Eating fire at Church (aka ode to Brushwood)

[TheYoshiGurl]

Daaaannnngggg!! I wanna eat fire :D

[Bakamanzz]

2 thumbs up!

[1ben1245]

i noes how to do this, little piece of cotton and ur all set.

[SuperImready]

It's more original than handling snakes and speaking in tongues, at least.

[Rocky183]

I REALLY dig the outfit.

[SpecialSapien]

O.O what was that?!

[thedeeliciousplum]

Cute atheists eating fire. Heh...I need to get outdoors more ;P j/k there are plenty of joys to be found among the authors in our libraries :D

[pbrskater26]

ha ha damn thats "hot"!

[AncientAtheist]

SATANIC!!!!

[saxmanchiro]

It's a fire breathing shedragon. Sounds as credible as the Jeebus of Nazareth guy. Finger food, yum.

[Parapon3ra]

Healthyaddict is on fire! We don't need no (holy) water let the motherfucker burn. Burn, motherfucker, burn.

Yes, I am drunk right now...

[known12]

no matter how much atheists try to come off as intellectuals, in the end, this shows they are just run of the mill bigots who mock others beliefs,yet they.. ho hum.. compain about their "persecution"

[lehman]

by eating fire?

[known12]

no not by eating fire,by goofing off in what is a holy place for christians. they laugh at the irony....ah haw haw an atheist in the holy place...a haw haw. never understandign they out themselves as bigots.

[lehman]

What makes them a bigot?

[known12]

mocking someones beliefs by acting stupid at their holy site is bigotry. bigotry is

not having respect for someone elses belief or race.

[DarkMatter2525]

@known12, You respect PEOPLE, not beliefs. Beliefs cannot be offended. You want respect you haven't earned just because you're religious. Well, you won't get it from me. I won't walk on eggshells around you just because you fell for an ancient fable.

[known12]

I cant teach you that you have to be respectful of others beliefs in this world. that was your mother and fathers job to do that. you just havent been taught what most people are taught.

[DarkMatter2525]

@known12, I suppose you respected the beliefs of those 9/11 hijackers.

[known12]

THINK before you post. regardless of what a group of muslims that gives you a free pass to goof off at some mosque somewhere? alot of you complain about th religious intolerance yet you are so quick to be intolerant. you are proof if religion was done away with,nothing would change.

[DarkMatter2525]

@known12, So you "respect" religions that encourage people to do things that you consider to be immoral? You think that certain ideas should get special treatment just because people are emotionally attached to them? You're way, way too sensitive - a hallmark of insecurity. Nothing is sacred.

[known12]

I'm not going to keep responding to you if you dont read my posts. online debate only works if the other guy is reading answers.you dont judge a whole group of people from the actions of a few. if you do, you are the bigot. a church isnt a nazi palace its a holy place for christians.

[DarkMatter2525]

@known12, one man's Christian is another man's Nazi.

[known12]

oh, yeah, the christians in our soft disney land western area of the globe are a real bunch of gestapo agents. stop being silly and tell us when you area ready to discuss rather than fire off goofball slogans.

[DarkMatter2525]

@known12, step into an atheist's shoes (or a gay person, or a black person, when Christians were using the bible as a legal defense for slavery) and see how "harmless" they are. You have no idea. Look around YouTube. Some of them are literally brandishing their guns, encouraging people to lock and load for the apocalypse. There is a billboard near my house that says "Eternity in HELL is a long time". Your religion demands respect, while it encourages disrespect toward others.

[known12]

step into a gay persons shoes?what are you talking about, the priesthood is chock full of gay people.they dont seem to be afraid of christianity. you wouldnt all want to be judged by the actions of bad atheist..I see no reason why we should be judged by actions a bad christians with guns.

[DarkMatter2525]

@known12, Ahhhh yeah...sure...let's see what happens when they "come out".

[known12]

when THEY come out? they know christianitys stance on homosexuals yet they join anyways. .so spare us your straight guy faux indignant posts about the life of gay priests.they dont need your sympathy.

[DarkMatter2525]

@known12, you successfully caused this thread to go on a tangent away from my original point, which still stands: you don't deserve special treatment because you fell for an ancient fable.

[known12]

I caused this tread to go on a tangent? I'm answering YOUR questions and points.and if you dont believe the various peoples cultures and beliefs on this planet deserve at least respect, then you are intolerant and the hate monger you think the religious are. ironic......huh.

[DarkMatter2525]

@known12, I hate Christianity, not the Christian (like hating the sin, but not the sinner). Understand yet?

[known12]

well gee thats something.... I on the otherhand dont hate atheism AND I dont hate atheists, so looks like I'm double the better human.

[DarkMatter2525]

@known12, you misunderstood. I used a figure of speech common to your religion to better help you understand. It's like I've been trying to tell you: you can't actually "hate" an idea. People are hated, but I hate nobody, lest I become like them. If you saw any of my videos, you'd see me mocking Christianity, but you wouldn't see me mocking actual Christians (I used to, but I deleted those vids). That's because I respect people - not religion. You need to learn to distinguish the difference.

[known12]

yes I suspected as much. I was being a bit......silly. humor doesnt come thru that well in text..

[dawn0293]

@known12: No, you don't have to be respectful of beliefs. Should I be respectful of the beliefs of those with an anti-female philosophy? Or how about the belief of Neo Nazis? Shall we garner them the same protection for their ideas about reality that you apparently want for yours? That's all beliefs are: ideas. No matter how cherished you consider them to be, they are merely concepts of what you consider to be true and as such are completely open to scrutiny.

[known12]

I have no interest in your personal idiosyncracys, hang ups,or imagined boogeymen with this or that religion..where one crosses the line is going into their holy place and treating their holy objects as amusement toys.

[dawn0293]

@known12: Holy is just a rather meaningless value someone else has placed on an object or person that is entwined with beliefs. Once again, what is the rationale behind treating the concept of 'holy' that is held by others as though it has any validity other than the fact that people have done so for far too long as it is?

[known12]

your actually making a case for being intolerant toward people who dont believe as you. thats what it comes down to. doing exactly what you think the religious do. you've cancelled yourself out.

[13Penguins]

Allright known, I'll let you in on a secret. Christian churches aren't places of silent reverence. One can go there and just have a bit of fun too. Playing with the candles (while dangerous :P) isn't blasphemy. If you're the only one here offended, whose fault do you think that is?

[known12]

I'm not offended. when I was an alter boy I played with the candles.but seeing an atheist who spends time posting videos about how silly the religion is,is a sign of mocking under the cover of"just having fun"

[frambesbuckeye]

So basically.........you are just asshurt over the whole issue. Learn to observe some peace from the words of your Lord LOLz.

[xetaprime]

Intolerance isn't really the topic. How do you think we came to believe Zeus wasn't a God or Apollo wasn't still hanging around at the laundromat. It doesn't happen easily and more likely it ends up being a slap in the face.

Kinda like being born except at the other end.

[dawn0293]

'your actually making a case for being intolerant toward people who dont believe as you.' Intolerance is not the same as not lending credence to superstitious nonsense. I am not trying to deny you the right to think whatever you want or treat objects with whatever reverence you wish but you in turn can't expect me to treat something as holy when I outright deny the existence of holiness. You have no right to MAKE OTHERS treat something with reverence just because you do, got it?

[known12]

I am not expecting you to believe in deitys, I am expecting you to have been raised well enough to know not to go into someones holy place and play with the various objects inside.

[dawn0293]

'I am expecting you to have been raised well enough' drop the righteous indignation for a minute and actually address what I just said to you" Why must I or anyone else treat what someone else considers to be holy with the same reverence as the person who has that belief?

[known12]

I could care less what you do in the street. walk around fuming and bitter about others beliefs I have no interest in your bitterness towards this religion or that religion.. but go onto their property and goof off with the objects on their grounds, well then you are in the wrong.your too old to learn right from wrong at this point. take it up with your parents.

[frambesbuckeye]

Yea, I'm sure they broke through the doors with an axe and explosives and destroyed everything in their site within the building. *rolls eyes* OMG THE END OF THE WORLD IS NEAR NOW!!!! LOLz

[dawn0293]

@known12: 'well then you are in the wrong.your too old to learn right from wrong at this point. take it up with your parents.' Once again, known, stupid personally attacking ME and my parents and explain WHY IT IS WRONG rather than simply asserting that it is just because you say so, which is utterly absurd.

[dawn0293]

oops. It is late. I meant to say, "stop stupidly personally attacking me" not "stupid personally attacking me" as that makes no sense. That'll teach me to type things out when I am this overtired.

[known12]

I'm done spinning my wheels with someone who cant understand you have to be tolerant of others beliefs.you're double talking in circles. believe what you want .who cares.

[dawn0293]

@known12: 'someone who cant understand you have to be tolerant of others beliefs.' I define tolerating other people's beliefs differently than you do and defined that for your earlier. Why are you refusing to address or acknowledge any points raised or other than to brush it aside or use mudslinging tactics: IE.) "Obviously your parents raised you wrong." Ether answer the question posed to you or admit that you can't and are operating entirely from a bias rather than a reasonable standpoint.

[frambesbuckeye]

STOP MAKING SENSE!!! LOLz

[frambesbuckeye]

You expect somebody to be raised well enough to not go into a holy place and play with objects inside?......hmmm So what if the person wasn't raised well or didn't even have parents?......what then? Wouldn't the almighty and all knowing lord show these clueless children the way to the light if they had no other instruction?.......what happened? LOLz

[frambesbuckeye]

I like playing with baby jesus toys. I burn them outside in my fire ring and empty the ashes in my toilet.

[dawn0293]

This appears to be the same church that she has done videos in the past. She appears to be on friendly terms with the preacher.You seemed to have jumped the gun on your conclusions. watch?v=oGUfFxcsvmM

[known12]

the church is a holy place of God irregardless of any preacher. letting anyone goof around with the candles,holy water...whatever, is disrespecting the meaning of the holy place.

[xetaprime]

except that there is no man-made Bible God

[DarkMatter2525]

@known12, it's wax and fire. There's a cross made of metal. So what? They're not special objects. If they were so special, let God come to their defense. Wait a minute. No...your God wouldn't do that, because He didn't want you to worship idols.

[known12]

you have no idea what your even talking about. look, this subject...isnt your thing. we dont .....worship the cross as a deity.the cross is a symbol of how the messiah died.you apparently dont know exactly what an idol is.

[frambesbuckeye]

LMAO.........dude. IT'S A FUCKING CANDLE THAT THEY PROBABLY BOUGHT FROM BIG LOTS.......get over it. Is Big Lots the religious embassy now too? I guess little kids can't play with toys at Big Lots because it's a religious embassy. LOLz

[known12]

theres no talking to your type. you are the bottom of the barrel atheist. the kind that real atheists are embarresed of because they know you make them look bad. the rock on dude! rock on village clown!LOL! LOL! LOLZ! so sad.

[darwintheuninvolved]

That's why she's hung out with people like PZ Myers. What the hell is a "real atheist" anyway. You really need to just shut up and keep you head down.

[known12]

if I have to tell you what a real atheist is, then you are just one of the many wannbee atheists. just saying nonsense on forums while the actual smart intelligent atheists roll their eyes at you hoping you'll go away soon so you wont continue to make them look bad...like you.

[darwintheuninvolved]

Oh wow your an idiot. Atheism is a non-belief in deity and often with that the supernatural. It has nothing to do with intelligence or personality. Just like faith doesn't require intelligence or personality as evident by you. Good luck with your trolling though.

[known12]

you'll never understand the difference between intelligent people like healthy addict and amazing atheist...and then...you ...just some generic run of the mill forgettable poster thowing out an insult here and there, underlining why you'll never be one of them.

[darwintheuninvolved]

I think we have a misunderstanding here. On my part at least. I assumed your "bottom of the Barrel" comment was directed at Ashley. If it was not then my apologies for not reading more thoroughly. That being said you are really in no position to make any kind of generalizations about what defines atheism seeing as you are not an atheist.

[frambesbuckeye]

Well considering the guy in the vid is a priest and OK with their actions and you are the ONLY theist coming in here and bitching about NOTHING, then I would say I have pretty valid proof that you are a bottom of the barrel christian. LMAO

[known12]

the problem I have isnt with the preacher,hey...he wants to be "down wit da kids".I know the type,the problem I have is with the whole "atheist in the church routine".as if posting videos about how stupid religion isnt enough etcetc

[healthyaddict]

And where do you see me doing that -- the making videos 'mocking religion' or posting those talking about how 'stupid' it is? I think you're needlessly lumping me into whatever your idea of atheists are.

[known12]

barring the church video you are an example of what I wish all atheists should be like.

frambesbuckeye..., now thats the guy that fits most likely the worlds M.O/stereotypical view of what an atheist

is....just nothing there.most likely an insane clown posse fan trying to be philosophical.hilarity ensues.

[frambesbuckeye]

haha........Oh really?........now I'm interested.

What is the world's(AKA your) stereotypical view of what an atheist is?

[frambesbuckeye]

I'm atheist and I attended a wedding in a church......what about it? You sound super asshurt over nothing. If anything, you sure sound discrimatory towards other religions or lack of religions outside of your own. The last I checked, your god didn't condone that behavior.

[loveisallneed]

nature is holy for me, so if you ever goof off anywhere, you are a bigot.

[known12]

regardless how you feel about nature it doesnt change that a church temple or mosque is a holy place for a particular group so my previous comment still stands.

[bla34112]

@known12

yeah but your comment falls flat on its face, cause not every religious group is as stuck up as you are about their believes.

[known12]

find me a christian/jewish/muslim who would be fine with an atheist coming into their church /temple/mosque to play around with the holy religious symbols.

people arent hard to figure out.

[loveisallneed]

Yes, you have bunches of idols to worship and be offended over. Yes, you want to get angry and riot over images, ideas, comedy.  Yes, we get it.

[known12]

no, you dont get it. as healthy addict shows, you dont understand respecting others beliefs. so,in short, you are EXACTLY what you complain about the religious. you are intolerant. oh...irony.

[frambesbuckeye]

"in short, you are EXACTLY what you complain about the religious. you are intolerant. oh...irony"

.........yet you are the one coming in and bitching about the video.....hmmm.......the irony. LMAO

[bla34112]

how about the christian right there?

[frambesbuckeye]

LMAO Since when do atheists have churches and temples? LOLz

[xetaprime]

Unless it's all about money and keeping the herd together.

[known12]

speaking in soundbites is fun!

[xetaprime]

except that all my replies ended up, like, not, replies! Wow! That was not my doing! There is a God! Only seriously that shouldn't have happened D'Oh!

[frambesbuckeye]

That's cute.  Just looks like a building to me, but whatever. LMAO

[CMO999]

You're totally right. That makes complete sense.

[Maghetti]

umm....I'm an atheist now, but I can tell you that at every church i've ever been to, people laugh. Christian people. Hell, I've seen the entire crowd burst into laughter DURING the church service. Guess they are bigoted at them selves....

[CMO999]

Oh that's a good thing. I wouldn't call someone bigoted for being able to laugh. I was just trolling when I said 'You're totally right. That makes complete sense.' Sorry, maybe it was a little bit immature.

[S0SUBZ3R0]

@known12 Assuming "atheists" can be considered as a group.

[healthyaddict]

Considering I had permission, and the preacher was standing right there, and I did nothing to be demeaning towards their faith -- I fail to see how I was being disrespectful.

[known12]

come on...I'm not talking to a child.you know very what your doing.regardless of permission, if you had respect for others beliefs, you wouldnt be goofing off in a christians holy place.if someone gave me permission to go to a muslims I wouldnt. because I have enough respect not to want to do it in the first place.

[frambesbuckeye]

I really enjoy how the priest was right there and didn't feel the least bit offended......unlike you. But I suppose in your eyes, that preist is going to burn in hell for all of eternity now *rolls eyes*.

[frambesbuckeye]

In known's world, if you stare at a preacher too long you will be burned on the cross as it is an evil sin with a negative connontation.

[healthyaddict]

Additionally -- what does this video have to do with religion?

I think you're reading into this a bit too much hun.

[known12]

I dont think your stupid.your being a bit obtuse on purpose.

you know what your doing. the whole atheist in church routine. you shoudltn want to do it in the first place.I shoudlnt have to tell you why.

[lehman]

you're*

[healthyaddict]

@known12 little do you realize i'm in a church at least once a week...

[known12]

you just want to experience christian "fellowship"

otherwise known as free cofee and donuts after the service.

[frambesbuckeye]

As a college student, I must say I do enjoy ripping off the free donuts and coffee from time to time. I guess it makes up for the church not paying taxes even though they are a business.

[healthyaddict]

On a side note, the only reason I recordedt his video was to send it to Brian Brushwood. I liked the lighting in the church, just got finished up with a meeting there so I shot it.

I really fail to see how you take this so offensively. Would it be equally offensive if one of the church members did it? I was eating fire -- its magic. Simmer down dear.

[known12]

its no big deal. but it shows that no matter how openminded you are, no matter how book smart you are,your true feelings imply you think others beliefs are simply props and play things as long as you dont believe in them.but possibly this is just an atheist thing.

[KillJesus]

"no matter how much atheists try to come off as intellectuals..."

I do not think atheists come off as intellectuals, but I do think that religious people come off as stupid and silly.

[justintempler]

mock others? you take yourself way too seriously. If this was done during worship service then you would have a point.

[Christisms]

An atheist with fire and in a church. The jokes that come to mind that are absolutely mean spirited are flooding my brain. Must not comment! Must not comment! Must not comment!!!

ENJOY THE FIRE, ATHEIST!!! THERE IS A LOT MORE OF THAT WHERE YOU ARE GOING!!!! (evil laugh)

J/K

Oh, but you totally set yourself up for that. LOL

[smhussain62]

@Chistisms

I thought you were going to say something funny like "atheist burns down church".

Call me crazy but I find that funnier than "innocent bystander receives unending punishment from celestial nazi".

[fullygodfullyhuman]

I met Brian Brushwood... fucker was wearing my same shirt.

[TheLifthrasir]

In Norway they've been a bit nervous about non-Christians in churches with fire ever since the 90's......

=p

Looks fun.

[PT109Boat]

Atheists Points?

Is that like a Loyalty Program?

[yetidetective]

you are going to have fire breath all day now

[Temuldjin]

DAMN! that was HOT! :D

[m00ph00]

faux chewing ftw

[Gameboygenius]

Unsuccessful troll is unsuccessful.

[sputnikowns]

@trolloftheyear

obvious troll is obvious

[RavenBlaze]

so I would assume the trick is u got wax on ur finger, lit it and blew it out in an "eating" motion

[memonk11]

I never eat too much fire. It gives me gas.

[omfgitslesley]

this is really cool. when are you teaching me to do this??

[Valstein0]

If she weighs the same as a duck, then she is made of wood. BURN HER!

[CuriousMoth]

o_o;

WITCHCRAFT!! THOU SHALT NOT SUFFER A WITCH TO LIVE!

[MistressDracona]

nomnomowowow

[DraskyVanderhoff]

This proof that she is not made of wood and for that reason she can't float. That is the proof that she is not a witch and atheist are not with the devil. Use Logic -.- Nu! ehmmm NI!!

[fumado2000]

@DraskyVanderhoff

BUt does She Weigh The Same as a duck???:O

There is still mistery!

[nyarlotep]

I knew you were a demon! now I got evidence!

[sajfen]

Burn the witch!!

Oh i guess she already did that herself...

May your fingers hurt for days to come!

[Keippernicus]

That wax could have better served removing peter's chest hair...but I was entertained.

[jxaxmxixn]

It's solid proof Atheists are Satan worshipers!

[MisterFIXXX]

@jxaxmxixn

true!!! she enjoyed every second of it! 0_0

heh :D

[jxaxmxixn]

@MisterFIXXX

xD

[aMulliganStew]

chaka!

[CognosSquare]

Good diet for burning some calories.

[SAsgarters]

She's a witch!

[SuperOpenminded]

magic!!! oooohhh

[stealthbadger]

:D Much fun!

[kintkachuk]

lol

[Shmuklidooha]

Om nom nom

[Totaltwist]

I second the om nom nom

[Raistlin13Majere]

Haha, good way to spend your time. Eating fire and possibly burning churches down :P

[Shmuklidooha]

The only church that enlightens is the one that burns =)