My niece told me that the pretzel was created in a religious sense?
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There was a thing circling the Internet this past Christmas, incorporating snacks in the holiday. \n\nThe story goes, a German baker wanted to create something to show his faith, so he designed a rope of dough in the form of arms bent forward and clasped in prayer. It looked sort of like the letter B on its side. But when it baked, the 2 hands didn't stick together, so he twisted them and tucked the tips under the top. \n\nThe new result was even better than he'd hoped for, because he'd accidentally created 3 holes (apparently for the trinity). I hadn't heard that the twisting was supposed to represent the crucifixion, but whatever. Anyway, I never heard of it before, either, but that's what about 30 people emailed me in November and December. \n\nPersonally, I doubt it. I've been to Bavaria and seen those German pretzel makers. And pretzels. Nothing holy about them. Pretty good with mustard though. Chalk it up to another urban legend online.
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I still want to know what atheist candy tastes like.  Uh-oh, now I'm starting to sound dirty.  I'm just kidding, atheist candy.  Or am I.  ;)\n\nMJ Flowergirl:  You need reality.  Seriously.
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Scriptural metaphors shouldn't be taken literally.  The notion that we are created from earth is based on truth. You were created from your mother's food, which was created from the earth by the power of the sun, mediated by genetic programs for plant growth.  You were what she ate!  Now you are what YOU eat.  We are constantly re-"creating"  ourselves by what we eat, all of which comes from the earth, or from the dirt, if you will.  \n\nIt was this basic insight that lead to the metaphor of God, (the sun or the Son) creating people out of the earth.  A quite natural process was turned into "God magic" for the sake of supporting a new religious belief which Muhammed was building up out of a synthesis of Judaism, Christianity, and Arab Paganism and tribal customs.  But it's not magic; just Mother Nature doing what She normally does.
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sadly your friend is the victom of a good christian upbringing! jesus brought the word of love and pease. man, invented a religion! in this religion a bunch of wackoos got together and dreamed up a lot of sick ideas and made them law. so for 2000 years people fearing eternal damnation have followed these sick laws. now that people have out grown the need for self punishment, a lot of these sick ideas are now criminal offences. for example, your freind was referring to the old addage, "spare the rod, spoil the child" this means you can beat the hell out of your children and feel good about it because," GOD demands it!"  now days, IT'S CALLED CHILD ABUSE!!  a hopfully  the bitch will get turned in and have to sit her ass in jail or at least have her kid taken away from her! don't you just love that old time religion?
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never had portugese food in my life,  but if I had to take a guess is a Cincinati Bow-Tie a pretzel or macaroni?  hah\n\noh now that I did the research it is titty f uc k*ing, dont you know that
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Not a thing. Before Christians appropriated it, Easter was a fertility festival, and it is clear how bunnies and eggs would factor into that. The paganism of the holiday never really went away, even after Christians began calling it Easter.
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Intelligent Design answer:  God created the yeast and stainless steel and they evolved into the bread and knife.
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Before it reminded me of Jewish religion. \nNow it's Judasrabbi....I hope God isn't mad at me for thinking that...lol\n☺
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What is the point in being a God if you cant draw circular triangles. What kind of a God z dat. God can create rectangular s holes against the cylindirical     c ocks ....        if she likes...\n\n Like square pegs in round holes exactly    ...s,hit away...,\n\n get lost body\n\ndumbass \n\nGod damn you\n\nYou arent a true atheist\nWhat is going on here I really cant understand  Am I a believer? Where is my wine bottle then?
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I heard this joke earlier today.\nIt's a peridox, the chicken was made from the egg but the egg is needed to make the chicken.\nThe truth is, god made all the little chickens and birdies and all that good stuf and THEN the cycle began. The chicken came first.
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My wife asked me tonight, "What is Christmas to you...what is it that gives you that Christmas feeling?"  I told her it was the whole "O Holy Night" scenario that does it for me.  Knowing that God loves the world so much that He gave us a Savior born in Bethlehem.  And after some discussion, she said, Can you imagine how empty Christmas must be for atheists?  Being married to a woman who is concerned about how empty Christmas must be for atheists makes it about as merry for me as it can get.  I was moved to tears. I'm so very thankful for my wonderful wife.
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I think you may be confusing Jesus' ministry with your respect for animals.  I understand and respect your beliefs, but I really don't think anyone who eats an animal product is being untrue to anything Jesus taught or to Christmas.
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God created the chicken then the chicken had an egg.
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i've heard it before, don't know if it originates in judaism though
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I think it's a veiled anti-Christian message.\n\nHere's the "Toys for Tots" Mission Statement from www.toysfortots.org:\n\nMISSION: The mission of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year, and distribute those toys as CHRISTMAS gifts to needy children in the community in which the campaign is conducted. (emphasis added)\n\nThink about it:  the Marines say they're not sure what religion (if any) a child might be who receives these toys.  The program is to give kids toys for CHRISTMAS.  Why would a Muslim, Jewish or atheist child celebrate CHRISTmas?\n\nThe military is rapidly becoming secular and this is but one example.
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The Tooth Fairy, The Easter Bunny and Santa Clause are all made by Man.\n\nYou don't need to believe in God, you just need to have faith.
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Ever heard of circular creation:\n\n\nHave you ever wondered if the world really exists? Maybe this is all one big computer generated illusion and our brains are in a lab somewhere and all of this is an illusion, like in the movie The Matrix. If all of reality is really fiction then having a fictional creator make sense. The Flying Spaghetti Monster(or Pink Unicorn, Chistian God or which ever fictional God) represents the creator of the fiction we live in. We created him so that he can create us. Reality creating fiction, fiction creating reality. This is the theory of circular creationism. The creator creates the creation, which in turn creates the creator. If you think about it, most of the religions of the world already use this model of creationism.