Koorong / Christian / interested OzBargainers you'll love this one. A hand lettered Advent calendar that's unique in style, and all about Jesus. It comes with a daily email during December explaining the name/title for each day, and a list of Bible verses for reference. Ships usually within 1 business day - so you can order and get it on time for December 1. *free shipping to Australia + UK only.
Thanks pw2002au - popped that price in there.
I'm pretty sure the meaning of Christmas is beer/beauty/chocolate advent isn't it? he he he.
Given what's in there appears to be worth about $5 in materials I would hazard a guess that the people selling it are doing so purely for capitalistic purposes…selling to people that want that sort of stuff. I don't think even with 20% off it's much of a bargain.
Hey Joxer, I guess good marketing is selling to people who want it so you're right there.
In terms of artistry/purpose it's a different story I guess. The work itself was hand drawn over about a 3-4 month period by one person who has a passion for this subject.
I don't really know many people who get into making and selling unless they strongly believe in what they're doing - have you come across many people like this?
Think I will stick with the true meaning of Christmas advent calendars like the ALDI alcohol one, the chocolate ones, the T2 one, etc.
There's a T2 one? I gotta look that up - that'd go well with this calendar in our house :^)
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Thanks very much. Ordered 2 :-)
I don't think Boertjie sneezed?
Religious paraphernalia seems to be on the increase on Ozbargain in recent times.
I wonder when the Flying Spaghetti Monster Festivus calendar is finally being released? Praise its noodly appendages!
Maybe there will be a deal for an Airing of Grievances product soon… you never know.
Hopefully Bunnings will have a sale on aluminium poles.
If it ever happens, you won't hear about it on OzBargain. Everything non-Christian gets removed as a "Joke Post".
Meanwhile those of us who use the RSS feed or often browse while logged out have to endure that stupid "Greedo courses" spam every other day.
"Some delusions are more equal than others"
stupid "Greedo courses" spam
I am a firm believer that Greedo shot first and Han retaliated.
These courses should be up here to spread the truth.
have to endure
Yet you read the post, and even bothered to write a comment
Go figure ???
Ah yes, the old "if you don't like it, just don't read it!". That's rich, coming from a well-known troll who seems to take issue with every second deal post (and makes sure everyone knows about it)!
I didn't read the post, I saw the title, because it clogs up my RSS feed like the other religious spam posts. And yes, I wrote a comment, to voice my displeasure at the constant wave of religious "deals" being posted. Because I want it to stop. Or do you think deal posters/site moderators are psychic?
You obviously agree with my views, otherwise you wouldn't have bothered to read my comment and reply, according to your logic.
To anyone else reading this, I should also clarify that I don't have a problem with this specific deal in isolation - so no offence to the deal poster - but the constant, increasing wave of Christian "deals", and the inconsistent manner in which the site rules are applied to them. Christianity already wants to/has put its claws into government, charity, medicine, education… Now not even our bargain sites are safe…
lmao
Nothing gets you in the festive spirit more than a card with the word "Redeemer"
24 Christian cards about Jesus - number 8 will shock you.
No, no, it won't
Hmmm you're right - it's Immanuel. That's not particularly shocking.
How do I do click bait again?
24 names of Jesus they don't want you to see?
@jv: He’s just a naughty boy.
The joke is this caused outrage but it was actually very positive about Jesus, it just took the piss out of blindly following half baked garbled ideas.
Watch Dogma, it is a great film.
it just took the piss out of blindly following half baked garbled ideas.
Dan Andrews would be great in the sequel
@jv: You mean "Bad" Guy don't you. Dear lord the commercials the state Libs are using look like they are aimed at 6 year olds. I'm half suspecting they will say the Labor party are tying people to the railway tracks.
Dan Andrews
Why do you constantly make off-topic comments about politics that have absolutely nothing to do with the deal?
Maybe you should take your own advice, jv, and read the guidelines. Here's an excerpt, in bold just for you so that maybe you can understand:
The intent of comments is to help inform members about the bargain, be it issues, points of clarification alternative offerings etc.
Nobody cares about your political whinges; keep them to yourself.
Why do you constantly make off-topic comments
It wasn't off-topic.
It was about a sequel to the movie about the topic of this thread.
Dan would be an excellent choice based on the comment I was replying to.
Nobody cares about your political whinges
You cared enough to reply…
Are you a Dan groupie ? I bet you are… lol.
It wasn't off-topic.
Um, der, it's already been marked by the moderators as off-topic, given that it quite clearly is and you have a history for making similar comments. Just saying something over and over and again doesn't make you right; it only makes you look like a fool.
You cared enough to reply…
I don't care about your political whinges, which is exactly why I commented. If you can read, I am trying to draw your attention to the intentions of Ozbargain to be a forum for discussion about deals, not off-topic trolling dribble.
Herp derp Jesus bad- this thread soon enough
It comes with a daily email during December explaining the name/title for each day, and a list of Bible verses for reference
Paying to subscribe to a Christian newsletter? Wow.
(let the flame wars begin!)
“Alexa, add Flame Thrower to my shopping cart.”
If it's gems of wisdom like these, it's certainly worth paying for! The bible is where I get all my morality from.
1 Timothy 2:12: "I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, she must be silent."
Ephesians 5:22, "Wives, submit to you husbands as to the Lord."
1 Peter 2:18: "Slaves, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the cruel."
Romans 1:27: “In the same way also the men, giving up natural intercourse with women, were consumed with passion for one another. Men committed shameless acts with men and received in their own persons the due penalty for their error.”
Thanks for your outstanding recommendation about the product - I'll be certain to use these fantastic quotes from you.
"Gems of wisdom"
"It's certainly worth paying for"
"The bible is where I get all my morality from"
I do like your sense of humour.
The problem is, as always, the ones who pick and choose which bits of the "instruction manual" aligns with their particular prejudices; as was shown by the divisiveness of the Single Sex Marriage vote. Religion needs to follow the phrase "First do no harm" when they decide which part of the "instruction manual" to use.
@try2bhelpful: They actually need to throw the instruction manual out the window.
If parts of a book encourage sexism, racism, rape, murder, hate, etc, then the whole bloody book is flawed.
By embracing the book, you embrace those passages as well.
Same as Islam, if you call Mohammed your prophet, you've got to contend with the fact that your prophet is a pedophile.
Personally I have no problem with faith. If people want to chat to their diety, and it gives them comfort, then so be it. But talk directly to your God, you don't need an intermediary distorting the message. Please, do not use your faith as a weapon to hurt others.
What I do have an issue with is organised religion; particularly where it has a negative impact on people who do not hold the same beliefs. People have been killed, abused, discriminated against, maimed etc all in the name of religion. Religious groups have covered up their abuse of others, most horrifically children, and co-opted police officers and politicians to assist them. Religions seem to concentrate on the trivial (like same sex marriage) rather than working to uncover the worst (like abuse and corruption). Religion is the distortion lens of faith; the people in charge bend the religion to their ends, rather than for the greater good of the congregation. I doubt Jesus is really concerned by consenting adults having sex when there are actual victims of abuse out there.
I'm Agnostic - I have seen no proof to date but I can't dismiss out of hand. I don't know everything in the Universe.
Yeah I hear you try2bhelpful - there are so many reasons to dislike religion, and there have been so many people enabling this too!
I recently really enjoyed watching a documentary about this kind of stuff called "For the Love of God, How the church is better + worse than you ever imagined." and it really gets stuck into things.
What I do have an issue with is organised religion; particularly where it has a negative impact on people who do not hold the same beliefs. People have been killed, abused, discriminated against, maimed etc all in the name of religion.
Same can be said for atheists…
tbh it happens all over the world in all kinds of contexts - and certainly 'religion' as a category is extremely diverse (not all have gods, not all have even a similar basis). I'd say the base level common denominator is people - but you know, it's good to address this aspect of faith groups in any matter. Would you say so too?
@try2bhelpful: Maybe? I don't really know the fans of Collingwood though - so I'm not sure who to compare with.
@niphal: Compare them to the guys who stand on the mountains waiting for the second coming and are disappointed each time it fails to materialise - sort of like the Collingwood supporters at the start of each season.
I've yet to see someone invoke atheism as a reason to go out and suicide bomb someone; but extreme idiology does take on a number of forms. Personally I don't like Fundamentalism in any forms; the fanatics are a dead set worry. The more troublesome non religious groups, e.g. National Socialists, Communists, Khymer Rouge, etc - tend to burn themselves out once their excesses come to light. Religion has a stick in there quality that seems to allow them to ride this out. The problem with religion is when you promise someone a better after life for all eternity it is easier to get them to do something against others in this one; even if it isn't in the interests of that person.
As I've indicated, I have no issue with people's faith but I'm very dubious that an all knowing God needs an intermediate group. I am also sceptical that this God would stand by and let people, who were supposedly his conduits on earth, abuse children and massacre other people without intervening.
I do like the comment "Every religion cannot be correct, however, they all could be wrong".
I've yet to see someone invoke atheism as a reason to go out and suicide bomb someone
https://www.conservapedia.com/List_of_atheist_shooters_and_s…
@jv: Not the same thing though. Whereas, there are quite a few people who invoke the name of their God when they kill.
Not the same thing though
That's just your opinion.
quite a few people who invoke the name of their God when they kill.
If you don't believe in God though, then that can't apply, so by default, they kill because they are atheist.
@jv: There are less people on this list than the number that commit mass shootings in the US in a single month, so I think you inadvertently proved our point.
Not all atheists are pacifists, but much mass murder is done in the name of religion.
@jv: Single data points don't prove anything. Complete datasets do.
0.2% of prisoners in the US are atheists, a far lower proportion than in the general population. And even if you were to assume that some atheists might claim to be theists for a better shot at parole (which is ridiculous in itself), you can still see that atheists are far less likely to be criminals than religious people.
https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2013/07/16/what-percenta…
@jv: He didn’t go in there saying. “I’m shooting this place up in the name of atheism”. That is the difference. They don’t bomb abortion clinics because of their non beliefs. It is like saying that because a person doesn’t drive a car they are shooting up a room because they are a pedestrian. Unless they are using the characteristic as a justification for your actions it is irrelevant.
@try2bhelpful: Also, none of the media reports about the California shooting have stated the religious affiliation of the shooter. So not only can jv not tell the difference between a person with a particular characteristic doing a bad thing, and a person doing a bad thing because of that characteristic; but he has to make up the connection to prove his point.
It could, if you had evidence of anyone doing any of those things in the name of Atheism. Do you?
Pedro?
Jesus Christ
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I thought the meaning of Christmas was purely capitalistic ;) Good luck with this is a nice idea but I don't think my partner would want this over the many beauty Advent calendars she has shortlisted.
PS. Price in title.