Y'all come on out, free barbecue!

9/13/2008 12:00:21 AM

omfgbbq

[Edited on September 13, 2008 at 12:00 AM. Reason : free]

9/13/2008 12:00:50 AM

are they fundamentalists?

9/13/2008 12:02:19 AM

They'll probably preach, that's why it's a "Christian thing."

[Edited on September 13, 2008 at 12:05 AM. Reason : Don't matter, it's FREE FOOD.]

9/13/2008 12:04:26 AM

Oh, I thought you said "ignite the Christian thing"...

which naturally made me think

9/13/2008 12:10:48 AM

omfgfreebbq

9/13/2008 12:17:00 AM

Quote :

"are they fundamentalists?"

Ask chembob about Grace.

9/13/2008 12:34:43 AM

So, prove to me you're not there to cook BBQ on a burning cross...

GO ON, PROVE IT!

9/13/2008 12:36:36 AM

http://www.new.facebook.com/event.php?eid=13344394209

9/13/2008 12:40:38 AM

Go wearing an Obama tshirt

9/13/2008 1:05:00 AM

what kind of bbq is it? eastern nc?!

9/13/2008 1:09:16 AM

Godless lot it's not a lot
But it's my lot in life
No fear is my weakness I hear
When faith has been denied

9/13/2008 2:30:52 AM

Will there be boobies?

9/13/2008 2:34:40 AM

There will be girls with boobies there, if that's what you mean.

9/13/2008 3:03:17 AM

Quote :

"FREE DEM ... TITTAYS"

9/13/2008 3:04:08 AM

Some of these chicks are trying to find creative ways to pay for grad school.

9/13/2008 3:05:32 AM

lord i lift your name on hiiiiiiiiiiiiigh
lord i love to sing your praises


JEEEESUS you're the lamb of god
worthy is thy naaaAAAAaaame

9/13/2008 3:07:52 AM

Christian music, as a rule, sucks. But the message is...good.

9/13/2008 3:09:36 AM

i dunno if I'd say the message is "good." It's more like the message is "non-existent"

9/13/2008 3:10:11 AM

Bryan, you post just the way you would talk IRL and that's quite awesome.

9/13/2008 3:10:55 AM

i do what i can.

9/13/2008 3:11:17 AM

The message makes some people feel good...

But from a musical standpoint it is complete and total garbage, in some cases borderline infringement of past works by other artists. There is no originality, no technical or musical skill displayed, and very little variance. Absolute crap that no one with any sort of musical taste should be caught listening to.

9/13/2008 3:12:38 AM

^ Well posted, good sir.

9/13/2008 3:14:20 AM

even the "message" is worthless. It's always "yaaaaaaaaay, god, yaaaaaaaaaay. woooooooooo." Kinda pointless

9/13/2008 3:15:19 AM

^^^ They would be better off doing drugs to feel good.

9/13/2008 3:16:51 AM

In theory, the message is awesome. In practice, the message has somewhat little relevance and is often poorly delivered, even misinterpreted.

9/13/2008 3:19:17 AM

^ In theory, the message is terrible. Telling anyone that they are the chosen people, and their job is to convert everyone else can never end up good.

9/13/2008 3:24:39 AM

good thing they aren't jews, then, I guess...

9/13/2008 3:25:18 AM

Quote :

"what kind of bbq is it? eastern nc?!"

nobody has answered this!!

9/13/2008 8:50:23 AM

Eastern BBQ. It's like nobody in this part of North Carolina can make anything different.

9/13/2008 9:05:16 AM

eastern bbq > *

OH NO NOT ANOTHER BBQ THREAD

9/13/2008 9:09:44 AM

STAY THE FUCK AWAY FROM THIS SHIT.

Some of the Grace folks are in this old picture of Stiletto


I may not be the best of Christians, but I think I'm good enough with the Lord to know when something about a church is not right. These "Jesus freaks" are bordering on cult, stay the fuck away.

9/13/2008 9:15:44 AM

uh oh! what about them was so shady?

PS at least they know which type of BBQ is better!!!

9/13/2008 9:17:43 AM

Well, they pretty much guilt you into hanging out with them, and only them, as often as possible. These people live with each other, marry each other.
You're not really welcomed into the church until you do so. It defeats the purpose of fulfilling the Great Commission (Matthew 28), since you can't help and bring the Good News to the world if you don't allow yourself to know the world you're trying to help.
That, and for a church, there isn't that much spiritual growth going on.

[Edited on September 13, 2008 at 9:24 AM. Reason : I don't know what Stiletto's involvment was. ]

9/13/2008 9:21:49 AM

^ Truth. A guy I knew in high school started going there because his new girlfriend was a member. Before we knew it the only time we heard from him was him either trying to get us to check the place out or telling us how we're going to hell It was kind of sad because he used to be a pretty chill, nice guy. I don't think anyone has heard from him in 5 years after he figured out we weren't going to join the cult

9/13/2008 9:34:55 AM

Yea, I never became a member, just hung around the edges. Left because I really didn't have the time or the inclination for it. Wasn't really missed, though. I know most of the people in that photo, however, and when they ask me why I haven't come, I reply that I grew beyond their kind of Christianity. That usually shuts them up.

9/13/2008 9:38:13 AM

I really liked the people at Grace, and liked hanging out with them, but my boyfriend (now fiance) didn't. They didn't like that we didn't do everything together with them. They also didn't like that we dated for three years before we were engaged, and are waiting another 9 months before the wedding. I'm still friends with a lot of them, just outside the context of the church (and those people only because I knew them pre-Grace). When I told them we were engaged, their only response was "FINALLY."They like to date for 3-6 months, be engaged for 3-6 months, married for 3-6 months then start trying to have kids.

I do think they're nice people, and I think they're good people, they just have a different view on relationships and life than I do. It also bothered me that women weren't allowed to lead "homegroups" or their version of Bible Study.

9/13/2008 10:01:10 AM

^that's what I'm talking about.

9/13/2008 10:02:55 AM

Sounds retarded what's wrong with worshiping on your own

9/13/2008 10:06:46 AM

Christianity is a relationship with God, after all.

9/13/2008 10:07:45 AM

I'm pretty much going because I'm a Christian mercenary. I'm only in it for the free food.

9/13/2008 12:02:36 PM

I don't know what all this cult talk is about. It seemed like a pretty normal church to me when I went. Folks were friendly, and yes, they did hang out a lot. Not exactly Nike's and Kool-Aid. Come to think of it, I don't remember much hellfire and damnation talk either. I do remember that the music was good, as Christian music goes.

9/13/2008 12:16:21 PM

nah that's not even fair

[Edited on September 13, 2008 at 12:25 PM. Reason : `]

9/13/2008 12:21:22 PM

I thought it was.

9/13/2008 12:27:26 PM

A bunch of reasons why Christianity is awful ITT

9/13/2008 12:28:36 PM

I want some free bbq

9/13/2008 12:31:25 PM

the best songs about god are by non-christians

ex:

"hallelujah" by leonard cohen
"born secular" by jenny lewis

9/13/2008 12:46:56 PM

My younger brother is in their band. We're both pretty liberal though, so I think it all evens out.

9/13/2008 12:58:16 PM

will there be free beer or is it byob?

9/13/2008 5:38:51 PM

i don't think alcohol will be liked there.

9/13/2008 5:39:30 PM