Annoying Christians - I get it

[wosbald]

+JMJ+

A couple of weeks ago, my elderly mom received in the mail.

I had to look up that Chick tract.

"Look it up"? All you had to do was click the pic. Cleon set you up for the win.

[hugodrax]

Tuttle,

This is what the church calls "proselytizing."

[Thunktank]

‘Tip’ written on napkin says, ‘woman’s place is in the home’: Handwritten note left instead of cash scolds food server for ‘working’

Nice that they gave her this "tip" after they were served and filled their bellies (if this is REAL). The "make America great again" at the end makes me suspicious that this is a set up to poke at Trump and go viral. Worse, I suppose, would be that this is REAL. I dunno. The interwebs has jaded me.

I will say I don't like that people have the world an easy audience for such a trivial, local event. I mean, the note was left on a napkin in a diner in Greenville. The WWW has given an easy audience to too many people.

I knew people (back in the '90's) who felt it was their duty to leave tracts in lieu of money for waitresses because "..what's more kind than telling someone about Jesus?"

Yeah.

A couple of weeks ago, my elderly mom received in the mail.

The envelope was addressed to her with a scripture verse in the return address. Talk about annoying (and cowardly). Mom's not even Catholic. Sheesh.

Why!?!?!?

[Cleon]

+JMJ+

A couple of weeks ago, my elderly mom received in the mail.

I had to look up that Chick tract.

"Look it up"? All you had to do was click the pic. Cleon set you up for the win.

[Cleon]

‘Tip’ written on napkin says, ‘woman’s place is in the home’: Handwritten note left instead of cash scolds food server for ‘working’

Nice that they gave her this "tip" after they were served and filled their bellies (if this is REAL). The "make America great again" at the end makes me suspicious that this is a set up to poke at Trump and go viral. Worse, I suppose, would be that this is REAL. I dunno. The interwebs has jaded me.

I will say I don't like that people have the world an easy audience for such a trivial, local event. I mean, the note was left on a napkin in a diner in Greenville. The WWW has given an easy audience to too many people.

I knew people (back in the '90's) who felt it was their duty to leave tracts in lieu of money for waitresses because "..what's more kind than telling someone about Jesus?"

Yeah.

A couple of weeks ago, my elderly mom received in the mail.

The envelope was addressed to her with a scripture verse in the return address. Talk about annoying (and cowardly). Mom's not even Catholic. Sheesh.

Why!?!?!?

Cause it's the easy way out. Chick(en) Tracts

I get the essence of the tract. I understand. I'm not Roman Catholic. I don't venerate Mary and I don't want my mom to either.

BUT I don't like the corny method of delivery and I don't like the faceless sender. It's cold and uncaring. Impersonal to the max. There was no intent to interact or discuss or any attempt to get to know my mom. They basically wasted their time and resources and deserve a big ol' eye roll.

[tuttle]

‘Tip’ written on napkin says, ‘woman’s place is in the home’: Handwritten note left instead of cash scolds food server for ‘working’

Nice that they gave her this "tip" after they were served and filled their bellies (if this is REAL). The "make America great again" at the end makes me suspicious that this is a set up to poke at Trump and go viral. Worse, I suppose, would be that this is REAL. I dunno. The interwebs has jaded me.

I will say I don't like that people have the world an easy audience for such a trivial, local event. I mean, the note was left on a napkin in a diner in Greenville. The WWW has given an easy audience to too many people.

I knew people (back in the '90's) who felt it was their duty to leave tracts in lieu of money for waitresses because "..what's more kind than telling someone about Jesus?"

Yeah.

A couple of weeks ago, my elderly mom received in the mail.

The envelope was addressed to her with a scripture verse in the return address. Talk about annoying (and cowardly). Mom's not even Catholic. Sheesh.

Why!?!?!?

Cause it's the easy way out. Chick(en) Tracts

I get the essence of the tract. I understand. I'm not Roman Catholic. I don't venerate Mary and I don't want my mom to either.

BUT I don't like the corny method of delivery and I don't like the faceless sender. It's cold and uncaring. Impersonal to the max. There was no intent to interact or discuss or any attempt to get to know my mom. They basically wasted their time and resources and deserve a big ol' eye roll.

One time my Mother in Law gave me a tract (I think produced by her church) which contained a picture of a mountain of books, on the top of the mountain stood in radiant glory a book with K.J.V. written on the spine and a glowing crown atop its cover. Off to the side were some books that were created by the devil, which included the book of Mormon, the Koran, and the NIV, and a handful of other English bible versions.

As she knew that I was a Christian when she gave it to me, I can only assume this was the page intended for me...or maybe she questioned my salvation. Either way, we've never broached the subject, which has me wondering if the people who pass this stuff out aren't looking for this flit-erature to 'save' anyone, but that they have some weird notion that just simply handing this crap out is a fulfillment of some kind of duty laid upon them by their cults churches. It's almost like a passive way of saying "I've done my part, Lord knows. If they do burn in hell, at least they don't have an excuse!"

[Rusty]

‘Tip’ written on napkin says, ‘woman’s place is in the home’: Handwritten note left instead of cash scolds food server for ‘working’

Nice that they gave her this "tip" after they were served and filled their bellies (if this is REAL). The "make America great again" at the end makes me suspicious that this is a set up to poke at Trump and go viral. Worse, I suppose, would be that this is REAL. I dunno. The interwebs has jaded me.

I will say I don't like that people have the world an easy audience for such a trivial, local event. I mean, the note was left on a napkin in a diner in Greenville. The WWW has given an easy audience to too many people.

I knew people (back in the '90's) who felt it was their duty to leave tracts in lieu of money for waitresses because "..what's more kind than telling someone about Jesus?"

Yeah.

A couple of weeks ago, my elderly mom received in the mail.

The envelope was addressed to her with a scripture verse in the return address. Talk about annoying (and cowardly). Mom's not even Catholic. Sheesh.

Why!?!?!?

Cause it's the easy way out. Chick(en) Tracts

I get the essence of the tract. I understand. I'm not Roman Catholic. I don't venerate Mary and I don't want my mom to either.

BUT I don't like the corny method of delivery and I don't like the faceless sender. It's cold and uncaring. Impersonal to the max. There was no intent to interact or discuss or any attempt to get to know my mom. They basically wasted their time and resources and deserve a big ol' eye roll.

One time my Mother in Law gave me a tract (I think produced by her church) which contained a picture of a mountain of books, on the top of the mountain stood in radiant glory a book with K.J.V. written on the spine and a glowing crown atop its cover. Off to the side were some books that were created by the devil, which included the book of Mormon, the Koran, and the NIV, and a handful of other English bible versions.

As she knew that I was a Christian when she gave it to me, I can only assume this was the page intended for me...or maybe she questioned my salvation. Either way, we've never broached the subject, which has me wondering if the people who pass this stuff out aren't looking for this flit-erature to 'save' anyone, but that they have some weird notion that just simply handing this crap out is a fulfillment of some kind of duty laid upon them by their cults churches. It's almost like a passive way of saying "I've done my part, Lord knows. If they do burn in hell, at least they don't have an excuse!"

LOL! MILs blech. In Christian terms, Satan is in possession of most MIL. But it's not limited to Christian MILs.

[mont974x4]

‘Tip’ written on napkin says, ‘woman’s place is in the home’: Handwritten note left instead of cash scolds food server for ‘working’

Nice that they gave her this "tip" after they were served and filled their bellies (if this is REAL). The "make America great again" at the end makes me suspicious that this is a set up to poke at Trump and go viral. Worse, I suppose, would be that this is REAL. I dunno. The interwebs has jaded me.

I will say I don't like that people have the world an easy audience for such a trivial, local event. I mean, the note was left on a napkin in a diner in Greenville. The WWW has given an easy audience to too many people.

I knew people (back in the '90's) who felt it was their duty to leave tracts in lieu of money for waitresses because "..what's more kind than telling someone about Jesus?"

Yeah.

A couple of weeks ago, my elderly mom received in the mail.

The envelope was addressed to her with a scripture verse in the return address. Talk about annoying (and cowardly). Mom's not even Catholic. Sheesh.

Why!?!?!?

Cause it's the easy way out. Chick(en) Tracts

I get the essence of the tract. I understand. I'm not Roman Catholic. I don't venerate Mary and I don't want my mom to either.

BUT I don't like the corny method of delivery and I don't like the faceless sender. It's cold and uncaring. Impersonal to the max. There was no intent to interact or discuss or any attempt to get to know my mom. They basically wasted their time and resources and deserve a big ol' eye roll.

One time my Mother in Law gave me a tract (I think produced by her church) which contained a picture of a mountain of books, on the top of the mountain stood in radiant glory a book with K.J.V. written on the spine and a glowing crown atop its cover. Off to the side were some books that were created by the devil, which included the book of Mormon, the Koran, and the NIV, and a handful of other English bible versions.

As she knew that I was a Christian when she gave it to me, I can only assume this was the page intended for me...or maybe she questioned my salvation. Either way, we've never broached the subject, which has me wondering if the people who pass this stuff out aren't looking for this flit-erature to 'save' anyone, but that they have some weird notion that just simply handing this crap out is a fulfillment of some kind of duty laid upon them by their cults churches. It's almost like a passive way of saying "I've done my part, Lord knows. If they do burn in hell, at least they don't have an excuse!"

LOL! MILs blech. In Christian terms, Satan is in possession of most MIL. But it's not limited to Christian MILs.

At least it wasn't the tract that looks like money. That one adds a new level of both corny and mean. They should be fed to goats and the goats then fed to coco.



(The tracts, not the people who send them).

[Thunktank]

‘Tip’ written on napkin says, ‘woman’s place is in the home’: Handwritten note left instead of cash scolds food server for ‘working’

Nice that they gave her this "tip" after they were served and filled their bellies (if this is REAL). The "make America great again" at the end makes me suspicious that this is a set up to poke at Trump and go viral. Worse, I suppose, would be that this is REAL. I dunno. The interwebs has jaded me.

I will say I don't like that people have the world an easy audience for such a trivial, local event. I mean, the note was left on a napkin in a diner in Greenville. The WWW has given an easy audience to too many people.

I knew people (back in the '90's) who felt it was their duty to leave tracts in lieu of money for waitresses because "..what's more kind than telling someone about Jesus?"

Yeah.

A couple of weeks ago, my elderly mom received in the mail.

The envelope was addressed to her with a scripture verse in the return address. Talk about annoying (and cowardly). Mom's not even Catholic. Sheesh.

Why!?!?!?

Cause it's the easy way out. Chick(en) Tracts

I get the essence of the tract. I understand. I'm not Roman Catholic. I don't venerate Mary and I don't want my mom to either.

BUT I don't like the corny method of delivery and I don't like the faceless sender. It's cold and uncaring. Impersonal to the max. There was no intent to interact or discuss or any attempt to get to know my mom. They basically wasted their time and resources and deserve a big ol' eye roll.

I don't get the essence at all. It's false.


Giving out tracts isn't nearly as bad as what is written inside this one. It willfully misrepresents what Catholics actually believe about Mary and why. It's horrible and represents the small minds of those who write them.

[UncleBob]

Church apologizes, asks forgiveness for banning fat people from worship team

[JimVH]

Church apologizes, asks forgiveness for banning fat people from worship team

This is not an uncommon practice. The fat people part, not the apology part.

[durangopipe]

Whoa!
Just read the Chick tract.

That is one hate-filled, angry, twisted-up person.
I see no evidence of love of any kind.

Let's pray few ever see his bilge.

[Jocose]

‘Tip’ written on napkin says, ‘woman’s place is in the home’: Handwritten note left instead of cash scolds food server for ‘working’

Nice that they gave her this "tip" after they were served and filled their bellies (if this is REAL). The "make America great again" at the end makes me suspicious that this is a set up to poke at Trump and go viral. Worse, I suppose, would be that this is REAL. I dunno. The interwebs has jaded me.

I will say I don't like that people have the world an easy audience for such a trivial, local event. I mean, the note was left on a napkin in a diner in Greenville. The WWW has given an easy audience to too many people.

I knew people (back in the '90's) who felt it was their duty to leave tracts in lieu of money for waitresses because "..what's more kind than telling someone about Jesus?"

Yeah.

A couple of weeks ago, my elderly mom received in the mail.

The envelope was addressed to her with a scripture verse in the return address. Talk about annoying (and cowardly). Mom's not even Catholic. Sheesh.

Why!?!?!?

Cause it's the easy way out. Chick(en) Tracts

I get the essence of the tract. I understand. I'm not Roman Catholic. I don't venerate Mary and I don't want my mom to either.

BUT I don't like the corny method of delivery and I don't like the faceless sender. It's cold and uncaring. Impersonal to the max. There was no intent to interact or discuss or any attempt to get to know my mom. They basically wasted their time and resources and deserve a big ol' eye roll.

I never, ever in a million years would have ever even thought that I would ever have an icon of the Theotokos in my home, let alone venerate her and pray a prayer on prayer rope "Most holy Theotokos, save us"

BEFORE ANYONE GASP..

(Save as in 'intercede' not as Christ saves)

This chick-tract is as twisted and bizarre as the rest of those tracts they publish.

[tuttle]

Jack Chick died Sunday

[hugodrax]

Jack Chick died Sunday

For his sake, I hope Goose is right.

[UncleBob]

Italian priest blames earthquakes that have killed hundreds and left tens of thousands homeless on gay unions

Cavalcoli said on Radio Maria that the seismic shocks were “divine punishment” for “the offence to the family and the dignity of marriage, in particular through civil unions”.

The radio station distanced itself from his views with the Vatican also quick to come out with a stinging rebuke, saying the idea of a vengeful God was ‘a pagan vision’ dating from ‘the pre-Christian era’.

[hugodrax]

Italian priest blames earthquakes that have killed hundreds and left tens of thousands homeless on gay unions

Cavalcoli said on Radio Maria that the seismic shocks were “divine punishment” for “the offence to the family and the dignity of marriage, in particular through civil unions”.

The radio station distanced itself from his views with the Vatican also quick to come out with a stinging rebuke, saying the idea of a vengeful God was ‘a pagan vision’ dating from ‘the pre-Christian era’.

Boss' last day already, Bob?

[Onyx]

Church apologizes, asks forgiveness for banning fat people from worship team

This is not an uncommon practice. The fat people part, not the apology part.

I just finished unpacking that triple-negative. Cool, that. The triple-negative, not the fat people part.

[coco]

Church apologizes, asks forgiveness for banning fat people from worship team

This is not an uncommon practice. The fat people part, not the apology part.

For the record, I have never been asked to be on the worship team.

[Del]

Church apologizes, asks forgiveness for banning fat people from worship team

This is not an uncommon practice. The fat people part, not the apology part.

For the record, I have never been asked to be on the worship team.

I did a quick word-search of the Bible. I didn't find any reference to "worship team."

I gather that "worship team" is Evangelicalese for "choir & musicians." I recommend that you do as we do -- hide them in a loft, up high and in the back. They don't need to be seen to be heard.