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Once upon a time, over in the Yahoo! Answers Religion & Spirituality section, there was a user who went by the handle of Debra M, a Catholic lady who always asked and answered questions with grace, honesty, and humor. And she was widely liked, and even loved by some.

A week ago, she died after a long illness. And many people were greatly saddened.

Today some wanker decided to clone her and impersonate her on the R&S board. You know, just for the LULZ.

Great was the outrage, but apparently the wanker has some friends, since those friends went through thumbs-downing every answer that was critical of the wanker's actions.

The appropriateness of standing up for a dead person was questioned, and some people actually got the point of said question.

And then, in response to another question, the probably identity of the wanker was revealed. And when people track him down, yea verily, mighty will be the fallout.

Me, I'm making popcorn. This promises to be entertaining.

(And nope, I can't show you any of the clone's activity. The account was reported on every single post and question under the "illegal" catagory for impersonating another member, albeit a dead one, since Debra M's real account still exists on Yahoo!. The clone ended up getting suspended, but I suspect The Rev. Kip's troubles on Y!A have just begun. You reap what you sow, karma's a bitch, and capering around wearing the ripped-off mask of a recently departed and well-respected board member just isn't done.)

EDITED TO ADD: You can get some idea of what kind of person Debra M was here.

Oh, here we go again...

How come atheists don't understand that some people HAVE to force people to believe now a days?

I say HAVE to because it would appear that the power of the first century isn't as noticeable, so the only thing left most preachers problem have is the lake of fire. Because that scares people into believing but that passes and then comes faith.

No one today is Jesus, Jesus didn't force anyone, but in the process He raised the dead and cast out demons and sickness. Of course if we had that today, it would be easy, but those days it appear are gone.

So you must bear with some people, mmkay?

What.

The.

FUCK?

Do you know what I'm discovering over on Yahoo! Answers?

That Satanists may have their fundies, too.

OMFG THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS NON-LAVEYAN SATANISM1!!1!1

*sigh*

I don't know how accurate the poster's opinion is, but it's not much fun getting your head bitten off over an honest question. I'm sure I've been guilty of doing it in my time. That doesn't make it suck any less.

And yes, I have heard people describe their path as "theistic Satanism". This makes me dread taking the next step, which is to go onto some actual Satanist message boards and start asking questions.

(Research for Where Darkness Falls, in case anyone was wondering.)

Seen on Yahoo!Answers, in a couple of different questions that have since been deleted (gee, I wonder why?)...

Atheists are not fit to be parents; they are not fit to be employed in any portion of any society; they are not fit to be any kind of leaders in any society, nor are they fit to serve in any area of public trust. Atheism makes every person who embraces it unfit for any good work.

Atheists are not even fit to live. They have forfeited the right to life by virtue of being unfit.

Isn't that just the loveliest little lump of undigested bile you've seen in a while?

Honestly, when Christians have people like this on their side, they need no enemies.

Yes, it's yet another winner from Yahoo!Answers...

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... gee, was I too hard on the little princess?

And lookie here! A shining example of Christian love and benevolence!

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What a sicko -- in my opinion, of course.

Have you ever had the opportunity to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with someone right before they died?

Maybe you're a policeman, a fireman, or a health care professional and you witnessed to someone before they died. Maybe you witnessed to a relative or a close friend before they died.

The original question: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AlFKfY8ZfoTK6kT1rVmkuVPsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20080103185003AAqEcMF&show=7#profile-info-5vqo3XzHaa

... is it just me, or is this utterly disgusting?

This was my response:

My mother, like me, was a Wiccan. She died in June.

If someone -- anyone -- had tried to witness to her as she lay on her deathbed, I would have physically assaulted them. With extreme prejudice, as the assassins say.

EDITED TO ADD: Okay, my IMPULSE would be to assault them... what I probably would have done, once I finished picking my jaw up off the floor, was firmly escort them from my mother's room, tell them not to come back, and then report them to the hospital authorities. I was my mother's Priestess, and it was my responsibility to look after her spiritual needs as she lay dying. Part of that would have been protecting her from evil attempts such as the one you're suggesting.

Keep your bloody religion to yourself, and grow a sense of respect before somebody beats it into you.

I am normally a fairly mild-mannered person, but that level of rudeness just... gah!

EDITED TO ADD: I started a question ABOUT that question, here:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/;_ylc=X3oDMTE1MmI4N2IyBF9TAzIxMTU1MDAxMTgEc2VjA2Fuc19ub3QEc2xrA3N1YmplY3Q-;_ylv=3?qid=20080103191053AAwAMsC

I spent about an hour at eastpath's place, which is just down the hall from my own apartment. She gave me some yummy Earl Grey tea and we chatted about as well as two brain-dead folks can. For different reasons, neither of us has a lot of mental acuity at the moment. :-) We had a pretty good time regardless, or at least I did; she showed me some perfectly gorgeous photos of her time in Vancouver, and I left her with a book that I've just finished reading and thought she might like.

I've just finished having dinner, which turned out to be unspectacular: reheated macaroni with five cheese tomato sauce, mixed veggies, ground beef, and Parmasan cheese. Bleh. I was thinking of making fried ham and eggs, but couldn't get up the enthusiasm to output THAT much energy.

The mouth ulcer is almost completely gone. Joy, oh what joy is mine.

Speaking of joy... every so often, Yahoo!Answers serves up a complete idiot, steaming hot. This is a prime example. Either the person in question is really bad at expressing themselves, or they're a total nutter. Guess which option I'm betting on?

Yes, uncharitable of me, I know, but I'm feeling pissy today. The sight of someone who's coping with life a lot less well than I am is a form of cold comfort.

I think I'll make some more tea.

One of the questions on Yahoo!Answers that makes me shake my head and sigh.

The trainwreck of answers that follows it boggles the mind.

Where do people GET some of this bullshit?