WTF?? "Get the Egypt out of Our Lives"

[0 kids n not countin]

Talking outside of the church last night and a teenager that was in the meeting pulled out of the parking lot and threw a stack of worldly CDs out the window! I say glory to God! We need to get the Egypt out of our lives!

:x

These frickin" fundie preachers....

[Kitty]

"We need to get the Egypt out of our lives"

EGYPT?! What the hell does Egypt have to do with anything?

Where did you find this?

[Glass Cowcatcher]

I would have been all like, "stupid litterbugs," and then picked up the CDs and thrown them in the trash can. :roll:

[maybeizfundie]

If I may explain about Egypt....

It's a common phrase in fundie and fundie light preaching (also pentecostal/charismatic). Referring to God getting the Israelites out of Egypt, but them "keeping Egypt in their hearts"--when they got uncomfortable in the wilderness, complaining and talking about all the good food they would be eating in Egypt.

So, that's where that comes from.

[thoughtful]

I would have been all like, "stupid litterbugs," and then picked up the CDs and thrown them in the trash can. :roll:

Well, these folks lie for Jesus, whip babies for Jesus, etc. -- I guess "littering for Jesus" belongs on that list. :(

[LilMissMetaphor]

It would make an awesome fundy blog title though.

"Throwing the Egypt Out of Our Lives, one CD at a time"...

[constantgardener]

I would have been all like, "stupid litterbugs," and then picked up the CDs and thrown them in the trash can. :roll:

I'd have had a look through to see if there was anything good I could nick ;) .

[Just_Jane]

I'd have had a look through to see if there was anything good I could nick ;) .

I would have looked through them too.

Honestly he should have sold them to a used record shop and then used that money to buy godly music or a burrito.

[Anise]

It would make an awesome fundy blog title though.

"Throwing the Egypt Out of Our Lives, one CD at a time"...

Sad thing is that I knew a family that did that (minus the blog). They felt that various objects in their home had demonic connections and threw them out. One son even had to throw out games that he liked (including Myst 3 if I remember correctly).

Because yes, despite not even being mentioned in the Bible, objects can be possessed by demons who have nothing better to do, and owning such objects invites evil into your home. Also, all digital copies of something are haunted by the same demons, especially if they are Harry Potter movies. :roll:

[Just_Jane]

I feel sort of stupid asking this but what does Egypt have to do with anything?

[redcurls]

Sad thing is that I knew a family that did that (minus the blog). They felt that various objects in their home had demonic connections and threw them out. One son even had to throw out games that he liked (including Myst 3 if I remember correctly).

Because yes, despite not even being mentioned in the Bible, objects can be possessed by demons who have nothing better to do, and owning such objects invites evil into your home. Also, all digital copies of something are haunted by the same demons, especially if they are Harry Potter movies. :roll:

Oh, goodness. Youth group memories! We had one "lesson" which was all about how we should throw away our Harry Potter books, movies, video games, posters, etc. It was the same idea as "Throwing out Egypt" even those that phrase wasn't used. We all just stared at the preacher in confusion, because we weren't stupid enough to think Harry Potter would turn us into witches or wizards.

[Sola]

If that teen had done that in my town, he would have got an on the spot fine for littering...

[Wolfie]

Sad thing is that I knew a family that did that (minus the blog). They felt that various objects in their home had demonic connections and threw them out. One son even had to throw out games that he liked (including Myst 3 if I remember correctly).

Because yes, despite not even being mentioned in the Bible, objects can be possessed by demons who have nothing better to do, and owning such objects invites evil into your home. Also, all digital copies of something are haunted by the same demons, especially if they are Harry Potter movies. :roll:

Did they put tape over the names of certain kitchen appliances?

[itsnikki05]

I would have looked through them too.

Honestly he should have sold them to a used record shop and then used that money to buy godly music or a burrito.

Damnit. Now I want a burrito!

[Minerva]

Well, these folks lie for Jesus, whip babies for Jesus, etc. -- I guess "littering for Jesus" belongs on that list. :(

Makes sense. Caring about the environment is for hippie socialists, and we all know Jesus wasn't one of those.

[Glass Cowcatcher]

Makes sense. Caring about the environment is for hippie socialists, and we all know Jesus wasn't one of those.

The SOTDRT idiots would probably think CDs make good fertilizer, anyway.

[heinz57]

Now I want a t-shirt:

"Gimme some Egypt" :lol:

[Anise]

Did they put tape over the names of certain kitchen appliances?

To be honest, I don't know, but I don't think so. I think the idea was that objects because of their history or content (if a book, movie, or game) could be possessed by demons. I don't think it was the name itself that mattered so much. But I could be wrong. This family was charismatic- all into faith healings and such- not really like the literalist King James Bible only types (who sometimes have problems with C.S. Lewis's The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe because of the word "witch" in the title, despite any messianic images in the story).

[Glass Cowcatcher]

To be honest, I don't know, but I don't think so. I think the idea was that objects because of their history or content (if a book, movie, or game) could be possessed by demons. I don't think it was the name itself that mattered so much. But I could be wrong. This family was charismatic- all into faith healings and such- not really like the literalist King James Bible only types (who sometimes have problems with C.S. Lewis's The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe because of the word "witch" in the title, despite any messianic images in the story).

I really want to write a sci-fi book about that concept someday. Maybe not Christian demons, but just the idea that objects can become "infected."

[Anise]

I really want to write a sci-fi book about that concept someday. Maybe not Christian demons, but just the idea that objects can become "infected."

That would be cool. Somehow fundies and science fiction go too well together. E.g. the episode "Our Mrs. Reynolds" from the Firefly series.

[Witsec7]

We need to get the Egypt out of our lives!

Time to burn that King Tut coffee table book, release your soul from all hennas and probably falafel too.

[Cherokee2000]

Oh, goodness. Youth group memories! We had one "lesson" which was all about how we should throw away our Harry Potter books, movies, video games, posters, etc. ...

At my fundie independent-pentecostal church in the 70s, we had record-burnings! :angry-fire: Burn that sinful rock music!! Who cares about releasing toxic fumes into the environment?

And that included most Christian pop music; you had to purchase Christian pop from the approved list only. A friend of mine regretted burning one of her Christian pop albums. I later became friends with a member of this particular band and he thought it was hilarious that he had been burned in effigy as an agent of the devil. :lol: He donated a new record to my friend at church, autographed with the directions "Do not burn, spindle or mutilate."

[Glass Cowcatcher]

That would be cool. Somehow fundies and science fiction go too well together. E.g. the episode "Our Mrs. Reynolds" from the Firefly series.

I know, sometimes they really do. The sci-fi and fantasy genres will go all-out to give a world history and a political landscape, tend to avoid religion(Christian or not). Makes me sad because there is so much that could be done with it.

[Inanna]

Honestly he should have sold them to a used record shop and then used that money to buy godly music or a burrito.

A... Jesus burrito? :lol:

[Glass Cowcatcher]

A... Jesus burrito? :lol:

Why not? He shows up on a lot of tortillas.