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To: metmom

I did not assume that. I assumed that it would be easy enough for someone to seek out a translation while I looked for the best one to post.


107 posted on 04/14/2011 4:48:39 PM PDT by lastchance ("Nisi credideritis, non intelligetis" St. Augustine)
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To: lastchance; Amityschild; Captain Beyond; Cvengr; DvdMom; firebrand; GiovannaNicoletta; HossB86; ...

I have

ALWAYS

found the RC’s use of latin on FR

to be

OSTENTATIOUS,
HAUGHTY,
ELITIST,
EXCLUSIONIST,
PRISSY,
SNOBBISH,
IN-GROUP PRANCING,
A KIND OF IN-GROUP SHOVING OF A FINGER IN THE FACE OF THE PERCEIVED OUT-GROUP,
A KIND OF BAITING,
SHALLOW,
A CHEAP SHOT,
ARROGANCE,
. . .

AND FURTHER, THAT ALL THE RATIONALIZATIONS FOR DOING SO

ALSO FIT IN ONE OR MORE OF THE ABOVE CATEGORIES.

The effort was not one of COMMUNICATION

EXCEPT THAT THE MESSAGE BEING COMMUNICATED WAS THE ABOVE CATEGORIES.

I don’t find that the least bit Christ-like.


116 posted on 04/14/2011 8:15:49 PM PDT by Quix (Times are a changin' INSURE you have believed in your heart & confessed Jesus as Lord Come NtheFlesh)
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