General Chat Thread

[Zwitter™]

We 'worship' God, Jesus and all the saints. There is a lot of focus on the saints but always with relation to how they show an aspect of god ect... It's borderline Idolatry but some dogma makes it okay.

[YaDunGoofed]

Catholics are more of worshiping God. It's a completely different spectrum from Christianity.

What mass is like: Intro, Reading 1, Reading 2, Gospel, Praise, Communion, end. If I remember correctly, I haven't been in 5 years. None of it was mentioned of "Jesus died for us", I honestly don't remember hearing that in a Catholic church. I've been baptized as a Catholic, and had my communion (which they said was the body of Christ and God). I almost got confirmed, but that's when I realized, they say money is a sin, yet you have to give them money in order to be apart of God.

I'm exploring more of Biblical theories, and thoroughly reading it.

[The Eleventh]

Well there was this teacher at my school who IS gay and we know for sure, since he always reffered to to the person he was going out with/married to as his "partner" not wife or girlfriend. he was so obviously gay, but then i can tell gay people from a mile. aaaaaaaaaaand if you searched his name on google images there was a picture of him and another man and theyre BATHING together. also there's like picture on his facebook clearly stating he is gay. but everyone thinks he's cool and awesome and kind except me becuase he FINGER SWORE at me when we were having a water polo match on a school trip to the isle of wight. Also once i really annoyed him (by accident) by putting my hand up to answer part of a sum which the question was 2x2 and i put my hand up he chose me and i said eight everyone laughed. he grumbled but got over it.

There are so many things wrong with this.

[Moogles]

I couldn't stand having to do religion. I guess it might be more interesting at college level, but the religion I had to do in school was depressing. The exam especially, the questions were unbelievably vague, and writing an essay on Mother Teresa is no barrel of laughs.

The church vs state topics were interesting, but apart from that I honestly just found it painfully boring.

To be quite honest I didn't have an actual class devoted to religion. What I did have was a comparison between Abrahamic religions throughout my social studies courses (I had a final essay as a compare and contrast. It was great.) In my Comparitive Civilizations courses there were also emphasis on religions so idk from what I've experienced it was fun.

[Valoo.]

You don't have to take RE anymore? I'm stuck with it for another two years. It's the most horrendous subject ever. Well, aside from SPHE, which is just a waste of forty minutes each week.

Well I have to do that one class a week thing, but that's it. I wouldn't dream of taking it as an exam subject.

History and sciences are the only subjects I like.

I love history. Some of the topics, especially Irish history, are sort of boring, but for the most part I enjoyed it. Science is all right, but I only really like physics. Biology is boring as hell and I hate chemistry. The only reason I liked science was because my teacher was lazy and we could just do whatever.

Technology (and history) were always my favourite.

I almost got confirmed

Oh my god, confirmation masses are unbelievably depressing. Two and a half hours of the priest droning on and on about some crap nobody even cares about. It was hilarious at my sister's, when the priest asked all the kids to repeat after him for the pledge, nobody said a word because none of them were listening. Such an awkward silence.

At least there's the party, I guess.

To be quite honest I didn't have an actual class devoted to religion. What I did have was a comparison between Abrahamic religions throughout my social studies courses (I had a final essay as a compare and contrast. It was great.) In my Comparitive Civilizations courses there were also emphasis on religions so idk from what I've experienced it was fun.

Oh, well that actually sounds pretty interesting. Almost all of our course was based on Catholicism (bar the requirement to study another world religion) and some other stuff about morality and the importance of prayer. I've never written so much crap for an exam in my life.

(well, except for CSPE, but that's a whole different kettle of fish)

[Dark God Heart]

I'm pretty sure that Catholics worship Jesus instead of God. Which is an act of idolatry. I had a religious studies class which was fairly okay and balanced, but... was kinda short on information for all sides.

Catholics worship the entire trinity, although sometimes they may focus more on Jesus. Which, most if not all sects of Christianity focus more on Jesus. The reason for that being is that Jesus is the savior. They're supposed to be all equal in practice, but the reality is that it was Jesus that stepped down to mortal form, Jesus that paid for the sins of all mankind, and Jesus who associated himself with the lowest of the low despite being the most high. God the father has always been typically portrayed as the all powerful and perfect judge who's anger burns against his children for how wicked they are. Guess which will naturally appeal more?

[Moogles]

I do know a lot about catholicism since I was baptized as a roman catholic but eh. I think it's more fun when you're comparing how creation stories use water as a representation of chaos . Just simple things like that, right? Or when you compare how Mesopotamians thought their gods were terrible and had to appease them, while Egyptians were constantly thanking their gods and keeping in the "balance of the world".

omg Moogles shut up no1curr

[DMerle]

I was never baptized :O

[Zibdas]

Catholics worship the entire trinity, although sometimes they may focus more on Jesus. Which, most if not all sects of Christianity focus more on Jesus. The reason for that being is that Jesus is the savior. They're supposed to be all equal in practice, but the reality is that it was Jesus that stepped down to mortal form, Jesus that paid for the sins of all mankind, and Jesus who associated himself with the lowest of the low despite being the most high. God the father has always been typically portrayed as the all powerful and perfect judge who's anger burns against his children for how wicked they are. Guess which will naturally appeal more?

Of course, seeing as how they're the same person and all....

[intergalactic platypus]

I sincerely hope all you people who have religion classes in school are either European or go to private school...

[Ignika]

It was my parents anniversary today and we had Chinese food. Was good. But the chicken was REALLY dry.

[Sogeking]

I was once kicked out of a Catholic Church, so I don't know if that revokes my membership or not

[Mandi.]

I was never baptized either..thank god.

[Moogles]

I never had my first communion ~oops~. It's funny because I'll have probably done everything else on that list (except confessing. No way in hell.) before I die.

[The Eleventh]

I love history. Some of the topics, especially Irish history, are sort of boring, but for the most part I enjoyed it.

If I ever have to learn about the ****ing Famine again...

That's what happens when you rely on potatoes.

(well, except for CSPE, but that's a whole different kettle of fish)

CSPE is an insult to our existence.

I was never baptized :O

Oh no?

I sincerely hope all you people who have religion classes in school are either European or go to private school...

I'm busy being African American.

Really, why do some users imagine me as black irl?

[Gothitelle K]

Really, why do some users imagine me as black irl?

i just imagine everyone on the net being white irl

[Sogeking]

i just imagine everyone on the net being white irl

That can't be true, otherwise there would be no Oakland Raiders fans on the internet.

[Profesco]

Well there was this teacher at my school who IS gay and we know for sure, since he always reffered to to the person he was going out with/married to as his "partner" not wife or girlfriend. he was so obviously gay, but then i can tell gay people from a mile.

There are so many things wrong with this.

That kid has it easy. I can't always tell gay people from a mile. It's really unhelpful when I travel: "219 gay people 'til Backlick Road."

[Phlogiston]

I sincerely hope all you people who have religion classes in school are either European or go to private school...

Community college on my end. (Not a hugely great experience either, but I also moved from Chicago to the Illinois branch of Nowhere, Kansas...)

That kid has it easy. I can't always tell gay people from a mile. It's really unhelpful when I travel: "219 gay people 'til Backlick Road."

Travel with a large number of gay people and it'll make the trip faster.

I mean... I have no idea what's going on, but I'm pretty sure that kid managed to disconnect my brain for me.

[intergalactic platypus]

Well studying religion at a public college is different if it's an academic approach. I just find that in some more religious parts of America public schools tend to blur the lines between academic approach and promoting religion.