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Doublethink.
Ship's Foolwise Unperson
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![[Overused]](graemlins/notworthy.gif)
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All political thinking for years past has been vitiated in the same way. People can foresee the future only when it coincides with their own wishes, and the most grossly obvious facts can be ignored when they are unwelcome. George Orwell
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Ariston
Insane Unicorn
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Welcome to the Ship, Cthulhu! I see you've already found the Circus—we look forward to much merriment and joy with you!
Oh, and, in case you're hungry, Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn. Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn. Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn.*
*Note to my fellow mortals: it's probably for the best that we don't translate that.
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“Therefore, let it be explained that nowhere are the proprieties quite so strictly enforced as in men’s colleges that invite young women guests, especially over-night visitors in the fraternity houses.” Emily Post, 1937.
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Hi Cthulhu and welcome aboard on behalf of the All Saints Hosts.
Sanity is in pretty short supply around here but if you find any do feel free to snack on it, I doubt anyone will notice - I presume you have already denuded the H&As boards of any that was lurking in a corner there.
Please make sure you are familiar with the Ship's version of the 10 Commandments - yes, I know you pre-date Moses but just bear with me, right? You might also find it instructive to read the FAQs and to familiarise yourself with different purpose and ethos of each of the separate boards, this might tell you the best lurking areas for searching for sanity.
Enjoy.
WW
All Saints Host.
[opening cupboard, removing and dusting Hostly Quaker Hat and placing it on head]
Ariston - this is an English language board and if you cannot provide an appropriate translation for a bit of foreign then perhaps you are better not posting it at all; this is a FAMILY board!
Welease Woderwick - Host
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Fancy a break in South India?
Accessible Homestay Guesthouse in Central Kerala, contact me for details
What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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Boogie
Boogie on down!
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Welcome to the Ship Cthulhu!
![[Smile]](smile.gif)
PS - there is no need to shout!
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Garden. Room. Walk
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jedijudy
Organist of the Jedi Temple
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Welcome to the Ship, Cthulhu!
Don't forget to read the 10 Commandments and just enjoy yourself on the cruise we are taking together!
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Jasmine, little cat with a big heart.
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Pyx_e
Quixotic Tilter
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mmmmmmm calamari
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Lyda*Rose
Ship's broken porthole
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[tangent]Like Cthulhu's avatar and title, but have the rules changed on buying such things as an apprentice? Not that I object- just curious.[/tangent]
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"Dear God, whose name I do not know - thank you for my life. I forgot how BIG... thank you. Thank you for my life." ~from Joe Vs the Volcano
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balaam
Making an ass of myself
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There is every need to shout.
In his house at R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming. In his house at R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming.*
*What Ariston said.
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PRAY TO BE EATEN FIRST
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quote:
Originally posted by Ariston:
Oh, and, in case you're hungry, Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn. Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn. Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn.*
*Note to my fellow mortals: it's probably for the best that we don't translate that.
WORD UP, HOMIE.
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Boogie
Boogie on down!
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Hmmm - I thought Cthulhu was more of a Whisperer in Darkness than a shouter?
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Garden. Room. Walk
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PRAY TO BE EATEN FIRST
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SOMEONE OBVIOUSLY WANTS TO BE EATEN.
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I WILL DESTROY YOU ALL. Nothing personal.
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Boogie on down!
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Well, you did suggest we pray to be first ![[Biased]](wink.gif)
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Garden. Room. Walk
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birdie
fowl
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quote:
Originally posted by Cthulhu:
I COME TO DEVOUR YOUR SANITY!
Way too late, in many cases.
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Captain Jack Sparrow
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Evensong
Shipmate
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quote:
Originally posted by Lyda*Rose:
[tangent]Like Cthulhu's avatar and title, but have the rules changed on buying such things as an apprentice? Not that I object- just curious.[/tangent]
I think its RooK. Or some other Ship god. The language and style doesn't quite fit Rook.
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Kelly Alves
Bunny with an axe
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quote:
Originally posted by Evensong:
The language and style doesn't quite fit Rook.
Damn right it doesn't.
[I mean, really. Pfft.]
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I cannot expect people to believe “
Jesus loves me, this I know” of they don’t believe “Kelly loves me, this I know.”
Kelly Alves, somewhere around 2003.
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Bunny with an axe
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Not anymore, I'm done for the night. Happy Halloween, and we now return you to your regularly scheduled thread!
[ 01. November 2012, 02:27: Message edited by: Kelly Alves ]
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I cannot expect people to believe “
Jesus loves me, this I know” of they don’t believe “Kelly loves me, this I know.”
Kelly Alves, somewhere around 2003.
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deusluxmea
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i am not quite new, been lurking on here since 2003! I find this board slightly terrifying*, but can't stay away. in some ways, it has formed and sharpened my thinking over the years. so thank you, and hello.
Oh, and I am a piskie living in NY. And Australian. make of that what you will.
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Lyda*Rose
Ship's broken porthole
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Welcome back, deusluxmea.
Don't be afraid; we don't bite- much. Apprentices are treated pretty gently. Unless they show seriously jerkish tendencies. And I don't get the impression that you need worry.
After having reviewed the Ship Ten Commandments and FAQs, I suggest you post freely in All Saints, Heaven, and the Circus for a while and continue reading the other boards to get the feel of the Ship. Ask Ship business questions in the Styx. In Purg, Kerygmania, Ecclesiantics, and Dead Horses questions are a good way to get your toes wet in posting. Despite having members who can argue rings around many of the rest of us, you don't have to be in the top fifth percentile to enjoy yourself here. And finally for Hell, posting a short rant on the "Today I consign to Hell (TICTH)" thread won't likely get you reamed by the Denizens.
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"Dear God, whose name I do not know - thank you for my life. I forgot how BIG... thank you. Thank you for my life." ~from Joe Vs the Volcano
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Hi deusluxmea and welcome on behalf of the All Saints Hosting Team.
Lyda*Rose, as always, gives good advice re the 10 Commandments and the FAQs and learning the various functions of the various boards.
My additional advice is to enjoy your time with us.
WW
All Saints Host.
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Fancy a break in South India?
Accessible Homestay Guesthouse in Central Kerala, contact me for details
What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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balaam
Making an ass of myself
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quote:
Originally posted by Kelly Alves:
Not anymore, I'm done for the night. Happy Halloween, and we now return you to your regularly scheduled thread!
And I had it down as Marvin. ![[Hot and Hormonal]](icon_redface.gif)
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Evensong
Shipmate
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quote:
Originally posted by deusluxmea:
i am not quite new, been lurking on here since 2003! I find this board slightly terrifying*, but can't stay away. in some ways, it has formed and sharpened my thinking over the years. so thank you, and hello.
Oh, and I am a piskie living in NY. And Australian. make of that what you will.
Welcome deusluxmea. Great to see you posting.
The ship has certainly formed and sharpened my thinking over the years too. It is invaluable in that regard!
What's a piskie?
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a theological scrapbook
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Lyda*Rose
Ship's broken porthole
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Episcopalian.
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"Dear God, whose name I do not know - thank you for my life. I forgot how BIG... thank you. Thank you for my life." ~from Joe Vs the Volcano
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Shipmate
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![[Killing me]](graemlins/killingme.gif)
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Still missing the gator
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RuthW
liberal "peace first" hankie squeezer
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Originally posted by Lyda*Rose:
Don't be afraid; we don't bite- much. Apprentices are treated pretty gently. Unless they show seriously jerkish tendencies.
Or they threaten to eat us.
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Kelly Alves
Bunny with an axe
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You gotta admit, Wod's professionalism was impeccable.
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Jesus loves me, this I know” of they don’t believe “Kelly loves me, this I know.”
Kelly Alves, somewhere around 2003.
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Thank you, ma'am.
[Where is the curtsey smilie when you need it?]
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Fancy a break in South India?
Accessible Homestay Guesthouse in Central Kerala, contact me for details
What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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Elemental
Apprentice
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I'm new to the Ship; having been lurking for a short while, I thought it would be courteous to sign up and say hello.
What a lot of interesting people and opinions here. As an English pagan, I'm looking forward to some very different views from my own.
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If anything is sacred, everything is
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Hi Elemental and welcome aboard!
I think the exchange of views thing over a very wide range is part of what makes the Ship so special.
When you signed up you agreed to be bound by the Ship's version of the 10 Commandments so please have a read through them and through the FAQs [both linked at the top of every page]. It will also stand you in good stead if you also have a look at the different function and ethos of each of the separate boards.
But more than anything else join in and have fun!
WW
All Saints Host.
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Fancy a break in South India?
Accessible Homestay Guesthouse in Central Kerala, contact me for details
What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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Apprentice
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Thank you for the welcomes.
Purg is what drew me to the Ship - you have the best debates!
And you're right, WW, there is a joyously wide range of people and views here.
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If anything is sacred, everything is
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Firenze
Ordinary decent pagan
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quote:
Originally posted by Elemental:
As an English pagan, I'm looking forward to some very different views from my own.
More pagans, that's what this place needs.
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Ship's Alien
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quote:
Originally posted by Firenze:
quote:
Originally posted by Elemental:
As an English pagan, I'm looking forward to some very different views from my own.
More pagans, that's what this place needs.
and I Thought This Was A Christian Website
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AFZ
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[Sen. D.P.Moynihan]
An Alien's View of Earth - my blog (or vanity exercise...)
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claret10
Ship's Paranoid Android
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Hi Elemental
Welcome to the ship
As you may know Aliens have a strange sense of humour!!!
Looking forward to debating with you in purg
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Just when you think life can't possibly get any worse it suddenly does
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Ut unum sint
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quote:
Originally posted by Deep Fried Catholic:
I'm in Tennessee (Nashville area).
We need to introduce you to the Nashville Mafia™.
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I upped mine. Up yours.
Suffering for Jesus since 1966.
WTFWED?
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Elemental
Apprentice
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Thanks Claret10, I look forward to that too.
Aliens aren't like us - I know that!
AFZ ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
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If anything is sacred, everything is
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mousethief
Ship's Thieving Rodent
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Welcome, Elemental! I hope you enjoy being here and discussing and arguing with us. I too am glad to see more diversity. All those Anglicans can get a bit overwhelming.
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This is the last sig I'll ever write for you...
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Campbellite
Ut unum sint
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quote:
Originally posted by mousethief:
All those Anglicans can get a bit overwhelming.
Yeah. The Ship is positively rotten with 'em.
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I upped mine. Up yours.
Suffering for Jesus since 1966.
WTFWED?
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Quinquireme
Shipmate
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Originally posted by Evensong:
quote:
Originally posted by Quinquireme:
Hello, I was brought up Salvation Army, drifted away, kept in touch with the Almighty thanks to people like JS Bach, Monteverdi, Purcell and many others; drifted back into an Anglo-Catholic church, was very Enthusiastic for a time, particularly bearing in mind Secondary Transfer: continue in the faith and now contemplating Vocation late in life. Unfortunately horribly ignorant of many matters biblical, ecclesiastical and liturgical, very keen to learn but unwilling to be patronised by pompous old farts. Also, is there a forum here for people interested in Green issues? Yoga and Christian spirituality?
Welcome Quinquireme. Sounds like you've had a colorful past and are looking to an even more colorful future. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
We have a vocations thread here although it doesn't get a great deal of traffic at the moment.
As to yoga, haven't seen much of it here. If you're keen on starting a general interest/support and conversation thread the All Saints thread is probably your best bet. In terms of Christian spirituality - well - that's all over the board.
Thanks I might just start something on yoga; my question concerned "yogaandChristanspirituality" not 2 separate topics. Also rather surprised there's not more about Green issues; there was a bit of rather faint-hearted publicity in the Church of England a couple of years ago called "Caring for God's World" which didn't sem to last long!
[There you go, I've tidied the coding for you - WW]
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Lyda*Rose
Ship's broken porthole
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Quinquireme: quote:
Thanks I might just start something on yoga; my question concerned "yogaandChristanspirituality" not 2 separate topics. Also rather surprised there's not more about Green issues; there was a bit of rather faint-hearted publicity in the Church of England a couple of years ago called "Caring for God's World" which didn't sem to last long!
Sounds good. We could use members who bring new discussions to the table. I can see some good exchanges coming out of those subjects just for a start.
Erm. We have a rather quaint, old board program here and it takes a bit of practice to get the quoting and linking functions right. We have a thread in the Styx called "UBB Practice" where you can practice and ask questions about this system. Don't worry, even old hands sometimes get get tangled in quote bird nests here.
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"Dear God, whose name I do not know - thank you for my life. I forgot how BIG... thank you. Thank you for my life." ~from Joe Vs the Volcano
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Snowball in Hell
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Originally posted by Quinquireme:
Thanks I might just start something on yoga; my question concerned "yogaandChristanspirituality" not 2 separate topics.
welcome from a yogini of ... 16? years or so. It's been discussed in depth a few times. the subject sort of passes through. Same with environmental issues. Don't let that hinder you, though - no problem bringing up topics again. I'm happy to engage on either topic.
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Evil Dragon Lady, Breaker of Men's Constitutions
"It's hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning.” -Calvin
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Hello folks!
A lurker for a month looking to board your ship.
Basic profile: christened Roman Catholic but onl confirmed ten years ago.
Came back to Christianity through contact with Passionists and the works of C S Lewis.
Love your forum.
Thank you.
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
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Welcome mikey mikey (is there an echo in here? )
Pay attention to the 10 commandments linked at the top of each page. Each board has an ethos of its very own. So watch for that.
The ship is fun. Your bench is over there, next to the guy eating Limburger Cheese. Start rowing!
And remember to have fun.
PeteC
for the Saintly Hosts
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wstevens
Apprentice
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Hi,
After lurking for a few days and following some interesting debates, I decided to join yesterday. My christian journey so far has been:
Atheist-by-default -> Alpha course evangelical -> New Frontiers -> Evangelical Anglican -> MOTR Anglican -> Quaker -> Agnostic -> Liberal Anglican
Decided to start taking part in church again about a year ago.
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Boogie
Boogie on down!
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Welcome wstevens - I hope you enjoy your time aboard!
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Garden. Room. Walk
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Firenze
Ordinary decent pagan
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Hi wstevens.
I see you've been round a few blocks - but there are plenty more on The Ship.
Character of each board summarised in its rubric, and anything you're not sure about, just ask.
Firenze
All Saints Host
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Evensong
Shipmate
# 14696
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Still a liberal Anglican?
Good man.
Welcome.
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