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[Keepongoing]

why can't these Koreans be more like many Western kids . They can have sex in Junior High and try an assortment of drugs and a whole bunch of other wise past-times. Going to church and asking ppl if they love Jesus has to be a sign of a decadent and misinformed generation. Oh, God help them.

[rapier]

[thorin]

I never get that one. They must know I worship the devil. It pretty much goes like this:

Where are you from?
How old are you?
Are you married?
Why not?

I have a rotation of "because I killed my first wife", "because my girlfriend's married", and "because I'm gay" just so I don't get bored.

[simulated stereo]

[Hollywoodaction]

I only get asked that question by strangers who intend to preach to me. I usually tell them I'm not interested while tightening my fists so they can't force their fliers in my hands.

[captain kirk]

That's what I'm talking about! There's a K-teacher at work who said 'bless you' and I'm sure what he meant was, 'you poor, pagan, underling'. I'm not joking. It's a poncy sort of affront. He knows this kind of 'code' for his 'club' is offensive to those out of the loop.
Seriously though, in a benign, well meaning way it's code for 'do you identify with someone who does unto others as they would be done by, possibly 'herocially'?'
Mel Gibson's 'The Passion of Christ'. Looks like a great movie. Except the dialogue is in what language? Hebrew? I watched enough to be able to suppose it wouldn't break into English. I guess he wanted to put it 'in situ'. Make it real. Except if you can't understand the Hangul subtitles it's like a totally alien experience. Nothing to relate to. Those 'Charlton Heston' type 'biblically-set epics' were like the opposite. Charlton looking like a football player in his armour. Spartacus was good, though. That's a great movie. Haven't seen it in the local video rental places though, unfortunately.
I see some people on this thread are annoyed by 'Christianity dissing'. But it's just some annoying, self-righteous though haven't got a clue 'Christians' that make a bad impression. Even so those are generally nice people because even that guy maintains a sort of congenial, upbeat mood in his interactions. Like he's supporting/representing a code of conduct that ostensibily puts other people's feelings on the map; 'do onto others as thy would be done by'. An englightened big Buddhist quoted that as a golden rule for ANY religion.

[casey's moon]

So this guy comes to my door and since we're showing our apartment these days (we want to move) I stupidly answered it. He's a jesus-guy, oh great... but I didn't have my jesus-guy-armour on, so I was just standing there holding my dog and nodding (stupid jerk bothered to learn just enough English to be able to harass foreigners but not understand what they say). I figure, letting him know I speak Korean will only make things worse. I tell him, "Sorry but I'm busy cooking so I have to go." He says "You're welcome," (WTF?) and opens this cheap-arse pamphlet to the English page and pushes it towards me, so I try to take it and I say, "thank you," but as I reach for it he snatches it back and looks shocked. He says, "Yes, okay, thank you," looking at me like I'm a freak and starts backing away. Hilarious!

I guess he only had one pamphlet and I should have stood there at the door reading it while my food burnt and my dog got increasingly impatient and heavy in my arms, and cold air flooded the whole apartment. Who knew?

Yeah, my story is a little off topic, but it didn't seem to warrant a new thread.

[Swiss James]

[thorin]

[kiwiboy_nz_99]

I am GOD, of course I love my son ...

[hogwonguy1979]

Jesus loves me but he can't stand you

[ajuma]

Nah...the BEST question is: "Do you KNOW Jesus?" WTF!!! If I say "yes", they want to take me to church. If I say "no" they want to take me to church!

I REALLY want to say something like "Yeah, I knew him, but we didn't agree on his masochistic tendencies, so I dropped him."

[princess]

Of course I love Jesus...It's what gets me through my worst days here. This season makes me depressed...

[Keepongoing]

Amazing how sarcasm seems to often be the way we deal with those things that we are secretly afraid of, if we were not afraid we would be able to present a logical argument???????

[FUBAR]