The chick with the bullhorn needs a good fuck. that video sounds like a sample in a godspeed song.
random percussion and sirens and a crazy religious rant

this is strange to say the least

of all the bands to picket because of the sexual connotations, MINUS THE FUCKING BEAR?! fucking lol.

btw i hate the gospel. come picket me bitch. 666.

was expecting Westboro Baptist.

inb4 christian bashing

@TLIG as long as crazy evangelicals exist, they deserve any shit flung their way. just make sure to
get one of those plastic rain ponchos to shield you from the storm.

''of all the bands to picket because of the sexual connotations, MINUS THE FUCKING BEAR?! fucking lol.''

You would think someone a little more worthy say like any rapper out today?!?!

i'm surprised these people have even heard of minus the bear

i doubt they've even heard any of MTB's songs. they're just spraying it everywhere.

"that video sounds like a sample in a godspeed song.
random percussion and sirens and a crazy religious rant"

Lol, I used to be a Christian. It's not like I'm an Atheist now or whatever, but lots of Christians are just hypocritical jokes, or they're just weird. This is a prime example.

Uh, and since when did MTB have many sexual themes in their music? Seriously? They aren't NIN or Tool or anything.

This made me lol.

lots of every demographic is stupid. basing your attitudes toward christians on mongoloids like these is pretty fucked.

"Uh, and since when did MTB have many sexual themes in their music? "
since they decided to write every song about fucking

As a Christian I can safely say for the most part we suck.

they have plenty of songs about fucking, but it's not as overt as half of the shit on the radio.

lol fr33

Meh, I don't find their songs sexually offensive enough.

what. the. fuck.

Wow, these Christians really need learn to pick their battles. I mean Minus The Bear, really?

I mean why this band? Shouldn't they be picketing something important? Christians are retarded.

I wonder how many of the people picketing have even heard of Minus The Bear.

Watch, in a year they'll all be die-hard fans.

I was considering going to this show. Fuck.

"I mean why this band? Shouldn't they be picketing something important? Christians are retarded."

No he was correct.

most christians are retarded. js.

it's called "blind faith" = retarded-ness.

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i just burnt a prayer book and threw it off a parking garage this is seriously a sign for real

'it's called "blind faith" = retarded-ness. ''

^ That 154624326232837355x

I don't listen to anyone with a megaphone. When you need to speak louder than everyone else, you hear no one else. When you hear no one else, your words are not worth hearing.

Christians can't fuck?

Genuinely a waste of everyone's time there.

"The chick with the bullhorn needs a good fuck. that video sounds like a sample in a godspeed song." LOL I actually just burst out laughing.

Holy crap, I almost went to this but didn't want to spend 25$ to see Just MTB.

I can agree with most of my Christians on sputnik that these guys picketing are jokes. By picketing and crap like this all you're be doing is making mockeries of yourselves. If you call yourself "Christian", but aren't willing to accept other people unless they're "I can't drink, or have sex, or have any fun whatsoever" like they themselves are, I feel I just lost a lot of respect for you.

as a Christian I'm on MTB's side and can't stand "Christians" like these...

Yeah, I hate krish10s.

Countering a protest with the drum circle is among the coolest things any band can do.

im religious myself and this was just retarded

That was just weird

so. . .weird lol

lol nice

"it's called "blind faith" = retarded-ness."

I don't think you realize how stupid this comment is.

Anyways, this is really dumb. Pretty much 123 on everyone wondering "why MTB?" Of course, not all Christians are like this, and people thinking they are, are pretty much as dumb as those protesters. K peace.

people really need to stfu about their right to do this and that

its not an excuse to act like an idiot

god bless us

God Bless Minus The Bear.

hahahh i was at this show !

afterwards the singer was like "ok now i want you to go home, masturbate, smoke pot, and be homosexual...and eat ice cream" hahaha

Minus the Bear bless us, every one.

Hopefully they were picketing OMNI. That album was shit.

Someone send this group the lyrics to Nofx's Liza and Louise

MtB of all bands? *facepalm

Gotta picket somethin'

wtf it's not Westboro

video's shit because there isn't a resolution

Lol.

Rofl. Nice response by the band. Would've been easy for them to act really angry but the impromptu drum circle was far more effective.

The only way to solve this is to invert their band name


Minus the BJ

haha that was really cool. sometimes the only way to drown out meaningless noise is with more meaningless noise...

Someone's got too much free time on their hands, they could find better things to do than rant at musicians. Could they have picked a more uncaring group to rave at then a band?

the drummer rules

Yeah not gonna lie, musicians just won't care. They write the music they write for a reason, a few stupid protesters aren't gonna stop them.

Some Evangelical Christian Pastor walked in on their slut daughter getting drilled by her boyfriend to some Minus The Bear and decided to take it out on the band.

That's the ONLY way I could figure anybody would pick MTB to picket for sexual connotations.

Some Evangelical Christian Pastor walked in on their slut daughter getting drilled by her boyfriend to some Minus The Bear and decided to take it out on the band.

That's the ONLY way I could figure anybody would pick MTB to picket for sexual connotations.

Hail Satan

I also read this as "Minus The Bear Picket The NFL"

nope

Fuck I should have been there in corpse paint, animal blood and inverted crosses and just demon growled all them away while waiving my blade in a threatening manner.

Yeah, a majority of these churches are pussies. They all talk about fire and brimstone and this violent wrath of God, but they stand behind the constitution of the same nation that they hate with a passion.

Hypocritical pussies I tell ya.

Botch is better

This is really weird. I'm a Christian and I think protesting music/movies/TV/etc. is just silly and a waste of time, but for pete' sake I never even noticed any sex in Minus The Bear songs. Granted I don't really pay much attention to the lyrics, but this is just silly!

"Fuck I should have been there in corpse paint, animal blood and inverted crosses and just demon growled all them away while waiving my blade in a threatening manner."

that'd suck

"As a Christian I can safely say for the most part we suck."
Haha, Im with you there.

this is bullshit.

That was strange.

that'd suck


For them, I would have consumed their souls.

I'd protest with this.

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lol I'm happy the band took it to the picketers.
good for them.

666 HAIL SATAN 666

Ala's got it down pat.

Yet another pathetic attempt at christians trying to protect their virgin daughters.

THIS PENIS PARTIES GOT TO GO HEY HEY HO HO

What exactly did they hope to accomplish by protesting a band? Did they think the band would stop writing music? Or that people that were fans would stop being fans? Or that their already released material would be outlawed? What? There is absolutely no impact this could have possibly had on anything.

"What exactly did they hope to accomplish by protesting a band? Did they think the band would stop writing music? Or that people that were fans would stop being fans? Or that their already released material would be outlawed? What? There is absolutely no impact this could have possibly had on anything."

Welcome to the wonderful world of Christian logic... Many of them fail to think through the outcomes of their actions. I'm not bashing them either, I used to be one, many of my close friends are Christians lol. But seriously, a lot of Christians don't seem to be all that bright...

Someone needs to do the world a favor and cut Florida off the 50 states.

Lol. Add Newfoundland in to substitute for Florida's absence. Does anything ever even happen in Newfoundland?

As offended as I am by your comment Nigel id have to somewhat agree. Annhiliate The bottom half of Florida and replace it with Newfoundland. Forming NewfoundFlorida

The most intense state/island ever.

Florida's Latin population would dwindle from 70% to like 4% if that happened. LOL.

Hahaha.

Can we just cut out the religious affiliations and just say that some people are stupid? Not all Christians protest dumb shit and act hypocritically, just like not all Muslims blow up buildings. 90% of Christians I know are just like 90% of atheists I know: decent people who don't deserve to be stereotyped.

Can we just cut out the religious affiliations and just say that some people are stupid? Not all Christians protest dumb shit and act hypocritically, just like not all Muslims blow up buildings. 90% of Christians I know are just like 90% of atheists I know: decent people who don't deserve to be stereotyped.

this makes me love Minus the Bear even more.

This is hilarious.

hmmm

Can we just cut out the religious affiliations and just say that some people are stupid? [2]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orTqqL4C0ok


All HAIL NERO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wait, Minus the Bear is significant enough to warrant protests? Did this group just spin a roulette wheel with the names of various indie bands?

lmao, of all the bands to protest

I didn't know MTB was popular enough to get picketed. I know that's been said, but it really is pretty damn weird. What if this turned out to be something the band organized themselves just as a joke.

@thebhoy

yeah, my comment wasn't stupid at all. the majority of the christians that i meet are all blind faith sheep, do whatever "god" tells them to do without thinking it through.

oh and "Anyways, this is really dumb. Pretty much 123 on everyone wondering "why MTB?" Of course, not all Christians are like this, and people thinking they are, are pretty much as dumb as those protesters. K peace."

yeah not all christians would specifically pick THIS subject to protest on, but they all want people to be like them or as good as them on some level. at least most of them. i have yet to meet a religious person in general (regardless of their faith) who doesn't try and push their faith down my throat and convert me.

"i have yet to meet a religious person in general (regardless of their faith) who doesn't try and push their faith down my throat and convert me."

meet more people then

All of MTB's sexual references are subtle, groups like this give Christians a very bad name.

"i have yet to meet a religious person in general (regardless of their faith) who doesn't try and push their faith down my throat and convert me."

I call bullshit on that or you live under a rock.

What the fuck is this? Christians bashing bands for talking about sex, when thier whole faith is based around a deity who magically inseminates an unwitting virgin

"Wait, Minus the Bear is significant enough to warrant protests? Did this group just spin a roulette wheel with the names of various indie bands?"

I imagine it landed right in between minus the bear and bright eyes. They went with the more evil name.

I would love to see people picket The Mars Volta. That would be fucking hilarious.

"yeah not all christians would specifically pick THIS subject to protest on, but they all want people to be like them or as good as them on some level. at least most of them. i have yet to meet a religious person in general (regardless of their faith) who doesn't try and push their faith down my throat and convert me."

Have you ever tried to convince a friend that a band they listen to sucks and that the one you listen to is great? What about trying to convince them to see a good movie or try a certain food? Ever fight about which sports team is better? Then you've done exactly what you accuse Christians of doing. They believe living as a Christian is a great lifestyle and they want to share it. Feel free to disagree with them, but you're really no different.

And, of course, why MtB? Sure they're lyrics are sexual, but there not nearly as blunt as the vast majority of popular music.

I'm a dead Christian, but if I was alive I'd fucking kill every dumbass in this thread

Hahahahaha.
Dude, Dostoevsky's my favorite author ever.

That troll name comes with a lot of expectation and responsibility

I swear to god if you fuck this up

I'd sign a book or something but I'm kinda not alive and stuff

yeah, death kinda gets in the way.

"and i came from her soft touch, and slept." -this ain't a surfin' movie, the greatest song of all time

HAIL SATAN!!!!

this reminds me of the christian protesters that were at cornerstone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ_2IwZ_Quw


i love christians

It's people like this that make a great deal of the good Christians look bad.

Theres good christians?

This whole thread is an lol.

"Theres good christians?"

Fuck you cunt I was saintly in my day. I based Prince Myshkin on myself, except I'm much smarter, obviously.

I don't care

You should, you're going to be Satan's bitch in Hell

i still dont' care

I'm not sure if one guy walking around in circles with a drum qualifys as a drum circle, still really funny though

@blindsided21

actually bro, it's really different.

pushing a faith on someone, when that person says "no thanks, i'm not interested" is really fucking annoying.
especially when that person is completely respectful of the others faith and the preacher just keeps saying shit like
"you won't be saved, you're going to hell then, blah blah blah"

it gets old you know? js. i have nothing against most christians, but for the ones that DO push their religion on me, i
will tear them a new asshole.
oh and yes, most christians i meet try longer and way harder to convince me then i would about a band. lol.

completely different subjects.

@ TheOceanInside. Yeah, you're right. I went to a Christian school, one of my friends there was an Agnostic. The stupid teachers there tried everyday to cram stuff he didn't want to hear down his throat, they like were forcing him to become a Christian. He is basically an Atheist now. Lol, they didn't help their cause much.

Lol seriously, out of all the bands to pick..

As a Christian iv always had this view about religion:

Religion is like a penis
Its ok to have one
Its ok to be proud of it
but its not ok to whip it out and show it off in public
And its defiantly not ok to try to shove it down my kids throats

Also though its pretty messed up to judge a group of people by the actions a few people.

Since it was in Florida, I was almost inclined to think this was about Scientology since they are based in Clearwater.

But of course.....Christians and their sexual repressiveness.

basing your attitudes toward christians on mongoloids like these is pretty fucked. [2]

lol dumb religious freaks

"i have yet to meet a atheist person in general (regardless of their wat) who doesn't try and push their lack of faith down my throat and convert me."

fixed.

I'm not religious or atheist, and i gotta be honest, from my perspective atheists are much worse.

Man, they need to do more research and attack somebody else.

anyone have a link to the Orlando Weekly article?

"i have yet to meet a atheist person in general (regardless of their wat) who doesn't try and push their lack of faith down my throat and convert me."

fixed.

I'm not religious or atheist, and i gotta be honest, from my perspective atheists are much worse.



^most retarded comment yet, so you have no religion, nor are you an atheist?

WTF.

also i'm atheist, and no where did i push that down your throat and make you agree with me. lol learn to read next time kid

but yeah, i guess most christians probably aren't all religion pushers... but a lot are. and oooooooboyyyyyyyy have i met a lot hahaha.

dont even get me started on Jehovah's witnesses

"^most retarded comment yet, so you have no religion, nor are you an atheist?"

While atheism is not a religion per se, it is an act of faith in which say, with all the conviction and certainty of any Christian, that there is no god. There's no ambiguity or apathy, you take a strong stance on the matter.

Having no religion, which is to say you don't profess any faith at all, is known as agnosticism, which is what I believe the poster above is referring to himself as. So really, there's nothing retarded about that post at all, as a middle ground does exist between not being atheist and not being religious.

Atheism isn't a position of certainty, so you're wrong there. There are actually a small amount of atheists in the world compared to just plain non-religious people. What matters to those groups is secularism, not certainty of non-dogma.

Not certainty, but belief in the same way a Christian would be in the existence of God, which is to say it's faith-based. If they weren't, they wouldn't be atheist.

Atheism is the opposite of faith based, so you're wrong there.

No, it's every bit faith based, unless you can offer empirical proof of god's non-existence. Atheists believe there is no god. Unless they can prove their beliefs to be fact, they operate on faith in the same way religious people do.

I can't give empirical proof, that's why I said it isn't certainty. It isn't faith based because atheism is a lack of faith. Atheists believe that there is not enough reason to believe in a god (I should know, I am one). In essence, it's agnosticism without the apathy.

You are wrong on all counts that time.

Faith - "Faith is the confident belief or trust in a person, idea, or thing that is not based on proof."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faith

Atheism - "Atheism, in a broad sense, is the rejection of belief in the existence of deities. In a narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there are no deities."

Your definition of atheism is wrong. It is not an uncertainty of god's existence, it is a rejection of god's existence. Also, since such a thing cannot be empirically proven (at least, not in the forseeable future, but probable not ever), atheism will always be based on faith, according to the definition above.

I believe in this you are wrong.

Also, I never said it was certain, only as certain as a Christian is about God's existence, which is to say, not 100% certain but confident enough to let it guide their life's decisions.

Also, forgot to cite the source of the atheism definition:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atheism

Sorry for the triple but my computer screws up edits.

There are different levels of certainty among everyone in the world, but the principles of atheism don't use certainty.

Absolutely. Even in religious people, that sense of "certainty" (used loosely because no one is 100% certain in matters like this) varies from person to person. My parents are casual Christians whose faith in God is probably more shaky than that of a priest, who has dedicated his life to God.

Atheism operates in the same way. Hardcore atheists have pretty strong confidence (based on faith) that God does not exist. More casual atheists, like myself and probably yourself, have fairly good reason to believe the same.

But no one is certain. Not the religious, not the atheist, and not anyone in between.

You can't find out what happens when you die because you'll be dead, silly.

I don't care.

^ So true. You can't prove a negative, therefore his whole argument goes out the window.

I guess FreePizzaDay must be "agnostic" with respect to Santa Clause because he can't prove he doesn't exist. I mean, it takes just as much faith to say Santa Clause doesn't exist as it does to say he does, right? This whole line of argument Bertrand Russel tackled with that whole Celestial Teapot thing.

On topic: Minus the Bear, really? [99]

We established all that already.

Yes, but I neglected to hit the "refresh" in the last 10 minutes before I actually posted.

Guys, Mormon's wear bike helmets when they go door to door.

I mean, you can't deny that that's pretty sweet.

"I guess FreePizzaDay must be "agnostic" with respect to Santa Clause because he can't prove he doesn't exist. I mean, it takes just as much faith to say Santa Clause doesn't exist as it does to say he does, right? This whole line of argument Bertrand Russel tackled with that whole Celestial Teapot thing."

I don't know if Santa exists or not, but I know he didn't put stuff under my tree when I was a kid.

in my experience, most of the people trying to coax you one way or the other, are just doing it because they care - they either care about you, or they care about themselves. there are plenty of fanatics on both sides.

but, for the most part. i'm sure it all comes from a good place.

my stance on religion? i had a christian gf and the relationship ruined 3 years of my life.
i really just want nothing to do with it anymore, so you could see why i tend to have a negative view on it, EVEN if in
general religion isn't all that bad.

although really, the points on why religion just sucks greatly outweigh the points on why it doesn't. socially speaking.

Should have banged her dad.

"these convo's go nowhere. you'll find out what happens when you die. until then believe in something dumb or nothing
at all if you so choose. It's whatever."

great comment. i actually believe this is the best stance out there. if everyone could learn to be like this, religion would
be welcomed a lot more... warmly

banged her dad? lolwut

if atheists are right, when we die - no harm no foul.
if christians are right, when we die - consequences seem pretty severe.

You've really thought this out.

^you over thirty?

look it comes down to this. religion is bs because it causes more harm then good. people don't need a god telling them what to do and how to live their life.

society has modernized enough that children when born without the knowledge of god, can live just as well and happy as without. and all their decisions will be their own, there will be no prejudice, there will be no wars, no "jihads", "crusades". no more repeats of the world trade centre, and mass murders in rwanda between rival religious groups.

everyone needs to watch the movie religulous. it's great. every point the guy makes is a fact. and it's hilarious to watch people be stubborn and blind. all because of crap that isn't real that has been controlling lives for generations.

in the end though, i don't really care. as long as it leaves me alone, i'm fine. whatever. i have nothing against anyone specifically. religion as a whole just rattles my cage a little bit. but i accept that there's nothing to be done.

/end rant *phew*

^you over thirty?

figured.

Makes sense.

so is tom morello

Popsicles are for the summer time.

not if you live in the desert.

and the spaghetti monster is only 24

fap?

I also thought the flying spaghetti monster was a brooding, angst-ridden teenage god who listened to too much Linkin Park. Huh, learn something new everyday (btw, google "Pascal's Wager" and look at some of the rebuttals. Just sayin'.)

Pascal's Wager is a joke; easily dismissable.

My point exactly.

I know.

Well, very good then.

"^most retarded comment yet, so you have no religion, nor are you an atheist?"

Wow haha, how old are you? To me, saying there is no God is the same as saying there is one, no one knows. So I try to not give a shit. Works for me.

Also I didn't say you specifically try and convert people, but I always see atheists on the internet going apeshit on Christians who really just try and defend themselves.

Isn't this article about sex anyways

What's funny about TheOceanInside is he's being just as annoying as "all the Christians" that shove their beliefs down his throat.

nothing wrong with hating christians js'z

what's useless about LetoAtreides is he's just plain fucking useless.

winnnnnnnn

i love that mtb organized a drum circle

damn