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 Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 1:06 pm
It's a fasting thing, Arc, because Jesus fasted in the desert for 40 days and 40 nights. Meat is a pollution of the system in Christianity and most religions, especially pork. Most people give up meat or red meats - often times fish is okay.
I can't remember everything though and I don't go to a Catholic school anymore so I can't ask. I just remember they wouldn't serve hot dogs in the cafeteria during lent... but I think that was just on Fridays.
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Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 1:12 pm
Ah. Alright. I fasted, except I just didn't eat when the sun was up. Ramadon style, you know. And hello Belle, Arc and Bass! ^_^ *huggles all around*
*gives more eggs to Bass*
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Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 1:13 pm
eh, like I said, I'm opportunistic. If it's not good for me, I tend to not really care about it. Truth be told I could care less about a fictional character and how he suffered.
And yes, I don't think he existed. But let's not catch my grandma seeing me type that...she'd kill me.
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Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 1:14 pm
biggrin *adds the eggs to the collections*
whee
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Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 1:17 pm
*gives a gourmet chocolate bunny to Bass* My parents gave me way too much chocolate. I like chocolate, but there's only so much I can take at one time.
Eh, I'm not gonna preach or anything to you Arc. Truth be told, though I was baptized Anglican, I was agnostic for eight years or so. I only started going to church again recently. Viral convinced me. 3nodding
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Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 1:18 pm
whee
*explodes due to chocolate overload*
whee
EDIT: *purposefully avoiding the religious discussion*
whee
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Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 1:20 pm
gonk Don't explode on me again, Bass! *gets out a broom and starts sweeping up pieces of Bass into a pile*
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Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 1:21 pm
I think he existed in the way Confuscious did: as a collection of teachers or philosophers put into one story.
Only thing is, unlike Confuscious, Jesus got futzed up by emperor Constantine who said "VIRGIN BIRTHS ARE FAR MORE INTERESTING!" and "ADD MIRACLES TO MAKE HIM MORE APPEALING TO PAGANS!"
"Walking on water" is a term used to describe walking on the shallow water along the edge of a lake.
"Threading the needle" is a term used to describe getting through the small doors instead of the main gates of a city when they are closed.
So when we say Jesus walked on water... what did he really do? When we use Jesus said 'It is easier for a camel to fit through the eye of a/the needle than for a rich man to get into heaven' what did he really mean?
This is what happens when we take His teachings out of context.
I don't believe he was the son of God. I believe he may have existed as a man, and definitely as an idea. Rising from the dead? Pah. We wish.
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Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 1:22 pm
*reforms*
I's be okay~
I's made out of tough stuff. biggrin
'Specially considering what's happened recently. BUT ENOUGH ABOUT ME~
Please don't ask me what's happened, It's complicated, and I'd much rather forget about it at the moment. whee
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Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 1:32 pm
Sorry... that came out worse than intended. I was just trying to say what I thought and say that I sorta sided with Arc. It's hard to say "I don't believe in Jesus" without people thinking you're some scary atheist....
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Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 1:38 pm
I have atheist friends, and lots of agnostic friends. Most of my friends are agnostic. I also like having religious discussions, though most people don't like having them with me, dunno why though...
Bass... that's gonna drive me insane now. -.- What happened to all the drunk people in your house last night?
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Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 1:39 pm
yeah, I don't particularly enjoy the whole church thing either...the benches are uncomfortable...and the fact that I don't care what's being preached about makes me sleepy...then I get slapped by my grams, and people look at me funny. so after a while, I just stopped going...actually, main reason I stopped going was because they always had the good sunday morning cartoons around that time...
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Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 1:39 pm
Kerrigan_dragon Bass... that's gonna drive me insane now. -.- What happened to all the drunk people in your house last night? Naah, nothing happened with the drunks. whee Is about other stuff, you've probably heard me talking about it before from a different perspective on it. whee
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Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 1:42 pm
ya know, I have yet to see myself s**t faced drunk...and I doubt I'll ever get to that point
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Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 1:55 pm
*tries to recall things that Bass has said before*.... er.... gonk I can't remember.
I could get drunk... don't have any desire to though. I like to sip alcohol occasionally - or rather, really rarely - but that's about it.
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