Pope tells Anglicans, "Come on Down!"

[Ron in Regina]

This Thread is about the Pope telling Anglican's to "Come on Down"
and going the Catholic Church Party Religion. Let's take it back onto
that Topic again Please & Thank You.

Don't make me find some inapropriate picture to post in here.....:lol:

 

[lone wolf]

You mean like.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4k-a5wf5xbo&feature=fvw


?

 

[Ron in Regina]

I was thinking of something more along these lines:

But yeah....yours works too. ;-)

OK...back to the Tread Topic.

 

[Cliffy]

This Thread is about the Pope telling Anglican's to "Come on Down"
and going the Catholic Church Party Religion. Let's take it back onto
that Topic again Please & Thank You.

Don't make me find some inapropriate picture to post in here.....:lol:

Yes! I love your inappropriate pictures. Always a good way to start my day.

 

[SirJosephPorter]

Actually it was in your previous incarnation as Sir Rupert. it was one of those discussions regarding some aspect of religion and I speculated that because of your devotion to all things Hindu, that you had been brought up in the Hindu faith. You replied by saying that no, you had been raised a Catholic - one parent being religious and the other not..

Did I mention that? I don’t remember, but you may be right. In that case, I probably also mentioned that I had very little religious upbringing, I was not exposed to the church all that much. While I am aware of catechism (who isn’t?), I did not know that Catholic Church held regular classes in catechism. No reason to. I thought if you wanted to study catechism, you must do it on your own or talk to your priest about it.

The issue of child abuse and pedophilia? I don't think it was in the forefront of peoples minds when they converted - no more than the practice of bride burning, child brides and the killing of female children is in the minds of westerners when they convert to Hinduism..

That is always the case, when somebody wants to convert to a religion, they simply disregard the scandals, the unsavory episodes in that religion. Incidentally, I am not aware that there is any ceremony, any ritual that will let you convert to Hinduism. I asked one of my Hindu friends once and he was stumped, he couldn’t tell me how one converted to Hinduism. I suppose one just has to say to himself that he is a Hind and that makes him one.

And as for my spelling of 'cuffuffle'? It's a 'non-word' word - . I've seen it spelled a few ways - curfuffle, carfuffle, cafuffle, cafoufle, even gefuffle. My spelling is merely another variation. I realize that you feel yourself to be the arbiter of many things, but you must have your cranky pants on to pick on a non-issue like that.

I have seen a few variants of the spelling, curfuffle, kerfuffle, gefuffle etc., but never cuffuffle. Indeed, that is why I said it may be a variation I am not aware of.

 

[SirJosephPorter]

Now now. You called him a name. You will be on the ignore list for sure.

DHW and I are old sparring partners way back from canada.com forum, Cliffy. You of all people should know that. Why would I put her on ignore?

Anyway, DHW, I would like to see where you got that particular spelling (cuffuffle) for the word, if you have it handy. I have never come across that before. I think the original word is 'kafuffle' and then there are several variants of it. But I have never seen 'cuffuffle'.

 

[VanIsle]

You mean like.....

YouTube - Do a Little Sidestep


?

:sad5: but this is for you anyway - :beer:

 

[VanIsle]

DHW and I are old sparring partners way back from canada.com forum, Cliffy. You of all people should know that. Why would I put her on ignore?

Anyway, DHW, I would like to see where you got that particular spelling (cuffuffle) for the word, if you have it handy. I have never come across that before. I think the original word is 'kafuffle' and then there are several variants of it. But I have never seen 'cuffuffle'.

SJP consider it a learning experience. Is there really a right way or a wrong way to spell that word? What if my choice was "cafuffle"? Would you still know what I meant? Isn't that really all that matters.8O

 

[lone wolf]

Are you assuming the post was for you? Drink? Only coffee or non-alcoholic thanks

 

[VanIsle]

Are you assuming the post was for you? Drink? Only coffee or non-alcoholic thanks

Beer can also be non-alcoholic. I don't drink either. Coffee, tea, or diet cola. It was a peace offering. There were no olive branches available.

 

[lone wolf]

Beer can also be non-alcoholic. I don't drink either. Coffee, tea, or diet cola. It was a peace offering. There were no olive branches available.

That's okay.... Olives are cool. No hard feelings here and apologies for the rough and tumble..... ...and Dance a Little Sidestep was a teasing li'l rub for Ron. Mods really must have a tough time with folks trying to get them onside sometimes....

 

[SirJosephPorter]

SJP consider it a learning experience. Is there really a right way or a wrong way to spell that word? What if my choice was "cafuffle"? Would you still know what I meant? Isn't that really all that matters.8O

Sure there is a right way and a wrong way, VanIsle. Dictionary tells us the right way. If you want to spell it the wrong way, that is up to you. But I very much would like to know the right way from the wrong way.

 

[VanIsle]

That's okay.... Olives are cool. No hard feelings here and apologies for the rough and tumble..... ...and Dance a Little Sidestep was a teasing li'l rub for Ron. Mods really must have a tough time with folks trying to get them onside sometimes....

Good. Apologies happily accepted. I don't think it's fair for anyone to try to get a mod onside. I don't think it's wrong to tell a mod what's going on. They are not stupid and they can read and see the truth. I don't want that to sound like I'm criticizing anyone because I am not. Just making a statement. Enjoy your day.:smile:

 

[VanIsle]

Sure there is a right way and a wrong way, VanIsle. Dictionary tells us the right way. If you want to spell it the wrong way, that is up to you. But I very much would like to know the right way from the wrong way.

Here - does this make you feel better:
Main Entry: ker·fuf·fle
Pronunciation: \kər-ˈfə-fəl\
Function: noun
Etymology: alteration of carfuffle, from Scots car- (probably from Scottish Gaelic cearr wrong, awkward) + fuffle to become disheveled
Date: 1946

Now it took several tries from dictionary to google to find that so obviously in some dictionaries, it's not a word, so in that case, I think anyone is free to spell it the way they want. Until this moment I have never heard anyone say KERfuffle. All I've ever known is ka(ca)fuffle. I like it better.

 

[lone wolf]

My Gram used to say ker-fluffle. That's only a guess at the spelling with a hint of Fuddle-Duddle thrown in.....

 

[Downhome_Woman]

SJP, your comment,"That is always the case, when somebody wants to convert to a religion, they simply disregard the scandals, the unsavory episodes in that religion. Incidentally, I am not aware that there is any ceremony, any ritual that will let you convert to Hinduism. I asked one of my Hindu friends once and he was stumped, he couldn’t tell me how one converted to Hinduism. I suppose one just has to say to himself that he is a Hind and that makes him one."
I never said anything about any conversion ritual to Hinduism. All I said was that when people convert to the Hindu religion, they probably aren't thinking about the position of women, child brides, sati, the caste system - or any of those more unsavoury elements of the Hindu belief system. And it's probably the case with most people who convert from one faith to another - they are so enthusiastic that they just focus on what is relevant to them - the religion. They aren't looking to how some people in that faith choose to behave.

 

[Spade]

Christianity isn't the only religion whose tenets are not practised by its adherents.

 

[Cliffy]

Christianity isn't the only religion whose tenets are not practised by its adherents.

I think the majority of religious people only adhere to whatever they can handle without compromising their lifestyle. It is a sticky situation.

 

[SirJosephPorter]

Christianity isn't the only religion whose tenets are not practised by its adherents.

I disagree with you here, Spade. Most Christians who claim to follow the Bible are in fact following their interpretation of the Bible. That is the problem with most Holy Books, they support just about anything you want them to support.

The Bible can be interpreted in a conservative way, or a liberal way. It is not that most Christians ignore the bible; they picked passages from the Bible selectively. They only pick up the passages which support their prejudices, and disregard those which are contrary to their opinion.

Thus, those who hate gays quote Leviticus in support of their prejudice, their support for gay bashing. Those who support gay rights, claim that Leviticus does not support gay bashing at all, but Bible does say that all human beings should be treated with love and compassion.

Those who are pro life claim that Bible is against abortion, they quote things like ‘thou shalt not kill’. Those who are pro choice point out that Bible doesn’t even mention abortion.

And they both are right, in their own manner. That is the problem with most Holy books. They are so vague, so amorphous; they say contradictory things at the same time. One is free to pick out the passages which agree with his own preconceived, ideas, prejudices.

Incidentally, the same applies to Muslims and koran.

 

[Downhome_Woman]

Uh Joseph - you make no sense.
Read what Spade said again: Quoting Spade
Christianity isn't the only religion whose tenets are not practised by its adherents.'
From what I read, Spade is saying that Christianity is just one of many religions that don't practice what is written in their holy scriptures. Then you turn around and write the following:
I disagree with you here, Spade. Most Christians who claim to follow the Bible are in fact following their interpretation of the Bible. That is the problem with most Holy Books, they support just about anything you want them to support."
Joseph - you're just agreeing with him!