If you want to be really pernickety, a lot of things Christians do to raise money are on the dubious side - raffles? whist-drives? Though I was brought up in Methodism, which was particularly anti-drink and anti-gambling, and even they held 'Beetle Drives', which involved a dice game.
As for the date-auction, I would imagine the problematic part for Christians would involve what was supposed to happen on the date.
These particular Christians had also gone way overboard with the chalk, leaving messages like Are you going to Heaven? The answer's at [URL]! or Go to church, punk! with a mystifying smiley face over the comma.
So I was predisposed to be wigged out by the whole date-auction thingy.
In the interests of religious tolerance, I should probably mention that I would have been equally wigged if it had been Shinto, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, or any other religion. But these were Christians and being in-your-face about it, which I dislike in any religion or other school of thought. Their strorefront church has a sign over it that says Jesus is Lord of [university]. Which always makes me think that, no, actually, from the evidence, our football mascot is lord of this university.
Ooh, lookit that. Cynicism. I must have had to leave the house today.
I somehow feel that a Muslim date-auction is inherently unlikely.
There used to be someone in my form at school who occasionally travelled by the same bus as myself and tended to ask cringe-making questions about one's relationship with Jesus, but at least there was only one of her. And she didn't chalk up holy graffiti. I will remember that in her favour.
My sunday School teacher said that if we were ever in doubt about anything ask ourselves if Jesus would have donne it. Jesus bidding in a date auction. Somehow I doubt it. PS More fool him their fun!!
I mean I get the impression from this thread that it's a bit like a slave auction, but for one evening... do both sides bid? Or are all the "hotties" female? And you bid more for the pretty ones? And the church gets the money? Gack.
This sounds really sick. Not just unChristian, but deeply uncivilized and edging towards actively evil.
I don't know if this is a mixed-sex event. I would have had to ask in order to find out, and that would have created a presupposition of interest on my part which I was intensely anxious to avoid.
"Hottie" (a word I detest, loathe, and abominate) is unisex, and my best guess would be that, in fact, both men and women will be putting themselves up on the auction block.
But, if so, the lack of sexism in the proceedings does not actually constitute a saving grace.
I know, I know, I shouldn't find it so offensive; it's all in good fun, and nobody's forced to do it, yada yada. But it's completely demeaning on so many levels that I can't quite get past it.
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Date: 2003-09-26 02:12 pm (UTC)You have made me so hap-py!!! My weekend can now proceed.
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Date: 2003-09-26 02:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-09-26 02:31 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-09-26 03:32 pm (UTC)If you want to be really pernickety, a lot of things Christians do to raise money are on the dubious side - raffles? whist-drives? Though I was brought up in Methodism, which was particularly anti-drink and anti-gambling, and even they held 'Beetle Drives', which involved a dice game.
As for the date-auction, I would imagine the problematic part for Christians would involve what was supposed to happen on the date.
The notion is, however, non-sectarianly creepy.
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Date: 2003-09-26 03:41 pm (UTC)So I was predisposed to be wigged out by the whole date-auction thingy.
In the interests of religious tolerance, I should probably mention that I would have been equally wigged if it had been Shinto, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, or any other religion. But these were Christians and being in-your-face about it, which I dislike in any religion or other school of thought. Their strorefront church has a sign over it that says Jesus is Lord of [university]. Which always makes me think that, no, actually, from the evidence, our football mascot is lord of this university.
Ooh, lookit that. Cynicism. I must have had to leave the house today.
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Date: 2003-09-26 03:48 pm (UTC)I thought the date chalking and the church chalking were from two different organizations, but I could always be wrong.
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Date: 2003-09-26 04:03 pm (UTC)I'd like to believe I'm wrong, though.
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Date: 2003-09-26 03:49 pm (UTC)I somehow feel that a Muslim date-auction is inherently unlikely.
There used to be someone in my form at school who occasionally travelled by the same bus as myself and tended to ask cringe-making questions about one's relationship with Jesus, but at least there was only one of her. And she didn't chalk up holy graffiti. I will remember that in her favour.
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Date: 2003-09-27 04:22 am (UTC)PS
More fool him their fun!!
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Date: 2003-09-27 06:33 am (UTC)I mean I get the impression from this thread that it's a bit like a slave auction, but for one evening... do both sides bid? Or are all the "hotties" female? And you bid more for the pretty ones? And the church gets the money? Gack.
This sounds really sick. Not just unChristian, but deeply uncivilized and edging towards actively evil.
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Date: 2003-09-27 09:23 am (UTC)"Hottie" (a word I detest, loathe, and abominate) is unisex, and my best guess would be that, in fact, both men and women will be putting themselves up on the auction block.
But, if so, the lack of sexism in the proceedings does not actually constitute a saving grace.
I know, I know, I shouldn't find it so offensive; it's all in good fun, and nobody's forced to do it, yada yada. But it's completely demeaning on so many levels that I can't quite get past it.