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[zelezo vlk]

Wiz I'm really surprised you didn't know that people take the Bible literally. I mean, I understand that most people have finally embraced the reality that there is no Historical Paul and he was invented by the Church in the 5th century at the Council of Chalcedon, but some fundies (read: big ol' dummies) refuse the modern Biblical scholarship.

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[wizards8507]

Wiz I'm really surprised you didn't know that people take the Bible literally. I mean, I understand that most people have finally embraced the reality that there is no Historical Paul and he was invented by the Church in the 5th century at the Council of Chalcedon, but some fundies (read: big ol' dummies) refuse the modern Biblical scholarship.

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I grew up in the most Catholic state in the country and currently live in the second most Catholic state in the country. I don't think I've ever met a practicing protestant except for this one guy in my dorm at Notre Dame but we got him confirmed in Holy Mother Church before graduation.

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[zelezo vlk]

I grew up in the most Catholic state in the country and currently live in the second most Catholic state in the country. I don't think I've ever met a practicing protestant except for this one guy in my dorm at Notre Dame but we got him confirmed in Holy Mother Church before graduation.

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Doing your part. Good job, brother. I'm actually kinda surprised that CT is #2.

And though literalism is not prevalent among Catholics, it does still exist.

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[wizards8507]

Doing your part. Good job, brother. I'm actually kinda surprised that CT is #2.

And though literalism is not prevalent among Catholics, it does still exist.

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New England is populated almost entirely of the descendants of the mill workers from the industrial revolution. We're all Irish / Italian / French / Portuguese / Polish.

 

[ACamp1900]

I grew up in the most Catholic state in the country and currently live in the second most Catholic state in the country. I don't think I've ever met a practicing protestant except for this one guy in my dorm at Notre Dame but we got him confirmed in Holy Mother Church before graduation.

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What the all holy hell!? This HAS to be some gross exaggeration... right??

 

[NDShark]

Not literally though, right? I can see some fundamentalists doubting that the earth is 4.5 billion years old but we have actual human artifacts that are tens of thousands of years old.

About as ludicrous as Kyrie Irving and the flat earthers

 

[wizards8507]

What the all holy hell!? This HAS to be some gross exaggeration... right??

I dated a girl who was some kind of something. A Baptist maybe. I don't know, they were weird. They had Nerf wars in the sanctuary. She had a twirly lip ring.

 

[Irish#1]

I dated a girl who was some kind of something. A Baptist maybe. I don't know, they were weird. They had Nerf wars in the sanctuary. She had a twirly lip ring.

So the real question isn't "how old is the earth" or "how many people take the Bible literally". The real question is, "Did that twirly lip ring enhance the experience"?

 

[Veritate Duce Progredi]

Wiz I'm really surprised you didn't know that people take the Bible literally. I mean, I understand that most people have finally embraced the reality that there is no Historical Paul and he was invented by the Church in the 5th century at the Council of Chalcedon, but some fundies (read: big ol' dummies) refuse the modern Biblical scholarship.

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There's no historical Paul? I seriously didn't know that. That's mildly embarrassing to admit, even on an anonymous public forum.

 

[wizards8507]

So the real question isn't "how old is the earth" or "how many people take the Bible literally". The real question is, "Did that twirly lip ring enhance the experience"?

All I really remember is that her face soap and/or makeup smelled terrible so kissing her was a real struggle.

 

[zelezo vlk]

There's no historical Paul? I seriously didn't know that. That's mildly embarrassing to admit, even on an anonymous public forum.

I'm using italics next time. Sorry guys, it was a sarcastic remark making fun of all of the "Historical Jesus" stuff and Paul.

 

[Veritate Duce Progredi]

I'm using italics next time. Sorry guys, it was a sarcastic remark making fun of all of the "Historical Jesus" stuff and Paul.

Lol, I was thinking "last time I read up on Church nascency, there was a lot of historical info on Paul".

 

[zelezo vlk]

Lol, I was thinking "last time I read up on Church nascency, there was a lot of historical info on Paul".

I mean, I get most of my Church History from Chick Tracts and I think it's safe to say that Paul was real, and probably murdered by the Catholic Church

 

[GowerND11]

I had a Baptist girlfriend in college. Her family was always really nice to me, but I knew that, while they liked me as a person, they hated the fact she was dating a Catholic. They had me go to one of their services with them. I enjoyed it, but was left feeling as if I just went to a community concert. They played/sang Christian rock songs, talked about fellowship, sang more, and it was over. I was like, "is this it? This is church?"

I also got in an argument with her about evolution. I explained carbon dating, fossils, the records, etc. but she wouldn't have it. "The Bible says, the Bible says..." She could not understand that a Christian institution would allow for evolution theory.

 

[wizards8507]

She could not understand that a Christian institution would allow for evolution theory.

Protestants aren't Christians, they're heretics.

Half italics.

 

[Rack Em]

I had a Baptist girlfriend in college. Her family was always really nice to me, but I knew that, while they liked me as a person, they hated the fact she was dating a Catholic. They had me go to one of their services with them. I enjoyed it, but was left feeling as if I just went to a community concert. They played/sang Christian rock songs, talked about fellowship, sang more, and it was over. I was like, "is this it? This is church?"

I also got in an argument with her about evolution. I explained carbon dating, fossils, the records, etc. but she wouldn't have it. "The Bible says, the Bible says..." She could not understand that a Christian institution would allow for evolution theory.

And they all waited until you left to get absolutely shitfaced.

 

[GowerND11]

And they all waited until you left to get absolutely shitfaced.

Her mom was actually legit afraid of when she was turning 21, that she might "acquire a taste."

 

[zelezo vlk]

I had a Baptist girlfriend in college. Her family was always really nice to me, but I knew that, while they liked me as a person, they hated the fact she was dating a Catholic. They had me go to one of their services with them. I enjoyed it, but was left feeling as if I just went to a community concert. They played/sang Christian rock songs, talked about fellowship, sang more, and it was over. I was like, "is this it? This is church?"

Hippy dippy Protestant (and sadly sometimes Catholic) baloney. Somebody take them to a TLM or the Divine Liturgy

 

[Rack Em]

Her mom was actually legit afraid of when she was turning 21, that she might "acquire a taste."

She had probably heard the old adage "where you find four Catholics you can usually find a fifth..." and was worried about your influence.



Don't get up, I'll see myself out.

 

[Rack Em]

Hippy dippy Protestant (and sadly sometimes Catholic) baloney. Somebody take them to a TLM or the Divine Liturgy

Man a lot of my high school friends got sucked into YoungLife and ate this stuff up. I walked away from it after high school because I began to realize how shallow it was and that I was being ostracized by the YL leaders because they knew they couldn't get me to leave Catholicism.

It's sad that organized religion can just play on peoples' emotions.

 

[GowerND11]

Hippy dippy Protestant (and sadly sometimes Catholic) baloney. Somebody take them to a TLM or the Divine Liturgy

I agree. I'm not as good of a Catholic as I once was, my own fault, but I see this crap and think it's just so fake.

Man a lot of my high school friends got sucked into YoungLife and ate this stuff up. I walked away from it after high school because I began to realize how shallow it was and that I was being ostracized by the YL leaders because they knew they couldn't get me to leave Catholicism.

You're right. I had a friend get sucked into it (his whole family basically) in high school. Really changed him, and I felt like he became some robot in a way.

It's sad that organized politics can just play on peoples' emotions.

FIFY

 

[Irish#1]

One of my best friends in HS was Baptist and his dad was a Baptist minister. I went to a couple of his Wednesday night services just to experience it. His dad was a fire and brimstone preacher. The best part, my friend was a party animal. Wasn't afraid of the consequences if he threw back a few brewskies, smoked a little and banged a chick or two. His dad would have killed him if he really knew his son.

 

[FightingIrishLover7]

As someone who grew up with mostly Catholics (and some Lutherans), I've seen it all now.

I went from that to Seattle to Eastern Tennessee now.

I want from people using bible as reference, to spitting on the bible, to carrying bibles in walmart.

 

[GowerND11]

^Speaking of Lutherans, has anyone listened to the Hardcore History podcast "Prophets of Doom?" I enjoyed it a lot. Off topic, I know.

 

[zelezo vlk]

^Speaking of Lutherans, has anyone listened to the Hardcore History podcast "Prophets of Doom?" I enjoyed it a lot. Off topic, I know.

Honestly one of the best he's done. Though it was Anabaptists, not Lutherans, for clarification's sake.

 

[ACamp1900]

We 'California Christians' look at all of you like:

Also, Catholic services are the worst... lol

 

[GowerND11]

Honestly one of the best he's done. Though it was Anabaptists, not Lutherans, for clarification's sake.

True, but he delves into (albeit briefly) Luther's 95 Theses, and breaks down how the Anabaptists branched off from there. Even Luther didn't want to get involved with that sh!t show.

 

[zelezo vlk]

We 'California Christians' look at all of you like:

Also, Catholic services are the worst... lol

Go to a reverent and traditional Mass with a full choir and chanting and then say that.

 

[wizards8507]

Also, Catholic services are the worst... lol

You prefer eternal damnation? Repent, Camp. I don't want to have to behead you during the Whiskey Inquisition.

 

[zelezo vlk]

We have Compline. You'll like it