I feel so sorry for you Thor

I'd find it hard to resist the urge to rip someone's head off too

The tension will get to you eventually, there will be blood.

All Hail the FSM nativity.

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(December 22, 2010 at 12:58 pm)Shinylight Wrote: I feel so sorry for you Thor

The ones I feel sorry for are the kids who have this crap pounded into their heads. My brother-in-law's wife is really bad! When they go on vacation she has to find a local church so they can attend mass on Sunday. Imagine being one of their kids and you're in a prime vacation spot. You want to do fun stuff and your mother forces you out of bed to go to church.

Quote:I'd find it hard to resist the urge to rip someone's head off too

Yes, when she starts plucking my figures out of the display, I'd love to turn a hose on her!

Quote:The tension will get to you eventually, there will be blood.

Maybe I should just put up a sign that says "DO NOT TOUCH!". But I'd bet they'd touch it anyway.

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(December 22, 2010 at 1:08 pm)Minimalist Wrote: All Hail the FSM nativity.

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Love it!

"Interfering with this nativity scene makes baby Jesus cry"

(December 22, 2010 at 1:16 pm)Thor Wrote:

(December 22, 2010 at 12:58 pm)Shinylight Wrote: I feel so sorry for you Thor

The ones I feel sorry for are the kids who have this crap pounded into their heads. My brother-in-law's wife is really bad! When they go on vacation she has to find a local church so they can attend mass on Sunday. Imagine being one of their kids and you're in a prime vacation spot. You want to do fun stuff and your mother forces you out of bed to go to church.

That is terrible , How indoctrinated can you get?

I hated going to church when I was at school. If anything, going to church made me want to believe in God less, it is so damn boring

(December 22, 2010 at 1:22 pm)Shinylight Wrote: That is terrible , How indoctrinated can you get?

Quite a lot, apparently. I've been tempted to ask her what she thinks will happen if they skip church while on vacation. Does she think "God" will condemn her to a fire pit for going horseback riding with her kids instead of taking them to church?

Quote:I hated going to church when I was at school. If anything, going to church made me want to believe in God less, it is so damn boring

I found church to be incredibly boring as a child. Every week they read the same liturgy, recited the same verses, performed the same rituals. Ugh! I couldn't wait for it to be over! I never went unless I was forced to!

(December 22, 2010 at 1:32 pm)Thor Wrote: Quite a lot, apparently. I've been tempted to ask her what she thinks will happen if they skip church while on vacation. Does she think "God" will condemn her to a fire pit for going horseback riding with her kids instead of taking them to church?

She'll probably answer 'yes'

(December 22, 2010 at 1:32 pm)Thor Wrote: I found church to be incredibly boring as a child. Every week they read the same liturgy, recited the same verses, performed the same rituals. Ugh! I couldn't wait for it to be over! I never went unless I was forced to!

I know, some old person at the front trying to convince how you brilliant Jesus was, it is torturous on many levels. It sickens me that we were forced to go

It seems to me that the problem is with your wife, not her family. You and her need to talk about it, perhaps get her to agree not to put it up in the first place.

(December 22, 2010 at 1:16 pm)Thor Wrote: The ones I feel sorry for are the kids who have this crap pounded into their heads. My brother-in-law's wife is really bad! When they go on vacation she has to find a local church so they can attend mass on Sunday. Imagine being one of their kids and you're in a prime vacation spot. You want to do fun stuff and your mother forces you out of bed to go to church.

One thing I find particularly objectionable about christianity is the way it encourages its otherwise socially considerate and civilized adherants to take disgracefully rude advantage of the forbearence of others in the name of the "faith".

(December 22, 2010 at 1:40 pm)Shinylight Wrote: I know, some old person at the front trying to convince how you brilliant Jesus was, it is torturous on many levels. It sickens me that we were forced to go

I wish I could have back the hours I lost because I was forced to attend church! I would much rather have been playing ball at the schoolyard.

When I was 10 or so my mother used to send me off to church while she stayed home (yeah, great example she set...). One day I was listening to the sermon when I turned around and noticed a friend of mine sitting a few rows back. He motioned for me to come sit with him. I got up and moved to his row, taking up a seat next to my buddy. (I must mention that I moved quickly and quietly.) After the service I was leaving the church and the priest was at the door greeting people as they left. As I walked past I was ready to cheerfully say, "Good morning, Father!". The priest never gave me a chance as he glowered at me and snapped, "You're the one who got up and moved around during the service!". He then proceeded to give me a ration of shit for changing my seat.

Yeah, he really made me want to come back!

Prick.

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(December 22, 2010 at 2:17 pm)orogenicman Wrote: It seems to me that the problem is with your wife, not her family. You and her need to talk about it, perhaps get her to agree not to put it up in the first place.

Yeah, if I had my way she wouldn't put the stupid thing up in the first place, but she looks at it as a way to connect with her late father.