bickster Posted April 13, 2019 Moderator Share Posted April 13, 2019 30 minutes ago, sharkyvilla said: What a waste of a life. You could apply that to any practising religioner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted April 13, 2019 Author VT Supporter Share Posted April 13, 2019 21 minutes ago, bickster said: You could apply that to any practising religioner Actually, even I wouldn't go that far. I do know some believers who live very full lives, with no wasted time at all. I probably would apply it to monks and nuns who shut themselves away and do pretty much nothing but pray, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted April 13, 2019 Moderator Share Posted April 13, 2019 Just now, mjmooney said: Actually, even I wouldn't go that far. I do know some believers who live very full lives, with no wasted time at all. I probably would apply it to monks and nuns who shut themselves away and do pretty much nothing but pray, though. If they got to church once a month, that is wasted time. I guess what I was trying to say was any time taking part in religious activity is wasted time, not so much a wasted life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted April 13, 2019 Author VT Supporter Share Posted April 13, 2019 25 minutes ago, bickster said: If they got to church once a month, that is wasted time. I guess what I was trying to say was any time taking part in religious activity is wasted time, not so much a wasted life Nah. It's like a hobby, it gives them pleasure. No more (or less) wasted than watching football, playing a video game, getting wrecked down the pub, etc. When it becomes an obsession, or they start using it to justify interfering in other people's lives, that's different matter. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 I’m actually going to go the church and buy the book of David for £29.99 that the old guy advised me to do. He told me that I would be even more welcome to the kingdom of heaven because I was born a non Christian. Im very curious now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted April 13, 2019 Author VT Supporter Share Posted April 13, 2019 33 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: I’m actually going to go the church and buy the book of David for £29.99 that the old guy advised me to do. He told me that I would be even more welcome to the kingdom of heaven because I was born a non Christian. Im very curious now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 You can buy Beckham's book for 50p in The Works. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted April 13, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted April 13, 2019 3 hours ago, sharkyvilla said: I can kind of understand the point of them knocking on doors and trying (and failing) to talk people round, but what I don't get is there are always a couple near one of the bus stops in town that just stand there with a stand with leaflets on who don't even try to attract anyone's attention. They just stand there in silence all day long hoping people will go out of their way to get converted. What a waste of a life. Iirc the standing at transport hubs thing came about because they realised that the door knocking didn't work and an awful lot of the congregations actually hated doing it, so they worked out that they would potentially get more success by just waiting at thoroughfares and other places with high footfall and letting interested people approach them. It is less annoying to potential converts, the congregation itself found it less of a ballache and the hit rate would be higher as it's more likely you'll have interested people come to you than you wasting effort trying to find the needle in the haystack. **** knows if it actually works. Every time I've seen them I just think they're in the bloody way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 15 minutes ago, Chindie said: Iirc the standing at transport hubs thing came about because they realised that the door knocking didn't work and an awful lot of the congregations actually hated doing it, so they worked out that they would potentially get more success by just waiting at thoroughfares and other places with high footfall and letting interested people approach them. It is less annoying to potential converts, the congregation itself found it less of a ballache and the hit rate would be higher as it's more likely you'll have interested people come to you than you wasting effort trying to find the needle in the haystack. **** knows if it actually works. Every time I've seen them I just think they're in the bloody way. The lot from Penns Lane have taken to the trade parks these days and I always enjoyed their visits with the new Watchtower issue . They've all got Physics degrees now apparently. (Albeit from Trump Uni) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 2 hours ago, mjmooney said: Nah just drunk. I think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 4 hours ago, mjmooney said: Nah. It's like a hobby, it gives them pleasure. No more (or less) wasted than watching football, playing a video game, getting wrecked down the pub, etc. When it becomes an obsession, or they start using it to justify interfering in other people's lives, that's different matter. I have years on the altar under my belt and I never saw much pleasure during Mass through the years . The relief during the post match handshake is palpable . Benediction is where the fun stuff happens but nobody ever goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 There Is No One Like Jesus There is no one like Jesus, Our Savior and Lord The message is timeless The price we could not afford. On the cross He bore our shame Suffering, He died, Our souls to reclaim. Three days later He rose from the grave Purchased our pardon, We are no longer enslaved. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 On 14/04/2019 at 01:05, Brumerican said: The relief during the post match handjob is palpable . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 2 hours ago, Rugeley Villa said: There Is No One Like Jesus There is no one like Jesus, Our Savior and Lord The message is timeless The price we could not afford. On the cross He bore our shame Suffering, He died, Our souls to reclaim. Three days later He rose from the grave Purchased our pardon, We are no longer enslaved. No he didn’t. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 11 minutes ago, Ingram85 said: No he didn’t. Happy Easter And God Bless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 How did Jesus die second time round? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted April 19, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted April 19, 2019 20 minutes ago, sharkyvilla said: How did Jesus die second time round? 'He' 'didn't'. He's supposed to have been 'ascended to heaven'. Teleported from earth to sit alongside god in the heavens. Of course this assumes he existed at all, and that anything the Bible tells of him is true. If you assume he was a real man, and not divine, and that the basics of his life in the Bible are correct, he died once, like everyone else, on the cross. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 4 hours ago, AVFC_Hitz said: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 5 hours ago, Rugeley Villa said: There Is No One Like Jesus There is no one like Jesus, Our Savior and Lord The message is timeless The price we could not afford. On the cross He bore our shame Suffering, He died, Our souls to reclaim. Three days later He rose from the grave Purchased our pardon, We are no longer enslaved. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted April 19, 2019 Moderator Share Posted April 19, 2019 Happy Dead Jesus Afternoon Drinking Day 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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