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That sounds like fun. Although I hope you are ready to meet lots of Christians and a few alcoholics every year. Just remember that the 90% doesn't like talking

That sounds like fun. Although I hope you are ready to meet lots of Christians and a few alcoholics every year. Just remember that the 90% doesn't like talking about their jobs. Hope you know the latest sportsball news... That being said, there's usually other commonalities to discuss.

war1025 5y ago
> Although I hope you are ready to meet lots of Christians and a few alcoholics every year. Always good to lump the Christians in with the alcoholics.
- iammisc 5y ago
  They're just jealous that christians have more fun.
- Notanothertoo 5y ago
  I do believe the modern (us) conservative evangelical "back to basics" movement started in the 30s/40s as a response to rampant alcoholism from the great depression. Church of christ and similar denominations. They take a (claimed) "hyper" literal approach over a few key issues, like alcohol, sex, drugs, taxes, tithing, homosexuality.. Recent history was the 90s abstinence movement.. And in the last 7 or so years these have been the churches taking the brunt of the exodus and have been largely deflated, with churches across the nation dying due to lack of new young people. I would wager good money that most modern conservative US Christian families have a male alcoholic relative not too far removed. The alcoholics and Christians go together.
  - war1025 5y ago
    > I would wager good money that most modern conservative US Christian families have a male alcoholic relative not too far removed. I think that has more to do with the pervasiveness of Christianity and alcoholism independent of each other.
    - abeyer 5y ago
      Or reverse causation, even... I've known more people turned alcoholic to cope with their christian family than people turned christian to cope with their alcoholic family.
- deregulateMed 5y ago
  No offense to the christians. I was just trying to think of groups that compose more than 10% of the population.
  - war1025 5y ago
    Fair enough.
  - tclancy 5y ago
    Oh, I thought they meant it the other way around. At least when one of us gets too into wine we don't start a crusade.
fidesomnes 5y ago
Even as a non christian I find your lack of tact pretty uninteresting.
stolenmerch 5y ago
Depends on if this proposed program is voluntary or involuntary. I suspect the folks to self-select to sit down with a random family to cook and share a meal may not identify with the demographics you point out.
- iNane9000 5y ago
  Certainly the Mormons won’t show up, nor JWs with their watchtower pamphlets./s If there’s one thing Christians love, it’s inviting strangers to dinner. It’s biblical. They will also pray for you and thank God for the good food and company. Some find this “do good always” attitude horrifying, but probably because they’ve never been exposed to good Christians. Remember, most humans are good, even the Christians!
munificent 5y ago
I've met lots and lots of Christians and a decent number of alcoholics. Most are very nice folks, just like all the non-Christians and non-alcoholics.
- deregulateMed 5y ago
  I think the alcoholics depend on what time of the night you catch them.
- Kye 5y ago
  People can be very nice and polite while saying horrible things. I've heard plenty along the lines of "I'll be your friend, but I'm going to miss you after we die since you're going to burn in hell." Said with the kindest, gentlest tone you've ever heard.
  - munificent 5y ago
    I don't think most things are intrinsically objectively horrible or not. The speaker's context and intentions and the framework you use to interpret end up saying much more than the words themselves.
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war1025 5y ago

> Although I hope you are ready to meet lots of Christians and a few alcoholics every year. Always good to lump the Christians in with the alcoholics.

iammisc 5y ago
They're just jealous that christians have more fun.
Notanothertoo 5y ago
I do believe the modern (us) conservative evangelical "back to basics" movement started in the 30s/40s as a response to rampant alcoholism from the great depression. Church of christ and similar denominations. They take a (claimed) "hyper" literal approach over a few key issues, like alcohol, sex, drugs, taxes, tithing, homosexuality.. Recent history was the 90s abstinence movement.. And in the last 7 or so years these have been the churches taking the brunt of the exodus and have been largely deflated, with churches across the nation dying due to lack of new young people. I would wager good money that most modern conservative US Christian families have a male alcoholic relative not too far removed. The alcoholics and Christians go together.
- war1025 5y ago
  > I would wager good money that most modern conservative US Christian families have a male alcoholic relative not too far removed. I think that has more to do with the pervasiveness of Christianity and alcoholism independent of each other.
  - abeyer 5y ago
    Or reverse causation, even... I've known more people turned alcoholic to cope with their christian family than people turned christian to cope with their alcoholic family.
deregulateMed 5y ago
No offense to the christians. I was just trying to think of groups that compose more than 10% of the population.
- war1025 5y ago
  Fair enough.
- tclancy 5y ago
  Oh, I thought they meant it the other way around. At least when one of us gets too into wine we don't start a crusade.

fidesomnes 5y ago

Even as a non christian I find your lack of tact pretty uninteresting.

stolenmerch 5y ago

Depends on if this proposed program is voluntary or involuntary. I suspect the folks to self-select to sit down with a random family to cook and share a meal may not identify with the demographics you point out.

iNane9000 5y ago
Certainly the Mormons won’t show up, nor JWs with their watchtower pamphlets./s If there’s one thing Christians love, it’s inviting strangers to dinner. It’s biblical. They will also pray for you and thank God for the good food and company. Some find this “do good always” attitude horrifying, but probably because they’ve never been exposed to good Christians. Remember, most humans are good, even the Christians!

munificent 5y ago

I've met lots and lots of Christians and a decent number of alcoholics. Most are very nice folks, just like all the non-Christians and non-alcoholics.

deregulateMed 5y ago
I think the alcoholics depend on what time of the night you catch them.
Kye 5y ago
People can be very nice and polite while saying horrible things. I've heard plenty along the lines of "I'll be your friend, but I'm going to miss you after we die since you're going to burn in hell." Said with the kindest, gentlest tone you've ever heard.
- munificent 5y ago
  I don't think most things are intrinsically objectively horrible or not. The speaker's context and intentions and the framework you use to interpret end up saying much more than the words themselves.
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