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Roland98 · 06-16-2003, 08:05 AM

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Originally posted by Rushianbeing
The whole concept and wording makes me think of "Children of the Corn" for some reason...

[Malachi voice] Outlander!....[/Malachi voice]

catmar · 06-16-2003, 09:07 AM

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Originally posted by Cheiron
Harvest eh?

reminds me of Buffy's first episode. For any buffyphiles out there who know what i'm talking about.

I think the xian harvest is a bit more scary then the Buffy & Master version!!!

Proxima Centauri · 06-16-2003, 10:34 AM

You can find out more abaout how those geeks operate on this thread.

girlwriter · 06-16-2003, 02:18 PM

Yes, I read a good deal of that thread. Heebeegeebees all over the place. Those Baptists are pretty over the top.

Harvest, indeed. As if they see all non-believers as some kind of mindless vegetable and it's thier right and duty to gather us all up for consumption. Like the 'harvestee' has no say in the matter, just a pumpkin sitting there getting fat waiting to be plucked, mashed and cooked into a pie, so they can feel all good about themselves. Yech. I need a little nausious smiley. Can we get a little nausious-looking smiley around here please?

KitKit · 06-16-2003, 02:47 PM

you know if were any other belief system they would say that was very cult-like. why are any different? religious recruiting of any kind is terrifying to me. next thing you know they'll all be holed up in a mansion waiting to take cyanide & ride the comet to heaven!

lpetrich · 06-16-2003, 04:04 PM

I agree that "harvesting" is an odd term to use, especially when they can use some term like "recruiting".

Albion · 06-16-2003, 09:15 PM

I saw a post on the BBC Christian board by a fundy bragging about having saved 147 people, so obviously an accurate "saved" count is very important to them. (Interestingly enough, her husband isn't saved, he's just a Methodist.) I was also told that they get extra kudos for saving Jews.

MilitantModerate · 06-17-2003, 11:01 PM

Ouhhh!! Extra points for Jews!

Sort of reminds me of 'Death Race 2000' :

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To recap those revisions: women are still worth 10 points more than men in all age brackets, but teenagers now rack up 40 points, and toddlers under 12 now rate a big 70 points. The big score: anyone, any sex, over 75 years old has been upped to 100 points.

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Cleopatra: It isn't my fault everyone scored before us. You should have gone after that boy scout camp like I told you!
Nero the Hero: I tried the goddamn boy scout camp. You know how fast those boy scouts move?
Cleopatra: Now here's something more your speed.
Nero the Hero: That'll be at least 200 points!
Cleopatra: If they scatter, go for the baby and the mother.

chanoc · 07-16-2003, 08:14 PM

One fundee slogan I see around town at nearly every church is, "Get involved, time for VBS!" (* Vacation Bible School)
My university has a large fundee enrollment, and those flyers around campus for stating, "Christian support group meeting on Wednesdays at Chaple by the Lake Church," really bother me.:banghead:

catalyst · 07-17-2003, 06:54 AM

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One fundee slogan I see around town at nearly every church is, "Get involved, time for VBS!" (* Vacation Bible School)

So that is what it means. I am seeing them everywhere right now as well.

06-16-2003, 02:47 PM	#15
KitKit Regular Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: earth Posts: 142	scaaaary! you know if were any other belief system they would say that was very cult-like. why are any different? religious recruiting of any kind is terrifying to me. next thing you know they'll all be holed up in a mansion waiting to take cyanide & ride the comet to heaven!

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06-16-2003, 10:34 AM	#13
Proxima Centauri Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: England, the EU. Posts: 2,403	You can find out more abaout how those geeks operate on this thread.

06-16-2003, 02:18 PM	#14
girlwriter Regular Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 300	Yes, I read a good deal of that thread. Heebeegeebees all over the place. Those Baptists are pretty over the top. Harvest, indeed. As if they see all non-believers as some kind of mindless vegetable and it's thier right and duty to gather us all up for consumption. Like the 'harvestee' has no say in the matter, just a pumpkin sitting there getting fat waiting to be plucked, mashed and cooked into a pie, so they can feel all good about themselves. Yech. I need a little nausious smiley. Can we get a little nausious-looking smiley around here please?

06-16-2003, 04:04 PM	#16
lpetrich Contributor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Lebanon, OR, USA Posts: 16,829	I agree that "harvesting" is an odd term to use, especially when they can use some term like "recruiting".

06-16-2003, 09:15 PM	#17
Albion Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: US east coast. And www.theroyalforums.com Posts: 2,829	I saw a post on the BBC Christian board by a fundy bragging about having saved 147 people, so obviously an accurate "saved" count is very important to them. (Interestingly enough, her husband isn't saved, he's just a Methodist.) I was also told that they get extra kudos for saving Jews.

07-16-2003, 08:14 PM	#19
chanoc Banned Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Auke Bay, Alaska Posts: 422	One fundee slogan I see around town at nearly every church is, "Get involved, time for VBS!" (* Vacation Bible School) My university has a large fundee enrollment, and those flyers around campus for stating, "Christian support group meeting on Wednesdays at Chaple by the Lake Church," really bother me.:banghead:

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