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| Jolly | Apr 20 2009, 04:46 PM Post #1 |
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Geaux Tigers!
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Hussein strikes again... http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Jesus-Missing-From-Obamas-Georgetown-Speech.html |
| The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.- George Soros | |
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| George K | Apr 20 2009, 04:52 PM Post #2 |
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Jesus was there. He quoted the Sermon on the Mount - though he didn't cite the author.... |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| Pianolicious | Apr 20 2009, 04:58 PM Post #3 |
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Churches commonly cover their crucifii and holy emblems when non-church functions take place in them. A Bible believing Christian would say that all that IHS stuff and crucifixes are just pagan idols anyway. I never understood why, if people are to follow the 10 commandments, they give so much weight to graven images anyway. |
| Sit tibi vita longa et omnia bona!!! -- Dr. Spock | |
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| Frank_W | Apr 20 2009, 05:07 PM Post #4 |
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Resident Misanthrope
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When I was a kid, I was sitting in church looking at a crucifix and thought, Boy, Jesus sure had great abs... (and then briefly waited for the lightning bolt to come crashing down on my noodle)
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Anatomy Prof: "The human body has about 20 sq. meters of skin." Me: "Man, that's a lot of lampshades!" | |
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| Copper | Apr 20 2009, 05:31 PM Post #5 |
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It's art, a form of communication. If a 2D picture is worth a thousand words, how many for the graven version? |
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The Confederate soldier was peculiar in that he was ever ready to fight, but never ready to submit to the routine duty and discipline of the camp or the march. The soldiers were determined to be soldiers after their own notions, and do their duty, for the love of it, as they thought best. Carlton McCarthy | |
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| musicasacra | Apr 20 2009, 06:27 PM Post #6 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Not all Bible believing Christians are iconoclasts, of course. |
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| ivorythumper | Apr 20 2009, 06:54 PM Post #7 |
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Not sure of your point since the speech was not given in a church-- it was in a lecture hall. Catholic colleges often have crucifixes and emblemata as architectural decoration around the place, even in dining halls and classrooms. If being associated with Christian imagery is a problem for him, maybe he shouldn't schedule speeches at religious institutions. |
| The dogma lives loudly within me. | |
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| Pianolicious | Apr 20 2009, 07:42 PM Post #8 |
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| Sit tibi vita longa et omnia bona!!! -- Dr. Spock | |
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| ivorythumper | Apr 20 2009, 08:27 PM Post #9 |
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So what again does that have to do with the supposed need to hide religious symbols during a public speech in an auditorium on the campus of a religious institution? |
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| Pianolicious | Apr 21 2009, 07:53 AM Post #10 |
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Senior Carp
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I have an idea, instead of shooting down my attempts at plausible explanations, why don't you enlighten us as to what it REALLY means? |
| Sit tibi vita longa et omnia bona!!! -- Dr. Spock | |
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| Kincaid | Apr 21 2009, 09:51 AM Post #11 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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I'm sure that when those crucifixes were designed, they amplified the images "skinniness" to demonstrate how low was his condition - you know, a big fat belly back then being a sign of prosperity (and God's blessing). Anyway, I find it funny that Obama seems to be very aware of the symbolism conveyed in this circumstance, but yet he is a total noob with bowing to Saudi princes, shaking hands and laughing with despots and the like. I am also sure that (if it weren't for the uproar about this) that he would have been happy to speak in a mosque with a big ol' crescent and star in the background. Frankly, I'm starting to suspect that it's less about him being a greenhorn and more about him just being who he is. |
| Kincaid - disgusted Republican Partisan since 2006. | |
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| Frank_W | Apr 21 2009, 09:53 AM Post #12 |
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I admit to having my own suspicions, Kincaid. There's something that just seems... ever so slightly amiss.
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Anatomy Prof: "The human body has about 20 sq. meters of skin." Me: "Man, that's a lot of lampshades!" | |
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| Kincaid | Apr 21 2009, 10:00 AM Post #13 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Every wonder what's under that loin cloth? I'm mean really, he's gotta be...you know. |
| Kincaid - disgusted Republican Partisan since 2006. | |
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| Frank_W | Apr 21 2009, 10:02 AM Post #14 |
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Anatomy Prof: "The human body has about 20 sq. meters of skin." Me: "Man, that's a lot of lampshades!" | |
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| ivorythumper | Apr 21 2009, 01:34 PM Post #15 |
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Do I need to get out the finger paints?
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| Pianolicious | Apr 21 2009, 01:38 PM Post #16 |
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No. I just don't understand what it MEANS. I'm not clear on what his AGENDA is. |
| Sit tibi vita longa et omnia bona!!! -- Dr. Spock | |
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| John D'Oh | Apr 21 2009, 01:40 PM Post #17 |
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He's trying to turn the United States of America into a secularist liberal dictatorship. D'uh! |
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| Pianolicious | Apr 21 2009, 01:43 PM Post #18 |
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Thanks. That's what I thought. I was beginning to think that IT just likes feeling pissed off all the time. |
| Sit tibi vita longa et omnia bona!!! -- Dr. Spock | |
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| ivorythumper | Apr 21 2009, 02:02 PM Post #19 |
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I doubt it's Obie's agenda, but I am sure it is his handlers' agenda to control the PR side of things. Do you really thing that all those campaign images of Obie surrounded by a halo were just randomchance? They understand the importance of symbology, and don't want anything competing with Obie as the Anointed One. |
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| Pianolicious | Apr 21 2009, 02:17 PM Post #20 |
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The Anointed one? What are you driving at? |
| Sit tibi vita longa et omnia bona!!! -- Dr. Spock | |
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| Nobody's Sock | Apr 21 2009, 02:21 PM Post #21 |
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Fulla-Carp
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He's driving the loony bin wagon. It's IT's shift on Tuesdays. I forget the whole weekly schedule but I think Larry or Mik have the Wednesday duty. |
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| ivorythumper | Apr 21 2009, 03:00 PM Post #22 |
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Oh nothing.... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I'd hate to disabuse you of your Pavlovian responses. You might actually start having to think for yourself. |
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| Pianolicious | Apr 21 2009, 03:48 PM Post #23 |
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Obama is many things. Original is not one of them.![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Sit tibi vita longa et omnia bona!!! -- Dr. Spock | |
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| John D'Oh | Apr 21 2009, 03:53 PM Post #24 |
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Pwn3d!
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| George K | Apr 21 2009, 04:05 PM Post #25 |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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