Lent 2018

[Cliffy]

 

[JLM]

My sentiments re an aspect of this forum but it wouldn't be kind to elaborate.

 

[Murphy]

Cliffy was punished tonight. He was removed to his room by Mark.

He was warned. :roll:

He sneaks out after the 2300 shift change.

 

[Walter]

That sip of Oban tasted real good.

 

[Cliffy]

How about you and Smurphy give up being assholes next year, Wally.

 

[Walter]

How about you and Smurphy give up being assholes next year, Wally.

Speaking for myself, I can’t do the impossible.

 

[Gilgamesh]

Lent starts this Wednesday, February 14. This Lent my sacrifice will be to not drink alcohol for 46 days and, for something different, I'm going to cut wheat out of my diet.

What are you sacrificing this Lent season?

Not beinga superstitious fool, the answer is naturally SFA

One day, a long time ago, it came to me in a flash of inspiration, that the second coming was a process, not an event. Jesus is a metaphor, an archetype of a consciousness that has been around for thousands of years, even before JC was supposed to have materialized 2000 years ago. The ancients were aware about many things but they couched them in symbolism, with each culture using symbols that made sense to them. The Jesus story is as old as the hills and twice as dusty but using different names.
Over many millennium, humans have evolved and we are fast approaching a state of consciousness that will allow us to understand what the metaphor was all about: we are no different than Jesus. We are all children of god/universe/great spirit/whatever. Jesus even said that when we finally wake up to who we really are we will be able to do far more than he was able to do. He never put himself above others and never claimed to be greater than anyone else. It was Paul and Constantine who made him a god. They missed the point of his teachings.
We are all spirit infused in matter. We have the divine spark in us. Once we wake up to our true potential as human beings we will come into our full power. Religion is the biggest drawback to us fully developing our full potential by telling us that we are lesser beings, sinful beings, hiding our divinity from us.
"We are stardust, we are golden and we've got to get ourselves back to the garden." - Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.

Jeshuva ben Joseph did 'materialize'. He entered this world via his mommies birth canal.

 

[Cliffy]

Not beinga superstitious fool, the answer is naturally SFA


Jeshuva ben Joseph did 'materialize'. He entered this world via his mommies birth canal.

He may have or have not materialized as a humming being. There is no definitive evidence one way or another, but the Christ part of it is pure fabrication based on much older "gods" from much more ancient religions.

 

[EagleSmack]

Not it isn't. Gerry and I made you look like an idiot last time you tried to sell that to the forum.

 

[Cliffy]

Not it isn't. Gerry and I made you look like an idiot last time you tried to sell that to the forum.

Only an idiot thinks he won an argument by presenting "faith" as evidence. You think that because I don't respond to idiots that you have won. My pappy taught me not to argue with idiots.

Squirrels are more Christian than most self declared "Christians".

 

[Curious Cdn]

Ask Walter how his beer turned out.

 

[Walter]

Ask Walter how his beer turned out.

It’s bottled but I haven’t opened any yet. I’ll let you know when I open the first one. Maybe next week.

 

[Walter]

Had a bottle of homebrew I started during the Lenten season, it was great. I've got over 60 more ready to slake my thirst. Delicious.

 

[Curious Cdn]

Had a bottle of homebrew I started during the Lenten season, it was great. I've got over 60 more ready to slake my thirst. Delicious.

... shittin'through the eye of a needle, yet?

 

[Walter]

Why would I do that?

 

[Cliffy]

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