Religion
Oct 17th 2003, 2:41 am
#31
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Originally posted by doctor scrumpy
All those against his appointment must love bashing the Bishop.
All those against his appointment must love bashing the Bishop.
I think the Archbishop of Canterbury would have a heartattack of a Lesbian Bishop were ever created a bishop! I dont think its actually far off from happening now - on both points lol.
This is probably another thread - but how did you feel about David Aaronovitch's suggestion that Boris should become leader of the conservative party?
Oct 17th 2003, 2:44 am
#32
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Originally posted by Webbie
Newsday.com article-->
General: We're in a 'Spiritual Battle'
Says 'Christian army' fights Satan, Muslims worship 'idol'
Washington - A three-star general active in the search for Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein has told religious audiences that the war on terrorism is a battle between a "Christian army" and Satan, and that Muslims worship an "idol" and not a "real God."
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationwo...news-headlines
Newsday.com article-->
General: We're in a 'Spiritual Battle'
Says 'Christian army' fights Satan, Muslims worship 'idol'
Washington - A three-star general active in the search for Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein has told religious audiences that the war on terrorism is a battle between a "Christian army" and Satan, and that Muslims worship an "idol" and not a "real God."
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationwo...news-headlines
That General is a stupid stupid man.
Oct 17th 2003, 2:50 am
#33
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Originally posted by Webbie
Newsday.com article-->
General: We're in a 'Spiritual Battle'
Says 'Christian army' fights Satan, Muslims worship 'idol'
Washington - A three-star general active in the search for Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein has told religious audiences that the war on terrorism is a battle between a "Christian army" and Satan, and that Muslims worship an "idol" and not a "real God."
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationwo...news-headlines
Newsday.com article-->
General: We're in a 'Spiritual Battle'
Says 'Christian army' fights Satan, Muslims worship 'idol'
Washington - A three-star general active in the search for Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein has told religious audiences that the war on terrorism is a battle between a "Christian army" and Satan, and that Muslims worship an "idol" and not a "real God."
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationwo...news-headlines
Oct 17th 2003, 2:52 am
#34
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Originally posted by Yorkieabroad
Maybe it is now - I'm no expert on porn (honest guv) but we were channel surfing the other night and came across the Amateur Porn awards from Boston (or something like that). Some of them were quite amusing - well endowed teddy bears going at each other with a bit of scandinavian-accented dirty talk thrown in for good measure. And I'll never be able to look a gingerbread man in the eye again after what I saw that night - I had no idea that was how they were, erm, baked.... But some of them were pretty explicit autobiographic short movies of husband/wife, boyfriend/girlfriend going at it. Everyone sat very politely in the auditorium and watched these movies with the stars/director/screenwriter sitting there, then politely applauded, while the starts blushed with pride(?). It was all quite bizarre! and I'm not quite sure how I got to this from a thread entitled Religion.... sorry
Maybe it is now - I'm no expert on porn (honest guv) but we were channel surfing the other night and came across the Amateur Porn awards from Boston (or something like that). Some of them were quite amusing - well endowed teddy bears going at each other with a bit of scandinavian-accented dirty talk thrown in for good measure. And I'll never be able to look a gingerbread man in the eye again after what I saw that night - I had no idea that was how they were, erm, baked.... But some of them were pretty explicit autobiographic short movies of husband/wife, boyfriend/girlfriend going at it. Everyone sat very politely in the auditorium and watched these movies with the stars/director/screenwriter sitting there, then politely applauded, while the starts blushed with pride(?). It was all quite bizarre! and I'm not quite sure how I got to this from a thread entitled Religion.... sorry
Patrick
Oct 17th 2003, 5:06 am
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You're a Red Sucks fan Patrick? hahahahahahahaha!!!
Sorry, couldnt help myself
Sorry, couldnt help myself
Oct 17th 2003, 5:32 am
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Personally I think the world has many problems worse than whether the local bishop is hetrosexual or homosexual.
If that guy in the US was hetrosexual, would that mean that the majority of Americans without adaquete health care would be better off ?
If that guy in the US was hetrosexual, would that mean that the majority of Americans without adaquete health care would be better off ?
Oct 17th 2003, 6:02 am
#37
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Originally posted by Yorkieabroad
Methodist by upbringing (though fortunately not strict - my grandparents were the last ones to sign the pledge) I've not been a regular chapelgoer for about 3 decades. My wife is Buddhist, and if I had to pick up a religion now, I'd be tempted to go the same way as it does seem to be a fairly sensible, laid back recipe for life.
When we moved here, I was amazed to find how often people would ask me, at very first meeting, which church I went to. This ranged from the car salesman to a handyman we had round to do some jobs, to neighbours, to just about everybody! To avoid any in depth religious conversations, and with some odd desire not to be branded a total heathen, I said we went to the Buddhist temple, which we do from time to time. It tended to shut people up straight away.
The odd thing is, that today my wife started a conversation along the lines of "I think we should start going to church"!!!! I am now convinced that it is something they put in the water (presumably the same stuff that was killing all my sons fish!). Quite a few of our non-US friends seem to have started going to one church or another, in most cases not because of any deep religious feelings, but to try to 'conform', for want of a better word. Most of them are quite scathing about their ministers who from the sounds of it preach 20% on religion and 80% on why the congregation should hand over larger wadges of cash to build a bigger and better church (this is Texas - things have to be big!)
Methodist by upbringing (though fortunately not strict - my grandparents were the last ones to sign the pledge) I've not been a regular chapelgoer for about 3 decades. My wife is Buddhist, and if I had to pick up a religion now, I'd be tempted to go the same way as it does seem to be a fairly sensible, laid back recipe for life.
When we moved here, I was amazed to find how often people would ask me, at very first meeting, which church I went to. This ranged from the car salesman to a handyman we had round to do some jobs, to neighbours, to just about everybody! To avoid any in depth religious conversations, and with some odd desire not to be branded a total heathen, I said we went to the Buddhist temple, which we do from time to time. It tended to shut people up straight away.
The odd thing is, that today my wife started a conversation along the lines of "I think we should start going to church"!!!! I am now convinced that it is something they put in the water (presumably the same stuff that was killing all my sons fish!). Quite a few of our non-US friends seem to have started going to one church or another, in most cases not because of any deep religious feelings, but to try to 'conform', for want of a better word. Most of them are quite scathing about their ministers who from the sounds of it preach 20% on religion and 80% on why the congregation should hand over larger wadges of cash to build a bigger and better church (this is Texas - things have to be big!)
I am amazed how many Multieee-million church buildings are going up around where I live, some have even converted old supermarkets stores into churches etc
The one thing that really gets on my pip, is when people here in Texas blame everything on religon if things go wrong, one guy where I work blamed it on the "devil" because he couldn't get his lazy arse out of bed and why it took him 5 days to finish a job, when it should of took him a day and a half max?
Oct 17th 2003, 9:04 am
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Originally posted by Webbie
Newsday.com article-->
General: We're in a 'Spiritual Battle'
Says 'Christian army' fights Satan, Muslims worship 'idol'
Washington - A three-star general active in the search for Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein has told religious audiences that the war on terrorism is a battle between a "Christian army" and Satan, and that Muslims worship an "idol" and not a "real God."
Newsday.com article-->
General: We're in a 'Spiritual Battle'
Says 'Christian army' fights Satan, Muslims worship 'idol'
Washington - A three-star general active in the search for Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein has told religious audiences that the war on terrorism is a battle between a "Christian army" and Satan, and that Muslims worship an "idol" and not a "real God."
Oct 18th 2003, 5:19 am
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Originally posted by doctor scrumpy
I was amazed that for such a religious country, the US has no patrin saint. I would suggest St Jude myself.
I was amazed that for such a religious country, the US has no patrin saint. I would suggest St Jude myself.
Come on... open your wallets and send a few coppers please!
Oct 18th 2003, 10:47 am
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How Religious would you say Florida is compared to the other states?
Oct 18th 2003, 6:03 pm
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Originally posted by waxwabbit
How Religious would you say Florida is compared to the other states?
How Religious would you say Florida is compared to the other states?
Florida is mix of retired Jewish & immigrant Catholic / Voodoo.
Kinda esoteric to say the least.
Oct 18th 2003, 9:20 pm
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Originally posted by waxwabbit
How Religious would you say Florida is compared to the other states?
How Religious would you say Florida is compared to the other states?
Oct 19th 2003, 3:13 am
#43
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Originally posted by Taffyles
I'm in Florida. Years ago- our local WSTUV/PBS station once pulled "The Vicar of Dibley" half way through the series- I phoned to ask why. Reason given- they'd had a stack of complaints that the show was Blashpemous..no I'm not kidding. Does that answer your question?
I'm in Florida. Years ago- our local WSTUV/PBS station once pulled "The Vicar of Dibley" half way through the series- I phoned to ask why. Reason given- they'd had a stack of complaints that the show was Blashpemous..no I'm not kidding. Does that answer your question?
Anyway it's lucky they haven't seen Father Ted.
and yes it is 11am on a Sunday and yes I am not in church (I'm busy creating a pentagram on the floor here...
Oct 19th 2003, 4:20 am
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Originally posted by Webbie
Very spookily the PBS station here in NC suddenly stopped airing Dibley. No reason given. Showing the abismal Waiting For God instead.
Anyway it's lucky they haven't seen Father Ted.
and yes it is 11am on a Sunday and yes I am not in church (I'm busy creating a pentagram on the floor here...
Very spookily the PBS station here in NC suddenly stopped airing Dibley. No reason given. Showing the abismal Waiting For God instead.
Anyway it's lucky they haven't seen Father Ted.
and yes it is 11am on a Sunday and yes I am not in church (I'm busy creating a pentagram on the floor here...
Father Ted would blow their minds.
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Oct 19th 2003, 5:33 am
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Originally posted by Taffyles
I'm in Florida. Years ago- our local WSTUV/PBS station once pulled "The Vicar of Dibley" half way through the series- I phoned to ask why. Reason given- they'd had a stack of complaints that the show was Blashpemous..no I'm not kidding. Does that answer your question?
I'm in Florida. Years ago- our local WSTUV/PBS station once pulled "The Vicar of Dibley" half way through the series- I phoned to ask why. Reason given- they'd had a stack of complaints that the show was Blashpemous..no I'm not kidding. Does that answer your question?
Sorry - I know I'm in a minority, but I'm not a Dibley fan. Can't stand the woman.
