TSR Christian Society (X-SOC) Episode IV: A New Hope

I still don't think they understand why I ran away and never returned

I've noticed a kind of fear of Catholics by OICCU. Why do you think that is? Personally I always put it down to the fact that typically the Catholics at Oxford properly integrate in their colleges and don't tend to form clicks that don't mix with 'outsiders'...

Glad to hear 1 more year and I'm hopefully going to be away from them for the rest of my life. Well except for gaudys, but I'm not letting them ruin that

I'm a little nervous about asking my Mum though, because I know she'll want to know why. I'm too scared to tell her about being Christian because she isn't religious at all and most of the time takes the mickey out of religious people for being stupid. Tbh, she only really got baptised so I could be christened, because the good schools around the area I was born in are mostly faith schools. I don't want to fall out with my Mum because she can't accept my faith, so it's just easier to keep it a secret from my family

Is there any other way of finding out other than asking family? Also, do you actually have to join churches officially? I thought you just went forever and ever and people knew you went. I feel like such a noob

Wow. Just wow. You definitely get respect for having OICCU housemates though- not sure I could cope with that!

I take it your a fan then?

I would like a fellowship society, not a mission team.

Well now, what do we have here?

I figured I should probably pop up because I was last here in May

Yeah, it was probably several threads ago.

You aren't going to know who anybody is any more...

I'll have you know it was in Thread number III :P

I know who you are

<----- That is so cool

Well I'm glad you've worked me out. My username isn't exactly a give away or anything.

I know! 'Tis my favourite.

I've known who you are since before I disappeared though :P

'Tis a good emote

Yeah, I know. You'll be pretty stuck on ~80% of the other regular posters though.

I'm off now, I'll leave you in peace.

Do you think you're going to stop going or just try and put up with it?

Does your church offer that sort of group?

I don't attend church. Nothing has appealed to me. And the nearest Lutheran church is much too unreachable for me as well.

I bet you don't know who I am

Does CU mean Christian union ? Sorry for the question

Where do you think is the better place out of St Aldates and St Ebbe's for someone interested but not quite ready to join something like a small group/pastorate to find out a bit more without being put under any pressure is?

I guess go to a few services and generally build up my bible knowledge a bit by chatting to a few friendly people about some of the fairly basic (and fairly stupid!) questions I have. There is only so far I think I can get by reading things on my own and I think hearing a few different perspectives might help. But then again I really don't want to feel like I'm 'fresh meat' for conversion or anything like that so somewhere welcoming but also relaxed and respectful of newbies is probably best for me. I've previously tried my college CU thinking that it would be the best place but I was pretty disappointed and kind of put off by the whole experience