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So, I was in a theological argument today and a woman was insisting that she was right for driving a family out of the Church (not excommunicating, but making them feel so unwelcome that they left).

I told here that she needed to look at the Bible and not at her own pride.

So she threw one at me: a Bible.

Which I thought was rather ironic.


So, what's the strangest/most ironic thing that you've thrown, had thrown at you, have seen thrown?

I predict that this thread will die quickly, but I'm interested to see if there's anything out there.

What branch is she? And why did she drive you out? If she's putting pride over God she is what I call a CF (corrupt fundy)

So, I was in a theological argument today and a woman was insisting that she was right for driving a family out of the Church (not excommunicating, but making them feel so unwelcome that they left).

I told here that she needed to look at the Bible and not at her own pride.

So she threw one at me: a Bible.

Which I thought was rather ironic.


So, what's the strangest/most ironic thing that you've thrown, had thrown at you, have seen thrown?

I predict that this thread will die quickly, but I'm interested to see if there's anything out there.

Not new actualy a few years ago a giddions guy on campus threw one at me (think I have mentioned this in forums at the time)

Cause the girl I was talking with wore a less the knee length skirt (kind of a dress suit not MUCH shorter then knee length)

Wait... so she literally threw a Bible at you?

:D

I don't think I need to retell my terrible story of my encounter with hypocritical whackjobs who think God's on their side! All CFs can go to HELL!!!!! :sniper: :mp5: :gundge: :upyours: :mad: :headbang:

What branch is she? And why did she drive you out? If she's putting pride over God she is what I call a CF (corrupt fundy)

She's a "Presbyterian" though her theology and lifestyle suggest otherwise.

She didn't drive me out.

She drove the family out because they wanted to take a youth mission to Mexico and she thought that would take youth from her own (worthless, in my opinion) mission.

She's hardly a Fundie.

Wait... so she literally threw a Bible at you?

:D

Mhm.

Ironic, yes?

So, I was in a theological argument today and a woman was insisting that she was right for driving a family out of the Church (not excommunicating, but making them feel so unwelcome that they left).

I told here that she needed to look at the Bible and not at her own pride.

So she threw one at me: a Bible.

Which I thought was rather ironic.


So, what's the strangest/most ironic thing that you've thrown, had thrown at you, have seen thrown?

I predict that this thread will die quickly, but I'm interested to see if there's anything out there.

So she really does beat people over the head with the Bible. And I thought that was just a figure of speech. Well, she does give new meaning to the term "Bible-thumper."

The only thing I've ever had thrown at me was a snowball. It was theologically neutral.

She's a "Presbyterian" though her theology and lifestyle suggest otherwise.

She didn't drive me out.

She drove the family out because they wanted to take a youth mission to Mexico and she thought that would take youth from her own (worthless, in my opinion) mission.

She's hardly a Fundie.

I don't think I need to retell my terrible story of my encounter with hypocritical whackjobs who think God's on their side! All CFs can go to HELL!!!!!

Well I hope God sets her straight, I shouldn't have went ballistic like that, its just I hate it when bad people hijack religion and use it as an excuse to cause the rest of us misery.

So, I was in a theological argument today and a woman was insisting that she was right for driving a family out of the Church (not excommunicating, but making them feel so unwelcome that they left).

I told here that she needed to look at the Bible and not at her own pride.

So she threw one at me: a Bible.

Which I thought was rather ironic.

Good. Sounds like she need calling out on that one.

So, what's the strangest/most ironic thing that you've thrown, had thrown at you, have seen thrown?

I predict that this thread will die quickly, but I'm interested to see if there's anything out there.

I had a student thow an apple at me once. That was pretty funny/ironic.

Err....I once engaged in a snowball fight inside the computer room of my old school. That was fun. I've thrown foam footballs across and in Time Square during rush hour... I think those are the oddest throwing related incidents in my life...

So, I was in a theological argument today and a woman was insisting that she was right for driving a family out of the Church (not excommunicating, but making them feel so unwelcome that they left).

I told here that she needed to look at the Bible and not at her own pride.

So she threw one at me: a Bible.

Which I thought was rather ironic.


So, what's the strangest/most ironic thing that you've thrown, had thrown at you, have seen thrown?

I predict that this thread will die quickly, but I'm interested to see if there's anything out there.

LOL! Sorry, I shouldn't, but I have to laugh. It reminds me of a scene in saved, where the three girls try to "exorcise" the main character.

main character: "You don't know what love is."
Hillary Duff: "I AM FILLED WITH CHRIST'S LOVE!" *throws Bible*
main character: "This is not a weapon!"


As for what I've had thrown at me.....hmmmm......I've had an eraser thrown at me - both a marker one and a chalk one at different times.

I also once had a football get thrown into my head at a marching band festival.

LOL! Sorry, I shouldn't, but I have to laugh. It reminds me of a scene in saved, where the three girls try to "exorcise" the main character.

main character: "You don't know what love is."
Hillary Duff: "I AM FILLED WITH CHRIST'S LOVE!" *throws Bible*
main character: "This is not a weapon!"


That is exactly what I thought of. :)

She's a "Presbyterian" though her theology and lifestyle suggest otherwise.

She didn't drive me out.

She drove the family out because they wanted to take a youth mission to Mexico and she thought that would take youth from her own (worthless, in my opinion) mission.

She's hardly a Fundie.

The only people with "missions" are Fundies. Reasonable people don't go out of their way to annoy others with their personal beliefs.

The only people with "missions" are Fundies. Reasonable people don't go out of their way to annoy others with their personal beliefs.

Hey? Does that mean that there's such things as liberal fundamentalists? :p

The only thing I've ever had thrown at me was a snowball. It was theologically neutral.

are you certain?

The only people with "missions" are Fundies. Reasonable people don't go out of their way to annoy others with their personal beliefs.

Not really true. In fact, a mission trip need not involve any actual preaching at all. The trip I was all set to go on in college didn't involve any such thing. We were going to improve relations between our country and theirs and between our religion and theirs. Our plan was never to bring up religion at all and to discuss it only if asked.

Many mission trips involve helping to build a school or raise money for a hospital or help build medical equipment or provide aid to victims of a natural disaster. Actual discussion of religion only comes into it if you are asked about it.

Now, there certainly are mission trips with the specific goal of getting as many converts as possible, but they hardly make up all possible missions

Not thrown in the literal sense, more hurled metaphorically:

Several years ago, I was wandering past a record store which had a giant poster of Rage Against the Machine's album cover in their window (the one of the monk burning himself to death). There was a man staring intently at said poster. As I got close, he suddenly turned and accosted me with, "The man there died for what he believed in, but he's still going to Hell because he didn't worship Jesus!"
Now, normally I'd tell him to fuck off, but the idea that this guy actaully believed going to Heaven was based just on one's deity and not their actions rubbed me the wrong way.
So I started arguing with him over the existance of God. Of course, being a fundy he didn't have anything to come back with other than, "It's in the Bible". Asking him for the specific passage just drew blank and then increasingly angry stares.

I wound him up by telling him there's no basis under Christian beliefs for God, yet compelling evidence from Islam, Jewish and Buddhism for God's existance (which isn't quite true, but I was bored and enjoying myself).
Having just read 'Thus spake Zarathustra' and being able to quote bits from it also added to my enjoyment of the whole pantomine.

He finally got so frustrated with my refusal to accept someone living a peaceful life would go to Hell yet an idiot who annoys people on the street would go to Heaven, he flung at me,
"People died during the war so you could be here today!"

Quite what this had to do with a discussion about God I'm still not sure to this day.

I countered with, "Mate, I'm German. My lot were fighting on the other side." (again not true, but by this time I was enjoying myself too much to be bothered with facts)

This took him back and he stood glaring at me for several seconds and then stormed off. I saw a few days later across the street and waved cheerfully at him, but he just glared at me and walked away.

So, I was in a theological argument today and a woman was insisting that she was right for driving a family out of the Church (not excommunicating, but making them feel so unwelcome that they left).

I told here that she needed to look at the Bible and not at her own pride.

So she threw one at me: a Bible.

Which I thought was rather ironic.


So, what's the strangest/most ironic thing that you've thrown, had thrown at you, have seen thrown?

I predict that this thread will die quickly, but I'm interested to see if there's anything out there.

Stay far away from her. That's not how people who supposedly are loving brothers and sisters in Christ act.

She needs professional help and spiritual help.

Stay far away from her. That's not how people who supposedly are loving brothers and sisters in Christ act.

She needs professional help and spiritual help.


No, she needs to be smitten/smoted/smitted? i don't know the correct word! Ahhhh!

Not thrown in the literal sense, more hurled metaphorically:

Several years ago, I was wandering past a record store which had a giant poster of Rage Against the Machine's album cover in their window (the one of the monk burning himself to death). There was a man staring intently at said poster. As I got close, he suddenly turned and accosted me with, "The man there died for what he believed in, but he's still going to Hell because he didn't worship Jesus!"
Now, normally I'd tell him to fuck off, but the idea that this guy actaully believed going to Heaven was based just on one's deity and not their actions rubbed me the wrong way.
So I started arguing with him over the existance of God. Of course, being a fundy he didn't have anything to come back with other than, "It's in the Bible". Asking him for the specific passage just drew blank and then increasingly angry stares.

I wound him up by telling him there's no basis under Christian beliefs for God, yet compelling evidence from Islam, Jewish and Buddhism for God's existance (which isn't quite true, but I was bored and enjoying myself).
Having just read 'Thus spake Zarathustra' and being able to quote bits from it also added to my enjoyment of the whole pantomine.

He finally got so frustrated with my refusal to accept someone living a peaceful life would go to Hell yet an idiot who annoys people on the street would go to Heaven, he flung at me,
"People died during the war so you could be here today!"

Quite what this had to do with a discussion about God I'm still not sure to this day.

I countered with, "Mate, I'm German. My lot were fighting on the other side." (again not true, but by this time I was enjoying myself too much to be bothered with facts)

This took him back and he stood glaring at me for several seconds and then stormed off. I saw a few days later across the street and waved cheerfully at him, but he just glared at me and walked away.

You're mean. Just plain mean. I like that.

So, I was in a theological argument today and a woman was insisting that she was right for driving a family out of the Church (not excommunicating, but making them feel so unwelcome that they left).

I told here that she needed to look at the Bible and not at her own pride.

So she threw one at me: a Bible.

Which I thought was rather ironic.


So, what's the strangest/most ironic thing that you've thrown, had thrown at you, have seen thrown?

I predict that this thread will die quickly, but I'm interested to see if there's anything out there.


I have had people thrown at me.

Most of them were christians. :)

Wait... so she literally threw a Bible at you?

:D

wow,i don't know whether to laugh or cry.

are you certain?

Yes, I am certain it was a snowball.

The weirdest thing I had thrown at me was a carving knife...

Thrown by an angry schizophrenic !

What's the weirdest thing about it?

I didn't see it coming, just felt the tiniest sharp jolt against a rib...

It benignly fell at my feet - almost miraculously !!! It was like I had some force-field around me - the people around me just stood around staring at me for a few minutes, then after a few seconds of nervous laughing walked away whispering amongst themselves...

SPOOKY DUDES...........SPOOKY!!

As for this psycho-bitch who cast out this family...
a presbyterian....???
well she doesn't need to be a devil worshipper,
He worships her instead !!!

Yes, I am certain it was a snowball.

Are you sure it was the only thing ever thrown at you? People might have thrown other things at you and just missed horribly.

Are you sure it was the only thing ever thrown at you? People might have thrown other things at you and just missed horribly.

I believe I may have been targeted by a nerf ball thrown by my daughter who was two at the time. Again, it was theologically neutral.

No, she needs to be smitten/smoted/smitted? i don't know the correct word! Ahhhh!

Smite
Smote
Smitten

:)

So, I was in a theological argument today and a woman was insisting that she was right for driving a family out of the Church (not excommunicating, but making them feel so unwelcome that they left).

I told here that she needed to look at the Bible and not at her own pride.

So she threw one at me: a Bible.

Which I thought was rather ironic.


So, what's the strangest/most ironic thing that you've thrown, had thrown at you, have seen thrown?

I predict that this thread will die quickly, but I'm interested to see if there's anything out there.

I had a bong thrown at me by this guy geeked out on Meth one time...

my mum (chief plant pathologist in jersey) threw a sack of potatoes at a farmer who refused to take her advice for treating potato blight on his farm. she also threw a tray of soil samples at the soil specialist in her lab. she's thrown books at me because she missheard me and thought i was disrespecting my dad. she's a bit mental.

Perhaps the pesticides have damaged her brain. :)

my mum (chief plant pathologist in jersey) threw a sack of potatoes at a farmer who refused to take her advice for treating potato blight on his farm. she also threw a tray of soil samples at the soil specialist in her lab. she's thrown books at me because she missheard me and thought i was disrespecting my dad. she's a bit mental.

Perhaps the pesticides have damaged her brain. :)

lol, could be.

Someone threw a shoe at me once, who throws a show? honestly

I've had an encyclopedia thrown at me. It hit me too. :(

I was once woken up by a family member who threw my cat at me. The cat was and is fine, but it's highly unusual and perhaps the reason that cat is somewhat insane.

As for the fundies...I was listening to the radio this morning, and the DJ played this clip from some random black preacher who was yelling and shouting about how women were starting to make more money than men and were seeing themselves as not needing a man, and this was leading to them becoming lesbians (picture this with a black guy saying it in a preacher voice...his voice wasn't far off from the Preacher-Bot from Futurama.) Then they played him shouting the word "LESBIANS!" spliced with an audio clip from a previous show of two women kissing. (And really, what's the point of an audio clip of two women kissing - sorry, it's no good without a visual. Even the DJ said it sounded like he was pulling sucker fish off a boat.)

I couldn't tell if the guy was a preacher or a stand-up comic myself.

I've had an encyclopedia thrown at me. It hit me too. :(

:eek: An entire encyclopedia!?

I once had a VCR flung toward me by a cousin who was in a drunken rage. Luckily for me the coax cables were the threaded type and it only went so far before running out of slack and falling to the floor.

That was a damn good VCR, too... Still worked the next day....

So, I was in a theological argument today and a woman was insisting that she was right for driving a family out of the Church (not excommunicating, but making them feel so unwelcome that they left).

I told here that she needed to look at the Bible and not at her own pride.

So she threw one at me: a Bible.

Which I thought was rather ironic.


So, what's the strangest/most ironic thing that you've thrown, had thrown at you, have seen thrown?

I predict that this thread will die quickly, but I'm interested to see if there's anything out there.
Maybe she was taking a hint from Hollywood (http://youtube.com/watch?v=m7RoRLORP9U). About 1:17 in.

So, I was in a theological argument today and a woman was insisting that she was right for driving a family out of the Church (not excommunicating, but making them feel so unwelcome that they left).

I told here that she needed to look at the Bible and not at her own pride.

So she threw one at me: a Bible.

Which I thought was rather ironic.


So, what's the strangest/most ironic thing that you've thrown, had thrown at you, have seen thrown?

I predict that this thread will die quickly, but I'm interested to see if there's anything out there.

So... Did you throw it back at her? :D

[movie geek]
That character is played by Mandy Moore, not Hillary Duff. It may not seem like much of a distinction, but Moore's actually got some talent for acting.
[/movie geek]
Saved was a great film.
My Youtube link above is to the trailer. :D

LOL! Sorry, I shouldn't, but I have to laugh. It reminds me of a scene in saved, where the three girls try to "exorcise" the main character.

main character: "You don't know what love is."
Hillary Duff: "I AM FILLED WITH CHRIST'S LOVE!" *throws Bible*
main character: "This is not a weapon!"


[movie geek]
That character is played by Mandy Moore, not Hillary Duff. And "main character" is the delightfully filthy-cute Jena Malone. It may not seem like much of a distinction, but Moore's actually got some talent for acting.
[/movie geek]
Saved was a great film.

Yeah -- I'm gonna have to rent that one again. "I drove my car into Jesus!" Classic.

I saw it at the theater and bought it as soon as it came out. My daughter especially loved it.

My Youtube link above is to the trailer. :D

Yeah -- I'm gonna have to rent that one again. "I drove my car into Jesus!" Classic.

Someone threw a shoe at me once, who throws a show? honestly

My great aunt. She can get a shoe to go around a corner and hit you in the backs of the head.

I forgot. I had a girlfriend throw a flip-flop (thong, jackflap, whatever your region calls cheaply-made sandal-like things) at me and clocked me square on the nose. It bled for a while, and the whole time she was telling me she didn't mean to hit me at all. She was only playing around -- and has a legendarily atrocious accuracy when throwing -- but apparently the aerodynamics of flip-flops can correct for bad throwing mechanics when hurled like a dagger. I still bear the scar.

So, I was in a theological argument today and a woman was insisting that she was right for driving a family out of the Church (not excommunicating, but making them feel so unwelcome that they left).

I told here that she needed to look at the Bible and not at her own pride.

So she threw one at me: a Bible.

Which I thought was rather ironic.


So, what's the strangest/most ironic thing that you've thrown, had thrown at you, have seen thrown?

I predict that this thread will die quickly, but I'm interested to see if there's anything out there.
I would've caught the bible (or picked it up) and kindly, and lovingly put it on a table or chair.

Look at her and say "man, you should be happy that it wasn't a stone."
then walk away.

I forgot. I had a girlfriend throw a flip-flop (thong, jackflap, whatever your region calls cheaply-made sandal-like things) at me and clocked me square on the nose. It bled for a while, and the whole time she was telling me she didn't mean to hit me at all. She was only playing around -- and has a legendarily atrocious accuracy when throwing -- but apparently the aerodynamics of flip-flops can correct for bad throwing mechanics when hurled like a dagger. I still bear the scar.

A properly made slipper will fly accuratly.

the Zeta, those high wooden sandles you see in those old samurai films, can actually sail around corners...

and let's not get started with the boomerang quality of a well thrown high heel shoe. :D

As for the fundies...I was listening to the radio this morning, and the DJ played this clip from some random black preacher who was yelling and shouting about how women were starting to make more money than men and were seeing themselves as not needing a man, and this was leading to them becoming lesbians (picture this with a black guy saying it in a preacher voice...his voice wasn't far off from the Preacher-Bot from Futurama.) Then they played him shouting the word "LESBIANS!" spliced with an audio clip from a previous show of two women kissing. (And really, what's the point of an audio clip of two women kissing - sorry, it's no good without a visual. Even the DJ said it sounded like he was pulling sucker fish off a boat.)

LOL, I've heard that guy. He's says things like, "Don't say you don't need no man, 'cuz if you do, then what's left? Lesbians!" hehe


[movie geek]
That character is played by Mandy Moore, not Hillary Duff. And "main character" is the delightfully filthy-cute Jena Malone. It may not seem like much of a distinction, but Moore's actually got some talent for acting.
[/movie geek]
Saved was a great film.

Indeed. I get an oops on that, considering that I don't know much about any of the poppy blonde singers, kk? hehe

No!

I told her that the correct way to use the Bible is open and read it and she stomped off.

Figures.

So... Did you throw it back at her? :D

No!

I told her that the correct way to use the Bible is open and read it and she stomped off.

Now I see the point of those big leather-bound editions with a clasp to hold them closed and metal corner guards. Cop one of those in the head and you'll know the truth of it a few minutes later ...

I had a chess board with pieces on it thrown at me once, but that was understandable 'cos I was outlining all the sucky moves which had lost my opponent the game. I've learnt not to do that.