Go with her! There, isn't life easy again?

I agree with Jyth.  Women's Bible studies aren't as boring as their titles lead you to believe....its usually women your age (like your friend) talking about their lives and how scripture applies to a given situation.  They study scripture to learn how to apply it to their lives to make life better.

You should try it Loca.  It's probably not what you think it is.  Was your friend fun?  Well she is STILL fun and probably in a FUN group.

Oh yes, swallow the fucking koolaid just so you can be part of her new crew.  I hear it's yummy, if brain damaging.

If you don't like it, don't go back.

I go to a different church with different beliefs.  Besides I do home daycare during bible study on Wednesday mornings.  That's not the answer for me.  I don't think going to church is a bad thing.  I go to church.  I just think it's weird when your whole life revolves around church activities. 

Just be around when she's had her fill and is ready to interact with you again.  Maybe something happened that she felt that she needed more of that sort of community in her life.  She'll probably soon ease up when she gets her fill and will have more time with you then.  Just try to be supportive until then.

So even if she wasn't doing bible study on Wednesday mornings, you wouldn't be able to hang out. So what's the difference where she is?



It is weird.

If it were just Wednesday mornings it wouldn't be a big deal.   It's just I don't talk to her as often or see her as often.  Before she would call me or come hang out.  LIke I said it's not just one thing because one thing is not that big of a deal.  It's just that it seems like her whole life revolves around the the church especially when the doors are open but even when they're not.  I  think she just has that kind of personality.  When she went to the gym she would go every day take three classes in a row and sign up for bootcamp.  Now she doesn't go to the gym at all.  She tends to go overboard on whatever her latest interest is. 

Well, then, you're all set. The fad will die down soon enough.

You know...before...I was all messed up on drugs. But since I've found the lord...now I'm all messed up on the lord. ~Cheech and Chong skit

Ok, maybe Cheech and Chong aren't the best two to quote. But there is a lot of merit in the above quote.

Maybe religion isn't a unanimously bad thing, and maybe it is. Who could decide such a broad statement? But I think it's true that some people have issues they try to satisfy with all manner of substances, and one of those substances is holy spirit. When taken like it seems your friend is taking it, it's a drug...just as bad as any other drug - worse maybe. Why worse?

Because "devoutness" gets a "get out of jail free" card. Don't think so? Which of these two phrases will less likely be uttered:

"Joey, you shoot too much heroin."
"Joey, you go to church too much."

Even if the two things cause the same results - that Joey no longer spends time with his friends, has become draconian in his outlook, and has closed his mind to all else in the world, and of course, that Joey will do whatever he has to to get his next fix - the first statement will result in the sad wagging of heads for poor Joey's drug addiction while the second will cause people to say "Well, it's probably a good thing...surely you can't overdose on God, right?"

Wrong.



Addictive personality. Your friend is now a Jesus junkie. Question is, will anyone care enough to stop her, or will everyone think you're nuts for suggesting that extremes in anything are bad?

yep, I think you nailed it with that. It was easier for me to say that three aerobics classes in a row is overkill than to say...um, you go to church too much.

As long as she's happy for the moment be happy for her. Isn't that what friends do?

Yes, I'm just being selfish because she's not as available to moi. I'll get over it. I relly should have more than one friend anyway. Too much pressure. Maybe it will all change when I get my job and then I will be too busy to notice.

You can't overdose on God. You can overdose on church, though. Especially if you're not going to church for God.

People like that can get annoying. If they quit smoking or drinking or if they're on a diet they want the world to follow their lead.

If it was me I would be happy she's staying away while she's on her latest "interest". I hate it when people want me to join in on their addiction.