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Hate mail 489, the Benefits of being Shure

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Another cutting page of hate mail to light a fire under my ass! This week they’re guaranteeing me that they’re absolutely, positively, bet-the-entire-farm that they’re shure. Check it out…

The Heather Rausch files

“I was wondering why you hate Jesus so much?”

Subject: Just Wondering

Hello Bob

I was wondering why you hate Jesus so much?  I came across your dress Jesus up website and it made me really sad.  There are a lot of ways to be controversial, do why do  you have to pick on Jesus.  I am not worried about Him, but am curious about you.

Sincerley,

Heather Rausch
It’s because his dad’s a dick.Bob
“How so?”

How so?

Heather Rausch
Well, for one, he made us all sick and then commands us to be well, then he puts all and any blame for this on us! But there’s really no denying he’s the one who set it all into motion, and that, my friend, is “Being a dick.”Also, anyone who needs to be worshiped has got to be a dick, I don’t care who you are. Even if you invented air. Expecting everybody to bow down to you makes you a major dick.

A non-dick wouldn’t get any satisfaction from praise under threat. He’d let people live their lives and ask nothing in return. God expects endless “thank you’s”, love & worship, because he’s a dick.

God is responsible for the existence of eternal torture. Dick. He should have never invented life if eternal torture is its ultimate destiny, unless he’s a dick.

What other kind of person makes everything in the universe, invents life, has power over every single thing from the beginning of time until the end, then feels jealousy? I’ll tell you the kind of person. A dick-person. A spoiled rotten dick who has everything and it’s still not enough.

God constantly relies on the “I’m a victim of circumstance” excuse so he doesn’t look like a dick, which he is, which is also extremely, undeniably, and completely dickish.

In conclusion I declare that God is most definitely, positively a huge mutha fuckin dick.

Bob
“I just read your reply today.I have a lot of thinking to do on it.”

Hi

I just read your reply today.  I have a lot of thinking to do on it.  You do have a lot of anger and a  strong sense of humor but you are an artist- a very talented one and I guess it is your emotions and perceptions that drive you.

I am ejoying our dialogue- I will get back to  you on this email.

Keep Creating!

Heather Rausch
Well, I should hope so.B.
“…more importantly, what do you personally want from God? I don’t mean what do you want for the “World”  but what do you want for you?”

Hey-   I want to tell you about something that happened to me several years ago.

Here it goes…..

It was a cold and miserable Maryland, winter evening, reflecting my current situation.  My husband and I were going through a rough patch with each other.  I had gotten home from work and told my two boys I was going to lie down for awhile.  Instead I went up to my room to cry and pray.  Forty-five minutes later, I saw that it was  five o’clock.  I knew I had to get my act together and go downstairs and start dinner but I was so distraught.  All of a sudden a voice, so strong and direct sounded in my head.  “What, do you want?” It asked.   It was so strong and so real, that I answered it aloud even though it had only sounded in my head.

“Well, I would like him (my husband) to get me some flowers and to tell me he loves me, but that will never happen.” I laughed bitterly. I then got myself together and went down to cook dinner.

A little after six o’clock, my husband came into the house and walked into the kitchen.  His hands were behind his back.  “I love you,” he said, presenting me with a bouquet of flowers in his right hand. “I love you,” he said again presenting me with another bouquet of flowers in his left hand.  I was stunned.  Here I had asked for flowers and a simple “I love you” and God had given me twice the amount.

“I hope you don’t mind flowers from the grocery store,” my husband said, “I was driving home and knew that lately, I have not been the greatest husband, so I decided to stop and get you flowers from a florist.   I pulled in the parking lot and the sign said they were open till five, but they were already closed even though it was five o’clock on the dot, so I had to go to the grocery store.”

Looking, back, I now joke I wish I had asked for $$$ and not flowers….  but in reality, I was floored when he told me that he  pulled into the parking lot of the florist at 5:00, the same time I was answering God’s question.

Bob, I am not a Bible Thumping Christian, but I have had so many “supernatural” things happen to me, that I can not deny that God loves me and is interested in me.  I don’t make it to church a lot of the time, I don’t read my Bible everyday, but I do love to read it. When I do, a peace and calmness comes over me.  It is like, “coming home”.

I really love God, because he loved me first and he continues to do so.  I guess I feel and know that “he has my back”, so when those closest to me don’t come through- I still know things are going to work out. If God, loves me this much, (I am just  your average American) then I know he loves us all.

I can bore you with more stories, but I want to ask  you two more questions….

1. Do you even believe in God?  (I think you do, because  your illustration of God sounds like it came from reading the Old Testament)

2. And more importantly, what do you personally want from God? I don’t mean what do you want for the “World”  but what do you want for you?

Lastly, if you love talking politics- well I am sure we could have some lively discussions!

Take Care-

Heather

PS. Oh, since I know you are an artist, it is only fair for you to know I am a special ed teacher.
So wait. Your response to my reasons god’s a dick is to divert my attention with your “wish-granting genie” story? The possibility that your husband buying you flowers wasn’t just a nice coincidence is supposed to wipe away god commanding the world’s worship or suffer forever?I’m afraid you lost me. Your reasons for believing sound very very selfish. You even asked specifically “More importanly, what do you personally want from God? Not the World, but YOU?” Like the last priority is the big picture and humanity, just as long as there’s a couple shiny pennies dropped in the tin can every now and again. And that story of yours is years old? Tell me this. How often do you pray for something and it doesn’t happen? Added up does it fall within the odds they’re coincidences and not a super-being intervening in your personal life?

Heather, I have to tell you that lucky, sweet coincidences happen in my life as well, and I don’t pray to any god at all, ever. I also get that wonderful feeling of oneness with books too! Books do that sometimes. It has nothing to do with the supernaturalness of the book or its auther. Communicating to you through such ambiguous actions as these with your eternal soul on the line is an especially dickish directive, if you ask me.

I do not believe in god, Heather. I know what I know because I was raised in the belief. I was however able to see how much wishful thinking played its part in glossing over what a dick the character of god actually is.

Of course you like the hugs and warmth and soothing thoughts you feel when you imagine being cherished and special in the embrace of the guy who created everything. Of course you’re more than ready to believe the whole thing was invented with you in mind! He’s interested in YOU, Heather!! It’s really hard to resist those feelings of fame, popularity & specialness. It’s presented with such appeal to our most base, selfish, juvenile desires. These however aren’t reasons to believe. Instead they are glaring reasons to doubt.

Your wishful thoughts, Heather, are a pretty pink ribbon wrapped around the turd of difficult questions. And as selfish as I might be sometimes I am unable to gloss over these concerns that trade the human race for the tingly feeling inside like you are.

I don’t want anything from god, because he’s a dick. This isn’t politics. It’s philosophy.

Bob
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Atheism, Hate Mail

Defending Hatred

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Why is everyone always so down on Hate? I’ve had enough, in this latest page of Hate Mail.

“He will not be mocked.”

Subject: You may know this already…

…but you should really consider taking your site down. I am sorry for your intense pain and whatever made you hate God. He will not be mocked.

Galatians 6:7-8

7 Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. 8 Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.

Elaine Kazarian
Elaine,

After many many years of opening up emails and reading reactions from those visiting my site would you like to know what’s never ever happened prior to this day? The one thing I’ve been waiting to hear which has never been said? And it’s not the scary threats, or promises of riches & fame, or any of all the other things I’ve had thrown at me over the years. No. All I’ve been waiting for since day one is an apology. “I am sorry.” Three simple words that no one else could seem to afford, until now. Until you.

Your apology, even though you do not know me, means everything. Your “sorry” for “whatever” has humbled me to no end. Gentle bravery in the face of this intense hurt & hate has brought me to my hands and knees before this one who calls himself “God.”

As I look down upon myself from my mind’s eye at this pitiful creature on all fours I see that the prophesy of your scriptures has indeed played out just as predicted. Tears pouring from my eyes, and now I’m kissing and licking my bathroom floor out of sheer and utter lowness, for which I have found the absolute bottom. I am a human sized worm risen up from the mud by the rain shower of grace from above! For the first time I am breathing fresh air and feeling sunlight on my face.

In this world of grief which I seem to have entered into I’m also sweating profusely, and gagging a bit, which I suppose are the lies and bile that I’ve regurgitated for so many years and am now forced to swallow. Also, my feet are tingly, and my fingertips going numb, and my mouth opening against my will. Salivating, a lot!

My gagging has turned to heaving, and there’s a trembling uneasiness from within which I can feel rising from my gut, up into my throat, and OMG!!!!

Elaine, I just threw up the cold pizza I had for breakfast. Don’t freak out! My god. I left that box out one day too many.

Forget what I said. I’m totally fine now. The goal is to get it to come out the other end, right?!?! LOL!

Thanks for the email anyhow.

Bob

 

“YOU ARE A VERY SICK MAN.”

Subject: SEEK HELP

YOU ARE A VERY SICK MAN.

SEEK HELP AND PRAY FOR GOD’S FORGIVENESS NOW.

Sandra Prestwood
I appreciate the concern, but I feel fine. I’ll take a handful of Vitamin C though just to make sure.

Thanks!

Bob

 

“The hate in deepest core of your being must be an incredible burden to bear…”

Subject: Not so normal

The hate in deepest core of your being must be an incredible burden to bear and is not ‘normal’ in any sense of the word. Whatever it is that made you this way is truly unfortunate.

Peace,

Sir O

(Sir Offenzalot)
Why is everyone always so down on hatred? Hatred deserves a fair shake, but instead all it gets is a bum wrap. Sir O, you might like to know that some people go on and live extremely happy, healthy, productive lives filled with nothing more than hatred in their deepest core.

Oh, but you can’t be content with that and just let ’em be. No. You have to stick your nose in and blow snot all over it.

Word of advice. If you really want to win the battle of whatever it is you’re fighting for, you might want to try a little less love, and a little more hate. Despite what Disney and Oprah says hatred’s gonna kick the shit out of love in the end. Hatred’s spent more time at the gym & firing range.

Bob
“I am confident you are aware of the school of thought that says when one you are arguing with resorts to name calling and ridicule, you know you’ve won the argument.”

While I do respect one’s right to live as they choose, within the law of course, I cannot comprehend how someone can take so much pleasure in ridiculing something or someone that many people hold dear. Your obsession with ridiculing Jesus , along with other religious figures, is frankly quite childish and reminiscent of the incessant babbling of atheists on various internet forums.

I am confident you are aware of the school of thought that says when one you are arguing with resorts to name calling and ridicule, you know you’ve won the argument. Looks like you lose and though you may offend many people with your antics, there others who see through your mask of hatred and shake their heads in sheer sympathy. You failed to mention what trauma you suffered, in your past, that has made you choose this road you currently travel. None of my business, I know, I was just curious.

Stay well!

Sir O (Phillip)
That’s surprising. You’d think emailing complaints under the name “Sir Offenzalot” you’d be used to being disregarded by now.

What trauma have I suffered that led me to make fun of the gods we’ve invented? Really? That’s your approach?

Phil, there’s another reason to resort to name calling & ridicule. Perhaps I’ve got a book I’d rather be reading, or friend I’d rather talk to, or a thought I’d rather be thinking instead explaining myself to some anonymous nobody bellyaching to me over the internet. This I suppose is exactly what the whole site is. My explanation to people who I’d rather not let waste my time.

Now here’s an idea for you. How about spending a little less time worrying about the mood swings of your friends in Narnia and a little more time developing social skills with real people? I believe that’s precisely what “Sir O” needs right now.

Bob

 

“…stupid and Disrespectful.”

Your site is stupid and Disrespectful

Alexandra Cerda
This is like crazy coincidental but that’s practically a direct quote from our mission statement.

Bob
Atheism, Hate Mail

Hate Mail, An Assorted variety of Christian Haahs

More hate mail, as you so desire…

Assorted variety of Christian Haahs

“My ten year old son found this site while searching for answers to Bible School questions…”

Dear Sir,

I would like to ask you to consider removing your Dress Up Jesus site. I realize that this was probably done with humorous thoughts in mind, but this is completely offensive. My ten year old son found this site while searching for answers to Bible School questions, and I had to explain to him why someone like yourself would act in such disdain as to produce something in such bad taste. I realize you may consider yourself an atheist, or just choose not to accept the Bible and its teachings, but please realize this is not a religious rant, this is coming to you man to man to ask that you reconsider this particular site.

I consider Jesus my heavenly father, imagine if someone had the wherewithal to create a site dressing up your earthly father. Maybe something pinning him to the side of a barn or something as downright grotesque as you have constructed. Surely that would raise your ire. I truly believe making this one step out of your norm would do wonders for your other business exploits.

This is not written to wish you harm or with any bad feelings, but out of respect for your talent. I just wish you found it in your heart to remove this display. I greatly appreciate you taking the time to read this. God loves you, and has obviously blessed you with immense talent.  Please seek him out, as he stands ready to offer you eternal salvation.

Thanks and God Bless,

Shane Thompson
Shane, perhaps we can work something out. We’re both reasonable men here. There are things you want me to change, and of course there are things I’d like you to change in return. I’m sure there’s a middle ground we can both meet at, and each of us feel like we’re walking away having accomplished something to our benefits.

Now you’ve made it clear that you want my site taken down, which I imagine would include stopping sales of the fridge magnet version of the aforementioned product, and cease from here on out blaspheming his name in such a way in other public forums. That’s a lot to ask, but I’m not unwilling. Here is all that I ask in return so that I can wish-grant with a clean conscience.

#1. Please stop perpetuating the concept of anyone but oneself being responsible for their actions. No one, no time, in any way, shape or form can take on the responsibility for the wrongs we commit and still have it be considered justice. This concept is even more unlikely when the scapegoat is from thousands of years ago, and the stories of him sound like your standard myth from history. It’s a perversion of responsibility & justice. Imagine if someone robbed and murdered your father, they caught the guy who did it, then the judge let him go because he was allowing someone innocent to take the blame? How would you feel? And that guy continued to rob and murder people and the judge let him off because someone else was willing to take the blame. What a crappy feeling your belief gives me inside.

#2. Stop perpetuating the eternal hellfire torture chamber for everyone who doesn’t believe what you believe. Thinking that other people deserve to suffer is an ugly way to look at life. Imagine your father didn’t believe in Jesus and then he died and had to go to hell forever and ever. Does that make you feel good inside? And it’d practically ruin your eternal heaven knowing where he is while you sit on your throne and eat chocolates. Imagine it were your father, Shane. Imagine that.

These are just 2 things. It’s all I ask. Although there’s a chance I might come up with a few others with corresponding examples of how much they’d suck if it were your dad. But it’s obvious you’re more than open to the concept of repentance based on a stranger’s hurt feelings over hypothetical dad scenarios.

Thank you in advance for your flexibility.

Bob

 

“First of all Jesus is not hanging on the cross anymore, so why should we continue to remember him on the cross crucifying him again and again.”

First of all Jesus is not hanging on the cross anymore, so why should we continue to remember him on the cross crucifying him again and again.

Now the men who were holding Jesus in custody were mocking him as they beat him. 64 They also blindfolded him and kept asking him, “Prophesy! Who is it that struck you?” 65 And they said many other things against him, blaspheming him.

66 When day came, the assembly of the elders of the people gathered together, both chief priests and scribes. And they led him away to their council, and they said, 67 “If you are the Christ, tell us.” But he said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe, 68 and if I ask you, you will not answer. 69 But from now on the Son of Man shall be seated at the right hand of the power of God.” Luke 22:63-69

Second by mocking him you are rejecting his gift to you

Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. John 3:18

Friend this is insulting to our Lord Jesus, know that he is watching and we all will be judged

But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, 6who WILL RENDER TO EACH PERSON ACCORDING TO HIS DEEDS: romans 2:5-6

Gabriel Aguilar
No offense, but if this guy is going to take responsibility for ALL the crimes ever committed, one crucifixion isn’t going to cover it. Not by a long shot! All the killing, rape, bank robberies, white lies, shopliftings, bar brawls, every single bad deed ever committed being paid for in a weekend, by one guy? I’m sorry, but there’s a bit more punishment to be dealt him, Gab.

Just thinking about all the innocent children who’ve been murdered, families being starved to death by oppressive dictators in far away countries, jerks who steal things, mob hits, babies thrown down wells, arson fires, sweatshops, and “To Catch a Predator” episodes, I get enraged! I HAVE to take it out on whoever’s responsible!!! (or whoever freely chooses to take full responsibility).

You say it’s Jesus? Then there you have it.

He cut off his own slice of pie. If he bit off more than he can chew that’s his problem.

Bob

 

“I AM A 14-YEAR-OLD TEENAGER AND SEEING THIS MAKES ME SICK”

Subject: WHAT ARE YOU DOING

DO YOU BELIEVE IN CHRIST?

HOW COULD YOU DO THIS

YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF

I AM A 14-YEAR-OLD TEENAGER AND SEEING THIS MAKES ME SICK

YOU ARE MAKING FUN OF THE ALMIGHTY JESUS CHRIST THROUGH THIS PATHETIC GAME

I hope one day you find Him and are ashamed of this act of sin

That cross is where we are given the almighty chance to be with Him when we die.

and you spit on it..):

Christian Haahs
I’m disappointed. With a name like “Christian Haahs” I really expected your email to deliver a few more laughs.

Bob