General conversation thread: Chat about anything that's not WipEout.

[Rachel Johnson]

Oh lordy, that's sweet. I'm saving that to show my folks.

I actually got hold of a copy of their 'Elders Manual' once and read it. You should hear the section about husbands chastising their wives like children. xD

[Lance]

Whatever you do, don't bleed.

[Rachel Johnson]

In the words of Jesse Ventura: "I ain't got time to bleed!"

Seriously though, you should have heard her blabber on about how I was possessed by Satan. Apparently, he made me turn away from Jehovah and have the experiences I did. I had to laugh.

[mdhay]

I actually got hold of a copy of their 'Elders Manual' once and read it. You should hear the section about husbands chastising their wives like children. xD

What does it say?

Seriously though, you should have heard her blabber on about how I was possessed by Satan. Apparently, he made me turn away from Jehovah and have the experiences I did. I had to laugh.

I had to be exorcised when I was 4.

[Lance]

In the words of Jesse Ventura: "I ain't got time to bleed!"

Didn't the Rolling Stones do that song? "Ain't Got Time To Bleed, sweet darlin'..."
No?

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I needed exercise when I was four. Still do.

[Rachel Johnson]

It, to cut a long story short, states that wives should be in charge of sorting out the kids, but the husbands should chastise their wives if they do not do as they are told.

Oh and don't forget the old "Women have smaller brains, so that's why we never give them leadership roles. They aren't qualified." thing.

[mdhay]

Eh, I thought The Bible was bad..

[okam]

Wow, that's some serious shizzle. A lady I used to work with had been in an obscure sect a few years before I met her. I have no idea how she got tangled up in that in the first place; she seemed like a strong, independent person to me, not someone who would "fall" for some "we are awesome!" happy clappy christian sect (as she briefly described them to me, allthough she didn't like to talk about it).

Anyway, after a while she managed to see that these people had a *bit* of a skewed look on life and religion, and left the group. She ended up in therapy for years after that just to wipe their "teachings" from her mind, and while I was working with her she would still get messages and visits from the people in the sect, basically they would come to her house to inform her that she was going to die a horrible death for leaving the group, all sorts of diseases and painful things would happen to her, her future children would be born deformed and live a life of suffering, really ****ing horrible stuff. Apparently the did once offer her to pay for her sins, and asked for some ridiculous amount of money to give her a blessing so that she could live happily ever after.

Happy clappy gang, for sure... and totally awesome. Until you break away from them. Not sure what happened in the end but I sure hope she managed to shake them off.

[Frances_Penfold]

Well, for 14 years of my life I actually was one myself, but I left around 7 or 8 years ago. I got called on by someone I used to know back in the religion and she was asking about my beliefs now. I told her I was a Wiccan/Pagan/Kemetian and....

Holy **** you told her THAT?!

The trick with door-to-door religious zealots is to be nice and polite but don't tell them ANYTHING about yourself

[mdhay]

@okam

Religious zealots are money - grabbing pricks, eh?

[Rachel Johnson]

@Frances_Penfold - Thing is, I WANT them to know what I am now. The more they know, the less they have to do with me. Believe it or not, they strongly avoid Wiccans around here. Like the plague. I'm like the local leper with the Christian community that actually KNOW my beliefs.

@okam - Sounds familiar. I once knew an old lady when I was with the JW's who used to tell people they were going to die and everything. Lol.

And as for money, a lot of JW's don't know it, but they are part of a pyramid scam. Oh well... Sucks for them.

[DISRUPTOR]

You are a Wiccan and you play wipeout, lol. Cool

[Rachel Johnson]

I also make cupcakes, omelettes and like punching small children.

Oh wait...

[DISRUPTOR]

It takes all types, makes for an interesting world.

[Rachel Johnson]

Sounds like a country song.

[Aeroracer]

@racheal....
dosn't wiccan=witch

if so have you got a broom like harry potter...also can you fly on it...if so do you have a pilot licence.........and lastly did playing wipeout help you fly on broom to tesco to get the weekly shop..

[Rachel Johnson]

Yes, Wiccan does = Witch.

I just had my broom waxed. I like to fly into teenager's bedrooms at night and give them acne. It's a nasty job, but someone has to do it, kiddo..

[ACE-FLO]

Excellent [rubs hands in anticipation] I know a few unruly teens who deserve acne! lol...

[DISRUPTOR]

How long have you been a Wiccan for, how did you get into it.

[Rachel Johnson]

For quite some time now. I can't really recall the exact date... It was not long after I stopped with the whole Jehovah's Witness thing. I just eased into it. I'd already started to develop similar beliefs, then I was introduced to it properly by my brother's partner's mother.