The 'Funny (ha, ha)' side of religion

robindch

A reddit user asks "What's the most intellectual joke you know?"

Over 10,000 replies ensue.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/4w3n71/whats_the_most_intellectual_joke_you_know/?limit=500

MrPudding

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Whereas my school made us go to such things

Also my experience.

MrP

robindch

MrPudding wrote: »

Also my experience.

Same here - religion was a mandatory activity in primary and secondary school.

Lithium93_

Deleted User wrote: »

Whereas my school made us go to such things

I can relate to this, we had a chaplain in our secondary school for 6 years, we only had her from 1st year through to I think 3rd year, ye gads overbearing would be an understatement, weekly one on ones, trying to drum up interest in trips to Knock, devoutly religious through and through, and if you'd dare disagree with her opinion/ or even disparage the Catholic Church, you'd be forced to stand outside the classroom, or be sent down to the vice principal's office....


The TL;DR, she thought the church was perfect, everyone else was wrong and going to burn in hell..

Worztron

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54and56

Apologies if this was already posted but it totally sums up my view of christianity and organised religion in general.

Worztron

Classic Hitchens.

smacl

Slightly off topic, but still woo related

Worztron

54and56

So true, particularly of all the a la carte Catholics I know.

Worztron

Cabaal

Cabaal

Catholics appealing to the young* people



As already pointed out on Broadsheet.ie, it really does look like Melisandre

*Young people are 18-40 year olds??

Its all rocking at their facebook page....its not a properly set up page so you can't like it, but they do have zero friends. https://www.facebook.com/deus.patria

Peregrinus

Cabaal wrote: »

*Young people are 18-40 year olds??

Not far off. Median age in Ireland is 36.1.

Forty is the new twenty. Or something.

Absolam

Any chance fifty is the new twenty five then? That'd be nice...

lawred2

Cabaal wrote: »

Catholics appealing to the young* people



As already pointed out on Broadsheet.ie, it really does look like Melisandre

*Young people are 18-40 year olds??

Its all rocking at their facebook page....its not a properly set up page so you can't like it, but they do have zero friends. https://www.facebook.com/deus.patria

Is 40 old to you or something?

magicbastarder

https://twitter.com/patrickcullen01/status/767851532880674820

magicbastarder

lawred2 wrote: »

Is 40 old to you or something?

i'm 40, and there's nothing like making you feel old than talking to an 18 year old about music or film.

AstraMonti

Spot the mistake and win free holy water.

Cabaal

lawred2 wrote: »

Is 40 old to you or something?

Early Adulthood (Ages 20-35)
Midlife (Ages 35-50)

So a 40 year old is most certainly not a young adult!

lawred2

Cabaal wrote: »

Early Adulthood (Ages 20-35)
Midlife (Ages 35-50)

So a 40 year old is most certainly not a young adult!

did you just make those delimiters up?

It doesn't matter. 40 is not young, it is most assuredly middle age.

18-35 is where even companies target "young adults"

lawred2

I've just realised I don't care

In the context of Irish Catholics - a case could be argued for anyone sub 50 being "a young adult"

LeinsterDub

AstraMonti wrote: »

Spot the mistake and win free holy water.

Jesus is on the cross while also being a baby?

AstraMonti

LeinsterDub wrote: »

Jesus is on the cross while also being a baby?

You win a liter of holy water. tell me the address to send it

sbsquarepants

If you dilute holy water, does it get less holy?

lawred2

sbsquarepants wrote: »

If you dilute holy water, does it get less holy?

no.. it works on the same principles upon which homeopathy is based

magicbastarder

or maybe it's like homeopathy - the more you dilute it, the more potent it becomes.