Divorced Wiccans fight Judge's order.

Railroad · May 27, 2005

elaine said:
Think out of the box. Mankind had a mind before this time.

What a revelation!!! :duh:

Sorry. That was a quote from one of the many sources I found while playing "what's in a name" earlier this afternoon. Unfortunately I can't recall the site, but I didn't write that short description.

Please note that in my research I steered clear of all faith-related and faith-oriented sites; they were primarily etymology, thesaurus, and dictionary sites. I wanted the data presented to be impartial and therefore less vulnerable to the "that's your slant on things" claims.

Railroad · May 27, 2005

One final bit uncovered this afternoon appears at a site proclaiming religious tolerance (I take a dim view of such a term, obviously). Please bear in mind that the link description that shows up in the browser's subtitle is "A history of Witchcraft." Witchcraft is a whole topic unto itself, in which my position is quite predictable.

http://www.corvardus.f9.co.uk/religion/wicca/history.htm

I have a friend who claims to be a Druid. He laughs about the Wicca people and disposes of them with a simple title: "Kids playing Halloween all year long."

virgovictoria · May 27, 2005

cattitude said:
that makes two of us.

Three!

I'm a genetic freak (and sanctimonious... :neener:

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cattitude · May 27, 2005

virgovictoria said:
Three! I'm a genetic freak (and sanctimonious... )

virgovictoria · May 27, 2005

Christy said:
From the Wicca vs Christian but just a few weeks ago a kid at my daughter's school felt compelled to show me that he knew how to touch his nose with his tongue, he was surprised that I could do it as well. I'm his new best friend.

Back in April, I think.. this, uh, friend, *coughcough* was at her great-nephew's 12th birthday party. The kids were ranged in ages and talking about scary movies - one of which was the remake of Amytiville Horror. Not only did I, I mean, my friend beat them to the punch with the name of the movie, but she did so by belching out the full name of the movie... :roflmao:

What a fine example she set, huh? :nono:

Railroad · May 27, 2005

virgovictoria said:
Back in April, I think.. this, uh, friend, *coughcough* was at her great-nephew's 12th birthday party. The kids were ranged in ages and talking about scary movies - one of which was the remake of Amytiville Horror. Not only did I, I mean, my friend beat them to the punch with the name of the movie, but she did so by belching out the full name of the movie...

What a fine example she set, huh?

TFF!!!!!!!!!!!! :killingme

THANK you, VV!!!! :huggy:

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mAlice · May 27, 2005

Railroad said:
Please note that in my research I steered clear of all faith-related and faith-oriented sites; they were primarily etymology, thesaurus, and dictionary sites. I wanted the data presented to be impartial and therefore less vulnerable to the "that's your slant on things" claims.

I don't think your sources are impartial. They're too modern. Go back further.

Triggerfish · May 27, 2005

itsbob said:
EVERY religion says the same thing..

Not really. Some religions believe their god(s) affect them only and other people have their own god(s) that affect them. The only time the 2 mix is when the 2 cultures interact like during wars.

Triggerfish · May 27, 2005

fishinfool said:
Even Webster could be wrong as the wiccan belief is older than Webster or christianity.

I must disagree. Wicca is relatively new, however it based on religious practices older than Christianity. That's why Wiccans are sometimes known as NeoPagans.

Triggerfish · May 27, 2005

barncat said:
Fixed for ya.

No, Deseret with a capital "D" as in what the Mormons wanted the state to be named as opposed to Utah. Not desert as in the Sahara or the Gobi.

Bustem' Down · May 28, 2005

Triggerfish said:
No, Deseret with a capital "D" as in what the Mormons wanted the state to be named as opposed to Utah. Not desert as in the Sahara or the Gobi.

Facinating. (sorry if I spell wrong, I'm drunk.) I was raised Morman all my life. Not into it now, But you seem to know about it. I can rectify all supposed preconceptions of it.

Triggerfish · May 28, 2005

Here's an article from Wikipedia which sometimes have shady info but I happen to agree with the info this time as far as I remember.

Deseret is a term originally derived from the Book of Mormon, the scriptural book unique to the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the LDS Church) and other Latter Day Saint groups. According to the Book of Mormon, "deseret" meant "honeybee" in the language of the Jaredites, a group dispersed at the time of the Tower of Babel (see Ether 2:3 [1] (http://scriptures.lds.org/ether/2)).

"Deseret" was a proposed name for the State of Utah. Brigham Young—President of the LDS Church and also governor of Utah Territory from 1850 to 1858—favored the name as a symbol of Industry. Like the honeybee, Young thought his followers should be productive and self-sufficient.

The U.S. federal government ultimately rejected the name "Deseret" because of its religious significance and its unfortunate semblance to the English word "desert."

Triggerfish · May 28, 2005

Bustem' Down said:
sorry if I spell wrong, I'm drunk.

You mean weird? Someone else spelled it wrong again after you. :biggrin:

As for Deseret, I knew about it in a historical context.

Railroad · May 28, 2005

elaine said:
I don't think your sources are impartial. They're too modern. Go back further.

I'll be glad to.

The Bible.

Kyle · May 28, 2005

virgovictoria said:
..., I mean, my friend beat them to the punch with the name of the movie, but she did so by belching out the full name of the movie...

Four Stars!

mAlice · May 28, 2005

Railroad said:
I'll be glad to.

The Bible.

That's impartial? :killingme

Railroad · May 28, 2005

elaine said:
That's impartial?

Which do you want - old or impartial? As a matter of fact, since YOU want it, why don't YOU go get it? I actually HAVE a life.

Let's take it a step further in the right direction and drop the topic altogether.

mAlice · May 28, 2005

Railroad said:
Which do you want - old or impartial? As a matter of fact, since YOU want it, why don't YOU go get it? I actually HAVE a life.

We're not on the same page, but it's okay. I'm sure you would view my sources as impartial as well because they're scientific, and it discredits your bible.

Kain99 · May 28, 2005

elaine said:
We're not on the same page, but it's okay. I'm sure you would view my sources as impartial as well because they're scientific, and it discredits your bible.

I don't think Science discredits the Bible... It just adds neat little tid bits. Adam and Eve were hairy gorilla like people and stuff like that. :smile:

mAlice · May 28, 2005

Kain99 said:
I don't think Science discredits the Bible... It just adds neat little tid bits. Adam and Eve were hairy gorilla like people and stuff like that.

Well, what you think and what you know are two different things, aren't they?

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