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dog religion

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Many people who believe in a god would like to see their pets again when they've died and gone to heaven. But acording to many god enthusiasts this will never happen. Animals live a life of debauchery, of ass sniffing and running around naked and peeing on whatever they want. Perhaps if there were a church for dogs we would all see little fluffy again some day.

Here are some sample commandments:

thou shalt not covet thy neighbors leg, nor his lawn, nor his bitch

thou shalt not kill squirrels

thou shalt not steal socks and bury them in the yard.

bobofthefuture, Apr 21 2003

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       Amen, brother! And verily, all dogs shall go to heaven.
lostdog, Apr 21 2003
  

       A world can't be all bad in which lostdog is the first one to respond to this idea.
beauxeault, Apr 21 2003
  

       Obligatory "God is dog spelled backwards" post.
beauxeault, Apr 21 2003
  

       Would the "King" be a German shepherd rather than a Jewish one?   

       Would the Pup be infallible?   

       Wouldn't you have to rename the catechism?
beauxeault, Apr 21 2003
  

       //Animals live a life of debauchery, of ass sniffing and running around naked and peeing on whatever they want// sounds like someone (human) that I know.
po, Apr 21 2003
  

       I can see this religion becoming quite dogmatic.
half, Apr 21 2003
  

       //Animals live a life of debauchery, of ass sniffing and running around naked and peeing on whatever they want//   

       Why do you think they're called "animals?"
snarfyguy, Apr 21 2003
  

       Seems life is already one big tree of forbidden fruit for the dogs... seems overkill to send them to services once a week. On the other hand, I'd love to hear them sing, "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God."   

       Howly, Howly, Howly?
k_sra, Apr 21 2003
  

       q. is dustin a tom or a queen?
po, Apr 21 2003
  

       <he also pees consistantly in his liter box.> Will you move him up to gallon when he gets bigger?
mrthingy, Apr 21 2003
  

       "He" oh, OK he's a Tom.   

       its just Tom's are generally more liberal with their spraying habits. sorry Tom/s
po, Apr 22 2003
  

       Croissant. Plus bonus points for the phrase, "god enthusiasts"
Jezzie, Apr 22 2003
  

       Obligatory: "My karma ran over my dogma."   

       Bone for you... good boy!
UnaBubba, Apr 22 2003
  

       Canine Jehovah's Witnesses would, I imagine, be extremely difficult to get rid of:   

       "Have you considered God's plan for you?"
"I'm afraid I don't have time for - Aargh! Let go my throat!"
friendlyfire, Apr 22 2003
  

       Young bob, you are like a dog moses. Although if a dog saw a burning bush, I'm sure he would extinguish it in short order. Croissant, and I would give another for the fine term "god enthusiast".
bungston, Apr 22 2003
  

       As an atheist, I had to reluctantly fishbone it. But I do agree with that tiresome woman that "it wouldn't be heaven without dogs." (And cats, of course, although I've developed an allergy to them.)
grecosartre, Apr 22 2003
  

       Grecosartre: Even as an Athiest I'm sure you have a code of conduct which you live by; don't you wish to forcefully impose it on every living creature you come across?
bobofthefuture, Apr 22 2003
  

       //its just Tom's are generally more liberal with their spraying habits.//
define: liberal
thumbwax, Apr 22 2003
  

       My cat, whom I love dearly, is an entirely amoral being. If there is a cat heaven, then she is in no way destined for it.   

       I don't think I have ever met a moral cat. Dogs, maybe, but not cats.   

       Pussy heaven will be a very quiet place.
whimsickle, Apr 23 2003
  

       Interesting; how we anthropomorphise our pets. Your cat may be a Supreme Court judge, when she's outside and you're off at work. (Not that there aren't amoral Supreme Court judges, I guess).
UnaBubba, Apr 23 2003
  

       [bliss], dogs and cats are a higher form of love, aren't they? They seldom go back to their former owner.   

       [bobo], being a depressed existentialist, it's highly unlikely that I would want to impose that weltanschauung on puppies and kitties. I try very hard not to impose my worldview on anyone, but I suppose my moral code, if I have one, is close to the golden rule. (With a timeout for adultery, I suppose.)   

       My own view of the universe is that after death, your mind goes back into the collective unconscious. So, I suppose, does Fluffy's and Fang's.
grecosartre, Apr 23 2003
  

       I'm afraid only dumb beasts go to heaven. As we stand outside, looking through the bars of the golden gate, we'll observe the reigning cats and dogs.
FarmerJohn, Apr 23 2003
  

       //depressed existentialist//
Is it possible to be an existentialist without being depressed?
beauxeault, Apr 23 2003
  

       [UB] No anthropomorhism necessary. My cat has no concept of right and wrong. Dogs, on the other hand, do - hence the ability to exhibit guilt when they are bad.
whimsickle, Apr 23 2003
  

       Obligatory "Of course you all know that dyslexic atheists believe there is no dog" post.
Cedar Park, Apr 23 2003
  

       ...and if a religion does accomodate ass/crotch sniffing, running around naked, random fornication, public defecation urination... the next step would be coming up with some kind of rule where a human can have themselves officially registered as an animal, which would take off a lot of the pressure and yet allow them to remain holy.   

       It seems ridiculous, but it's not without precedent. Look at indulgences.
f1r3br4nd, Apr 23 2003
  

       I know that pet owners do alot of really strange things for their pets. I've seen dog weddings, for instance (couldn't change the channel fast enough). But would they really want to put their dog into the car so they could take them to church once or more times a week?   

       Churches and religions exist because Man has questions and conflicts about his own existence and identity in the universe. Dogs (and even cats) show no sign of such conflict. They generally seem to do what they do in a near complete absence of such conflict. Whatever guilt they do evince generally arises directly from disobedience to their owners, not from disobedience to some Higher Power.   

       As for dogs going to heaven, they do seem to have a spark of something which allows them to be relational creatures. In that sense there is something somewhat humanlike in them, and, I suppose, that if humans go to heaven, then that part of dogs which is relational and has personality could never truly be lost forever.   

       With all the hypocrisy that goes on in churches, I'm not sure I could stand to see people pretending their dogs are that hypocritical. Cats maybe.
dijontoothpaste, Apr 25 2003
  

       //Whatever guilt they do evince generally arises directly from disobedience to their owners, not from disobedience to some Higher Power//   

       I'm fairly certain that Owner = Higher Power, for dogs.   

       [whimsickle], your cat may have no concept of right and wrong... mine does. All cats were created equal, but some are more equal than others.
UnaBubba, Apr 25 2003
  

       How could heaven be heaven without pets?
FarmerJohn, Apr 25 2003
  

       // My cat has no concept of right and wrong. //   

       Must be a Democrat then.
waugsqueke, Apr 25 2003
  

       you could at least have punned it up some. Democat.
Worldgineer, Apr 25 2003
  

       Change intonation, retain language - continued understanding. If that's not a religious experience....
suzabelle, Apr 26 2003
  

       // My cat has no concept of right and wrong. //   

       Must be a Democrat then.   

       Great timing. I came across this shortly after hearing about the Republican attempt to redefine ethics (as things that Tom Delay doesn't feel threatened by).
stilgar, Jan 06 2005
  

       Doggy debauchery v. god enthusiasts! A cruller for you, I say!!
crater, Jan 06 2005
  

       Nope. Not PC in this day in time. Goldfish will be offended. Is Heaven only for mammals? Naw, the ACLU would shoot this down in a hearbeat. Although, since I love my bassett hound I wouldn't mind seeing "In Dog We Trust" on my money.
rad0, Jan 06 2005
  

       Good. Doog. Now I know for certain I will reunite with all my dogs on dog heaven (human heaven is closed to me because...). Bum bum bum.
clementedelacuadra, Jan 06 2005
  
      
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