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MPTrooper
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Unlax, Trooper. They knew I was far from orthodox when they asked me, and I was sincere about promising to raise her in their chosen faith when I accepted. I have no intention of destroying her faith.
She has a long life ahead of her (I hope!) and a lot of time to discover that there is more to life, Virginia, than the Baltimore Catechism. When she has questions, I will be a good resource for her: someone who truly understands and respects the good parts of her birth religion, yet who can respond without anxiety to curiosity about other paths.
If she rejects my beliefs, I won't be offended. That's a personal matter and the goal is for her to be her own person. If the end result is a renewed commitment on her part to RCism, well, that will be fine with me, too.
She has a long life ahead of her (I hope!) and a lot of time to discover that there is more to life, Virginia, than the Baltimore Catechism. When she has questions, I will be a good resource for her: someone who truly understands and respects the good parts of her birth religion, yet who can respond without anxiety to curiosity about other paths.
If she rejects my beliefs, I won't be offended. That's a personal matter and the goal is for her to be her own person. If the end result is a renewed commitment on her part to RCism, well, that will be fine with me, too.
I will honor Monkey in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.
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Zankou 2.0
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PirateBob wrote:I bought the trilogy for my best friend for chirstmas. he loved them so much he finished the three in a few weeks!
I've read the first two, and have the Amber Spyglass to go. They are fantastic and I'd recommend them to all.
I too would love a daemon - I'd like to think mine would be a parrot!
4 days, man.
4 days.
--Zankou II
The thin line between genius and insanity is less of a border than a union.
"Science can purify religion from error and superstition; religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes. Each can draw the other into a wider world, a world in which both can flourish."
--Pope John Paul II
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
-Albert Einstein
The thin line between genius and insanity is less of a border than a union.
"Science can purify religion from error and superstition; religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes. Each can draw the other into a wider world, a world in which both can flourish."
--Pope John Paul II
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
-Albert Einstein
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Cryofdragon
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Detective TurtleHolmes
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PirateBob wrote:In friends defence he usually reads 3/4 books a year!
That's a crying shame.
At least its more than my brother, he hates books. Yet he wont give me his unused bookshelves, even though my books are now beginning to pile up on the floor.
I'm going to start the HDM series as soon as someone returns the first book to my school library.
A flap of the wings yesterday means big changes tomorrow.
Let's work together to keep the present inevitable.
So yeah, I went and got a blog.
Let's work together to keep the present inevitable.
So yeah, I went and got a blog.
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Zankou 2.0
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PirateBob wrote:Zankou 2.0 wrote:
4 days, man.
4 days.
I'm guessing to read the books? Impressive!
In friends defence he usually reads 3/4 books a year!
I would have read them quicker, but I needed sleep/nourishment, and I had Christmas stuff to attend to.
I almost couldn't put them down.
--Zankou II
The thin line between genius and insanity is less of a border than a union.
"Science can purify religion from error and superstition; religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes. Each can draw the other into a wider world, a world in which both can flourish."
--Pope John Paul II
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
-Albert Einstein
The thin line between genius and insanity is less of a border than a union.
"Science can purify religion from error and superstition; religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes. Each can draw the other into a wider world, a world in which both can flourish."
--Pope John Paul II
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
-Albert Einstein
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supertorresmo
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MPTrooper wrote:I think he means he isn't allowed to destroy their daughters faith. If I were the parents I would find a new God Parent.
To learn something new should never be considered a bad thing. If she decides to forget her faith, it turns out her believes wasn't good after all.
Obey Your Noodly Master!
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PirateBob
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Cap'n Turtlehead wrote:PirateBob wrote:In friends defence he usually reads 3/4 books a year!
That's a crying shame.
At least its more than my brother, he hates books. Yet he wont give me his unused bookshelves, even though my books are now beginning to pile up on the floor.
I'm going to start the HDM series as soon as someone returns the first book to my school library.
I just can't imagine a life without books!
I know the feeling - my shelves are groaning and begging for mercy!
Excuse my ignorance Cap'n, but HDM?
'Here is an idea or notion that you're not allowed to say anything bad about; you're just not. Why not? - because you're not!'
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PirateBob
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Zankou 2.0 wrote:
I would have read them quicker, but I needed sleep/nourishment, and I had Christmas stuff to attend to.
I almost couldn't put them down.
Respect Zankou 2.0!
'Here is an idea or notion that you're not allowed to say anything bad about; you're just not. Why not? - because you're not!'
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Detective TurtleHolmes
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PirateBob wrote:Respect Zankou 2.0!
No...
Just...no.
It's Balthamesh all over again...
A flap of the wings yesterday means big changes tomorrow.
Let's work together to keep the present inevitable.
So yeah, I went and got a blog.
Let's work together to keep the present inevitable.
So yeah, I went and got a blog.
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Zankou 2.0
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Cap'n Turtlehead wrote:PirateBob wrote:Respect Zankou 2.0!
No...
Just...no.
It's Balthamesh all over again...
I seem to have missed some sort of joke.
--Zankou II
The thin line between genius and insanity is less of a border than a union.
"Science can purify religion from error and superstition; religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes. Each can draw the other into a wider world, a world in which both can flourish."
--Pope John Paul II
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
-Albert Einstein
The thin line between genius and insanity is less of a border than a union.
"Science can purify religion from error and superstition; religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes. Each can draw the other into a wider world, a world in which both can flourish."
--Pope John Paul II
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
-Albert Einstein
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Detective TurtleHolmes
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Zankou 2.0 wrote:I seem to have missed some sort of joke.
Maaayybe.
EDIT: Have started the HDM series today. Northern Lights is the first one, right?
A flap of the wings yesterday means big changes tomorrow.
Let's work together to keep the present inevitable.
So yeah, I went and got a blog.
Let's work together to keep the present inevitable.
So yeah, I went and got a blog.
:pirate_fish::pirate_fish::pirate_fish::pirate_fish::pirate_fish:
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Clifford
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DeltaWhiskey wrote:I want a dæmon. Please? Pretty please?
Where can I find one?
I'll be yer dæmon wink wink nudge nudge
I don't know what the anti-religion fiasco about the books is though. It's fantasy.
Clifford
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By the power invested in me by tabloid-reading imbeciles, I name you a pedo-dog!
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Capellini
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I'm finding the third book to be hella tedious. Could anything less interesting than those goddamn mulefas and that pain in the ass doctor be contrived? I don't think so.
I think the whole trilogy peaked in the first book and has been sliding down hill since then.
I think the whole trilogy peaked in the first book and has been sliding down hill since then.
True terror lies in the futility of human existence.
Malcolm Reynolds is my co-pilot.
"The only freedom deserving the name, is that of pursuing our own good in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it. Each is the proper guardian of his own health, whether bodily, or mental and spiritual. Mankind are greater gainers by suffering each other to live as seems good to themselves, than by compelling each to live as seems good to the rest." - John Stuart Mill
Malcolm Reynolds is my co-pilot.
"The only freedom deserving the name, is that of pursuing our own good in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it. Each is the proper guardian of his own health, whether bodily, or mental and spiritual. Mankind are greater gainers by suffering each other to live as seems good to themselves, than by compelling each to live as seems good to the rest." - John Stuart Mill
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