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Post by podcasterjill on Jul 16, 2008 9:41:19 GMT -5
I bought a house in Holland about 5 yrs ago and live near a church (big surprise) and folks from that church park on my street for services. I can actually 1st hand state that I had someone walk up to me at 12:30pm on a sunday, stand on the sidewalk until I stopped mowing & turned off the mower to tell me that what I was doing was a sin and that they were going to pray for me. In hindsight, I would have loved to gone off on the guy, but a) he had two kids in tow with him and b) honestly I was completely shocked that this happened. I had thought it was some kind of dutch urban legend. Well as a lifer from Holland, you should have followed were they went. People like that around here usually go out for lunch. I work in a nursing home and I get weird looks when they find out I work on sundays. But those same people would be pissed if no one was there to take care of grandma on sundays! dutch urban legend sticks with the christian reformers. Rock band churches around here are laid back. |
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Post by kaboobie92 on Jul 24, 2008 14:18:27 GMT -5
I don't think its right that they yell at people or shun them. However, you have to respect their opinions. That dosen't mean listen to them yell at you because its not their place to judge people. I am a Christian, and in the Bible it says to rest on the sabbath (sunday) i.e. not do any work. So our family won't mow or do "work", we will wash our cars and stuff tho
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Post by wienerpoopie on Jul 24, 2008 14:25:29 GMT -5
I don't think its right that they yell at people or shun them. However, you have to respect their opinions. That dosen't mean listen to them yell at you because its not their place to judge people. I am a Christian, and in the Bible it says to rest on the sabbath (sunday) i.e. not do any work. So our family won't mow or do "work", we will wash our cars and stuff tho Another reason to be atheist…I wont go to hell for working overtime on Sunday. |
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Post by Howie Feltersnatch on Jul 24, 2008 14:31:03 GMT -5
I don't think its right that they yell at people or shun them. However, you have to respect their opinions. That dosen't mean listen to them yell at you because its not their place to judge people. I am a Christian, and in the Bible it says to rest on the sabbath (sunday) i.e. not do any work. So our family won't mow or do "work", we will wash our cars and stuff tho Another reason to be atheist…I wont go to hell for working overtime on Sunday. Agnostic is where it's at...It's like God's step kid....as long as you don't go out of your way to piss him off you're golden |
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Post by wienerpoopie on Jul 24, 2008 14:32:37 GMT -5
Im more of a rocks n’ science kinda guy
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Post by Howie Feltersnatch on Jul 24, 2008 14:33:29 GMT -5
Im more of a rocks n’ science kinda guy and Jesus Horses |
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Post by scooterfanatic on Jul 28, 2008 13:11:40 GMT -5
Okay I don't understand this. I thought only the Seventh-Day Adventists gave a shit about the sabbath.
If I was mowing my lawn and some church type said that to me I would A) Ask for chapter and verse and B) Tell them I'm an atheist anyway so I don't care even if it does say it in there.
Who cares if you're shunned by the whole block. I don't even know the names of the people who live next to me in my apartment building. This isn't the 1950's where you borrow a cup of sugar or have lemonade stands.
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Post by The Biff Lebowski on Jul 28, 2008 13:25:12 GMT -5
Here is what you do:
Ask them if they went to church today. If they did, ask them why they made their pastor work on the Sabbath.
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Post by plungerhand on Jul 28, 2008 13:29:52 GMT -5
I don't think its right that they yell at people or shun them. However, you have to respect their opinions. That dosen't mean listen to them yell at you because its not their place to judge people. I am a Christian, and in the Bible it says to rest on the sabbath (sunday) i.e. not do any work. So our family won't mow or do "work", we will wash our cars and stuff tho Well if washing your car isn't work, why don't you come over to my house Sunday? Just another example of twisting the bible to say what you want. |
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Post by scooterfanatic on Jul 28, 2008 13:45:47 GMT -5
I don't think its right that they yell at people or shun them. However, you have to respect their opinions. That dosen't mean listen to them yell at you because its not their place to judge people. I am a Christian, and in the Bible it says to rest on the sabbath (sunday) i.e. not do any work. So our family won't mow or do "work", we will wash our cars and stuff tho The Bible also tells parents to stone rebellious children to death and demands ritual animal sacrifice. Women undergoing their period are "unclean" and must ritually bathe. It says that bats are birds, rabbits chew cud, and snakes eat dust. Also it says that it is a sin to wear a garment with more than one kind of thread, to shave, and to eat shellfish. But I'm guessing you don't follow THOSE parts of the Bible, do you? ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by The Biff Lebowski on Jul 28, 2008 13:53:01 GMT -5
I don't think its right that they yell at people or shun them. However, you have to respect their opinions. That dosen't mean listen to them yell at you because its not their place to judge people. I am a Christian, and in the Bible it says to rest on the sabbath (sunday) i.e. not do any work. So our family won't mow or do "work", we will wash our cars and stuff tho The Bible also tells parents to stone rebellious children to death and demands ritual animal sacrifice. Women undergoing their period are "unclean" and must ritually bathe. It says that bats are birds, rabbits chew cud, and snakes eat dust. Also it says that it is a sin to wear a garment with more than one kind of thread, to shave, and to eat shellfish. But I'm guessing you don't follow THOSE parts of the Bible, do you? ;D ;D ;D In fairness, that's also a pick and choose method as you are loosely using the old testament. |
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Post by scooterfanatic on Jul 28, 2008 15:02:31 GMT -5
The Bible also tells parents to stone rebellious children to death and demands ritual animal sacrifice. Women undergoing their period are "unclean" and must ritually bathe. It says that bats are birds, rabbits chew cud, and snakes eat dust. Also it says that it is a sin to wear a garment with more than one kind of thread, to shave, and to eat shellfish. But I'm guessing you don't follow THOSE parts of the Bible, do you? ;D ;D ;D In fairness, that's also a pick and choose method as you are loosely using the old testament. I think all religion is pick and choose. |
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Post by UpperDeckerCourt on Aug 5, 2008 13:53:43 GMT -5
Wow. I'm not trying to step into a religious debate, but I have a story that relates to the original topic.
I'm in a local band (not hard rock, but still loud at times) and last spring we somehow booked a gig at a charity benefit in Zeeland. Outdoors. On a Sunday. We didn't get sucked into hell, but we did chase away all the old people that were at the park. Our singer's dad still brags about that show.
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Post by potthole on Aug 5, 2008 16:51:33 GMT -5
I used to work at a store in the Rivertown mall in Grandville, and we'd have people complain if we had rock music playing on Sunday. One manager would turn the store's sound system to a reggae station on Sundays, just to piss people off.
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Post by wingospagettio on Aug 5, 2008 19:15:04 GMT -5
If you really want to piss off the almighty in Hudsonville/Zeeland sign the petition to get Sunday beer and liquor sales on the ballot in November. Ottawa county is the only county in MI where you can't buy on Sunday. I need to find a blank petition and go knocking on doors this Sunday.
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Post by The Biff Lebowski on Aug 5, 2008 19:16:19 GMT -5
That's not entirely true. Zeeland has Sunday beer sales.
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Post by potthole on Aug 5, 2008 19:19:33 GMT -5
I thought Ottawa County only bans liquor sales on Sunday, beer, so long as there are no city laws against it, is ok after 12 noon. Or, is that Kent County? I always get confused.
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Post by wingospagettio on Aug 6, 2008 17:25:01 GMT -5
I thought Ottawa County only bans liquor sales on Sunday, beer, so long as there are no city laws against it, is ok after 12 noon. Or, is that Kent County? I always get confused. As of right now Ottawa county has the most ass backward booze policy in all the land. It would be easier to get a cold one at the Vatican on a Sunday than it would in Ottawa County. Anyway here is what I know. On Sundays you may not purchase any kind of consumable alcohol (including cooking wine) in a retail outlet in Ottawa county or the City of Holland which some of is in Allegan county. Party stores, grocery stores, etc. can not sell you a six pack, a bottle of wine, or any spirits. However, you can go to your neighborhood restaurant on Sunday and order a rum and Coke, but not beer or wine. Now Zeeland and Hudsonville are in class all their own. Until recently you couldn't buy any booze in the City of Zeeland or Zeeland Township. Now their is one restuarant that I know of that serves by the glass in the City. The Township is still dry. I think Hudsonville has just approved sales on Monday - Saturday. I live in Holland and it sucks having to drive to Saugatuck to buy beer on Sunday, which I did last week. |
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Post by FUSTERCLUCK on Aug 18, 2008 15:21:49 GMT -5
don't let Mr. Vanderosterdykema hear about you mowing your lawn on a Sunday. You have to seriously question a town that has more churches than bars....
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Post by haywoodjablome on Aug 29, 2008 14:38:57 GMT -5
I bought a house in Holland about 5 yrs ago and live near a church (big surprise) and folks from that church park on my street for services. I can actually 1st hand state that I had someone walk up to me at 12:30pm on a sunday, stand on the sidewalk until I stopped mowing & turned off the mower to tell me that what I was doing was a sin and that they were going to pray for me. In hindsight, I would have loved to gone off on the guy, but a) he had two kids in tow with him and b) honestly I was completely shocked that this happened. I had thought it was some kind of dutch urban legend. 1. I am dutch and that offends me ! 2. The last time someone commented about mowing on Sunday I cut the muffler of the mower and mowed twice the next Sunday. and I'm not offended the old school dutch people are retarded |
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Post by merr6267 on Oct 4, 2008 23:12:45 GMT -5
lol . . .
I lived in Allendale my whole life (norhern reaches of Hudsonville, lol)
I moved to Pella, Iowa last winter. It's just like Hudsonville, except there are a few bars and you can buy alcohol.
You can't mow your lawn though . . . everyone thought I was the devil for working on my truck on a Sunday, (well, every Sunday)
But I actually think it's more Dutch Christian Reformed here than Hudsonville . . .
I came here for work, but when I tell everyone where I came from, they think I'm here because I had some weird Church connection to the town. I think I heard that there are 26 churches in this town. A town of 9000 people, in the middle of nowhere.
Friggin' Dutch, lol
VanDerDeKlokkenTerOstenMaDyks are all around.
It honestly feels like I moved into Hudsonville around here.
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Post by siggy778 on Oct 22, 2008 1:25:13 GMT -5
It's the same here in Grandville. People are stupid.
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