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How to Offend a Room Full of Calvinists

BryanW92

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I didn't know Calvinists have a thing for beards. Do they?

They seem to have a thing for beards. Half the elders in my church, and all of the teaching elders, have full beards.

When I was growing one in November, the pastor actually struck up a conversation with me. When I shaved it off on dec 1, he hasn't spoken to me since. Correlation or causation? Who knows.
 
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They seem to have a thing for beards. Half the elders in my church, and all of the teaching elders, have full beards.

When I was growing one in November, the pastor actually struck up a conversation with me. When I shaved it off on dec 1, he hasn't spoken to me since. Correlation or causation? Who knows.

That's funny. Calvinists in Holland (the real strict ones) don't want men to have a beard or moustache, because that's vanity.
 
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That's funny. Calvinists in Holland (the real strict ones) don't want men to have a beard or moustache, because that's vanity.

It's vain to want to look unkempt and scruffy?

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That's funny. Calvinists in Holland (the real strict ones) don't want men to have a beard or moustache, because that's vanity.

Thats pretty messy.

God puts beards on men and fundies want to remove them.

Perhaps they can remove some books or verses from the bible.
 
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