i`m only halfway through chapter 4 and enjoying what i have read so far .so why am i asking for peoples comments now ?
the reason i have is this : i wish i had done something like this when i first was approached by the witnesses ,i beleive i would have been more informed to make some enlightened decisisions that would eventually shape my future .. whereas not doing so i spent the next 33 years a slave of the watchtower , and not just me but my wife and children , not that i`m suggesting i would be a slave of richard dawkins , but i can weigh up the pros and cons as i progress through his book ,then hopefully i can draw the right conclusions , if their are any.. smiddy.
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BOC, here ya go...
http://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Mysteries-Was-Original-Pagan/dp/0609807986
This one was interesting, too...
http://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Mysteries-Was-Original-Pagan/dp/0609807986
More about Gnostic teachings and Mary Magdalene than about the archetypal "goddess" in general...
last year hubby & i hosted x-mas at our place.
this year our pagan friends are hosting yule/x-mas.
they are into shamanism and i would really like to be able to give them something special that relates to their beliefs.
Those are SO cute, Heaven!!!
robert, i've given you my contact information and i'm going to pm it again - please please please pass it along to whomever has the cat right now.. i have pets, and it would kill me to think that, if i were dreadfully sick or lay dying, that my beloved pets were going to be dumped into an animal pound or put down, just because no one would take them..... to you, perhaps, it's just a cat, but the cat was oompa's 'friend', and i'd like to try to save him.. as to 'biting' - heck, i've two cats right now who are - actually, were - 'biters'.
they both stopped biting after they'd been here in a loving, stable environment for a while - well, that, and when they bit me, i grabbed 'em by the scruff and told them in no uncertain terms that that sort of behavior would not be tolerated.... both have stopped biting - well, chomper [guess how he got his name?
] still gives me little 'love nips', but nothing like he used to.... so please, let's not write off oompa's cat yet!!!.
OKAY!!!
PHEW!!
That is good news...
As long as they know that we - myself and Flipper/Mrs. Flipper - are here to provide a 'safety net' for the little guy...
Zid - who's now a HAPPY She-Devil, again...
i`m only halfway through chapter 4 and enjoying what i have read so far .so why am i asking for peoples comments now ?
the reason i have is this : i wish i had done something like this when i first was approached by the witnesses ,i beleive i would have been more informed to make some enlightened decisisions that would eventually shape my future .. whereas not doing so i spent the next 33 years a slave of the watchtower , and not just me but my wife and children , not that i`m suggesting i would be a slave of richard dawkins , but i can weigh up the pros and cons as i progress through his book ,then hopefully i can draw the right conclusions , if their are any.. smiddy.
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I agree, BOC. I got more out of "The Jesus Mysteries" than from "The God Delusion".
past the point of no return, the final threshold.
the bridge is crossed, so stand and watch it burn.
i've passed the point of no return.
Ooo! Wish I'd thought of that!! I sent mine to the local congregation which I'd attended.
awesome youtuber by the name of nonstampcollector has some great cartoon videos about religion and the bible.
so "atheists, what if you are wrong?
" no, im confident im not wrong .
Okay, that post is freaking funny!!!
robert, i've given you my contact information and i'm going to pm it again - please please please pass it along to whomever has the cat right now.. i have pets, and it would kill me to think that, if i were dreadfully sick or lay dying, that my beloved pets were going to be dumped into an animal pound or put down, just because no one would take them..... to you, perhaps, it's just a cat, but the cat was oompa's 'friend', and i'd like to try to save him.. as to 'biting' - heck, i've two cats right now who are - actually, were - 'biters'.
they both stopped biting after they'd been here in a loving, stable environment for a while - well, that, and when they bit me, i grabbed 'em by the scruff and told them in no uncertain terms that that sort of behavior would not be tolerated.... both have stopped biting - well, chomper [guess how he got his name?
] still gives me little 'love nips', but nothing like he used to.... so please, let's not write off oompa's cat yet!!!.
Damn, I was so excited about helping Sparky, I ignored the distance issue...
Meh. Mileage isn't as big an issue for me. I like to drive!!
robert, i've given you my contact information and i'm going to pm it again - please please please pass it along to whomever has the cat right now.. i have pets, and it would kill me to think that, if i were dreadfully sick or lay dying, that my beloved pets were going to be dumped into an animal pound or put down, just because no one would take them..... to you, perhaps, it's just a cat, but the cat was oompa's 'friend', and i'd like to try to save him.. as to 'biting' - heck, i've two cats right now who are - actually, were - 'biters'.
they both stopped biting after they'd been here in a loving, stable environment for a while - well, that, and when they bit me, i grabbed 'em by the scruff and told them in no uncertain terms that that sort of behavior would not be tolerated.... both have stopped biting - well, chomper [guess how he got his name?
] still gives me little 'love nips', but nothing like he used to.... so please, let's not write off oompa's cat yet!!!.
No no no, Mickey Mouse, I knew that you weren't suggesting animal cruelty!!! I also knew that it must be a 'Brit' expression that I as a "damn Yankee", simply wouldn't understand without an explanation...
Thanks for explaining!
last year hubby & i hosted x-mas at our place.
this year our pagan friends are hosting yule/x-mas.
they are into shamanism and i would really like to be able to give them something special that relates to their beliefs.
Oooo, Heaven, I like the idea of making a besom out of dogwood branches...
Nuthouse escapee, I am looking forward to hearing what you come up with!! I like getting raw materials from nature; nearly every Xmas I've made an evergreen wreath by trimming our big blue spruce in the back yard...
Of course, LAST year I wanted a 'purplish' wreath, so I walked around the neighborhood and trimmed a twig here and a twig there from the communal landscaping - they have the prettiest purple-sage-gray ground-hugging junipers around here - though they've torn a few sites out this year and have replaced them with rocks...
I also made an egg-and-grasses wreath last year for spring... And a 'bouquet' of grasses variously sprayed with paints, glittered, or left au naturel.
robert, i've given you my contact information and i'm going to pm it again - please please please pass it along to whomever has the cat right now.. i have pets, and it would kill me to think that, if i were dreadfully sick or lay dying, that my beloved pets were going to be dumped into an animal pound or put down, just because no one would take them..... to you, perhaps, it's just a cat, but the cat was oompa's 'friend', and i'd like to try to save him.. as to 'biting' - heck, i've two cats right now who are - actually, were - 'biters'.
they both stopped biting after they'd been here in a loving, stable environment for a while - well, that, and when they bit me, i grabbed 'em by the scruff and told them in no uncertain terms that that sort of behavior would not be tolerated.... both have stopped biting - well, chomper [guess how he got his name?
] still gives me little 'love nips', but nothing like he used to.... so please, let's not write off oompa's cat yet!!!.
It took Robert7 at least 6 days to respond to my PM thread...
He still hasn't responded to all the offers of help on HIS own thread.
This situation is fast becoming an exercise in frustration and futility.
