How to avoid going to church and Christianity discussion

Kiss your lucky charms it aint a catholic church... THOSE are boring!

Tell your parents your not a hypocryt. Or however you spell that word.

I think the church should make tithing (paying your 10%) mandatory. That way you''d only have people that wanted to be there attending,and not people who really don''t care, but want to give off the impression that they are a "good" person, so they go sit in a building for an hour a week with a hangover from the night before, etc.

I think we can all be in agreance that these people should just go away

How about you just STFU and go to church and be greatful. Church wasn''t meant to be a good time, its a place of worship.

I''m not much of a church goer myself, but my family (well, my parents and I; my siblings are too lazy) go for Christmas Day. I don''t know what your church is like, but the sermon I go to lasts only an hour (not a long time because I''m used to three hour classes), and then there''s food and drinks served afterwards. We also sing some hymns which I find fun even though I suck at singing. I''d just suck it up if I were you. It''s not that bad.

ehh I''ll just go, they have free krispy kreme doughnuts =D

Fight fire with fire perhaps. Say that you don''t believe in celebrating the day of Jesus'' crucifixion. That is what easter''s about isn''t it?

Anyway, Im not christian. neva had to go to church. I have no religion, i don''t need on. all i need is fidelus - faith

Artificial entertainment- Define reality...
Contact: kyser3152@yahoo.com.au

Blow up the church.

my $0.02
I''m not sure If I''m religious... I''m not sure I subscribe to what the bible teaches. Its not like I think some of the stuff in the bible is physically impossible (I''ve come to belive that a lot of it is quite possible via listening to ctc ), but its more of a logic thing. Lots of stuff in the bible seems ''storybook'' or ''fairytail''ish. Things seem to happen in ways that are quite ineficiant (like somewhere I think it says that the first humans were made from sand. If someone had the power to do all he/she/it can do, why not just ''magically'' make humans?) But then again, maybe our idea of ''fairytail'' came from the bible and thats how things really were back then. I''m with Art Bell; I''m not sure I belive in what the bible says, but I think its possible that part of it could be true and/or something intelligent may be controlling the universe


(Just don''t flame this topic, as its a simple question, not a debate)

Dress up like Satan.

i dont find it anymore annoying than going to school everyday.
actually school is way more boring. ANd i get to see pretty asian girls(i go to korean church)

[edited by - tyro on April 19, 2003 12:25:37 AM]

hmm.. good point... I don't want to go to school now, either :'(
edit: yet, I still will. School doesn't give out free dougnuts either

[edited by - Xtremehobo on April 19, 2003 12:26:54 AM]

quote:

---

Original post by Xtremehobo
Lots of stuff in the bible seems ''storybook'' or ''fairytail''ish. Things seem to happen in ways that are quite ineficiant (like somewhere I think it says that the first humans were made from sand...

---

I''ve got a fairy tail for you. Millions and billions of years ago, lots of stuff magically came together and then it magically exploded! Millions and billions of years later the stuff turned into rocks, and then more millions and billions of years later, humans magically came into being.

The Bible is as good of a story as any. Evolution says we are decendants of dirt too. You don''t think of it as a fairy tail though, because in first grade a teacher you don''t know told you that dinosaurs lived millions of years ago. If someone would have told you the earth was 6,000 years old and that dinosaurs were just the animals that lived a few thousand years ago (some of which still live today) in first grade instead, you''d laugh when someone started talking about billions of years ago and the big bang and how this massively complex world of beings came into creation all by chance, and think "how weird...that sounds like a fairy tail..."

Cypher: Actually, the day Jesus arose from the dead and ascended into Heaven, but ya know, who''s counting.

Xtremehobo: About the fairytale thing - remember, this stuff, if it did happen, happened many thousands of years ago, even for the people who originally wrote the books of the Bible. History that old is very difficult to store and record accurately, and one of the best ways that mankind has found to pass knowledge over long periods is myths and legends. These stories do get distorted, though. Look into some biblical history sometime, and the scientific theories that have been present for some of the events - it''s pretty interesting stuff. Just remember, if it sounds kind of ''fairytale''-ish to you, it might be because the Bible''s been subject to a 5000 year long game of ''telephone''.

Not to mention the fact that many religions, and much of the Bible, use symbolism religiously(pun intended). Trying to figure out whether something written in the Bible is supposed to be a real story or a symbolic representation of an idea can be kind of tricky.

With that said, I wish I had paid attention in church as I was growing up. Then I might not feel like I''m behind and need to catch up.

all good points and I completely understand;
I still wan''t to stay home and watch tv tomorrow morning though

time for sleep now..

Tell your mom after playing Doom you decided to become an athiest.

just say no.

failing that, say your busy.

quote:

---

Original post by Programmer One
Blow up the church.

---

blow up yuor parwents