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How can Adam possibly be taken as a representative of a contemporaneous group to which, as a "real" rather than "pre" human, he does not belong? (Or, to put it the other way round, why not make him federal head of the chimpanzees, rabbits, and so on, as well?).

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The problem with atheism is they don't have any god, so they can't be expected to walk humbly with theirs.

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Originally posted by Hart:
Finally, a song celebrating the whole of the Incarnation:

So, fellas! (Yeah!) Fellas! (Yeah!)
Has your godhead got a butt? (Hell yeah!)
Tell 'em to shake it! (Shake it!) Shake it! (Shake it!)
Shake that healthy butt!
Jesus got back!

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I was amused/surprised to see (in the gym shower) that one of my former clergy colleagues has a little imp/devil on (I think his left) buttock.

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Originally posted by Lyda*Rose:
They come out because they are saying to attitudes like yours, "Talk to the hand!"

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I love children, but I can't eat a whole one.

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Why IngoB, the cleverest man ever to swab a deck ? Because he doesn't have the time

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[eta: I "think" I get this.]

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I think it may have been W C Fields.

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Is it foolish to dream that any combination of words posted nominally as "guidelines", despite the horribly corrosive effects of reality, would possibly get you to shut the fuck up about this trivial shit already? Are there extremist zealots holding your children hostage until there is no possibility of any fucktard anywhere misconstruing the function of Dead Horses? Violent zealots who are fundamentally abhorrent to the idea of asking simple questions, and, after getting the answer, answering, "Oh, OK."?

Righteous zealots who, at some point in the past, had their leader horribly disfigured by a toothpick that came in a box tragically lacking instructions.

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The foods I want in the next world are the ones most likely to cause me to leave this one.

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... sprouts and beans will still make you fart, but it will be an act of joyful praise.

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It's a trite little aphorism, but it's stuck with me since I heard it (just can't remember who said it), that the difference between an amateur and a professional musician is that the amateur practices something until they can play it right, whereas the professional practices until they can't play it wrong.

Me, I barely make amateur - I tend to practice until I'll probably just about get away with it in the mix.

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A banker, a Daily Mail reader and an immigrant sit at a table with twelve biscuits. The banker takes eleven. He then leans forward, points at the immigrant and whispers to the Mail-reader "I'd keep your eye on him; he's after your biscuit."

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...But it still re-enforces my opinion that Cyril of Alexandria was no saint, merely a self-righteous, power-hungry man of his times. As Paul said to the Corinthians "If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing." I've seen nothing of love in any of his noted actions. Maybe he was nice to his dog.

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This is currently Louise's signature - worth recording here before it changes.

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As a terrified teenager I was so far in the closet the only person I could reasonably expect to date was Mr Tumnus.

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In the post Erin era the Ship needs to be able to make a few mistakes, to moan and protest. It needs to be given a little latitude, and time to regroup. It won't always be pretty.

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? Uh, no there has been plenty of times I have come here to post fantastic things people have already got.

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it matters not if it is true, as long as it is entertaining.

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I love it when churches are big enough to have both types of service but if there are only 50 old people praying for strength to get through their terminal illness then that seems like a good enough mission to keep it open, to me.

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Don't do it!!! Don't. Please. Get that thought out of your mind right this instant. If you know what's good for you, you'll do anything but that.

You'll be a sitting duck for antagonists and you'll have to return ugliness with grace when the "cheek" you'd like to turn (or tell them to kiss) is not the one on your face. You'll be pressured from the hierarchy to get more professions of faith while being pressured by the people of the church to bring in more members and get them to become just like them (or only select certain ones to become members, meaning that 80% of your neighborhood won't qualify). You'll never be able to express anything that resembles critical thinking and you'll have to tolerate Aunt Josephine butchering the music every week The hierarchy will try to help you lead your church by saying, "get good musicians in!" ... but you can't hurt Aunt Josephine's feelings because her family has been there 150 years and they'd rather get rid of you than to get rid of her, no matter how bad the music is - and she does it for free and they don't want to pay for the music. Complete strangers will call you asking for money - some monthly (or more). And you'll find yourself without a thing to say when some germophobe suggests that you wear those disposable plastic gloves while serving communion. Be ready to feel the angst of God's distance.

(and if you must, you must. But if you do, know this: those annoying people are the dearest, most grace-filled people you'll ever know and God will show himself to be not only big enough to include you with your high falootin' education, but will be big enough to include Aunt Josephine, the old woman with some vulgar language, and the guy who unquestioningly puts Vicks on his feet because one of those advice e-mails told him to. You'll be shown generosity beyond what you can imagine and you'll have the sacred moments of praying with someone as they slip off into the arms of Jesus. You'll get to cry with people and laugh with them and eat some wonderful food! And you'll get a catch in your throat when you say, "remember that you're dust..." and "the body of Christ, broken for you." And when you baptize someone, you'll have a natural high for the rest of the day. Be prepared to cry at at least a couple funerals and be prepared to experience God at God's closest.)

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In terms of validity, your ‘inner eye data gleaned from introspection’ is the same as my thinking I’m Napoleon in a pink leotard at a zumba fitness class on planet Wackytrip in a snowstorm of kaleidoscope-spangled candy floss.

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A motivational saying, which I'm rather good at ignoring: 'Strength is the capacity to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare hands - and just eat one of the pieces'.

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I think I actually agree with you, .... I'm sure once you unpack it more that I won't. As it stands now, though, I agree with you.

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Used on internet forums when quoting someone with similar views as yours.

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