Rain | Sunday, August 25, 2002 - 09:41 pm     Wow! People of all faiths study the Bible, and people of NO faith read it. Even if you aren't a Christian, it is one of the greatest pieces of literature in history. To understand the stories in the Bible is to have a better understanding of human nature. Its great literature. |
Lombadier | Sunday, August 25, 2002 - 09:43 pm     Boy, you guys are really stretching it this time (well, as usual) in order to bash Roddy. I suppose the next thing you'll bash him for is breathing the same air as the other HGS, lol.  |
Canuckgal | Sunday, August 25, 2002 - 09:45 pm     Fabnsab, ITA! Here's pretty much what I wrote in an earlier post: Regarding the fact that most of them are reading Jason's bible. Supposedly it makes them as 'fine and upstanding' as him. I don't think so. Remember, they don't have any other stuff to read in that house (that I am aware of). Religious or not, Christian or not, the Bible is not light, easy, escapist reading. So they are starved for some stimuli, and the Bible is the only reading material available. I LOVE to read. Can't imagine going without it. I'd be reading cereal boxes in that house if I was stuck there for so long and that was all there was to read. And I find it hilarious that Jason said in the early days of the show,(pp) that he nipped it from the hotel they were staying at. Guess he skipped the chapter that says - thou shall not steal. <G> (Putting on flame retardent undies to prepare for all the flames to come. Please note, I adore Jason. He's a cutie patootie and one of my faves.) |
Battlestar | Sunday, August 25, 2002 - 09:49 pm     Canuckgal---Bibles in Hotel rooms are placed there by Gideons and they have no problem with anybody snitching them/ that's what they want to happen. I think it even mentions something to that effect, though they don't mind if you send a donation their way |
Romans8_1 | Sunday, August 25, 2002 - 09:50 pm     Lombadier, can you point out where the Roddy bashing is going on? Except for Kenny pointing out the Jason passed Roddy's Christianity test, there hasn't been one negative post here against Roddy. |
Ladytex | Sunday, August 25, 2002 - 09:51 pm     Canuckgal, if he got the Bible from a hotel, he probably didn't steal it. The Gideons place those Bibles for people to take them and read them. |
Curlyq | Sunday, August 25, 2002 - 09:51 pm     Did he really say that? That's funny because in the first show they showed him holding up his personal Bible and packing it in his bag before he left home. |
Lucas | Sunday, August 25, 2002 - 09:52 pm     Battlestar...like Galactica? my fave is Cassiopia! Roddy reading the Bible...given his views....lol stratigic move for sure!!! |
Battlestar | Sunday, August 25, 2002 - 09:55 pm     Lucas-- I betcha Cassiopia is your fave!!! I just love those cigar smoking pilots!! There is only one true STARBUCK and it ain't coffee. |
Lucas | Sunday, August 25, 2002 - 10:00 pm     Battlestar...????? not sure what you mean? In BB land Roddy is Starbuck, and he needs to go...slowly yes...as it is happening, but go none the less! |
Canuckgal | Sunday, August 25, 2002 - 10:29 pm     Ladytex and Curlyq - 1) I think you are right about the Gideon Bibles being up for grabs in the hotels. 2) I am 99.9% sure I heard him say he nabbed it from the hotel, but he may have been joking. I guess only someone who taped or transcribed the early episodes would be able to say one way or the other for sure. |
Sanfranjoshfan | Sunday, August 25, 2002 - 10:55 pm     Maybe one or more of the producers and/or editors of BB are hard core bible thumpers and they are showing Roddy reading it as a sort of subliminal ad campaign, and also possibly to (in their minds) undo the "damage" they think Roddy might have caused by uttering his anti-religious remarks early in the game. It's a *possibility*! Or maybe he is just reading it to bolster his own defense if/when he is accused of not knowing what he's talking about the next time he espouses his profound disbelief in it. It is contradictary enough to provide plenty of fodder for believer vs non-believer arguments and debates and discussions....which is something we all know Roddy LOVES....a good argument, debate, or discussion. :-) |
Myjohnhenry | Sunday, August 25, 2002 - 11:17 pm     I believe Jason brought his own personal Bible and Roddy brought the Gideon Bible frome the hotel so he would have something to read. |
Cindyluvsroddy | Sunday, August 25, 2002 - 11:27 pm     so he is reading the Bible .... big freaking deal .. |
Loppes | Sunday, August 25, 2002 - 11:37 pm     Cindyluvsroddy, You rock! and I don't mean the rock which covered the entrance to the cave where Jesus resurrected from. Lon |
Ocean_Islands | Monday, August 26, 2002 - 07:37 am     My impression that Roddy is reading the Bible for entertainment, as parts of the Bible are quite interesting to read. Jason is obviously reading it for devotional reasons which is why he is reading it less. |
Wcv63 | Monday, August 26, 2002 - 07:59 am     Canuckgal...it was Roddy who said he nabbed his bible from the hotel. He brought it along because that is the only reading material allowed in the BB house. Jason's bible is obviously his own as it is leather bound and comes with attached ribbon bookmark. It is also quite evident that it well worn and read often. I understand Romans point about how the producers wish to portray the houseguests in "roles" that were preassigned from the beginning. The things they choose to show the television audience via editing is centered around not just showing events but also in expanding on those preassigned roles. I agree that Roddy's role in the house is that of a scholar, writer, and intellectual and I believe that is why he has been shown reading the bible. |
Canuckgal | Monday, August 26, 2002 - 10:19 pm     Wcv63 & MyJohnHenry - Thank you for straightening it out for me. Much appreciated. I just remembered hearing it, and figured it musta been Jason who copped to nicking the hotel bible. But the fact that Roddy actually said it - well that makes sense. <VEG> Cheers, |
Marameko | Tuesday, August 27, 2002 - 12:26 pm     Well he did have the bible open........ |
Bastable | Tuesday, August 27, 2002 - 03:04 pm     You're all wrong. He's reading the Bible, all right. But don't forget that Roddy is "The Devil." He's actually reading it BACKWARDS! Mwah-hah-hah-hah-hahhh! |
Theo17 | Tuesday, August 27, 2002 - 03:13 pm     He stole a bible? UGHHHHHHHHHHHHH Thats really disrespectful |
Theo17 | Tuesday, August 27, 2002 - 03:14 pm     Here is the real roddy after he takes off his mask. http://sg.yimg.com/xp/afp/20020827/872988694.jpg |
Cindyluvsroddy | Tuesday, August 27, 2002 - 03:16 pm     theo , i like your pic ... is that you?  |
Wcv63 | Tuesday, August 27, 2002 - 03:29 pm     Theo....as you know I am no fan of Roddy but the bibles left in hotels by the Gideons are left there with the expectation and hope that people will take them. If you read up in the thread it is even noted that the Gideon's include a statement on the inside page encouraging people to take the bible. So in this one instance, no matter how much it galls me, I have to defend Roddy. |