Dave no longer drinks alcohol, but he does belong to a group of Christians who claim to be able to get drunk and high from God's Spirit.  They laugh hysterically claiming to be drunk on God's love.  There are youtube vids of them "snorting" a Crucifix and Bible passages.

Dave runs a festival called Sloshfest where revellers get intoxicated on the Holy Spirit...

Or mass hysteria, as sane folks call it

If I were a Christian (which I'm not) I would find it very distasteful, actually.

His username for youtube (Dave's) is WelshShabba.

Someone on DS posted up the other vids of the "snorting" nonsense...that was an American group (which Dave has connections with)

i think bb should do a 'life of brian' task especially for dave......crucifixtion or freedom......

what a complete knob that bloke is...healing a tumour...and now thinks he can make steve's legs grow back.....he's not intoxicated on the lord he's been sniffing shabby's manky feet....total plumtwonk......

Ah, right - thanks. I was aware of his "drunk on the Holy Spirit" comments, but I thought it was just a phrase - I didn't realize he claimed to actually experience a physical effect...

I am soooo going to use that word tomorrow

I don't know who on yet, but it needs to be used

Thanks, I forgot he was always going on about being drunk on God and thought it was a really odd thing to say. Not that he should be talking about Steve's disability that way anyway, the twat.

Sounds like a load of bollox to me Lecs

Stealing that word, love it

Doesn't it just Saz.

Why not just take it in the same light-hearted manner that Steve did?

Maybe i am asking for miracles now!

maybe dave could lay his hands between his own legs and grow some bollocks ...

Because this kind of disabilist attitude pervades wider society and it's something that shouldn't be tolerated.

Would you think it appropriate for him to pray to "cure" Mario's homosexuality, or pray for Ife to have white skin?  Quite rightly homophobia and racism are not tolerated by sensible and rational people, I see no reason why disablism should be

It should be flagged up when we see it otherwise how will we educate people and stamp it out?

It will obviously make no sense as you have already declared (about 15 to 100 times) that you are not watching this final Big Brother, and that you only here because you are a bored and feisty jobless biatch 

Ben1, I dunno if you are laughing at me, the thread, an individual post or what.

Did he actually say *Grow back*? or just heal?....

He said the word "grow" for definite.

I suspect as he was injured 20 odd years ago he is healed now though...as in his wounds.

i thought that was a stupid and insensitive thing to say

Ooh I say *orders popcorn*.

The scar's always hurt..but that is the stupidest thing to say, the man is a crack pot....

Yes, and I suspect he probably has a lot of other aches and pains too just from the mechanics of walking and using a stick.

Like I said if he said "Steve, mind if I pray for help for you to cope" or even give thanks for how well Steve does cope I'd have been ok with that.  It is overlooking the obvious hard work Steve has put in but it's not so bad.

He's a fecking muppet and I can see Nathan seeing his arse very soon with all his shoite..I saw Steve trying to talk to him over coping with his memories, Dave did'nt have a genuine piece of empathy for him....

Hmmn no matter how much I say I  can't tolerate relgious claptrap etc.I was at my old uncles funeral on Friday(Catholic service)..of course I  was mourning etc, known him  in my life over 50 years ,but when the choir starting singing the funeral hymm I just lost it and blubbed."Bring him home.Lord".See that's what being raised a Catholic does,you can kick and rebel all you like etc,but in the end they still get ya!

I think I'm what you call an Atheist For Jesus

Leccy!

I knew it. I had you pegged as one of those religious nuts from the start

I just reckon, for his day, he was probably a cool fella (not buying the Son of God stuff, coz I don't believe in God)

Nooo, it actually just didn't make sense.  I'm sure you'll see that .  It looked like it contained the kernels of some interesting ideas but since a number of the sentences were jumbled and a number of the thoughts were obviously mixed up in expression it was impossible to work out what you were actually trying to say - beyond the simplistic and obvious.

I was interested in the thoughts and ideas.  Watching or not watching Big Brother didn't really come into it. 

Maybe Dave could forcibly lay his sweaty paws on his ecstatic mentor to cure his flatulence..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fE_fdmjkck&feature=related

(ok,  I think the wind is dubbed, but his verbal diarrhoea could use some healing..)

Oyi oyi oy indeed

I hoped there would be a thread about this comment too.........I see it's all been covered now though............There's definite advantages to not watching and posting at the same time

At least I'm still in the bosom of the community

How do you mean?

Did you think Dave was out of order?

Yeeeeeeeeeees  yes I did..........I hope no-one thought otherwise, and if they did thank you for bringing it up........I think 

He's a complete tosser.

Oh, and he does drink - a few beers etc.

Sorry, I'm not really with it, trying to figure out what's going on on live feed.

Ooh does he now Blizz, hmmm, so if I have a sneaky voddy, I can say it's God's spirit and not a distilled alcoholic beverage.  D'ya reckon it would hold up in court (I don't drive btw, no worries pedestrians )

Go for it, Leccy! (as if you need permission )

I can't remember who he was telling, but he said that he does a few beers, if he's watching footy, or sumfing.
So, he's not teatotal, just a totaltosser.

Not a teatosser?

*mock huff* I resemble that remark! 

Interesting that Dave's opinion of Steve as a national treasure is not flagged-up or mentioned in context with what we saw overall on the HL show... as ever an unbalanced and entirely negative appraisal.

I think Dave talks utter bollocks but I do like his friendship with Steve and his intensions towards him do seem warm and genuine.