wmw999 2,589 #26 May 22, 2012 The jumpers I've known who were seriously religious just dealt with the language and innuendo (OK, not innuendo, just flat-out crudeness) by being a good example, and walking away when the conversation wasn't to their liking. They've always been able to find a conversation more to their liking. Wendy P.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #27 May 22, 2012 QuoteAnd if there are, how do you deal with the cursing and the dropzone culture in general? Unless somebody is holding a gun to their head, holding them captive and making them listen, they always have the option of going somewhere else. The conversations of the world should not have to conform and fit within the parameters dictated by a few people who are "offended" by words.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #28 May 22, 2012 I don't follow why you're singling out dropzones as a particular hotbed of cursing and other 'non-religious' behaviour. Unless the clergy member spends all of his or her time either shut away in church or at the DZ, then surely they're exposed to that kind of thing all the time in everyday life. It's not like jumpers actually have a monopoly on irreverence. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
janz 0 #29 May 22, 2012 QuoteI don't follow why you're singling out dropzones as a particular hotbed of cursing and other 'non-religious' behaviour.Unless the clergy member spends all of his or her time either shut away in church or at the DZ, then surely they're exposed to that kind of thing all the time in everyday life. It's not like jumpers actually have a monopoly on irreverence.Sorry Mike I don't mean to single out dropzones. I'm thinking in other social situations clerics and nuns wear the religious garb so everyone probably (but maybe not) acts perhaps with more of a careful approach to conversation. On the dropzone they would be dressed like you and me and we wouldn't necessarily know who they are. I really wanted to hear from one of them. Do they go up and talk to people and try to find common ground on other things? Do they walk away and ignore and just jump and not socialize? I believe even if someone is a bit "crude" and they saw someone in religious garb they would choose to act differently. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #30 May 22, 2012 Having said all this... QuoteCulture on dropzone ... is rather an oxymoron, don't you think? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
janz 0 #31 May 22, 2012 QuoteHaving said all this...QuoteCulture on dropzone... is rather an oxymoron, don't you think?Thank you!Got a chuckle out of that one-:) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deltron80 0 #32 May 22, 2012 QuoteHope I am in the right forum for this because this is pretty generic and more of a friendly issue than speakers corner issue. I would like to know if there are members of clergy (priests, nuns, ministers or rabbi's) who are also licensed jumpers. I know of the occasional tandem clergy passengers that have jumped. But are there any that anyone knows of that are regular fun jumpers? And if there are, how do you deal with the cursing and the dropzone culture in general? Your question offends me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #33 May 22, 2012 Quote Having said all this... Quote Culture on dropzone ... is rather an oxymoron, don't you think? True. I get a laugh every time I look over the list of BF threads."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #34 May 22, 2012 By culture we could mean a petri dish. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #35 May 23, 2012 Quote We have to tolerate hearing their prayers and their blessing of us as well as being told how to behave and how screwed our everafter is due to a few words and some beverages, then they can deal with hearing me say fuck once in awhile. I'm always puzzled how people allow themselves to be offended. You'd play hell trying to offend me. UH HUH... riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #36 May 23, 2012 Quote Quote And if there are, how do you deal with the cursing and the dropzone culture in general? Unless somebody is holding a gun to their head, holding them captive and making them listen, they always have the option of going somewhere else. The conversations of the world should not have to conform and fit within the parameters dictated by a few people who are "offended" by words. You really said that????? Dats funni raht there Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rifleman 70 #37 May 23, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZK_w1bUpYA The padre who was attached to my unit when I was in the army was a hard drinking, skirt chaser with a foul mouth that would make sailors blush. (Too long hanging around infantry soldiersAtheism is a Non-Prophet Organisation Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeNReN 0 #38 May 23, 2012 We have a Baptist Minister who is a fairly regular jumper...he has a CSPA B CoP and a little over a hundred jumps. Great guy...tolerates the DZ atmosphere but has reminded me and others to please be more careful with our language around him and esp when his wife is there... He has a white RW suit and we call him the Holy Ghost Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #39 May 23, 2012 The guy who married Vskydiver and me was a jump buddy and LDS airborne chaplain. Good guy. His work was made to last. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
