Yesterday, the first Friday of Lent, I saw my neighbors get home, and out of their minivan they had a few bags labeled 'KFC'. So, they went inside their home, and I saw the light come on in their dining room. The curtains were drawn, but I went into my driveway, then crossed into their driveway, so that I could peek through the gap in their curtains and i got a good view of what was going on. They were clearly chowing down on chicken, with all the fixings, though the chicken was what I was really concerned about, cause they had the youngins there eating too. I was really upset and didn't know what to do. They have a crucifix and statues like those people like to have in their living room, then the next room over they were chomping away on meat. I really don't know what to do at this point. Should I call a local archdioses or something and report them, or is there like a church board that investigates these things? I don't know what to do, and i've asked the good Lord for guidance, but I'm still not certain what He wants me to do. I was thinking when they're not home I should take the statues they have in their backyard and only give them back if they promise not to do it again, but I might get in trouble with the law so I don't know at this point. What would Jesus do?
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MIND YOUR OWN DAMN BUSINESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
QUIT SPYING ON YOUR NEIGHBORS!!!!!!!!
by the way you mention "statues like those people like to have" so you are obviously not of the same practicing faith. let me guess "those people" are catholics and you are a stone casting holier than thou born again evangelical CHRISTIAN?? Concern yourself with your own problems ( of which I'm sure you have many). Unless they were sacrificing babies I think you need to butt the hell out.
So, you're a peeping Tom and thinking about burglary, and they're eating chicken. Who has the problem here?
And I can answer your question. Jesus would be all "Hey, you guys got fried chicken? Sweet. Can I have some? Aw, c'mon, don't hold out on me, bro."
"Should I call a local archdioses or something and report them,"
What do you do when you see the unfaithful eating meat during Lent, children??
BURN EM AT THE STEAK, BURN EM AT THE STAKE... [I'm sure there's some sort of tune to that]
"I should take the statues they have in their backyard and only give them back if they promise not to do it again"
Onwy if dey pwomise, and pinky sweaw.
I feel like I'm missing out on something here.
"And the Lord saith:
Interestingly enough, a French Catholic bishop urged French citizens to eat as much chicken as possible over Lent as a show of solidarity and support with local farmers following Avian flu scares.
And what the fuck are you doing looking in other people's windows, dude? Seriously, what the hell? That shit gets you shot.
I'm a-gonna call Poe. Least I hope it's a Poe...
You know, I'm distinctly remembering a line from the Bible that went something along the lines of "Thou shalt not make thyself a busybody in other men's affairs," though I do admit I can't remember the book, chapter or verse. Can anyone help? 'Cause now this is going to bug me.
How about: Stop being a peeping tom and leave them the fuck alone! What business is it of yours to say what people can and can't eat, and when? Get your own fucking life and stay the fuck out of theirs. You are lucky they didn't call the police, you do realise that what you did is a crime?
Jesus wouldn't spy on them. That's what he'd do, not that hard really. If you can't figure out what god wants you to do, maybe you shouldn't do anything. Especially post nonsense on the internet, stay WAY far away from that.
And this is why I own Rottweilers.
I would call Poe, except I have a neighbour that is that fucking snoopy. He complained that he tried to get in my back yard and the dogs scared him.
Stealing garden gnomes for Jesus? Where in the bible does it say that thou shalt steal the infidels gnomes?
Peeping Jesus award!
Creepy bastard!
I completely agree with this guy. How dare these people subject there kids to a crucifix in the house.
Oh, wait thats not want he meant.
Jesus would not be a peeping tom and would mind his own business, you silly person.
They weren't hurting you or anyone else. Invasion of privacy and intruding into private property is still against the law in this country.
It might be a good idea to know something about a religion before criticizing its adherents of violating its rules.
During Lent you CHOOSE what you want to give up. It might be meat (a Catholic friend of mine does that), but it could be something else...like cigarettes or chocolate or coffee. The purpose of the Lenten sacrifice is to do just that: SACRIFICE. So the person is supposed to choose something that is dear to him, something that giving it up for 40 days will be an effort...a sacrifice. I hate liver, for example, so me giving up liver for Lent would not work. But my husband loves liver and pate and chopped chicken livers, so for him, giving up liver would be a sacrifice.
I am betting this family, whose right to privacy you so sanctimoniously violated, did NOT give up KFC for Lent. Maybe you should give up being a self-righteous prick for the season?
Not that it matters to this sanctimonious "Prince", but when I was growing up Catholics only avoided meat on Friday. Once upon a time eating meat on Friday was a "mortal sin", but these days it's a "meh ... we'll do better next week".
Jesus would first and foremost NOT SNEAK AROUND OTHER PEOPLES HOUSES AND PEEK THROUGH THE WINDOWS! I seriously hope you get shot next time. Not really no, I wish you no harm, but you make me so mad my blood is boiling!
Second, he would let his fellow man eat and feed his children and probably hope to get invited for some good eatin' as well. Love thy neighbor!
This guy is a prankster. He's probably a non-practicing Catholic who is doing this to test the forum's reaction. He says that he's not a Catholic(he calls them "my Catholic neighbours). Which fundy who is not catholic bothers so much about learning about a specific ritual of the Catholic church and bothers so much about their particular "version" of "salvation", to the point of trying to enforce it without converting them to his own branch of protestantism?. Moreover, even a total dumb and uninformed guy knows two basic facts:
It's a prank. He's pretty ignorant of the organisation of the Catholic Church(he ignores that there is no enforcement of this ritual in Lent and no special "comision" to look over. That's why so many people skip this ritual) and he also ignores that children are not supposed to start the ritual of Lent until they are 14 years of age and have received the first holy comunion. Which leads me to the next question. If he's not a Catholic and is only vaguely familiarised with it, why would he risk to go to jail FOR NO GOOD REASON?. It's a prank, believe me.
Nosey parker, peeping tom - you can get arrested for that sort of intrusion.
Mind your ofwn effing business.
Call the church police.
THE CHURCH POLICE!!!!
It is more evident that it's a total prank in his only next comment. He ignores all the comments the people do and goes on and on saying that he is going to install, in secret, CVT and recorders to catch them red-handed. If it were true, he would have to be 100% sure that the Catholic Church is going to back him inconditionally and give him some kind of reward worth enough to compensate the felony he's going to commit(he has just confessed that he fears being in problem with the law). If he were truly going to do all that, he wouldn't post it in a public forum which can be used as evidence in a trial.
For those who don't quite get it, it's a sin to eat any meat but fish on Fridays during Lent. This is something I thought only devout Catholics did, but apparently it works for wackos, too.
This guy is clearly criminally insane and needs an intervention... perhaps with a firing squad.
"It might be a good idea to know something about a religion before criticizing its adherents of violating its rules."
Yep.
"I am betting this family, whose right to privacy you so sanctimoniously violated, did NOT give up KFC for Lent. Maybe you should give up being a self-righteous prick for the season?"
Catholics can't eat meat (fish excluded) on Ash Wednesday or Fridays during Lent.
But still, this dude is a freak.
Well, if we believe in the Bible, Jesus was once asked about keeping the jewish dietary laws. His Answer:
Guess gossiping and badmouthing fits in the later category
Jesus would probably go over, say hi, and have some chicken if offered. You know, like a normal, non-insane person. That's just my guess.
@ agentCDE, it's in the Gospel of Thomas:
42. Jesus said, "Be passersby."
Poe.
or :)
'Stalking for Jesus'
Wait, what? It's a sin to eat chicken now? What's going on?
And I agree with a "peeping-tom for Jesus award" or a "stalking for Jesus award"
What would Jesus do?
He'd keep his nose out of the neighbors' windows.
Actually, I'm reminded of one of my wife's family stories about an ancestor who caught the monsignor eating meat on Friday (forbidden in those days). He calmly replied she should do as he taught, not as he did. She smacked him over the head with her handbag and walked out in a huff.
Jesus would put leopard print underwear on his head, go over, and tell the neighbors he was a furry. Because if you believe Jesus would do that, you would do it too.
"I don't know what to do, and i've asked the good Lord for guidance, but I'm still not certain what He wants me to do."
He wants you to mind your own fucking business.
My folks just sort of go with meatless Friday as a tradition, and an excuse to get a pizza or fried clams, but don't freak like this guy did if you have a hot dog. They remember being told how evil it was, and if you got hit by a bus before you got to confession- well you all know the rest. At the church I grew up in, there was a Flanders type- even looks like Ned Flanders. If he tried that in most areas of Worcester, MA, it would be the last thing he did.
I have a better idea, why don't you mind your own damned business and stop appointing yourself as the "morality police"?
My grandparents normally have fish on fridays but they don't make a big fuss about it.
And forgets this guy may have asked for and be granted a bule, that is, an exception that the Church grants in certain circumstances. And children under 14 or 16 depending on the tradition, are not expected to follow Lent rules. If you're going to make a prank, make it good.
Here's what Jesus would do:
First of all, he wouldn't get suspicious about anything. He would also probably scold you like you were a Pharisee for accusing others of breaking the law of righteousness, which no one even has to follow anymore! Lent is the most idiotic time of the year. You go around "fasting" and if others don't "fast" you give them dirty looks as if you're better than them. That's not something that Jesus would do, even if he cared about Lent at all.
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I say you break in there and kill them all so they never do it again. That'll learn 'em!
Actually, I take that back because you might do it.
Let's weigh everyone's actions here:
Them: Eating chicken.
You: Spying on people in their home.
I would very much prefer having chicken-eaters for neighbours, thank you very much.
What kind of Big Brother church does this guy belong to that this is even acceptable behavior? Does this guy realize that the Catholic Church, by and large, does not have an informer culture of any sort in the US?
(If you go downthread, most are hoping he's trolling, and meanwhile he makes a post that makes him sound even more psycho.)
Mind your own fucking business, you creepy, creepy, FUCKING CREEPY weirdo.
Seriously, YOU ARE SO FUCKING CREEPY.
If I were them and I saw you anywhere NEAR my property, I would have you arrested.
I hate to sound ignorant, but what is a poe?
I gathered through context something like a troll/sockpuppet?
I have never heard the term before. And Here I thought I was savvy. :(
Not everyone follows Lent, when I was Baptist I still ate meat, I didnt care of who it was offending and 2 thats invasion of property, you could get arrested for that.. So if people wanna eat meat let them, they will go on Sunday and confess and God being all forgiving will forgive them for what you all call "sin".
Answer: Jesus would probably say some stuff about whichever one of you hasn't sinned gets to throw the first stone or something...
I kinda vaguely remember that verse...you know, about not being a dick, and remembering that everybody sins...
I forget, did he say, "Judge not, lest ye be judged" or something?
Hey, I know! You're a Christian, you're bound to have a bible laying around somewhere, how about you crack that thing open and see what Jesus would say about such a sacrilegious thing as breaking the law.
(I'll give you a hint, it's somewhere along the lines of "it's not what goes into the mouths of men that condemns them.")
"I really don't know what to do at this point"
Ever hear of something called 'Minding Your Own FUCKING Business '? It's a great concept. You should try it sometime, Princeypoos. Maybe if every single fundie realised that concept, this would be a much better world. It'd certainly mean no more Westboro Baptist Church, for a start.
So your neighbours had KFC during Lent? Go and report them to the police then, dickhead. Go right ahead - I won't stop you. But it's only you that'll come off the worse if you did. Muslims have a similar thing - called Ramadan. They fast from sunrise to sunset, but after sunset, it's party time! Lots of good food, celebrating, presents for kids etc - it's essentially their Christmas or Hanukkah.
Do you know what I give up for Lent? Religion (okay, so that's a 365 days thing. So sue me!).
"What would Jesus do?"
Why not ask him then? I don't think you'll like the answer (check one):
[ ] Jesus would tell you to be happy for them. They find joy in their lives however they want, as long as nobody is hurt.
[ ] Jesus doesn't exist .
Choose wisely.
The Poe is strong with this one.
However:What would Jesus do?
Y'all, Prince of Lombards is butthurt because this family ate meat on a Friday during Lent. In Catholicism, that's a no-no. Even though I would do it anyway, even when I was devout.
Call the police! Tell the, what you were doing, and what you saw!
Then the cops will arrest YOU for being a peeping tom. Enjoy your jail time! Make nice friends with Bubba!
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