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Post by addicted2venos on Jun 20, 2007 10:13:13 GMT -1
A friend of mine has recently "found God". She's been christened and done the Alpha Course. I find it quite eerie. A friend of mine got kicked off the Alpha Course ....... which I find hilarious!!
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Post by jh1980 on Jun 20, 2007 10:14:19 GMT -1
A friend of mine has recently "found God". She's been christened and done the Alpha Course. I find it quite eerie. If there's anything you can do to save her... do it! And I don't even care if some Christian types tell me that turning someone into a mindless drone equals salvation...
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Post by jh1980 on Jun 20, 2007 10:16:11 GMT -1
A friend of mine has recently "found God". She's been christened and done the Alpha Course. I find it quite eerie. A friend of mine got kicked off the Alpha Course ....... which I find hilarious!! Why was that? Too many perspicacious questions?! That is funny as though...! ;D Getting some luncheon, be right back (assuming I'm not struck by lightning...)
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Post by Mrs H on Jun 20, 2007 10:16:52 GMT -1
I'm christened C of E because that's what traditionally people did. They got married and had their kids christened. I had a C of E primary education but I had the good sense not to take it too seriously. So you've got the whole middle name thing as well?? ....... I used to go to Sunday school, and at the end of every year you got given a book. My sister got given 'The BFG' by Roald Dahl, and I got given some tripe by Hans Christian Anderson ....... and never went again!! I know my Nan would've described my religious status as an 'ungodly heathen'!! ;D ......... I however would describe myself as a nailed on atheist!! PMSL I would be proud to be called "ungodly heathen". ;D
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Post by addicted2venos on Jun 20, 2007 10:19:19 GMT -1
PMSL I would be proud to be called "ungodly heathen". ;D I always did take pride in it!! ;D
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Post by Neko Bazu on Jun 20, 2007 10:24:53 GMT -1
Islam do need to learn not to over-react though - can you imagine Christianity declaring a crusade every time someone vaguely insulted God or Jesus? Or Hindus launching a war every time someone made a joke about Ganesh, Hanuman, Vishnu et al? Cav does raise a fair point - it's a ridiculous over-reaction. ....... people always get touchy where faith is concerned. The world is full of people who believe that they've got the whole religion thing cracked, and that everyone else is either ignorant or just plain wrong. The C of E are currently trying extort money/an apology out of Sony, for the sacrilege of using Manchester Cathedral as a venue for an alien shoot-em up. I remember a few years ago reading about Buddhist monks beating each other up (which isn't at all Buddist), in a power struggle between rival Buddist factions. There was an incident recently where Sikhs were protesting, when the leader of a Sikh sect in India dressed himself as Guru Gobind Singh. People have fought and died to protect the beliefs they hold dear. These beliefs systems and the language surrouding them are now ingrained deeply into most cultures around the world. The people who beliefs are strongest and most passionate. Tend to be quite humourless about others mocking or subverting them, and it not just Muslims who will react badly when they feel their faith has been slighted. If you want a group who won't mind being abused by other, go pick on the Amish!! I agree entirely; there are minorities who get touchy about everything. Look at animal rights extremists and feminists. The difference is, Islam presently seems to have a lot more of them, who're far more vocal and more willing to harm other people. Even in the US's bible belt, protests generally consist of loud voices and boycotts - not mass murder, as there has undeniably been an increase in of late (as someone cited earlier, look at the Danish cartoons - people died in those protests! Over a few doodles!) I'm not saying they have to just take it on the chin, and I'm not saying they can't get pissed off, because that's a perfectly natural reaction to someone offending you - I'm just saying those minorities need a sense of perspective (and again, it goes for all extremist minorities, not just Islam)
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Post by addicted2venos on Jun 20, 2007 10:26:57 GMT -1
Why was that? Too many perspicacious questions?! That is funny as though...! ;D Getting some luncheon, be right back (assuming I'm not struck by lightning...) Apparently he was an 'unsettling influence on the rest of the group'. They also told him that they felt he wasn't helping the group to clarify it's thinking. They suggested he attended some one to one sessions with the priest, presumably to cleanse him of his demons!! ;D The Alpha Course always sort of struck me as being akin to attending a discussion group about double glazing .......... run by double glazing salesmen!!
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Post by Shippers on Jun 20, 2007 10:47:28 GMT -1
A friend of mine has recently "found God". She's been christened and done the Alpha Course. I find it quite eerie. If there's anything you can do to save her... do it! And I don't even care if some Christian types tell me that turning someone into a mindless drone equals salvation... you know how we were mentioning small mindedness on the peadophiles thread.....
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Post by Mrs H on Jun 20, 2007 10:48:45 GMT -1
Hello Shippers
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Post by jh1980 on Jun 20, 2007 10:53:09 GMT -1
And I don't even care if... <snip> you know how we were mentioning small mindedness on the peadophiles thread..... except you. I care if you criticise me, cos it sounds so fair... I don't think it's small minded to dismiss a major world religion on the grounds that it makes no sense, has no basis, and in many cases makes its participants less interesting human beings, sorry. Have you seen this thread? I don't find it hilarious, bit offensive arguably... 606championship.proboards62.com/index.cgi?board=footballnews&action=display&thread=1180020138
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Post by Shippers on Jun 20, 2007 10:53:12 GMT -1
good afternoon H.
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Post by Mrs H on Jun 20, 2007 10:56:28 GMT -1
What's shaking?
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Post by Ninja Squirrel on Jun 20, 2007 10:58:22 GMT -1
Nothing you have parkinsons
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Post by Shippers on Jun 20, 2007 10:59:36 GMT -1
you know how we were mentioning small mindedness on the peadophiles thread..... except you. I care if you criticise me, cos it sounds so fair... I don't think it's small minded to dismiss a major world religion on the grounds that it makes no sense, has no basis, and in many cases makes its participants less interesting human beings, sorry. Have you seen this thread? I don't find it hilarious, bit offensive arguably... 606championship.proboards62.com/index.cgi?board=footballnews&action=display&thread=1180020138I am less interesting? Am I mindless?
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Post by Shippers on Jun 20, 2007 11:00:00 GMT -1
Nothing you have parkinsons she has parky's what?
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Post by Shippers on Jun 20, 2007 11:03:18 GMT -1
I don't find it offensive. Not really that humerous (as it's an old one) but it's nothing harmful, not to me anyway.
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Post by jh1980 on Jun 20, 2007 11:04:35 GMT -1
Am I less interesting? Am I mindless? That's why I said "many people" And in fairness I've no idea what your beliefs are or why you have them, it's not really my business is it? I didn't really want to offend you... I do *really* get uncomfortable when the Happy Clappy brigade are around me though. It's like they're on drugs...
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Post by jh1980 on Jun 20, 2007 11:07:14 GMT -1
I don't find it offensive. Not really that humerous (as it's an old one) but it's nothing harmful, not to me anyway. People are all different aren't they? If I believed in my heart that Jesus died to absolve the rest of humanity from their sins, etc, etc... that image would probably bother/upset me. I suppose, going back to the point of the thread, this would explain the reaction of certain Islamists...
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Post by Neko Bazu on Jun 20, 2007 11:07:30 GMT -1
Am I less interesting? Am I mindless? That's why I said "many people" And in fairness I've no idea what your beliefs are or why you have them, it's not really my business is it? I didn't really want to offend you... I do *really* get uncomfortable when the Happy Clappy brigade are around me though. It's like they're on drugs... Kum bah yah, my lord, kum bah yah~ *clap clap-clap clap* Kum bah yah, my lord, kum bah yah~ *clap clap-clap clap*
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Post by Mrs H on Jun 20, 2007 11:08:47 GMT -1
Nothing you have parkinsons she has parky's what? Ear muffs
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