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Freedom08 · 04-11-2011, 07:24 PM

(04-11-2011 01:14 PM)Apathetic or whatever Wrote: ..................you have ever attended a book burning.

..................your pastor and all of the guest speakers have doctorate degrees. In spite of this, their writings usually contain examples of both misspilled words and ungood grammar.

..................you have ever been anointed with oil.

Never been to a book burning...but I have been to a couple of album burnings....the vinyl kind.

Freedom08 · 04-11-2011, 07:37 PM

...you saw the word "SEX" in the Disney Movie, The Lion King....

**Perry** · 04-11-2011, 10:37 PM

...You turn down/off the radio, which is on a CCM station, every time you pull into the church parking lot.

...You've ever written hate mail to the "contemporary church" down the road for them being wicked and unbiblical, and proudly signed your name and phone number.

...Your idea of a "good time" is watching a grown man swallow a goldfish.

...You've ever publically made fun of another Christian for not believing exactly like you.

**Scorpio** · 04-12-2011, 08:38 AM

(04-11-2011 04:17 PM)Donb123 Wrote:
(04-11-2011 01:14 PM)Apathetic or whatever Wrote: ..................you have ever been anointed with oil.

Do fundies do this much? My bunch never did. I've seen tons of pentecostals/charismatics and Anglicans do this however. I would suspect RCC and Ortho have a liturgy that involves oil as well. It's totally biblical.

Yes sir. In my old church anyway. What's that sister, you've got a bad cough and cold. Quick, to the pastor's office for an anointing with oil from the "elders". (Elders being any of the men).
That always weirded me out. What's next, a burnt offering?

**pastor's wife** · 04-12-2011, 08:43 AM

The couple times I heard it mentioned, it weirded me out. So did the idea of footwashing. I was so glad my church didn't do those things; they just sounded strange and scary.

But then I was uncomfortable when someone was ordained at our little church and he had to kneel down in the front of the church and all the men put their hands on his head or shoulders and the pastor prayed for him. Being a church with no formal liturgy (no sprinkling with holy water, no kneeling for public prayers), seeing something like this done freaked my little ten-year-old self out. LOL

Apathetic or whatever · 04-12-2011, 09:29 AM

(04-11-2011 04:17 PM)Donb123 Wrote:
(04-11-2011 01:14 PM)Apathetic or whatever Wrote: ..................you have ever been anointed with oil.

Do fundies do this much? My bunch never did. I've seen tons of pentecostals/charismatics and Anglicans do this however. I would suspect RCC and Ortho have a liturgy that involves oil as well. It's totally biblical.

I have seen this done several times. I was once anointed against my will. I was a child and my parents thought I needed it. They used WD-40. I wish I were kidding.

Since then, I have participated in a couple. Our old church would have all of the men come forward and pray over people.
Another church I was a part of especially asked for me to participate because I was ordained.

I never felt comfortable doing it but I thought what can it hurt? It is not dangerous and sick people need prayer.

I do feel quite strongly that children should not be dragged into doing this if they do not wish to. Especially when the problem they are being prayed over is something they wish noone knew, much less want announced to the church.

Tikatu · 04-12-2011, 12:33 PM

(04-12-2011 08:43 AM)pastors wife Wrote: The couple times I heard it mentioned, it weirded me out. So did the idea of footwashing. I was so glad my church didn't do those things; they just sounded strange and scary.

But then I was uncomfortable when someone was ordained at our little church and he had to kneel down in the front of the church and all the men put their hands on his head or shoulders and the pastor prayed for him. Being a church with no formal liturgy (no sprinkling with holy water, no kneeling for public prayers), seeing something like this done freaked my little ten-year-old self out. LOL

A couple of years ago, my daughter (who was in her late teens) saw this kind of prayer for a deacon/elder in a Presbyterian church we were visiting. Really weirded her out, though I'm not sure why. Maybe she wasn't with us on the times it happened to preacher boys or missionary candidates in our old church.

**Scorpio** · (This post was last modified: 04-12-2011 01:06 PM by Scorpio.)

(04-12-2011 09:29 AM)Apathetic or whatever Wrote: They used WD-40. I wish I were kidding.

Well yeah. In the KJV:

Wine = Welch's Grape Juice.
Oil = WD-40

tena · 04-12-2011, 08:16 PM

...you know why cards are evil.

...your pastor had his very own end-times chart.

...you can name all the judges (and you can explain why Deborah wasn't a real judge).

chris1000bc · (This post was last modified: 04-12-2011 08:22 PM by chris1000bc.)

(04-12-2011 08:16 PM)tena Wrote: ...your pastor had his very own end-times chart.

...you can name all the judges (and you can explain why Deborah wasn't a real judge).

These are both reasons why if there was a contest for "Fundiest one of all", you would beat me easily.

It just doesn't seem like it would be a fair contest...I have no idea why Deborah wasn't a real judge. Tongue

(And by fundiest one of all I mean the one with the most fundy knowledge, not fundy characteristics)