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The Extraordinary Case Of The Pagan And The Multicultural Prayer Room
National Secular Society ^ | Wed, 13 Sep 2006

Posted on 09/13/2006 10:47:08 AM PDT by Lorianne

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To: Dead Corpse

Thank you.


81 posted on 09/14/2006 7:43:27 AM PDT by orionblamblam (I'm interested in science and preventing its corruption, so here I am.)
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To: null and void

Could be. I know there are a few of us. Not quite enough to start holding games or throwing a blot, but a few at least.


82 posted on 09/14/2006 7:45:50 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (Quam terribilis est haec hora)
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To: Dead Corpse

You anarchists should organize...


83 posted on 09/14/2006 7:46:53 AM PDT by null and void (Islamic communities belong in Islamic countries.- Eric in the Ozarks)
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To: null and void

LOL


84 posted on 09/14/2006 7:53:40 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (Quam terribilis est haec hora)
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To: MeanWestTexan

My brothers all top off well over 6 feet and all are married except for one to women 5'5 or shorter. Ironically the shortest of them at 6'3 is married to the tallest of the women at 5'10.

My brothers/wives

6'9/5'5
6'7/5'4
6'4/5'3
6'4/5'4
6'3/5'10

And I'm 5'5 and my husband is 6'8.

No wonder our oldest has been measured and projected to be 6'7 or taller when fully grown.

And my husbands 3 brothers are all over 6 feet tall.


85 posted on 09/14/2006 7:54:02 AM PDT by ashamedtobefromparkridge
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To: B-Chan
Yes, his "Odinist" faith is pure bunk...

We can't know that for certain. There are some present-day Scandinavian pagans who take their worship of the old Norse pantheon quite seriously.

86 posted on 09/14/2006 7:58:58 AM PDT by Oberon (What does it take to make government shrink?)
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To: akorahil
Indeed, one Southpaw Aesir away, and this thread must be allowed in prayer rooms.

Don't expect us Freepers to shed a single Tyr for the muzzies...

87 posted on 09/14/2006 8:02:24 AM PDT by Oberon (What does it take to make government shrink?)
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To: Oberon

Any religion that is not Christianity is bunk. Of course, some truth exists in all legitimate religions, including (one supposes) Odinism, so I withdraw the adjective "pure". Let's say it's mostly bunk.


88 posted on 09/14/2006 8:04:24 AM PDT by B-Chan (Catholic. Monarchist. Texan. Any questions?)
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To: B-Chan
Any religion that is not Christianity is bunk.

Well, yes, I agree...but what I meant was, his claim to be an Odinist wasn't necessarily a false one made up just to harass the Muslims.

89 posted on 09/14/2006 8:06:15 AM PDT by Oberon (What does it take to make government shrink?)
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To: ashamedtobefromparkridge

Yeah, I am 6'9" and it is really a problem going through life. I fit in nothing.

My dad was (is) very tall, and encouraged me to weight lift (Olympic/free weights) my whole life and avoid basketball.

As a result, I have avoided back and knee problems, which are the bane of anyone North of 6'2" or so.

Plus, weightlifting put me well over 300lbs -- while looking skinny, so I generally won teenage fights merely by showing up. :)

I strongly encourage you to give the same advice for your kids.


90 posted on 09/14/2006 8:16:33 AM PDT by MeanWestTexan (Kol Hakavod Lezahal)
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To: Lorianne

Several folks ought to go in there each day and just quietly sit and pray the Rosary. Might cause some heads to spin.


91 posted on 09/14/2006 8:19:47 AM PDT by SuziQ
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To: MeanWestTexan

Finding wedding tuxedos was always fun too for the various weddings. My one brother bought his. But he does a lot of charity things where a tux is required. We actually spent a bit of money but go to the place where a lot of the pro athletes go in Chicago.

My brothers all deal with back problems and so does my husband.

My daughter is also going to be tall as is my younger son.

My male cousins are all also over 6 feet.

I fell off a turnip truck. I blame it on my maternal grandmother who was only 5'1.


92 posted on 09/14/2006 8:33:00 AM PDT by ashamedtobefromparkridge
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To: Oberon

Oh, I see. I misunderstood your point.

My mistake! Sorry!


93 posted on 09/14/2006 8:35:55 AM PDT by B-Chan (Catholic. Monarchist. Texan. Any questions?)
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To: ashamedtobefromparkridge

"My brothers all deal with back problems and so does my husband."

Clean and Press
Dead lift
Front Squat
Back Squat
Bent-over Row
Good Morning
Romanian Deadlift
Standing Press
Pull Ups

Learn the form, light weight, then crank it up HEAVY.

Every kind of ab work known to man.

Doctors will be scared of such workouts, because you can really hurt yourself if you do it wrong. But once you've got it down, all the muscles hold that l-o-n-g spine in place and loosen the ham strings.


94 posted on 09/14/2006 8:40:48 AM PDT by MeanWestTexan (Kol Hakavod Lezahal)
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To: Oberon
I got your subtle joke there...
Way to keep it Loki, so nobody else could figure it out...
95 posted on 09/14/2006 8:54:09 AM PDT by akorahil (Thank You and God bless all Veterans. Truly, the real heroes.)
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To: Lorianne

I don't care who you are THAT'S FUNNY!


96 posted on 09/14/2006 9:03:37 AM PDT by TheKidster
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To: MeanWestTexan

Im sending this to my brothers. Thanks. I know the 2 that don't have as many problems also do the workout they learned while playing college sports.


97 posted on 09/14/2006 9:57:16 AM PDT by ashamedtobefromparkridge
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To: B-Chan

> Any religion that is not Christianity is bunk.

Of course any religion that is Christianity is also bunk.

Believe otherwise? Fine. Prove it objectively, scientifically, and with the numbers to back it up.


98 posted on 09/14/2006 10:19:51 AM PDT by orionblamblam (I'm interested in science and preventing its corruption, so here I am.)
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To: orionblamblam
There is no way to prove anything objectively. This is Philosophy 101 (see Descartes, Réné, et al). Since all sensory data is by nature subjective (and, as such, is fallible) then the "objective" reality we apprehend via the senses is subject to doubt. Of course, we take it on faith that a measureable reality external to ourselves exists and behaves in predictable ways, but we have no way of objectively demonstrating its existence without recourse to the subjective senses, which are by nature fallible.

With this in mind, we are left only with that which we may know without recourse to the fallible senses: our own existence. This is the classic Cartesian dictum Cogito, ergo sum -- "I think, therefore I am".

Solipsism or a leap of faith -- those are the choices. Sorry!

99 posted on 09/14/2006 12:45:07 PM PDT by B-Chan (Catholic. Monarchist. Texan. Any questions?)
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To: B-Chan

> Solipsism or a leap of faith -- those are the choices. Sorry!

So, in other words... Christianity is bunk. Yes?


100 posted on 09/14/2006 12:51:16 PM PDT by orionblamblam (I'm interested in science and preventing its corruption, so here I am.)
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