Born Again Skydivers? Where Are You?

[Airhead 0]

Hi! I AM a Christian. AND a Skydiver. NO...Those 2 terms ARE NOT an oxymoron.
Are you a Christian, too?
I'm curious as to those that might be believers too, and that may frequent dropzone.com
I'd love some feed back from those of you of like mind and faith. Our outlook on many things comes from a different perspective and I'd love to touch base with you.
The Alpha & The Omega...the Beginning and the End - The challenge is with the middle!

[dp1l 0]

I wouldn't call myself a skydiver - yet, but I am a Christian

[nws01 0]

I am not very religious but I would say I was "born again" when I started skydiving! It totally changed my life.

[base698 1]

^^^ Me too

:)

[skygirlpc 0]

Hey! I'm a Christian! Thanks for speaking up!
Danielle

[seedy 0]

There are quite a few of us on here.

I intend to live forever -- so far, so good.

[happythoughts 0]

Ok, first off, I'm not interested in religion and I don't want to discuss it, but you asked for info and I'll help a brother skydiver out.
The link is the Christian Skydiver Association. Ron Schott has been running it for years.
http://hometown.aol.com/christskyd/

[freeflir29 0]

I went to church some as a kid. Does that count?

[Zennie 0]

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Hi! I AM a Christian. AND a Skydiver. NO...Those 2 terms ARE NOT an oxymoron.

I don't see why that would be an oxymoron. Nothing inherent in skydiving or Christianity that makes them mutually exclusive propositions.

Now maybe if we get into the post-beer light activities, that's a different story.

But if anything the thing I like about skydiving and skydivers is the incredible variety of people who get together, have fun despite differences in race, religion, political orientation, etc.

We are a very open, caring, accepting group. That's why I love all you guys (and gals).
I mean it's cool that Christian skydivers would want to hook up & discuss two passions: faith & skydiving. But I wouldn't say the two conflict.

The family I live with are very devout, born-again Christians. I accept and support them and their beliefs and they feel likewise toward me. Every now & then they'll have church group at their place & I'll sort of hang back and listen, throwing in my $0.02 every now & then.

Everyone is on a journey. Our individual paths may be slightly different, but I like to think the destination is the same.

- Z
"Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

[bivar 0]

Here I am.

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[faitor 0]

Got another one here.

[Iflyme 0]

Freedom from religion!!!

[Zennie 0]

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Freedom from religion!!!

Now. Now. Now.

Play nice.

- Z
"Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

[Magistr8 0]

I'm an antheist and proud of it. But I would have to agree with other on here that once I started skydiving it changed my life.

"Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools." Napoleon Bonaparte

[Deuce 1]

And now you go to the house of Gah-aa-aaa-aaa-aaad?

[happythoughts 0]

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I went to church some as a kid. Does that count?

Me too. I think I lost my faith when I found out that lightning isn't caused by Thor's hammer hitting the anvil. Thunder also. Drag...that was two serious questions. Anyway, I still have the cool hat.

[Zennie 0]

I'm about to retract that statement about skydivers being an open & accepting group.

- Z
"Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

[MrHixxx 0]

I've had sex with Christians. Does that count???

-Hixxx

death,as men call him, ends what they call men
-but beauty is more now than dying’s when

[skreamer 1]

Us Frisbeetarians agree.

[happythoughts 0]

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I'm about to retract that statement about skydivers being an open & accepting group.

It's the hat isn't it. You don't like the hat.
Know how many Evangelists it takes to change a lightbulb? One, but it must repent from its darkness.

[brits17 0]

yes, i was a gung-ho holy roller at one point. i'm at the stage now in my life where heck i'm a 20 year old kid having fun. so i don't want people to look at something i do (like drink a beer) and point the finger "look its another hypocrite!" i hate that. i have my faith, i'm finding a good balance. c ya!

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[pyke 0]

I drove a car INTO a church as a kid.....does that count???

Should have seen the look on that congregations face when the came out after mass.....yup, going to hell for sure!!!!

Kahurangi e Mahearangi,
Kiwi, RB #926, AFF-I, FAA Snr. Rigger, RN/BSN/Paramedic

[Zennie 0]

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so i don't want people to look at something i do (like drink a beer) and point the finger "look its another hypocrite!"

If drinking a beer makes a Christian a hypocrite, then why did Jesus turn water to wine at the wedding?

I know you and I don't think you have much to worry about.

- Z
"Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon

[brits17 0]

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If drinking a beer makes a Christian a hypocrite, then why did Jesus turn water to wine at the wedding?

I know you and I don't think you have much to worry about.

i was just thinking the underage factor (such as the mexican restaraunt incident "abra-cadabra!" lol!!!!) hehe, just trying to make my point.

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[Scoby 0]

Jesus was way cool. Everybody liked Jesus.
Everybody wanted to hang out with him.
Anything he wanted to do, he did.
He turned water into wine, and if he had wanted to,
He could have turned wheat into marijuana, sugar into cocaine,
or vitamin pills into amphetamines.