If Grace is so religious..
why is she participating in pre-marital sex?
I mean, I'm not religious and I think the scene was hilarious but seriously... seems out of character for a girl who carries prayer beads around.
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Just because a person is in touch with their spirtuality does not necessarily make them traditionally religious; many people feel close to god and feel they have a relationship with Him without going to church and generally following any specific relgion - they're called non-traditionalists!
On the other hand, the movie never gives any implication of what religion Grace follows, if she follows any. She may have not even been a Christian at all, and not all religions frown upon fornication.
It wasnt really stated if Grace was religious, I didnt even ponder if she was religious or not!
But like you stated, there are many non-tradionalists out there, and Grace couldve been one of them!
you sound really ignorant. everyone of any (or lack of) religion is a hypocrite, and that makes you one for faulting Christians for it. maybe she's just spiritual and not religious...
shareI think the basic assumption with the prayer beads is either Catholicism or the Christian tradition in general. "Yahweh" is specifically mentioned, an illusion to parting the Red Sea, walking on water, etc. The Judeo-Christian God/belief system is in view (and, consider what the target, mainstream audience would be most familiar with).
I thought a similar thing about Grace: you pray so much for Bruce yet you're not married for all these years?! To me this just shows the disconnect of the movie.
Somewhere here is a better movie that could've been. It's sandwiched between a film overtly aimed at devout Christians and the one in its current form.
Okay, I keep seeing "God" portrayed in these kind of films (religious/spiritual with humor) . . . Anyone in Hollywood brave enough to actually mention or address "Jesus Christ" (with whom your audience would just as likely be familiar with)? No, I didn't think so.
There are hypocrites within the Church -- and outside the Church. They are everywhere unfortunately.
The worst kind of hypocrite is one who is offered free grace yet criticizes those who've accepted it.
Lmao thats exactly what i think too. She prays so much for some loser that wont marry her. He's not the greatest guy. Definitely a bit of a loser
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I thought a similar thing about Grace: you pray so much for Bruce yet you're not married for all these years?! To me this just shows the disconnect of the movie.
It's a disconnect, but a fairly common one among religious folks. People who pray often and lecture others about their lack of religion can and do come up with 101 ways to rationalize how them not following some major point of their religion is perfectly OK.
Christians aren't perfect. I ain't perfect. Don't forget some Christians choose what they wanna believe in the bible. Besides, I didn't recall the bible saying anything about beads, its more of a Catholic thing. Still, its just a movie I guess.
shareDon't forget some Christians choose what they wanna believe in the bible.
And that's a problem. I don't believe anywhere in the Bible it says you're free to pick and choose which passages you can or cannot like, or ones you choose to believe or not believe. How people can still call themselves Christian when they don't believe/practice half or more of "The Good Book" is beyond me. Like it's been said everywhere on this board, it's hypocrisy, plain and simple. If you only adhere to small portions of it, there's no reason to call yourself Christian or Catholic or any other religion. What it makes you is someone who is in touch with their spirituality and follow some Christian values. But denouncing parts of whatever religious tomes doesn't make you a true follower. You can be in touch with God without having to belong to a church.
Even as an agnostic I think 'Christian' values like love thy neighbor, renunciation of violence, forgiveness, fidelity in relationships (unless it's a mutually agreed 'open' relationship) are ones everyone should adhere to. By no means does someone have to be religious or believe in God to live by those values. As far as I'm concerned those are the only things needed to make this world a better place (music + cannabis too), but religion and the books in The Bible weren't the first to suggest those values. share
Worst Example: Bill Maher. Ugh, such a turn-off.
shareHOLY CRAP! Lighten up! It's a freakin' comedy, you idiot!!
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Rosery(prayer beads) are only used in catholism and angelican churches. all other christian denominations view prayer beads as un-scriptural because they are. the catholic churches traditions are in fact all un-scriptural
shareThe only time a Christian is a hypocrite is when they don't admit that they're not perfect.
I'm a Christian, I believe in God, I do my best to be faithful, but I screw up. I'm not perfect and never will be. So every time I screw up, I'm a hypocrite? That doesn't even make sense.
The "only" time? What about the other times when they are being hypocrites (as most humans tend to be)?
shareI'm talking about when people accuse Christians as being hypocrites in the realm of Christianity. Aka. say one thing based on their beliefs and then do another.
Sure, other than that, people are people. Everyone is a hypocrite now and then.