Comments on: The Long and Winding Road http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/the-long-and-winding-road-to-a-laugh ...dispatches from the post-evangelical wilderness Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:47:17 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Kevin http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/the-long-and-winding-road-to-a-laugh/comment-page-1#comment-271094 Kevin Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:15:36 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/the-long-and-winding-road-to-a-laugh#comment-271094 Most talk of evangelism on most RC blogs I’ve come across is of converting people who are already Christians, but not RC. - Kate Kate, I read a lot of RC blogs, and I think you misinterpret. I think you'd be correct if you change "but not RC" to "especially RC". (The ones in the pews on Christmas, or even every week, who have no idea what's going on). Kevin Most talk of evangelism on most RC blogs I’ve come across is of converting people who are already Christians, but not RC. – Kate

Kate, I read a lot of RC blogs, and I think you misinterpret. I think you’d be correct if you change “but not RC” to “especially RC”. (The ones in the pews on Christmas, or even every week, who have no idea what’s going on).

Kevin

]]> By: John http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/the-long-and-winding-road-to-a-laugh/comment-page-1#comment-270686 John Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:40:53 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/the-long-and-winding-road-to-a-laugh#comment-270686 I might consider converting, but only if I get one of those big pope hats and a cool bulletproof car. Imagine how jealous my poor baptist brothers would be. Peace I might consider converting, but only if I get one of those big pope hats and a cool bulletproof car. Imagine how jealous my poor baptist brothers would be.

Peace

]]> By: iMonk http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/the-long-and-winding-road-to-a-laugh/comment-page-1#comment-269397 iMonk Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:27:03 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/the-long-and-winding-road-to-a-laugh#comment-269397 My Catholic friends believe I am a Christian. I'm not much else, but I am a Christian. My Baptist friends are about 80% on voting that Catholics are not really Christians. My Catholic friends believe I am a Christian. I’m not much else, but I am a Christian.

My Baptist friends are about 80% on voting that Catholics are not really Christians.

]]> By: Headless Unicorn Guy http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/the-long-and-winding-road-to-a-laugh/comment-page-1#comment-269396 Headless Unicorn Guy Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:22:11 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/the-long-and-winding-road-to-a-laugh#comment-269396 <i>That attitude (that you aren’t really a Christian if you aren’t RC) is one of the many reasons I would never cross the Tiber.</i> -- Kate That attitude cuts both ways, Kate (as IMonk could probably attest). There's Protestants out there who teach you're not really a Christian if you ARE RC. When one of the YahooGroups I'm on gets to the "what church are you from?" icebreaker, I just describe myself as "Romish Papist with Satanic Death Cookies!" and then go off into Lovecraftian babblings. That attitude (that you aren’t really a Christian if you aren’t RC) is one of the many reasons I would never cross the Tiber. — Kate

That attitude cuts both ways, Kate (as IMonk could probably attest). There’s Protestants out there who teach you’re not really a Christian if you ARE RC.

When one of the YahooGroups I’m on gets to the “what church are you from?” icebreaker, I just describe myself as “Romish Papist with Satanic Death Cookies!” and then go off into Lovecraftian babblings.

]]> By: Sarah in Maryland http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/the-long-and-winding-road-to-a-laugh/comment-page-1#comment-269119 Sarah in Maryland Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:23:27 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/the-long-and-winding-road-to-a-laugh#comment-269119 HA HA HA HA HA! When I joined our church, no one asked to see a certificate of Baptism, a formal confession of faith or anything, just a "this is how we do things here" and a giving envelope. Like, your wife, I was the best convert they've had in years. I read selected writings of Martin Luther, the Augsburg Confession, and several books on church history. I was the best Lutheran ever and it turns out I am still the only on in the church, besides the pastors, who is as well-catechized. HA HA HA HA HA! When I joined our church, no one asked to see a certificate of Baptism, a formal confession of faith or anything, just a “this is how we do things here” and a giving envelope. Like, your wife, I was the best convert they’ve had in years. I read selected writings of Martin Luther, the Augsburg Confession, and several books on church history. I was the best Lutheran ever and it turns out I am still the only on in the church, besides the pastors, who is as well-catechized.

]]> By: Anna A http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/the-long-and-winding-road-to-a-laugh/comment-page-1#comment-268995 Anna A Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:09:06 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/the-long-and-winding-road-to-a-laugh#comment-268995 LOL, followed by a heart felt sigh. Brings back memories, including me coming close to arguing with a priest about eschatology. If you want to have some fun over at some Catholic blogs, just throw out some questions about RCIA quality. The resulting melee will both be amusing, and a bit sad. ;) LOL, followed by a heart felt sigh.

Brings back memories, including me coming close to arguing with a priest about eschatology.

If you want to have some fun over at some Catholic blogs, just throw out some questions about RCIA quality. The resulting melee will both be amusing, and a bit sad. ;)

]]> By: Joe M http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/the-long-and-winding-road-to-a-laugh/comment-page-1#comment-268992 Joe M Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:03:14 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/the-long-and-winding-road-to-a-laugh#comment-268992 Think of it as overcompensation for the times when countries were conquered and everyone stood in line for baptism. Think of it as overcompensation for the times when countries were conquered and everyone stood in line for baptism.

]]> By: Cobus http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/the-long-and-winding-road-to-a-laugh/comment-page-1#comment-268869 Cobus Sun, 10 Aug 2008 07:13:53 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/the-long-and-winding-road-to-a-laugh#comment-268869 OK, nothing about evangelism in this comment. Just thanx! Thanx for giving a good laugh to someone who might just understand the emotions underlying all this with your wife! The tears literally rolled, gave we a laugh about my own story as well. OK, nothing about evangelism in this comment. Just thanx! Thanx for giving a good laugh to someone who might just understand the emotions underlying all this with your wife! The tears literally rolled, gave we a laugh about my own story as well.

]]> By: Sam Urfer http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/the-long-and-winding-road-to-a-laugh/comment-page-1#comment-268823 Sam Urfer Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:57:13 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/the-long-and-winding-road-to-a-laugh#comment-268823 It really is funny, I agree. The system could use reform, but it's still less of a trial than ancient Christian rites of initiation, which could last years as a matter of form. It really is funny, I agree. The system could use reform, but it’s still less of a trial than ancient Christian rites of initiation, which could last years as a matter of form.

]]> By: Amy http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/the-long-and-winding-road-to-a-laugh/comment-page-1#comment-268765 Amy Sun, 10 Aug 2008 01:44:58 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/the-long-and-winding-road-to-a-laugh#comment-268765 Scrutinies! My favorite RCIA rite. I really do find them very moving. Won't bog down the comments box. <a href="http://www.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/Lent/scrutiny-1.html" rel="nofollow">Here they are, with an explanation.</a> Third, Fourth and Fifth Sundays of Lent. For some reason, my husband and I were talking about RCIA this morning, I can't remember why. He said that in graduate school, when Acts 8 came up, with the Ethipian eunuch asking, "What is to prevent my being baptized?" He and his friends' response was always, in unison, "RCIA!" (Yah, yah, there needs to be deep, ongoing formation, even of the already catechized Christian seeking to become RC, and community involvement in that, etc., but the problem has been the inflexibility of many RCIA purveyors in regard to say, the 63 year old guy who's been going to Mass with his wife for 40 years and decides he's finally ready to cross the Tiber. Etc.) Scrutinies!

My favorite RCIA rite. I really do find them very moving.

Won’t bog down the comments box. Here they are, with an explanation.

Third, Fourth and Fifth Sundays of Lent.

For some reason, my husband and I were talking about RCIA this morning, I can’t remember why. He said that in graduate school, when Acts 8 came up, with the Ethipian eunuch asking, “What is to prevent my being baptized?” He and his friends’ response was always, in unison, “RCIA!”

(Yah, yah, there needs to be deep, ongoing formation, even of the already catechized Christian seeking to become RC, and community involvement in that, etc., but the problem has been the inflexibility of many RCIA purveyors in regard to say, the 63 year old guy who’s been going to Mass with his wife for 40 years and decides he’s finally ready to cross the Tiber. Etc.)

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