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John 3:7 goes AWOL.

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  • #32
    paddy978
    Closed Accounts Posts: 405 ✭✭paddy978


    Did he find it?Nice man I must say.Met him on the Luas from Connolly to Heuston after a match earlier this year.He happily allowed pictures be taken with it and told other passengers great stories about the GAA.Feel sorry for him considering he travels to Dublin from Limerick by himself.I never feel comfortable on trains by myself with young lads.Really hope its returned as you cannot meet a nicer man.


  • #33
    tech77
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,736 ✭✭✭tech77


    Mushy wrote: »
    "And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there"

    In response to The-Rigger

    LOL, thanks.
    Curiously, it's hard to read that to yourself without hearing the Rev Lovejoy accent.


  • #34
    netwhizkid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,558 ✭✭✭netwhizkid


    I met this guy once on all-Ireland day and he is a bit of a nutjob and I was walking down MountJoy Square or Fitzgibbon Street and he was walking alongside and before that I had said hello to him and he was normal. Anyway there are advertising billboards up on Fitzgibbon street and there was a Kerrygold ad with a nun praying in it and I said to him, sure look Kerry is definitely going to win today as we have sister teresa praying for us! The man went mental going on about religion and how that is not how it is at all, basically I had someway offended him and just walked away and kept moving.

    I hope whoever stole his sign throws a fair whack down on the vatican and gets a cheapo Ryanair flight over and they will have a handy few bob plus Ryanair, Paddy Power and the Church will get free advertising from the gullible media.


  • #35
    Run_to_da_hills
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    netwhizkid wrote: »
    I hope whoever stole his sign throws a fair whack down on the vatican and gets a cheapo Ryanair flight over and they will have a handy few bob plus Ryanair, Paddy Power and the Church will get free advertising from the gullible media.
    Mr John 3:7 is not a Catholic. :P


  • #36
    procure11
    Closed Accounts Posts: 421 ✭✭procure11


    netwhizkid wrote: »
    I met this guy once on all-Ireland day and he is a bit of a nutjob and I was walking down MountJoy Square or Fitzgibbon Street and he was walking alongside and before that I had said hello to him and he was normal. Anyway there are advertising billboards up on Fitzgibbon street and there was a Kerrygold ad with a nun praying in it and I said to him, sure look Kerry is definitely going to win today as we have sister teresa praying for us! The man went mental going on about religion and how that is not how it is at all, basically I had someway offended him and just walked away and kept moving.

    I hope whoever stole his sign throws a fair whack down on the vatican and gets a cheapo Ryanair flight over and they will have a handy few bob plus Ryanair, Paddy Power and the Church will get free advertising from the gullible media.


    I suggest you have a look at the forum rules.




    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=304451



    Blasphemy
    The new defamation bill including the blasphemy amendment was passed today. So there's to be no badmouthing Terry, God, Jesus, Buddha, Allah, Eric Clapton, Vishnu, AlmightyCushion, Thor, the Sun (the cancer ball not the cancerous rag) or whatever you're having yourself.

    You have been warned.


    I think you should make it your business not to get very touchy especially concerning other peoples beliefs.If you dont agree with his religion or his MO..just ignore him and dont take it personal.


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  • #37
    giggsy664
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,457 ✭✭✭giggsy664


    Des wrote: »
    It's AWOL

    Absent WithOut Leave

    Absent Without Official Leave


    Phail


  • #38
    philologos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,479 ✭✭✭✭philologos


    I found these links interesting on the background to it:
    Click here, and here

    Even if you disagree with his views, it is clear that Frank Hogan has his heart in the right place.


  • #39
    Run_to_da_hills
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    Jakkass wrote: »
    RTDH: I'm fairly sure that the sign will be back before long, or at least a replacement will be.
    He might even keep up with the times with his replacement and go LED so that he can also display Mark 1:15, John 3:16, Romans 10:9 to 11. :)


  • #40
    philologos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,479 ✭✭✭✭philologos


    Run_to_da_hills wrote: »
    He might even keep up with the times with his replacement and go LED so that he can also display Mark 1:15, John 3:16, Romans 10:9 to 11. :)

    I think he's doing a great work for God personally, some people don't like the fact that some people are so willing to show their faith in public :)


  • #41
    netwhizkid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,558 ✭✭✭netwhizkid


    procure11 wrote: »
    I suggest you have a look at the forum rules.




    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=304451



    Blasphemy
    The new defamation bill including the blasphemy amendment was passed today. So there's to be no badmouthing Terry, God, Jesus, Buddha, Allah, Eric Clapton, Vishnu, AlmightyCushion, Thor, the Sun (the cancer ball not the cancerous rag) or whatever you're having yourself.

    You have been warned.


    I think you should make it your business not to get very touchy especially concerning other peoples beliefs.If you dont agree with his religion or his MO..just ignore him and dont take it personal.

    It will be many a long day before I recognise this as it goes against our Personal Freedom, It is unconstitutional and the fact it was written by Fianna Fail and an unelected leader makes that bill worth the dirt on my boot! I will however abide by it for boards sake but it shows the sort of lowlife criminal tramps that this government are.


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  • #42
    paddy978
    Closed Accounts Posts: 405 ✭✭paddy978


    So this guy done something bad and is looking for forgiveness?
    Fair play to him.


  • #43
    Jeebus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 649 ✭✭✭Jeebus


    They should replace it with Ezekiel 25 ; 17.


  • #44
    grenache
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,477 ✭✭✭grenache


    Was standing beside Mr Hogan in the Gaelic Grounds for a hurling qualifier in 2005. He's a quiet enough guy, very mannered. Although he did keep on asking me the score which was a bit odd considering the score board was right behind us. I hope he gets it back, these kind of pranks are not on. His sign is very much part and parcel of GAA folklore now.


  • #45
    paddy978
    Closed Accounts Posts: 405 ✭✭paddy978


    grenache wrote: »
    Was standing beside Mr Hogan in the Gaelic Grounds for a hurling qualifier in 2005. He's a quiet enough guy, very mannered. Although he did keep on asking me the score which was a bit odd considering the score board was right behind us. I hope he gets it back, these kind of pranks are not on. His sign is very much part and parcel of GAA folklore now.

    Can agree with that.He really seems sorry for his sin and lives a good life since so he really does nou deserve this.


  • #46
    Sierra Oscar
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 8,839 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sierra Oscar


    Where do you actually get a sign like that?


  • #47
    paddy978
    Closed Accounts Posts: 405 ✭✭paddy978


    Presume he gets it specially made.


  • #48
    Red Hand
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,983 ✭✭✭Red Hand


    Run_to_da_hills wrote: »
    Anyone at a Croke Park GAA footie or Slitter game would have seen John 3:7

    http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0806/1224252080527.html

    I was there last Monday.


  • #49
    Run_to_da_hills
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    Sierra Oscar wrote: »
    Where do you actually get a sign like that?

    We might have a copycat :D


  • #50
    minidazzler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,650 ✭✭✭✭minidazzler


    It's all about Leviticus, that's the one where everyone who looks at anyone strangely gets put to death. That's badass.


  • #51
    netwhizkid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,558 ✭✭✭netwhizkid


    paddy978 wrote: »
    Can agree with that.He really seems sorry for his sin and lives a good life since so he really does nou deserve this.

    What was his sin seeing as he is living a life of penance?


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  • #52
    philologos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,479 ✭✭✭✭philologos


    minidazzler wrote: »
    It's all about Leviticus, that's the one where everyone who looks at anyone strangely gets put to death. That's badass.

    There is far more to the book of Leviticus apart from the stoning of people to death, which is no longer applicable to Christianity due to Christ's death.

    The wages of sin is death.
    Christ died on our behalf and our sins died with Him.
    Christ rose again from the grave, through this Resurrection we were given new life, and a new chance to put things right with God before the final judgement.

    Every repentant Christian has gone through the penalty of death in a spiritual sense and thus has this new life.
    netwhizkid wrote: »
    What was his sin seeing as he is living a life of penance?

    Sin = falling short of God's glory. He doesn't list his sins, but one would be rather dishonest to say that they have never fallen short of God's standard ever.

    The significance of the phrase "born again" is that through accepting Christ as His Saviour, His old sinful self has passed away, and He has been given new life. This is described above. It's probably the most important part of Christian belief.


  • #53
    paddy978
    Closed Accounts Posts: 405 ✭✭paddy978


    Is that different to Roman Catholic?
    Not being sarcastic but hes at matches most Saturday and Sundays does he not go to mass at these times?


  • #54
    kenmc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,305 ✭✭✭kenmc


    Jakkass wrote: »
    I found these links interesting on the background to it:
    Click here, and here
    GRKK200502-2875thumb.jpg


  • #55
    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,073 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sully


    Sierra Oscar wrote: »
    Where do you actually get a sign like that?

    Its just a piece of corriboard with the letters and numbers printed onto it (or stuck, hard to tell from the picture). Printers usually do them.


  • #56
    DancingQueen:)
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,062 ✭✭✭DancingQueen:)


    Its at the Mayo/Meath match. Did he get it back?


  • #57
    paddy978
    Closed Accounts Posts: 405 ✭✭paddy978


    Did I see one behind both goals?


  • #58
    Sierra Oscar
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 8,839 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sierra Oscar


    He got it back. In one of todays papers.


  • #59
    prinz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,598 ✭✭✭✭prinz


    Yes he got it back. Turned up in Kildare Town. He was at the matches today on the canal end. Funnily enough there was a similar sign being held up that was advertising a radion station.


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