories
https://twitter.com/GetTheToryOut/status/1651665189807222785
Paul Brownjohn
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What is the problem with sex education? Even as Christians, sex is part of who we are: It is how we procreate, and contrary to some prudish beliefs, it is meant to be fun! That is unless #God made a mistake in creating glans, clitorises, erogenous zones, and orgasms!
https://bit.ly/3NfEfLQ
Paul Brownjohn
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I just want to be a citizen of a normal European country.
I don't want:
- the monarchy.
- the house of lords.
- the FPTP electoral system.
- the archaic practices of the house of commons.
- the criminally corrupt tory party.
- the timid and complacent labour party.
I especially don't want #brexit, which was inflicted on Scotland against its will.
Paul Brownjohn
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This is Lord Rothermore the Daily Mail owner.
He lives in a mansion in Monaco, he pays taxes in France.
The Daily Mail is registered in Bermuda and it pays no taxes anywhere.
That is his British "Patriotism"
#ToriesOut #GTTO #Brexit
Well, well! Who'd have thought the Musk would do something like this?
Paul Brownjohn
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Paul Brownjohn
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Feels like the freedom to not get shot for ringing the wrong doorbell and the freedom to not live in so much fear that you shoot anyone who rings your doorbell would be exponentially more valuable than the freedom to own guns.
Paul Brownjohn
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I served as a Minister in 3 Govt Depts. I never came across “activist civil servants” w “passive - aggressive tactics” wanting to block Govt policy. Everyone I worked with was a hard working, public servant.
#Raab is demonstrating why he was never fit for public office.
https://bird.makeup/users/pippacrerar/statuses/1649446711062921217
Paul Brownjohn
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🚀 We have gone to space with Copernicus, Galileo and – soon – IRIS²
🔬 We have spearheaded research and innovation with Horizon Europe
📣 We have taken action to uphold fundamental rights in the #EU
Yet, this didn't stop us from being amazed by the impressive community we discovered on #Mastodon.
One year has already passed since we joined the #Fediverse!
Your vibrant voice and keen interest have helped us build a greener, fairer, and more open Europe.
Thanks for being part of our journey 😊
Retired software engineer & woodworker.
Anglo-francophone.
Detest tories. Subscribe to green, leftish radical politics but not to any particular political party!.
Love the EU and all it stands for, moreover, I spent the last 10 years of my career working at an EU agency.
Enthusiastic photographer, especially wildlife and most especially butterflies.
Slightly knowledgeable gardener.
Atheist; loathe almost all religions and pity the people deluded enough to follow them. I make exceptions for Buddhism as it isn't really a religion in the strictest sense of the word as it doesn't postulate the existence of any god, and Jainism which is the epitome of peace.
For anyone who is interested, my header photo is of the most stupendous sunset I have ever seen. On the right is the waterfront of Vientiane, the capital of Laos, on the left is Thailand and in the middle, acting as the border between the two countries is the mighty Mekong river.
Joined Nov 2022
