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| Reb Registered user Username: Reb Post Number: 408 Registered: 5-2007 |
I had an Adventist-intensive weekend spending most of the time on Saturday with Adventists but I survived. Saturday night my wife and I were at a gathering with friends from the Indonesian community who are all Adventist. We were talking about stuff and mentioned that our son is going to leave Adventist school for Catholic school the next year. We didn't get too good of a response. One of the people there, who is an Adventist Pastor said for us to make sure he goes to EVERY Adventist service with us to protect him from the "freedom" he will have at Catholic school. (He, like most of the Indonesian community doesn't know that my son and I or no longer Adventists). Hmmmm my wife didn't say anything but I could tell she didn't like what he said. Another one said this particular Catholic school is good but they will teach Cathechism. Actually I saw the course catalogue and their religion classes are actually BIBLE based. I thought to myself but didn't say it about the Adventist school teaching EGW rather than Bible. Oh and one Adventist and I on Sunday got into a discussion about the Sabbath and this Adventist said people who aren't used to keeping the Sabbath will be miserable in Heaven, the Sabbath is training for Heaven. | ||
| River Registered user Username: River Post Number: 1120 Registered: 9-2006  |
Heh, heh. If you ever get fed up with attending church at sda you could always stand up during service in a loud voice and announce “Ellen White is an idiot!” that would probably take care of the problem for you, maybe give a Rebel yell to throw in for good measure. Be sure to ware a hooded sweatshirt and dark glasses with a sign “I am a died in the wool Catholic” printed on the back maybe add a skull and cross bones for side effect. What would help there is to poke your kids squirt gun in your pocket. Well on second thought maybe all that wouldn’t be such a good idea but I did enjoy envisioning it. On a more serious note “hang in there Reb” River P.S. I never been in a sda church but I did stay in a holiday inn. | ||
| Reb Registered user Username: Reb Post Number: 412 Registered: 5-2007 |
Thanks, River. That is a good one. I haven't actually said "EGW is an idiot" even though I think that all the time. I have made no bones about the fact that I don't think she was inspired and that her "visions" were caused by her medical condition. | ||
| Jorgfe Registered user Username: Jorgfe Post Number: 425 Registered: 11-2005 |
Reb - perhaps you could just wear a cross next time you go to the SDA church and see what kind of reaction you get! Gilbert Jorgensen | ||
| Wolfgang Registered user Username: Wolfgang Post Number: 167 Registered: 10-2005 |
haha River you crack me up. I like the vision as well.I dont know Reb,you might consider it,they would then avoid you like the plague. Dawn | ||
| River Registered user Username: River Post Number: 1121 Registered: 9-2006 |
Well, if he did that he needs to be sure and leave the car running, I can just see it now Old Reb being chased down the street by a buncha Adventist. | ||
| River Registered user Username: River Post Number: 1122 Registered: 9-2006 |
Gilbert, a cross would only makem back away, sorta like in the vampire movies ya know. What we need ta do is gittem chase outa there fer good. | ||
| River Registered user Username: River Post Number: 1123 Registered: 9-2006 |
Ya might try lettin a skunk loose in there! I'm purty sure we can all help ya out somehow Reb if we really set our minds to it. | ||
| Reb Registered user Username: Reb Post Number: 415 Registered: 5-2007 |
Maybe I should wear a Crucifix? Eat a slab of baby back ribs with a couple of beers in front of them at the next campout? (Message edited by Reb on July 23, 2007) | ||
| River Registered user Username: River Post Number: 1124 Registered: 9-2006 |
Nah, you'd git hurt from the dogpile of Adventist tryin to git to tha ribs. | ||
| Reb Registered user Username: Reb Post Number: 418 Registered: 5-2007 |
Mmmmmmmmmm baby back ribs. Wonder if that new Mexican-style beer Miller just came out with would go good with them? Yummmmmmmmmmmm. | ||
| Helovesme2 Registered user Username: Helovesme2 Post Number: 984 Registered: 8-2004  |
River wrote: "Nah, you'd git hurt from the dogpile of Adventist tryin to git to tha ribs." Or caught by the rush of the wind as they fled contamination! | ||
| Wolfgang Registered user Username: Wolfgang Post Number: 168 Registered: 10-2005 |
ohhh such devilish talk ya all, we should write a book how to repel an adventist. at the next potluck bring a meat dish to pass. true story here we had a function with the pathfinders and we had to order meat less pizzas,my hubby never quit eating meat so we ordered one for him,he never even got a piece of it,such a farce. Dawn | ||
| River Registered user Username: River Post Number: 1125 Registered: 9-2006 |
Stick around Reb an we'll get you straightened out. I can just see it now Dawn, a big plate a fried chicken legs, shoot, it would break out into a brawl over the last chicken leg. | ||
| Stevendi Registered user Username: Stevendi Post Number: 173 Registered: 10-2006 |
I used to wear a cross to SDA churches. No body ever said anything. I think they just didn't get it. By the way, it was a Protestant cross - Jesus wasn't on it. steve (Message edited by stevendi on July 24, 2007) (Message edited by stevendi on July 24, 2007) | ||
| River Registered user Username: River Post Number: 1134 Registered: 9-2006 |
I just drove by the local Adventist Church yesterday and it had a large white cross atop the building. I noticed it because of discussions about that here. River | ||
| Asurprise Registered user Username: Asurprise Post Number: 70 Registered: 7-2007 |
A cross is fine, but a crucifix??? My friend who used to be a Catholic 30 or so years ago, was given a great big one made out of bleached cow bone awhile back. She could hardly get it out of her house fast enough!!! She was really creeped out by it, but she doesn't mind just a plain cross at all. When I asked her why she reacted like that, she said that first, it reminded her of all the torment she endured as a "good" Catholic. Second, she reminded me that Jesus is no longer ON the cross, but in Heaven. Third, she said that being a Christian isn't about having a "thing(s)." It's about having a relationship with the living God. She said that Catholics glom onto relics, icons, holy cards, scapulars, etc. | ||
| Tricia Registered user Username: Tricia Post Number: 64 Registered: 3-2006 |
Oh my goodness, I have tears running down my face--laughing so hard reading these posts! These have been the funniest posts that I've ever read on the forum! Oh, River, that one about what Reb should wear to the church--too funny!! Also, it's so true, funny but sad, about how it's a stampede for the meat, while they say one thing and do the other. The post about the ribs and the last chicken leg, I've laughed and laughed. Dawn, that was so funny about the pizza with meat, and I totally believe it. Yep, I'm sure they were all over that like bees to honey! Tricia | ||
| Gcfrankie Registered user Username: Gcfrankie Post Number: 29 Registered: 1-2007 |
I also never laughed so hard about ribs and chicken legs. Why not take rosary beads and count them while in church and at their potlucks? That ought to get their attention. I also wear a cross and was wearing it when I went to the SDA church and nothing was ever said about it and I did not hide it under my shirts. Gail | ||
| River Registered user Username: River Post Number: 1144 Registered: 9-2006 |
Gail, I doubt if Rosary beads would lift an eyebrow, they would just think you were using some kind of abacus to keep count a yer keds er something. You really have to get drastic to get their attention. Adventism shortens their attention span, thats why you have to wave a hand over their face in or pop a firecracker in church to see if they are still alive. The Adventist church budgets money aside for aids to go around checking for the real dead after service, potlucks and sich, then if they find someone who refuses to wake up they haul them to the morgue, but its a spiteful job these aids have to determine if in fact they are really dead, thats why they call it "soul sleep". It makes it even harder for the aids because they have to wake each other up! Now this can be easily determined with simple smelling salts waved before the face or a good hard pinch but in some cases even this will not work, so the church has budgeted for ample supplys of cherry bombs and half sticks of dynamite. One old sister Erklefog said this money ought to be given to the poor, but brother Hogfeeder aptly stated that the poor "could't ratly be fed ifen theys not awake" River | ||
| Jorgfe Registered user Username: Jorgfe Post Number: 442 Registered: 11-2005 |
River, Sometimes they pocket the money for Aids, and just rely on the Sunday congregation, that they rent their church building to, to wake up those who are still deep in soul sleep. | ||
| River Registered user Username: River Post Number: 1147 Registered: 9-2006 |
Heh, heh  We're in da money!! |
