Astronaut Awe-Struck (praises "Mother Earth"; uses tobacco in pagan pre-flight purification ritual)

AP ^ | 12/01/02 | AP

[MikalM]

How about Buzz Aldrin taking Communion immediately after landing on the moon?

Buzz Aldrin is also a 32nd Degree Scottish Rite Mason, and he took a little Masonic pennant depicting the Scottish Rite's double-headed eagle symbol to the moon with him.

Oh, but we know the Masons are Satanic Illuminists, so he couldn't have been taking Christian communion up there, couldn't he? /sarcasm

[TomB]

Yea, I hear he went through hell to smuggle the virgin on board so he could have a proper sacrifice....

;-)

[The Duke]

Maybe next time we can send up that S&M dude who's doing arms inspections in Iraq?

When our astronauts flout their personal lives and agendas, rather than focusing purely on mission, it makes our space program look unprofessional, and makes us nothing more than a laughing stock among the serious players on the world stage.

And no, it makes no difference whether it's Jerry Falwall thumping his bible or some Native American shaman lighting up.

[Alberta's Child]

Nothing personal against Mr. Herrington, but the Chickasaw Nation could have lived on this earth for another 50,000 years, and jumping three feet off the ground would have been the closest they ever came to flying, let alone traveling to outer space.

[Age of Reason]

Nothing personal against Mr. Herrington, but the Chickasaw Nation could have lived on this earth for another 50,000 years, and jumping three feet off the ground would have been the closest they ever came to flying, let alone traveling to outer space.

Best way to get about is on your own two feet.

[xm177e2]

What's this you people stuff?

There's more than one of them, and in some places (South Carolina, apparently) they have enough political power to legislate away our freedoms. They also like to play the part of innocent victim/martyr and whine about how everybody else is smearing them and it's not fair. They can take away our freedoms, and when we complain about it, we're labeled whiners or we're accused of being overly fixated on the subject.

If tattoos are such a trivial thing, why is it necessary to outlaw them?

[xm177e2]

Oops, I thought I posted the "you people" comment on a different thread. I'll try again:

There's more than one of them, they tend to travel in packs, and they are hostile to anything that isn't their faith, to the point of wanting NO non-Christians in the space program (they might make room for a few Jews, being so progressive and all, but they've got no room for native American Indians, a people who were slaughtered by germs and almost finished off by Christians)

[The KG9 Kid]

"... 1. Imagine if a CHRISTIAN had wanted to puff a cigarette before taking off into space...Imagine a Christian speaking of Jesus as this guy speaks of "Mother Earth"..."

In the first flight around the Moon, the astronauts of Apollo 8 read ten verses from the Book of Genesis on Christmas Eve.

Immediately after landing on the Moon, Apollo 12 astronaut 'Buzz' Aldrin took Communion and read:

"I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing." John 15:5

[Revelation 911]

How about the crew of Apollo 8 reading verses from the Bible Christmas Eve while in orbit around the moon? (Listening to that still gives me chills.)

I agree - I consider it one of the great moments of the 20th century

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Actually, I care, and I was going to ask you that. I had prepared a post with that question, but then I decided to scroll down.

[Amazing the things some people can get themselves lathered up about around here, ain't it? ; )]

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

I'm a Christian, and your post embarrasses me. No one is hurting you, so why don't you just back off?

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Oh, and while I'm thinking about it, here's a tip for you:

Don't see Windtalkers. There's all kinds of spiritual stuff in the movie that will likely offend you. And finding out Native Americans were heroes of WWII (it is said that we couldn't have taken Iwo Jima without them) - that'll just send you over the edge. Better avoid it. (It's not for bigots, that's for sure.)