Lilani said:
this isnt my name said:
If you dont mind me askig. I have never understood BDM, what is sexy about hurting or being hurt by those you love ? It just seems weird to me. lso I dont know much aout denomnations but are methodists the peope who belive they tlk in tounges or something ? I kno there are some groups who do that, but cant remember who.
I've more or less had this fixation since I was a child--being unusually interested in the parts of cartoons where somebody's tied up and all that--and I think I've figured out it's more or less about control. When you're helpless like that, somebody else is completely in control and you are completely out of control. Meaning you are free from making decisions and conscious choices, and they are free to make any decisions they like regardless of the consequences. So it's a way of thinking, really. I can definitely see why you wouldn't get it though, lol.
As far as your question about Methodists, I don't believe I've known any others in my denomination who believe they've spoken in tongues. I know some evangelicals and Baptists are like that, but I like to consider the Methodists I run with to be the Canadians of the protestant Christians. We don't like to get involved with controversies, we don't like to be terribly open with hateful belligerence, and we don't really take any rash actions to make anybody else upset with us. We just say hello and smile and go about our business. Of course I understand there are some Methodists who have done such things, but again this is just the crowd I run with. Churches function on a very local basis, so the values my local churches hold may be radically different from others in different places.
Yeah I dont think I will ever understand it, personally I just dont see how I could enjoy hurting or being hurt by someone I loved, also the bondge thing I always found creepy, becuase it seems like rape. Im not saying people who re nto it re rapist, but or me it just dosent sit right.
Well I hae no idea who I was thinking of, maybe it was pentecostals. I dont mind christians, its just when I had some knockingmy door with creationism leaflets, luckily I just wokeup and looked like I jsut woke up, so they left. A few weeks later it was mormons knocking but they saw my mothers cross on the wall and didnt bother too much. Idont have issues with christians who dont try and convert people or bring up their religion at any oppertunity.
Marcus Kehoe said:
this isnt my name said:
Marcus Kehoe said:
Though I'm not a Jehovah Witness I go to their churches a believe what they believe. I believe in what I learn and have never been happier with my region, but people really don't like Jehovah witnesses. Their the nicest people I know and follow the bible the closest then any other form of Christianity, but they cause a lot of flak if you mention their name. I want to stick up more for what I believe but I don't want to alienate people.
I dnt want to get into religious debate. But... Uh... Have you read the Bible ? like God seding bears to maul children for calling a guy bald. I find that funny, but if I took it seriously, it would be entirely different. Or Moses and the angel of deth killing firstborns who did fuck all to anyone
Their are a lot of things in the bible I don't quite get either, but I am making my way throughout he bible and trying to make sense of some of those weird things. A big thing about studying with Jehovah witnesses is that they know that you need to ask questions, and sometimes just believing isn't enough. Not to be a dick either, but Their have been a lot of stories and scriptures altered in the bible since it was originally written. The king James Bible is the biggest one I know of, Its been altered in very big ways from a lot of the original scriptures and contradicts itself a lot.
Oh I know the bible is a collection of books, and has been edited MNY times. But still, cant see any context where some of the stuff would be good.
As or the thing about Jehovas and conersion, I understnd they want to convince everyon becuase they belive it will help them, but some people just dont belive, im one of them unless I saw jGod/Jesus without any drugs envolved I willnever belive. people who m seem like they want the best fo us, just push us away and make us annoyed. Its like my mother, she couldnt convert me after the 1st attempt, or th second. And shestill occasionally tres. Not realising it just gets more annoying.