Title: When Christians Get Bored
Post by: i_am_i on May 13, 2010, 12:55:15 AM
Post by: i_am_i on May 13, 2010, 12:55:15 AM
Do they think about Jesus? Do they pray? Do they read the Good Book? Do they tune into Jack Van Impe?
Right now I'm bored, out of my mind bored. Looking out the window at the street bored, not feeling much interest in anything bored, not thinking about anything in particular bored.
The thing is, I don't mind it so much. When you're bored you're encountering yourself. Now that can be disconcerting (am I that vacuous?) but it can also be somewhat illuminating to see that there's nothing, not thing one, to do or think about at the moment. There's a sort of purity to boredom.
But Christians, now, do they ever get bored? I mean, how could they? Every little thought or deed has so much significance to them that I would imagine that it's almost a sin to be bored with God's great creation and all that hoohah.
Just a thought. As I said, I'm bored.
Right now I'm bored, out of my mind bored. Looking out the window at the street bored, not feeling much interest in anything bored, not thinking about anything in particular bored.
The thing is, I don't mind it so much. When you're bored you're encountering yourself. Now that can be disconcerting (am I that vacuous?) but it can also be somewhat illuminating to see that there's nothing, not thing one, to do or think about at the moment. There's a sort of purity to boredom.
But Christians, now, do they ever get bored? I mean, how could they? Every little thought or deed has so much significance to them that I would imagine that it's almost a sin to be bored with God's great creation and all that hoohah.
Just a thought. As I said, I'm bored.
Title: Re: When Christians Get Bored
Post by: KarmaKat on May 13, 2010, 01:00:13 AM
Post by: KarmaKat on May 13, 2010, 01:00:13 AM
...perhaps they pray for us. 
Title: Re: When Christians Get Bored
Post by: Evolved on May 13, 2010, 01:45:30 AM
Post by: Evolved on May 13, 2010, 01:45:30 AM
They masturbate and do all of the other things that their religion tells them not to do. (https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi284.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fll25%2FEvolveds_Photos%2Fbananahump.gif&hash=7b5ff2c0203a55d6361fa0ae26068642d831abd8)
Title: Re: When Christians Get Bored
Post by: skwurll on May 13, 2010, 02:25:58 AM
Post by: skwurll on May 13, 2010, 02:25:58 AM
When I was a christian (about 1-2 years ago) and I was bored, I would play video games, now that I am atheist, I do the same.
Title: Re: When Christians Get Bored
Post by: Tank on May 14, 2010, 10:21:46 PM
Post by: Tank on May 14, 2010, 10:21:46 PM
Quote from: "Evolved"They masturbate and do all of the other things that their religion tells them not to do. (https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi284.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fll25%2FEvolveds_Photos%2Fbananahump.gif&hash=7b5ff2c0203a55d6361fa0ae26068642d831abd8)Bugger! Beat me to it!
Title: Re: When Christians Get Bored
Post by: Cecilie on May 15, 2010, 05:46:35 PM
Post by: Cecilie on May 15, 2010, 05:46:35 PM
They think: "What would Jesus do?". 
Title: Re: When Christians Get Bored
Post by: Genesis on May 20, 2010, 05:38:38 AM
Post by: Genesis on May 20, 2010, 05:38:38 AM
I just play video games.
Title: Re: When Christians Get Bored
Post by: MehGuy on May 20, 2010, 08:10:38 AM
Post by: MehGuy on May 20, 2010, 08:10:38 AM
I actually thought about God a lot as a Christian. Made the "sinning" that much better, not to mention other techniques.
Title: Re: When Christians Get Bored
Post by: Contessa on June 22, 2010, 12:45:42 AM
Post by: Contessa on June 22, 2010, 12:45:42 AM
I have a friend that goes to local parks and preaches to the homeless.
She gets yelled at alot, I went with her once to calm down the angry ones. They keep injuring her and she keeps trying. Sigh.
She gets yelled at alot, I went with her once to calm down the angry ones. They keep injuring her and she keeps trying. Sigh.
Title: Re: When Christians Get Bored
Post by: Tank on June 22, 2010, 09:00:29 AM
Post by: Tank on June 22, 2010, 09:00:29 AM
Quote from: "Contessa"I have a friend that goes to local parks and preaches to the homeless.10/10 for perseverance, 0/10 for sense!
She gets yelled at alot, I went with her once to calm down the angry ones. They keep injuring her and she keeps trying. Sigh.
Title: Re: When Christians Get Bored
Post by: Gawen on June 22, 2010, 03:30:32 PM
Post by: Gawen on June 22, 2010, 03:30:32 PM
Bored? How about porn? Most of the Christian guys I work with admit to it...much to their wives chagrin...*laffin*