Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Our Lady of the Underpass
- Thread starter leekohler
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
jayscheuerle
macrumors 68020
Lord Blackadder said:I wouldn't worry, most people would just see a religious icon.
pun intended?
This truly frightens me.
How easy would it be for the Antichrist to get his foot in the door here? Show these people the bottom of his shoe has a gum spot shaped like the Virgin Mary. Bam.
This is our society, folks. People praying to mineral deposits on freeway underpasses. Woohoo!
How easy would it be for the Antichrist to get his foot in the door here? Show these people the bottom of his shoe has a gum spot shaped like the Virgin Mary. Bam.
This is our society, folks. People praying to mineral deposits on freeway underpasses. Woohoo!
leekohler said:Oh-speaking of strange things, did you know there are flames behind your head? What do you think that means?
(caugh, caugh) Bill Gates sir.
Daveway said:(caugh, caugh) Bill Gates sir.
Oh yeah- I know! Did you see my other post apologizing to you for not realizing it?
Hemingray said:This truly frightens me.
How easy would it be for the Antichrist to get his foot in the door here? Show these people the bottom of his shoe has a gum spot shaped like the Virgin Mary. Bam.
This is our society, folks. People praying to mineral deposits on freeway underpasses. Woohoo!
And before you know it, snake oil will cure everything again too.
leekohler said:Oh yeah- I know! Did you see my other post apologizing to you for not realizing it?
Yea, but I wanted to contest myself. BTW: when Longhorn goes beta I'm putting a halo and bright skies behind him.
Oh yeah about the Mary picture. Even though I'm Catholic I look down on people like this because they are almost worshipping this water stain instead of honoring it. It gives a bad name to Cathlolics by embarrasing us. I don't see Mary in that. My mother is convinced she she saw Mary in the tree in our backyard.
Daveway said:Yea, but I wanted to contest myself. BTW: when Longhorn goes beta I'm putting a halo and bright skies behind him.
Oh yeah about the Mary picture. Even though I'm Catholic I look down on people like this because they are almost worshipping this water stain instead of honoring it. It gives a bad name to Cathlolics by embarrasing us. I don't see Mary in that. My mother is convinced she she saw Mary in the tree in our backyard.
Right- I think it is embarrassing to our country as a whole. But we're talking about really goofy people here- I wouldn't really call them Catholics. I'd call them nuts.
I feel for you Daveway. You don't deserve to be associated with these people. Always the loud/bizarre minority giving everyone else a bad reputation.Daveway said:Yea, but I wanted to contest myself. BTW: when Longhorn goes beta I'm putting a halo and bright skies behind him.
Oh yeah about the Mary picture. Even though I'm Catholic I look down on people like this because they are almost worshipping this water stain instead of honoring it. It gives a bad name to Cathlolics by embarrasing us. I don't see Mary in that. My mother is convinced she she saw Mary in the tree in our backyard.
It does seem like the Catholic church is pre-occupied with the Virgin Mary a lot though. Isn't it all about Jesus dying for your sins and him leading you to God the Father? Do you know what the Mary fetish is all about? I never really understood that.
mad jew said:But do you really?...
Thank you for that. Really, that made me laugh out loud.
Next winter, when there's a bit of snow on the ground, I'm gonna drink a six of Sam Adams and piss me a Virgin Mary drawing in the back yard. Then, I'll take a picture and sell it on eBay. Then I'll collect the snow from around the "miracle", let it melt, and fill many small Lucite blocks each with an ounce of the resulting water and sell those on eBay. Then I'll take some of the proceeds (ought to be several hundred thousand dollars) and fly out to Chicago, and hire someone to paint over that underpass.
feakbeak said:
I've thought about converting to maybe just a regulr Christian church before. There are just too many things that I don't agree with now. My aunt left the church to become non-denominational a few years ago and it drove my family nuts. I live in the deepest part of the south, the belt buckel of the Bible belt! My whole town is Catholic.
Daveway said:
So, you think your parents would flip out on you if you left? I mean as long as you're still Christian, does it really matter if your Catholic too?
leekohler said:
Yes, Yes it does. Not so much to my mom as everyone else. I'm a very well known person in my parish (weekly lectorer, comm. service, etc.) and it would give me a bad image.
No kidding! I've got a phases of the moon with a pentagram at its center tattooed as a wrap-around on my forearm. I thought I was the only witch/pagan on this entire site - it gives me great liberty to comment on the Christian stuff that crops up all the time, like seeing the Virgin Mary, the Pope, anti-gay churches, etc...AhmedFaisal said:
Daveway said:
Oh- wow. Yeah, I can see why that would be the case. Have you ever discussed your issues with the church with your family before? I know that can be REALLY difficult. I grew up in a fundamentalist family and you could only ask so many questions before it got a bit ugly.
Actually, not sure how many of you have seen that Revelations show on NBC, but last night's episode posited that the child that Massey and Montefiore are looking for might, in fact, be the Antichrist... the ship that saved the "Miracle Child" sank shortly after dropping him off... he "cured" people who were ill, but they died after he was taken elsewhere... and the church where he was shown in the first episode burned after he was taken away. The problem, of course, is that the Antichrist is ALSO capable of performing "miracles", so there's a very real possibility that some will be fooled by "miracles" into following the wrong path.Hemingray said:This truly frightens me.
How easy would it be for the Antichrist to get his foot in the door here? Show these people the bottom of his shoe has a gum spot shaped like the Virgin Mary. Bam.
This is our society, folks. People praying to mineral deposits on freeway underpasses. Woohoo!
Okay, I realize we're thread-jacking here, but I'm really curious because I've never met a satanist before. What exactly is the point of the religion? What are the goals/aims? Were you in the religion thread at all?AhmedFaisal said:
Christians usually try to get everyone saved to go to heaven. Does this mean you try to get everyone into hell? If so, why? Do you like warmer temperatures or is it more just a matter of taking a counter-culture attitude to the max?
I know I have humor mixed in here, but I'm honestly curious.
feakbeak said:
Satanism- as I at least understand it, is essentially self-worship. Would that be about right AhmedFaisal? And stop hijacking my thread feakbeak.
Hell (pun intended), if I'm going to worship myself I'm going to be creative with it. Forget "Satanism"... say hello to "The Church of Feakbeak". I'm the "Head Feakbeak Monk" which means I get special powers and can make up holidays at my very whim. "Nope, sorry boss, can't come in today... it's um... BeakBeak Day, yeah. I have to go out and have a dozen drinks, nice dinner, get laid. It's a ritual thing. Tomorrow is a day of reflection for BeakBeak Day, so I won't be in until next week."leekohler said:
I'll also have to find some sheep-like people. These mineral deposit, virgin mary people ought to do... and have them make a statue of me... Oh, I'm getting carried away. Satanism could be fun.... wheee!
feakbeak said:Hell (pun intended), if I'm going to worship myself I'm going to be creative with it. Forget "Satanism"... say hello to "The Church of Feakbeak". I'm the "Head Feakbeak Monk" which means I get special powers and can make up holidays at my very whim. "Nope, sorry boss, can't come in today... it's um... BeakBeak Day, yeah. I have to go out and have a dozen drinks, nice dinner, get laid. It's a ritual thing. Tomorrow is a day of reflection for BeakBeak Day, so I won't be in until next week."
Ha-ha! Well, I think there's more to it than that. AhmedFaisal, care to get more in depth? OOPS! Wait- you just did.
I actually had some friends in college who were into various religions, I kind of learned about it through them. Religion really isn't my cup of tea though.