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Alternative religions...

Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2019 6:00 am
by TheGreenGoblin
As a one time Pastafarian (all hail his divine Noodlyness) I can confirm that I am now more attracted to the ancient, but hallowed rites, of the Pythonist cult.

What "religions" do other people on ops-normal favour?


Re: Alternative religions...

Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2019 6:39 am
by Hydromet
Although I'm an agnostic, I claim to have received my education at St. Lucifer's school for wayward boys.

Re: Alternative religions...

Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2019 7:24 am
by Slasher
I worship nothing but The Snatch.

I give it ongoing sacrifices of cash and jewelry. It is all powerful and it ruleth strictly. Kings have abdicated thrones for it. It can give exquisite pleasure, but in its wrath it can withhold same for longer than Man can endure. It can be loved and adored yet hated and detested at the same time.

But ‘tis a very forgiving goddess when flowers and chocolates are presented at its divine altar.

All hail and kneel respectfully in its gracious presence. Amen.

Re: Alternative religions...

Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2019 8:26 am
by Slasher
I should also state I’m a devout Pythonist nonetheless, and found the film distasteful as well. [-(

Re: Alternative religions...

Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2019 8:48 am
by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Jedi Knights!
May the Fourth is the Holy Day!

Re: Alternative religions...

Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2019 10:11 am
by OFSO
Religion, being a human-organised way to worship God, is completely unnecessary to people of intelligence, so one might as well accepted it for the farce it is and follow the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

Re: Alternative religions...

Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2019 10:25 am
by Capetonian
"Religion is the advertising campaign for a product that doesn't exist."

The late Clive James.

Re: Alternative religions...

Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2019 11:14 am
by Hydromet
Beat me to it, Cape.

Re: Alternative religions...

Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2019 2:15 pm
by Stoneboat
Bush Baptist. The main tenet of a Bush Baptist is to never tempt your fellow man so we screw all the women and drink all the booze to remove the temptation.

Re: Alternative religions...

Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 9:18 am
by OFSO
The heinousness on this thread is unbelievable, sure and you're all a bunch of pagan fornicators and heathens not deserving of setting a foot a quarter inch inside the Gates of Paradise, so there.

Re: Alternative religions...

Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 9:21 am
by Alisoncc
What's heinousness mean OFSO? And does it have anything to do with Allans Snackbar.

Re: Alternative religions...

Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 9:36 am
by Slasher
you're all a bunch of pagan fornicators
Well I’ve never fornicated a Pagan so that excludes me.

Re: Alternative religions...

Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 10:21 am
by TheGreenGoblin
There is a MCC called the Pagans. I suspect they are all fornicators but I wouldn't dare say that to their faces. Although being a USA based gang they originally swelled British biking manufacturing coffers by riding Triumphs. They worshiped sex, drugs and rock and roll and the Norse Fire God Surtr and are sworn enemies of the Hells Angels... These days they ride the abominable Harley Davidson motorcycle and unlike the 60's when they were a bunch of Vietnam vets looking for beer, camaraderie etc. (a little like people on ops-normal I guess) they are now a bunch of hardened criminals who serve the god Mammon.

As Norse Gods go I am more of a Loki man myself.

Re: Alternative religions...

Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 10:35 am
by Alisoncc
TheGreenGoblin wrote:
Sun Dec 01, 2019 10:21 am
There is a MCC called the Pagans.
My take on MCC was as the Metropolitan Community Church. An Episcopalian/Anglican offshoot that specifically supported GLTB congregations worldwide.

Alison

Re: Alternative religions...

Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 10:47 am
by TheGreenGoblin
Alisoncc wrote:
Sun Dec 01, 2019 10:35 am
TheGreenGoblin wrote:
Sun Dec 01, 2019 10:21 am
There is a MCC called the Pagans.
My take on MCC was as the Metropolitan Community Church. An Episcopalian/Anglican offshoot that specifically supported GLTB congregations worldwide.

Alison
;)))

From where I am sitting, that MCC sounds like a truly Christian church.

As you clearly know, the Episcopalians are more of an easy going lot in comparison to High Church Anglicans and, Loki forbid, the hide bound Catholics who don't have female priests and eschew the GLTB congregation for the most part.

Re: Alternative religions...

Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 11:10 am
by Alisoncc
TheGreenGoblin wrote:
Sun Dec 01, 2019 10:47 am
From where I am sitting, that MCC sounds like a truly Christian church.
Yup, I was a member for many years, but drifted away after meeting with Bishop (retd) "Jack" Spong. Totally enamoured in his thoughts and books. Ran an Australian forum for his followers for a few years.

Re: Alternative religions...

Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 12:06 pm
by ian16th
Guess which one accepted me as a member?

Marylebone Cricket Club.

Margate Country Club.

Re: Alternative religions...

Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 12:24 pm
by TheGreenGoblin
ian16th wrote:
Sun Dec 01, 2019 12:06 pm
Guess which one accepted me as a member?

Marylebone Cricket Club.

Margate Country Club.
The Margate Country Club and not the Pagan Motorcycle Club? :)

I imagine you might be a member of both the UK based cricket club and the Natal located country club although cricket is a religion of sorts to some I know!

Re: Alternative religions...

Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 1:40 pm
by ian16th
Being a Yorkshireman of a certain age, cricket is my religion. My gods were Norman Yardley and Len ‘Utton.

In a later life, for a while I was a regular customer of the old Lords Tavern. I used to lunch there in the winter.
We ate in the room that faced onto the pitch. It was a rather surreal experience eating ones lunch, looking at a deserted Lords, which was covered in snow.

The pub was structured so that doors between the ground-side and the street-side could be closed & locked. During the cricket season, after work we regulars were surreptitiously let through to the ground-side to watch the last half hour or so’s play with a glass in hand.
A pleasant way to wind down after a busy day at work.

Re: Alternative religions...

Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2019 3:52 am
by Slasher
I’m for anything that supports Girls’ Legs Tits and Bums!