are they thumping the bible? if so, with what?
or are they thumping other things, and people WITH the bible?
can someone clear this up for me?
2007-12-03 01:48:52 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I always pictured Bible Thumpers as people who thump their Bibles on tables to get people's attention.
According to Wikipedia, "The term alludes to a preacher thumping his hand hard down on the lectern and the Bible on it to emphasize a point during a sermon."
2007-12-03 02:00:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Thumping people's head with the bible in hope that it makes more sense.
2007-12-03 01:53:27 · answer #2 · answered by x2000 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I always imagined someone tapping their Bible to more strongly assert that what they are saying is in the Bible. As in "Because our Lord God said so!" *thump * thump * thump * thump * thump*
2007-12-03 02:07:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I always just picture some old guy running around thumping people on the heads with his big heavy Bible.
2007-12-03 01:56:55 · answer #4 · answered by Linz VT•AM 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
They are thumping people (that don't believe in god as they do) on the head with the bible. The farther from thier beliefs you are, the harder they thump you.
2007-12-03 02:04:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, I don't know that there is one clear answer but in the case of my evangelical christian brother it is the right to live the life you choose rather than the one he thinks you should be living. I think bible thumping is more of an attempt at hijacking ones right to live as they see fit for themselves and using outdated theology as a basis for it.
2007-12-03 01:54:11 · answer #6 · answered by genaddt 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I thought it meant they'd be talking down to you, thumping their Bibles at the passage where it says whatever you're doing is wrong.
2007-12-03 01:53:01 · answer #7 · answered by CNJRTOM 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
because of the fact whilst they're speaking they're in many cases keeping a bible and are very uh... lively approximately their speeches many of the time. The save on thumping the bible on their palms or sometimes on the element they stand directly to talk.
2016-10-02 06:03:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you seen MP's the Holy Grail?
Yeah, the guys going through the village beating their heads with a board?
2007-12-03 01:52:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I always thought it refered to thumping on the head but I guess not thanks to Vishal's answer.
BTW, nice pic :-)
2007-12-03 05:22:57 · answer #10 · answered by strpenta 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋