I've had people try to convert me and it's not fun, especially if you sort of like the person the rest of the time. Especially when they throw in that "so you think you're going to heaven?" line in a disbelieving tone.
I've had people try to convert me and it's not fun, especially if you sort of like the person the rest of the time. Especially when they throw in that "so you think you're going to heaven?" line in a disbelieving tone.
I hear that. The aforementioned converter really is a great friend, if a bit clingy. It's the only reason I hold my tongue when he starts "witnessing".
You know, according to my aforementioned friend, who has read just about all of the bible, The bible say not to attempt to convert people who aren't Christian. How do people skip over that?
Quite a lot of people doing the conversion thing haven't actually read the entire Bible. New Testament, yes. Old Testament, not so much. I have read the whole thing and so I generally get them to back off by informing them of this fact.
I'm getting more and more annoyed by idiots on the internet. Stupid people making stupid remarks, and not seeing how stupid and annoying they are. And there seem to be more and more of them too.
Bleh.
Maybe I'm just grumpy though.
I'm getting more and more annoyed by idiots on the internet. Stupid people making stupid remarks, and not seeing how stupid and annoying they are. And there seem to be more and more of them too.
Bleh.
Maybe I'm just grumpy though.
This post isn't aimed at anybody in particular.
The law of attraction could suggest that you just attracted those people to you.
At my school, its compulsory, and we have to take an exam or else we fail everything else with a 0.
You mean Theology? We had that class in my high school, but it was treated like a history course. I mean, it's like studying other religions. You don't have to believe it. We had a couple of girls in my school that were Jewish and they just thought of it as learning about other people's culture. It wasn't really a big deal.
Although it was a required class, I never heard about getting a 0 in other courses if you did poorly in that one.
At my school, its compulsory, and we have to take an exam or else we fail everything else with a 0.
Wow. That's harsh. I went to Catholic school and even they didn't punish your other classes. Of course, the religion classes were so easy that getting a zero meant that you slept through class and wrote your prom to-do list on the final...
I think Highway means that if you don't take the exam, you don't pass any subject.
Which might seem harsh, but in my school if you missed ANY exam (unless you had a doctor's note) that's what happened, too.
I never had religion classes, but just like there is no Sex Ed class in France, but human reproduction is covered in Biology (6th and 7th grade), religions were covered in history class, whenever we reached the time perod when they appeared.
You mean you never got to cover a banana with a condom? You poor, poor French children ... I have to say, though, studying religions "when they appeared" seems very strange to me. I mean, western Christianity didn't really get going until 300 years after Jesus, and the religion of Constantine doesn't have much in common with modern Catholics and Protestants who also differ greatly from Copts and Eastern Orthodox. And what about Judaism and Hinduism and Shintoism? We don't even have a nice cut and dry starting date for them, so how did they get covered?
I mean, western Christianity didn't really get going until 300 years after Jesus, and the religion of Constantine doesn't have much in common with modern Catholics and Protestants who also differ greatly from Copts and Eastern Orthodox. And what about Judaism and Hinduism and Shintoism? We don't even have a nice cut and dry starting date for them, so how did they get covered?
A more reasonable question would be: "Why do western people talk so much about their religion?" I mean all the talk about is "The good lawd", and other crap. Half the time, they don't even know what they're talking about.
A more reasonable question would be: "Why do western people talk so much about their religion?" I mean all the talk about is "The good lawd", and other crap. Half the time, they don't even know what they're talking about.
Sadly that is true. Many people preach things that they know little about, and have never questioned or decided for themselves. But then many people blindly follow political parties without thinking about what they mean. It's a scary world.
Well, I probably said it wrong. The goal never was to study religions, but to study history, so when religions were relevant to stuff that happened, they were explained. Like, we covered Luther, or the conversion of Henri IV, stuff like that.
"History" class was really "Western History" or you could even say "European History", so a lot of things weren't covered at all.
Nope, never put a condom on a banana. We got the movies of women giving birth though. Oh, and we had a one day STD-awareness thing where everyone in the school gathered to listen to the speech, ask questions, and everyone was given condoms.
There was a similar one for drug awareness but we weren't given anything at all. Awww.
I think that's kind of unfair. Yeah, there are many weird Christians, but they're honestly the minority. Most of the Christians I've ever met barely talk about their religion, and you're going to find crazies in any group.
Edit: One thing I've always wondered is how lesbians learn about safe sex. Like, we could get condoms, abortions and birth control pills free from school (in California at least), but no ... whatever you'd use for lesbian sex ...
Nope, never put a condom on a banana. We got the movies of women giving birth though. Oh, and we had a one day STD-awareness thing where everyone in the school gathered to listen to the speech, ask questions, and everyone was given condoms.
There was a similar one for drug awareness but we weren't given anything at all. Awww.
We never had a real health class either. Reproduction was studied in Biology, and we had an STD awareness type class that only lasted a short time (not a whole semester). I too missed out on putting a condom on a banana, darn.
You didn't get anything for drug awareness? How unfair and biased toward the STD speech.
I assumed it covered different kinds of birth control, a quick review of the different types of sex, which ones can result in a pregnancy, which ones spread STD, and a review of how a pregnancy works from conception to birth.
That's what we studied in our biology classes that covered human reproduction, at least.
I assumed it covered different kinds of birth control, a quick review of the different types of sex, which ones can result in a pregnancy, which ones spread STD, and a review of how a pregnancy works from conception to birth.
That's what we studied in our biology classes that covered human reproduction, at least.
At a catholic school, it's pretty much:
"You aren't having sex till you're married or you're going to hell. So you don't need to know these things because you're also not allowed to use medicinal birth control."
so yeah. like im gonna adhere to that first rule though!
Well, that's what it was. We studied reproduction in mammals, then specifically for humans among mammals, they we went back to other animals. Wasn't meant to be sexy or anything.
"You aren't having sex till you're married or you're going to hell. So you don't need to know these things because you're also not allowed to use medicinal birth control."
so yeah. like im gonna adhere to that first rule though!
Heh heh, I'm gonna put my two cents in that I went to a Catholic school and it was NOT like this. Except for some unpleasant advice about gay marriage, I found Catholic school to be pretty open minded.
Heh heh, I'm gonna put my two cents in that I went to a Catholic school and it was NOT like this. Except for some unpleasant advice about gay marriage, I found Catholic school to be pretty open minded.
One of the Catholic schools was really strict, the other not so much. I guess it depends on where you go and how many nuns you have (the first school had about twelve, the second, one).
"You aren't having sex till you're married or you're going to hell. So you don't need to know these things because you're also not allowed to use medicinal birth control."
so yeah. like im gonna adhere to that first rule though!
my schools Sex-Ed thing was, this is what happens, now don't do it or you are going to die
At my school (Christian), we were never told we were going to die, we were just told that you probably should wait until after marriage because there are consequences (STD's, pregnancy, emotional consequences, all that jazz). We were never told that we'd go to hell if we did do it before marriage, we were just told that you'll be benefiting yourself if you wait. And I think that that is the best way of going about it, the teachers gave us advice instead of just telling us not do it.
In my biology classes, we had discussed the individual body parts, though we had one class discussing how it worked. Essentially if you wanted to reproduce, the penis would go in the vagina, and if anyone had any further questions, they could ask him after class. The teacher assumed we had already figured out how the actual act went, so he spent the next couple days on protection. It was actually kinda funny and the teacher knew this.
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I hear that. The aforementioned converter really is a great friend, if a bit clingy. It's the only reason I hold my tongue when he starts "witnessing".
Kanye West jokes are still cool, right?:p
At my school, its compulsory, and we have to take an exam or else we fail everything else with a 0.
Bleh.
Maybe I'm just grumpy though.
This post isn't aimed at anybody in particular.
The law of attraction could suggest that you just attracted those people to you.
You mean Theology? We had that class in my high school, but it was treated like a history course. I mean, it's like studying other religions. You don't have to believe it. We had a couple of girls in my school that were Jewish and they just thought of it as learning about other people's culture. It wasn't really a big deal.
Although it was a required class, I never heard about getting a 0 in other courses if you did poorly in that one.
Wow. That's harsh. I went to Catholic school and even they didn't punish your other classes. Of course, the religion classes were so easy that getting a zero meant that you slept through class and wrote your prom to-do list on the final...
Which might seem harsh, but in my school if you missed ANY exam (unless you had a doctor's note) that's what happened, too.
I never had religion classes, but just like there is no Sex Ed class in France, but human reproduction is covered in Biology (6th and 7th grade), religions were covered in history class, whenever we reached the time perod when they appeared.
A more reasonable question would be: "Why do western people talk so much about their religion?" I mean all the talk about is "The good lawd", and other crap. Half the time, they don't even know what they're talking about.
Sadly that is true. Many people preach things that they know little about, and have never questioned or decided for themselves. But then many people blindly follow political parties without thinking about what they mean. It's a scary world.
"History" class was really "Western History" or you could even say "European History", so a lot of things weren't covered at all.
Nope, never put a condom on a banana. We got the movies of women giving birth though. Oh, and we had a one day STD-awareness thing where everyone in the school gathered to listen to the speech, ask questions, and everyone was given condoms.
There was a similar one for drug awareness but we weren't given anything at all. Awww.
Edit: One thing I've always wondered is how lesbians learn about safe sex. Like, we could get condoms, abortions and birth control pills free from school (in California at least), but no ... whatever you'd use for lesbian sex ...
We never had a real health class either. Reproduction was studied in Biology, and we had an STD awareness type class that only lasted a short time (not a whole semester). I too missed out on putting a condom on a banana, darn.
You didn't get anything for drug awareness? How unfair and biased toward the STD speech.
Most people do anyway
And a friend who got a condom for her birthday.
that's the only bit I listened to at least
That's what we studied in our biology classes that covered human reproduction, at least.
At a catholic school, it's pretty much:
"You aren't having sex till you're married or you're going to hell. So you don't need to know these things because you're also not allowed to use medicinal birth control."
so yeah. like im gonna adhere to that first rule though!
This sounds reserved, not sexy.
Well, that's what it was. We studied reproduction in mammals, then specifically for humans among mammals, they we went back to other animals. Wasn't meant to be sexy or anything.
Whaddya have against the Welsh?
And the teacher was gay, wasn't he? That doesn't surprise me.
Heh heh, I'm gonna put my two cents in that I went to a Catholic school and it was NOT like this. Except for some unpleasant advice about gay marriage, I found Catholic school to be pretty open minded.
One of the Catholic schools was really strict, the other not so much. I guess it depends on where you go and how many nuns you have (the first school had about twelve, the second, one).
At my school (Christian), we were never told we were going to die, we were just told that you probably should wait until after marriage because there are consequences (STD's, pregnancy, emotional consequences, all that jazz). We were never told that we'd go to hell if we did do it before marriage, we were just told that you'll be benefiting yourself if you wait. And I think that that is the best way of going about it, the teachers gave us advice instead of just telling us not do it.